Apply now for the AltCraft section at the American Craft Show in San Francisco at the Fort Mason Center, August 15-17.

Ten makers will be juried into this bustling section, which celebrates the renewed handmade movement. Artists who have never exhibited at an American Craft Show may apply.

Located on the San Francisco waterfront between Fisherman’s Wharf and the Golden Gate Bridge, this show serves a well-established audience of Bay Area craft devotees. The show also features wine tastings and live demonstrations. As part of the Council’s commitment to indie crafters, the cost of participation is just $300, which includes a 10-ft table in a shared loft space. Plus, there’s no application fee!

The deadline is Friday, May 23. Please submit:

• (3) low-resolution images of your work
• A brief description of your work (materials, dimensions, techniques)
• Your contact information (mailing and email addresses)

Send submissions and inquiries to Erika at ebrown@craftcouncil.org.
The subject line should be: San Fran AltCraft Application

Finalists will be announced in June.

Get ready to give “crafty” a whole new meaning. The HANDMADE BRIGADE is coming to town!Definitely NOT your typical doilies and lace craft show experience, the family owned and operated independent craft store, Tall Mouse Arts and Crafts, will be hosting an Indie craft fair. The event will be held at the Tall Mouse in Cerritos on Saturday July 12, 2008 (13233E. South St. Cerritos, Ca 90703).

Click the image above to visit the website and learn all about this upcoming event!

Call for Artists & Writers for Largest Plush Show in the World

St. Louis, MO—On June, 6, 13, 20 and 27, you’ll find the largest collection of plushies and stuffies in some of St. Louis’ hottest shops from artists and crafters all around the world. Organizers seek ardent fans of plush to submit essays and hand made plush goods for inclusion in a show and comprehensive book, Crammed Organisms, to be published this spring. Artwork and essays should align with the theme: Fairy, Folk and Fable. The published book will be for sale during the show. What is plush? Plush is the modern word for stuffed animals (no, we’re not talking about taxidermy…), also known as stuffies, plushies and now Crammed Organisms.

Accepted artists will need to submit a minimum four plush items for the show for display in the four venues (described below). Show-goers may purchase the exhibited plush items and pick them up at the completion of the four-week show.

WHAT: Crammed Organisms—the Largest Plush Show in the World

Call for Artists & Writers

WHEN: Fridays, June 6, 13, 20 and 27, from 7 to 11 p.m.

Artist application due: March 29

WHERE:

June 6- Star Clipper Comics

6392 Delmar Avenue, University City Loop, St. Louis

June 13- Cranky Yellow Boutique

2122 Cherokee Street, St. Louis

June 20- Subterranean Books & Gallery

6275 Delmar Avenue, University City Loop, St. Louis

June 27- Apop Records

2831 Cherokee Street, St. Louis

FEES, ETC: Free to apply, $35 fee for accepted artists. No fee for book copy submissions. Visit www.crammedorganisms.com for rules and details. Artists need not be present at the show. Organizers will donate 10% of the show’s proceeds to American Forests (www.americanforests.org). They work to protect, restore and enhance the natural capital of trees and forests because healthy forests filter water, remove air pollution, sequester carbon, and provide homes for wildlife.

Show organizer David Wolk of Cranky Yellow Publications expects submissions from around the world, “I say bring it! This show is going to rock the cosmic world and showcase talented, creative thinkers, hopefully encouraging the public to buy hand made items and patronize individually-owned shops.”

For more information, visit www.crammedorganisms.com

Ready to get your gift on? Laughing

IndieHolidays.com is gearing up for the holiday of romance- and your first ad is in for free! That’s right. We’ve opened up the guide and ALL websites get their first ad for NOTHING!

Even better- We’re now accepting applications for SPRING items! Anything that speaks of the end of winter, flowers, fresh air, sunshine. We’ll even take things that fit any of these other celebrations:

Women’s History Month
Dr. Seuss’ Birthday
Einstein’s Birthday
Saint Patrick’s Day
Easter

So send us those ads!

Check out all the information in the media guide and submit your ads via the online form.

Get your ad in front of thousands! IndieHolidays.com, the foremost Indie Shopping Gudie, is celebrating our one year anniversary! In one year we have achieved a Google PageRank of 4! Visitors have located the website via all of the following search engines: Google, Yahoo, AOL, Ask Jeeves, MSN, Earthlink, HotBot, Excite, InfoSpace, and Dogpile.

IndieHolidays.com has a daily average of 1,215 page loads and 266 unique visitors.

Below is the schedule of fees for the 2006 Holiday Shopping Guide, along with a brief description and the number of slots available in each category.

• Stocking Stuffers: $10.00
Items under $20.00 only. 20 slots.

• The Little Things: $20.00
Items under $50.00 only. 20 slots.

• Green Goodies : $30.00
Gift items that are environmentally friendly or support a cause. 20 slots.

• The Big Gift: $30.00
Gift items over $100. 20 slots.

• Handmade Holiday: $30.00
Gift items for crafters and/or items for those who want to create their own handmade gifts. 20 slots.

• Featured Item: $50.00
Featured Items are available on a first come, first serve basis. There is one Featured Item slot for each category.

Check out the new IH Media Guide for all the information! Applications are due by October 13th, so get your ad submitted today!

The Fall 2006 Happily Handmade Giveaway has officially launched!!

We’re expecting this next giveaway to be HUGE! The Winter ‘06 Giveaway had over 80 sponsors and almost $10,000 in prizes!

For those of you who have never participated in the giveaway before: We have been hosting these events since the spring of 2004. The events have become an excellent opportunity to promote your business and give your customers a chance to win one of 50 amazing indie-filled gift baskets! Not to mention an awesome opportunity to get your handcrafted goods into the hands of indie-supporting customers - all over the world!! Afterall, the Happily Handmade Giveaway was created in appreciation of indie shoppers, everywhere! I’m sure previous sponsors can attest to the fact that this is one truly awesome event.

Please visit the official Happily Handmade website for full details: http://www.happilyhandmadegiveaway.com

The deadline to participate is approaching quickly, but space is unlimited so contact us today!!

A direct link to the Sponsor page:
http://www.happilyhandmadegiveaway.com/sponsordonation.html

Also, check out the handy dandy little FAQ page for sponsors, which should answer most of your questions. http://www.happilyhandmadegiveaway.com/sponsorfaq.html

If you do have any questions not covered in the FAQ, feel free to post here or email me (nicole @ happilyhandmadegiveaway . com), or submit your question through the contact us form on the website.

We hope you are as excited about this as we are! Here’s to a great event… and oodles of orders for all who participate!

Are you looking for a new way to market your handmade goods? Check out the Handmade Exchange- a banner exchange program for indie designers and crafters!

Still in the testing phases, you can be one of the first to join!

Happy New Year!

This is just a quick announcement to let everyone know that IndieHolidays.com will be closing today, January 1st and will reopen on January 15th dressed for the new season!

The next edition of IndieHolidays will feature delightful products that focus on love, spring and the holidays that fall between now and the end March, so be sure to tune in for the launch!

The Jan-Mar edition is now open!

This issue will cover the following categories:

Tokens of Affection (Items under $20.00)

True Romance (Valentine’s Day gifts)

Celtic Treasures (Items relating to all things Irish- Saint Patrick’s Day, Celtic, Claddagh etc.)

Spring Delights (Items relating to Easter, Spring Weddings etc.)

The Resplendent Home (Home Decor items)

For information on the available slots, pricing, traffic and more, please visit the IDCA website!

The staff of Craft Revolution is working hard to bring you yet another creative, inexpensive way to market your website to the public. We are quite happy to announce the upcoming launch of IndieHolidays.com, a website dedicated to helping shoppers buy indie for holidays.

IndieHolidays.com will feature quarterly shopping guides with paid placement in each seasonal category. Slots in the Winter edition are now open!

If you are interested in having your item(s) placed in this unique shopping guide, please contact us via hello@indieholidays.com for a full media kit.

Please remember that the spaces available will soon be released to the general community, so get your slot while you can!