The Indie Craft Experience was founded in January 2005. With a vision to provide indie crafters an opportunity to sell and promote their creations in Atlanta, ICE quickly caught on as a favorite event for participants and attendees alike.

ICE is a grass-roots effort, organized by two Atlanta crafters – Christy Petterson of a bardis and Shannon Mulkey of Patina. Inspired by indie craft markets in Chicago and Austin, the Indie Craft Experience was founded in order to provide Atlanta with a major indie craft event. In addition to craft markets, ICE also organizes Wedding Day Hooray, Salvage and an annual Pop-Up Shop during the holiday season.

All Ages * Free Admission * Goodie Bags for the early shoppers!

Bloomington Handmade Market is held at the Bloomington Convention Center, located downtown at 3rd and College. Admission is free and open to everyone!

Free parking is available on site. Visit our website to get a sneak peak of our vendors! We have 49 artists coming from all over Indiana, as well as Michigan, Illinois, Ohio, Wisconsin, Iowa, and even South Carolina!

Urban Craft Uprising is Seattle's largest indie craft show!  At UCU fans can choose from a wide variety of hand-crafted goods, including clothing of all types, jewelry, gifts, bags, wallets, buttons, accessories, aprons, children's goods, toys, housewares, paper goods, candles, kits, art, food, and much, much more.

Each show is carefully curated and juried to ensure the best mix of crafts and arts, along with quality and originality.  This bi-annual show showcases over 100 vendors excelling in the world of craft, art and design. Over the course of 7 years, UCU has garnered so much attention that nearly 10,000 fans swarm to the show over the course of the weekend.

Hundreds of fans are lined up before our doors open to receive our famous swag bags full of goodies from our vendors and lovely sponsors. Not only can you peruse the aisles full of vendors selling their jewelry, clothing, paper products, toys, homemade food and more, but there are also hourly crafty book signings and demos to check out.  This show is free and fun for the whole family!  We look forward to seeing you!

Sunday, November 4th, is the big finale–the Feliz Holiday Sale. Produced by Tool & Tack and held at the gorgeous Palm Door (401 Sabine St), the sale will feature some of the best hand made goods from Austin and around the country. The sale will be held from 12pm-6pm and is free to attend.

We are thrilled to announce the first ever Horseshoe Holiday Market at Denver Pavilions! Denver Pavilions is a one-of-a-kind retail/entertainment center in the heart of downtown Denver on the 16th Street Mall.

Approximately 40 of Colorado's finest handmakers, designers, artists and vintage collectors will gather for a festive open-air market complete with live holiday music and strolling carolers. Come experience the hustle, bustle and holiday cheer!

Love Halloween? Witches, goblins and ghouls? Well, there’s no better place to spend a spooky weekend in October than in Salem, MA! What could possibly make Salem’s October Haunted Happenings even better? How about the Salem Open Market flying in every Saturday and Sunday with a hauntingly cool open-air arts market!

The Salem Open Market is brought to you by the folks from the nationally recognized SoWa Open Market. We know a bit about bringing the best independent designers, artisans, artists and crafters together in a maelstrom of cutting edge design, art and handmade wares.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE:
The Salem Open Market is a juried market. All applicants are required to submit an application and 3 photos of their work for review. Applicants will be reviewed on a rolling basis throughout the season until all spots are filled.

What is it?
It's an exhibition and sale of handmade alternative arts and crafts from independent artists.

What kinds of crafts will I find?
Reconstructed clothing, punk-rock baby clothes, handcrafted jewelry, whimsical and demented plush toys, handspun yarn, screen-printing, pottery, furniture, avant-garde art and so much more!

What if it rains?
The event will take place rain or shine.

Anything else you want to know
Email us at craftybastards@washingtoncitypaper.com.

Bazaar Bizarre began in 2001 in the Boston-area as a hodge-podge of friends and acquaintances cobbling together their handcrafted DIY wares to sell and staging an offbeat entertainment extravaganza.

In 2004 the Bazaar Bizarre spread to Los Angeles and Cleveland and in 2006 Make took us under their wing to include the Bazaar Bizarre as part of the Maker Faire in the San Francisco-area every spring.

The Bazaars in Boston, Cleveland, Los Angeles and San Francisco happen every year during peak holiday shopping season in December.