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Thursday, May 3, 2012

5th Annual Spring Craft Market THIS Saturday & Spring 2012 Members Only Raffle Winner!

REMINDER: Flint Handmade will host the 5th Annual Spring Craft Market THIS Saturday, May 5, 2012 from 10am-4pm at The Masonic Temple in Downtown Flint!

The Spring Craft Market will feature a large variety of unique, modern handmade items such as original illustrations, screen-printed shirts for adults and kids, reconstructed jewelry, knit and crocheted goods, hand-poured candles, natural bath and beauty products, plush toys and much more from 45 vendors!

The first 25 shoppers of the day will receive free goodie bags filled with vendor coupons, merchandise, and other treats.

The Temple Dining Room inside The Masonic Temple will be open for sit-down and take-out lunches from 11am-3pm.

Admission is free for all. Donations welcome.

The Masonic Temple is located at 755 S. Saginaw Street in Downtown Flint, MI 48502.

BECOME a MEMBER of FLINT HANDMADE

and JOIN US at the MEMBERS ONLY PREVIEW!

Friday, May 4, 2012 from 6pm-8pm

New Members Welcome!

CLICK HERE FOR MEMBERSHIP BROCHURE.

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SPRING 2012 MEMBERS ONLY RAFFLE

Congratulations to Hayley Morris!

Hayley is the randomly selected winner of a $25 Gift Certificate to Angelic Soaps & Gifts in our Spring 2012 Members Only Raffle!

Hayley, stop by the Flint Handmade table inside the auditorium at the 5th Annual Spring Craft Market to claim your prize!

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Seeking Volunteers for Spring Craft Market!

Flint Handmade is looking for volunteers for our 5th Annual Spring Craft Market (Saturday, May 5) and/or Members Only Preview (Friday, May 4) at The Masonic Temple in Downtown Flint.

Volunteer shifts are 2 hours long. 9-11am, 11-1pm, 1-3pm or 3-5pm on Saturday. 4:30-6:30pm or 6:30-8:30pm on Friday.

Tasks may include staffing the welcome table, handing out programs, collecting donations, etc.

All volunteers will received a special thank you gift for their time.

Email us at flinthandmade@hotmail.com if you are interested in volunteering.

Thursday, March 22, 2012

Advertising Opportunities in Our 5th Annual Spring Craft Market Program

Flint Handmade is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that encourages creative expression and commerce through handcrafting.

As a fundraising effort, we are selling advertising in the event program for our 5th Annual Spring Craft Market on May 5, 2012 from 10-4pm at the Masonic Temple in Downtown Flint.

We expect to have approximately 700 people in attendance and to transact over $14,000 in total sales at the event.

We hope that you are interested in promoting your business or organization to our shoppers and vendors!

CLICK HERE to download the Flint Handmade Program Advertising Form and Rates.

Vendors for the 2012 Spring Craft Market!

XOXO

We are pleased to announce our vendors for the

5th Annual Spring Craft Market!

A Wee Bit Crafty

Albino Dino Designs

Angelic Soaps and Gifts

Barrel of Monkeys

Basement Art Creations

Cheryl Oz Designs

Chicaloo Photography & More

Fiddlebump's Apothecary

Frankenstitch Productions

Gingerly Made

HATSALLCAPS

Mah Hemp Jewelry & Accessories

Masons Eco Mom

Midnight Creations, LLC

Pottery by Carie

Seamonster Swag

Simplybree & Mannymade

Smished Dominion

So Very Charming

Studio 217 Squared

Urbanwood Project

Vintage In Retrospect

Wish it was Sunday

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Flint Handmade will host the 5th Annual Spring Craft Market on Saturday, May 5, 2012 from 10am-4pm at The Masonic Temple in Downtown Flint!

The Spring Craft Market will feature a large variety of unique, modern handmade items such as original illustrations, screen-printed shirts for adults and kids, reconstructed jewelry, knit and crocheted goods, hand-poured candles, natural bath and beauty products, plush toys and much more from 45 vendors!

The first 25 shoppers of the day will receive free goodie bags filled with vendor coupons, merchandise, and other treats.

The Temple Dining Room inside The Masonic Temple will be open for sit-down and take-out lunches from 11am-3pm.

Admission is free for all. Donations welcome.

The Masonic Temple is located at 755 S. Saginaw Street in Downtown Flint, MI 48502.

BECOME a MEMBER of FLINT HANDMADE
and JOIN US at the MEMBERS ONLY PREVIEW!
Friday, May 4, 2012 from 6pm-8pm
New Members Welcome!
CLICK HERE FOR MEMBERSHIP BROCHURE.

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Now Accepting Vendor Applications for the 2012 Spring Craft Market!

We are now accepting vendor applications for the 5th Annual Spring Craft Market on Saturday, May 5, 2012 from 10am-4pm at The Masonic Temple in Downtown Flint.

Click HERE to apply!

The application will ONLY be available until 10pm on Wednesday, February 15, 2012.

Our application and selection period has been shortened in an effort to let applicants know if they have been selected to vend TWO months in advance of the Spring Craft Market. Previously, we were only able to give ONE month notice.

We encourage you to apply NOW!

P.S. The AMAZING flyer above was designed by Yasmin Ladha!

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Your Favorite Vendor from the 2011 Holiday Craft Market!

Posted by Crystal Pepperdine, Founder and Executive Director of Flint Handmade

THANK YOU to the 800+ shoppers who came out for our 5th Annual Holiday Craft Market! We were OVERWHELMED by the turnout!

Soooo many shoppers! It was a full house!

Our vendors had RECORD BREAKING sales! We're still finalizing the official tally, but as of right now, we are at $17,500+ in total sales!!!

Happy shoppers with their goodie bags!

People were lining up just after 9am for our free goodie bags for the first 25 shoppers. By the time we opened the auditorium doors at 10am, there were about 100 people waiting in the lobby of The Masonic Temple!

We asked all 800+ shoppers to Vote for Their Favorite Vendor!

The votes have been tallied and the top THREE favorite vendors are...

...Steph of Frankenstitch Productions!

...Holly of Fiddlebump's Apothecary!

...Heidi of Madge and Gert!

These three vendors each win a $10 Gift Certificate toward Flint Handmade Knuckles Merchandise!

Here are just a few more of our fantastic 50+ vendors:

Liz of Aromaholic

Lindsey of Craftaholic

Amber of Handleber

Leslie (l) of Lydia's Vintage with shopper/volunteer Michelle

Liz of Penguin's Pieces

Amy (l) and Ethan of Small Craft with their adorable kids

For more photos, check out our 2011 Holiday Craft Market Album and Members Only Preview Album on Facebook.

A special thank you to all of the vendors and shoppers who became founding members of Flint Handmade!

We look forward to seeing everyone at the 2012 Spring Craft Market! The online application will be posted in February. Keep checking our blog for more details. :)

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Vendor Links for 2011 Holiday Craft Market

Check out the vendors links for the 5th Annual Flint Handmade Holiday Craft Market!

AllWiredUpTOO

Altered Goods

Angelic Soaps and Gifts

Aromaholic

Barrel of Monkeys

Baubles n' Bagz

Beau ti ful Productions

Blackenedruby Jewelry

Bluebird Designs

Butter Bean Inc

Chicaloo Photography & More
Circle Cat Studio
Craftaholic (Noodle&LuLu)
Crafty Chicks
Curious Goods
Dani's Delights
~elle's expressions
Ellie Belle Boutique
Fiddlebump's Apothecary
Flint Art Project
Frankenstitch Productions
Friends for Quilting
Gingerly Made
Gone to Pot
GOODS/Detroit Baby
Grasshopper Handmade
Handleber
HATSALLCAPS
Hayley's Paper Love
Heaven Sent Crafts
HiFive Handmades
jenneee
jkCostea Designs
Kyla Renee
Lydia's Vintage
Madge and Gert Soy Candles

Mah Hemp Jewelry and Accessories

Mastyl Signs

Ms.Christa's Rockin' Accessories
Papercrane Studios
Penguin's Pieces
Radical Recycks
Recycled Lps.com
simplybree
Small Craft
Smished Dominion
So Crafty Its Sickening
Stick Nymph
SWEAT SHOP - a labor of love
Sweet Jimmy
The Handmade Gift Guide

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

5th Annual Holiday Craft Market

Flint Handmade will host the

5th Annual Holiday Craft Market

on Saturday, November 26, 2011

from 10am-4pm at The Masonic Temple

in Downtown Flint!

The Holiday Craft Market will feature a large variety of unique, modern handmade items such as original illustrations, screen-printed shirts for adults and kids, reconstucted jewelry, hand-poured candles, natural soaps, plush toys and much more from 58 vendors!