TESTy teammates at the MBHS

Saturday is going to be a busy day.  Come check out some TESTy teammates at the Spring Made by Hand Show, Saturday April 20th, 2013 at the International Centre, Hall 1.

Here is a sneak preview of the TESTy teammates who will be showcasing their wares.  

warmfuzziesbygen, hexagoninc, junglejewelry, lightpaper, iheartannasophia, Pobina, SahetahsJewelry, PookThy, BatchNaturals, Darlingling, ZIPPAN, OceanAvenuebyJules, LGoodmanPhotography, brightshadows, handmadeintoronto, sewtara, nailkandy, LostSockPlanet, ArtThatMoves

We hope to see you there!  For more information please visit www.madebyhandshow.ca

Vendor Call: Artisans At Work and Christmas Craft Show

Tara Shelton says:
 
 "Artisans At Work is an upcoming 2700 square foot Retail Gallery Store at 2071 Danforth Ave (at Woodbine) also with 8 private, turn-key micro business/studio spaces for the Arts, Jewellery, and Community to start-up and operate for affordable, inclusive rates.

 

Hydro, water, security, heat, liability insurance, wi-fi, in addition to other benefits such as Open House every First Friday evening of the month, group shows, adult craft nights, networking, and more!

 

There are 8 studio spaces available, ranging from 100 to 200 sq feet. Each secure micro business space is bright, with a high ceiling, and is fitted with a sink, and may be custom built to suit each tenant.

 

Long and short term leases are available, and sharing spaces is welcome!

 

Each tenant is also given a display area to promote their business, and contact info and/or opening hours, as well as on our website.

 

The Retail Gallery section of the store is also for rent based upon square footage, with only 10% sales commission!

 

We supply the retail staff, and help the artist vendor to promote themselves to the retail customer!

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In December, we are holding a Christmas Craft Show, on the weekends of 8/9^th, 15/16^th, and 22/23^rd.

 

Craft Show Hours: 9am to 6pm 

 

Applications are still welcome, and will run alongside the DECA Pop-up project, all month long, and will be featured in the DECA Diaries newsletter. The neighbourhood will be out in full support to shop!

 

Craft show prices:  $75/weekend, $40/day or $100 for two weekends.

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Please contact Tara for more information on renting a studio space, retailing your product, or joining the Christmas Craft Shows: torontotara  '@' yahoo.com "

Vendor Call: St. Pius X Bazaar

The 2012 Vendor Application for the Christmas Bazaar is available to download and print.

Applications are due October 30th.

We do have limited spots available and we will be looking for applicants that appeal to elementary age students, their families and school staff. Product should be available at price points suitable to these groups.

Please email your completed applications and photos (jpegs please) to:
stpiusbazaar@yahoo.ca

Bazaar website

T.E.S.T.'s 3rd Annual Handmade "Spring" Marketplace

We'd like to share some photos from our Marketplace last weekend! Here are some of the great displays and lovely sellers at the event. We didn't capture every table - some were too crowded when we tried to gather photos! (Let us know if you too have photos to share - we would love to add them). Remember to vote for your favorite seller! VOTING WILL CLOSE THIS FRIDAY, so don't miss your chance.

T.E.S.T. 3rd Annual "Spring" Handmade Market!

CLICK here for the awesome line up of vendors!

This SATURDAY!!

July 21st from 11 AM to 5 PM!

The Toronto Etsy Street Team's 3rd Anual "Spring" Handmade Market (& cocktail party)

Come for the crafts, stay for the cocktails.

Check our Facebook page for party details and remember to RSVP here!

Vendor Call - Made by Hand Show

VENDOR CALL:

Fall Made by Hand Show presented Made by Hand.

Saturday October 27, 2012, 11am - 5pm, International Centre,
Hall 6, Mississauga, Ontario.

Spring 2012

Fall 2011

Featuring 150+ handmade exhibitors (food vendors welcome).

ART * BABY/TOYS * BODY * CANDLES * CLOTHING/ACCESSORIES * HOME DECOR/SEASONAL * FABRIC/LEATHER * FOOD * GLASS/CEREMICS * JEWELLERY * KNITTING/YARN * PAPER GOODS * PHOTOGRAPHY * STAINED GLASS * POTTERY/SCULPTURE * WOOD AND MORE

We're advertising like crazy ~ including local radio (HazeFM), local television (Rogers TV), newspapers (Mississauga News, Brampton Guardian, Snap Mississauga and Snap Etobicoke), Flyer Distribution, external signage (2 large LED signs infront of International Centre), various online sources (International Centre, Flyerland, website, event calendars, blogs), social media (Facebook, Twitter) and more to come.

Juried Show - to ensure highest quality and variety of vendors.  Read our Vendor Testimonials from our previous show.  Past show welcomed 1770+ visitors.  Deadline to apply: August 1, 2012

Exhibitor Fees:

$185 (incluedes a 10'x10' booth, full 8' drape, 8' table and two chairs)

$130 (includes a 8'x6', 8' rear drape only, 6' table and a chair)

Apply Now

or visit http://www.madebyhandshow.com/ for more information

We'll see you there!!

~ Jacqueline (email me)
*note this event is organized by a TESTY member

TEST members in the Spring Made by Hand Show

Be sure to check out the Spring Made by Hand Show this Saturday (April 21, 2012) from 11:00am - 5:00pm at the International Centre, Hall 4 in Mississauga, Ontario. (minutes from Toronto). 

The Made by Hand Show is organized by TEST's own madebyjacqueline (Jacqueline), featuring over 150 quality handmade artists and artisians including TEST's own:

Thunderpeep Designs, FlowerPot Designs, Stitch and Spoke, BLISSFULsew, Ahkriti, Jack and Willa Designs, Healing Muse, Penelope PickleBottoms, Cocos Jewelry, Sahetah's Jewelry and Adornments Jewellery.

Come on out, show your support and meet some fellow TEST members.  It’s a family-filled-day:

• Shop with over 150 Handmade Exhibitors

• Enjoy FREE face-painting, crafts and balloon animals

• Visit with Cinderella (2:00pm - 5:00pm)

• Door Prizes & raffles (including a draw for a Cricut Die Cutting Machine)

• Thousands of one-of-a-kind gift ideas

• Free Swag Bags filled with goodies for 1st 100 Shoppers (including a lemon sent luffa from TEST’s own Healing Muse , and a pair of earrings from TEST’s own Ahkriti)

Admission is only $2.00 (children fee) – with all door proceeds benefiting Crafting for a Cure, a not-for-profit registered charity that looks for opportunities to insure children are having a positive experience when a hospital visit is necessary.

Please visit http://www.madebyhanshow.com/ for more information.  We'll see you there! 

 

TESTy 3rd annual “Spring” Handmade Market!

The Toronto Etsy Street Team is pleased to announce
The 3rd annual “Spring” Handmade Market will be taking place on Saturday July 21st in the lovely Triagle Art Gallery - 38 Abell St.

Show from 11AM to 5PM followed by a private reception!

C’mon down and get your craft on, and have a drink with us too!


Vendor applications posted shortly!

Check back often for updates. Information will be shared by twitter & our Facebook pages too.

10 TIPS TO ROCK IT AT YOUR NEXT CRAFT SHOW

Starting out a crafting business can be scary. Most of us start online through an Etsy shop (or something similar). A great way to gain exposure for your company is to showcase at local craft shows and fairs. It’s an opportunity to network and give customers a chance to see, smell touch your products.

Going to a show for the first time can be intimidating. I have been participating in craft shows since 2007 showcasing my handmade cards and paper crafts (Made by Jacqueline).

Last year I started a new venture the Made by Hand Show, hosting craft shows. As we begin a new year, I thought it would be a good time to share my 10 TIPS TO ROCK IT AT YOUR NEXT CRAFT SHOW:

#1 GOT CHA: You have 3-5 seconds to grab a customer’s attention.

#2 DISPLAY: Space, Clean, add height or risers to grab the customers eye

#3 DEMO YOUR PRODUCT: (ie. if you sell jewellery wear it, demo your products if you can) – have a sample out that people can touch, feel, taste.

#4 WHO ARE YOU? When a customer walks by do they know who you are and what you're selling? Think about a banner or a sign.

#5 ATTRACT: Attract Customers to your booth - Free samples, Candy, games, prize draw.

#6 ADVERTISE: Tell your contacts what booth you’ll be at; maybe offer your present customers a discount for coming to the event.  This is where social media and your mailing list comes in handy.

#7 SMILE: Be friendly, start conversation ‘hello’, SMILE (there is nothing worse than a vendor that seems uninterested, grumpy or bored at their booth, it turns away customers).

#8 PRICE IT RIGHT: Vary price points (for example you may have a piece that is $100 but also make sure you have something in the $20 range or lower to grab impulse buys).

#9 BUILD: Have a mailing list on your booth so customers can sign up.  It may lead to a future sale and it helps build your client list.

#10 FOLLOW-UP: Post event follow-up with everyone you meet (promptly after the show). It can be as simple as a quick “Thank-you for visiting my booth”.

Now that you have the tips .. I encourage you to apply to a local craft show and showcase your handmade creations. A list of upcoming craft shows on the TESTY BLOG Vendor Calls.

Happy Crafting!
~ Jacqueline

Craft News: Wandering Craft Show

Don't forget to join TEST's own Emma of Landfilldesigns (as known as ShopCats) and many great TESTy craftspeople at the 2nd Wandering Craft Show next week!


Saturday, December 10th, 11 am to 5 pm at the Gladstone Hotel
Groundfloor Ballroom
1215 Queen St. W.

Vendor Call: Sale of the Century

Via the Toronto Craft Alert, a little Vendor Call:

Melissa, the organizer, for Sale of the Century, going down Tuesday September 20 from 7-10pm is hosting a night of shopping, drinking and eating at the west-end gem of a restaurant, Zocalo.

And she wonders if you would also like to offer your wares at this event.

She started out envisioning a vintage sale and it quickly turned into a night of old and new friends peddling our various wares for money, barter, hugs, promises, drinks, etc.

A few of the earliest confirmed participants include:

ADR will offer readings as a Tarot apprentice (for ten dollars per reading).

Janet MacPherson (finally back from her 3 year stint in Ohio) will sell her beautiful ceramics.

She will sell spoils from my vintage (and lightly used clothing) collection.

And it is likely that Barbara Lindenberg will show a dance.

Would you like to join us?

Sale of the Century will occur on Tuesday September 20 from 7-10.
It will cost $5 to secure a table.
She would love to see you all there with your cds, jewellery, health food, paintings, art and crafts, vintage clothing, macrame, baked goods or a song in your heart.

Please email her if you would like to take part (skysdale '@' gmail.com)
Feel free to pass this on to anyone you think might be interested in participating.

Made by Hand Show - still a few spots left

We have a few vendor spaces left for the Made by Hand Show.  We are still accepting vendors in the following catagories:  

Candles, Baby/Toys, Wood, Ceremic/Glass, Paper Goods, Decorations/Christmas, Clothing, Art, Pottery and Stain Glass.   

   

Why exibit with us?  HUGE craft show, GREAT variety of vendors, MASSIVE advertising, EXCELLENT venue, TONS of parking, REASONABLE booth rates, LARGE booth areas.

10'x10' Booth is $160 plus HST.

I really hope you will join us for this fantastic showcase of all things handmade.

Email Us today for an application!

Workshops for Creative Entrepreneurs!

Wise Daughters Craft Market is hosting workshops in September aimed at teaching Creative Entrepreneurs tips for Selling and Marketing. Check out Sea Flower Studios blog here for more information.

While you're there check out the new Artisan Support Network Forum that was just launched as a way to help Artisans in Toronto and Surrounding areas connect to share resources such as transportation and table shares for craft shows!

Also there have been new vendor calls posted so check them out!

Vender Call: Dias de los Muertos Festival of the Arts

Dia De Los Muertos Festival of the Arts (November 6, 2011) is seeking venders. Please email info@diadelosmuertosfestival.c​a for Vendor info.

Vender Call: Toronto Waldorf School Arts & Crafts Fair

The Toronto Waldorf School Arts & Crafts Fair 2011
A juried celebration of unique handcrafted items

Saturday, November 19th, 2011
9am to 6 pm
Admission: $3.00 - Children under 12 free

Call to Artisans

The Toronto Waldorf School Arts & Crafts Fair brings together over 50 artisans selling unique hand crafted items. The Arts & Crafts Fair uniquely positions artisans to reach buyers seeking high quality handmade items. In addition to attracting the wider community, this event in particular attracts the Waldorf schools community, people who deeply value and invest in fine craftsmanship, natural materials, and environmentally sound products.

The Arts & Crafts Fair takes place concurrently with two other greatly attended events at the school: The Annual Candlelight Children's Fair, and the Village Market, a weekly organic farmers’ market. Artisans can expect an attendance of over 1000 people from the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and beyond.

The Toronto Waldorf School (TWS) is situated within the community of Thornhill, Ontario, a few minutes north of Toronto. It is conveniently located 2 km north of Highways 7/407 on the west side of Bathurst Street. There is ample free parking. The venue is easily accessible by public transit. TWS is also wheelchair accessible.


Interested artisans are warmly invited to download an Application Package.
Space is limited. Please apply by August 31, 2011.

For further information contact:
Leslie Peel, Chair, 2011 Toronto Waldorf School Arts & Crafts Fair
Attn: Arts & Crafts Fair
9100 Bathurst Street
Thornhill, Ontario
L4J 8C7
905-881-6137, ext. 711
artscraftsfair@torontowaldorfschool.com

Vender Call: Paint-A-Thon

Calling all local artisans!

Paint-A-Thon is an innovative event that strives to engage and unite the community through art in public spaces. Paint-A-Thon is currently recruiting for handmade vendors to join us at our event on July 16th at Markham Civic Centre (Hwy 7 & Warden Ave.). We welcome artisans of goods including, but not limited to accessories, bath and beauty products, art, paper goods and needlecraft.

A 10' by 10' booth space is given free of charge (refundable deposit applies) and you can bring your own supplies and equipment.
We also provide rentals for tents, tables and chairs. Please note that there is a $5 fire safety fee.

Don't miss this opportunity to showcase your work! For more information, please email sales.pat@power-unit.org

Register early as space is limited!


ABOUT PAINT-A-THON

On July 16th, for the first time ever Markham Civic Centre's parking lot will be transformed into a mini arts village featuring communal painting, live entertainment and local artisans. Members of the community will converge to paint to their hearts’ content on thirty-two 4x5 ft large-sized canvases. The best part is (besides all the fun and interaction with art), proceeds from the event (rental costs and patrons' charitable donations) will go to our beneficiary, Free The Children.

For more information about Paint-A-Thon, please visit here.

Vender Call: Creative Heart Collective

The Love Collage presents Creative Heart Collective, a Fall themed show and sale for local artisans, crafters, designers, bakers and retailers. The mission of the event is to give artists, entrepreneurs and retailers an opportunity to connect and showcase their wares with the community in a fun and inviting atmosphere. We will also be hosting free community workshops where attendees are invited to participate in craft or art activities.

The focus for the show will be:
• Emerging and local artists (small sized artwork, prints, cards)
• Indie arts and crafts (toys, art/craft supplies)
• Fashionable artisan gifts (jewellery, accessories)
• Homemade food (baked goods, preserves)
• DIY presents
• Apparel & Vintage

Creative Heart Collective is looking for a variety of high-quality artisans, bakers, artists, crafters and local retailers to exhibit and sell their work on Sunday, September 18th, 2011, 12pm – 6pm. This daytime event will be taking place at The Gladstone Hotel (1214 Queen Street West, Toronto ON) in The Ballroom during the weekend of Queen West Art Crawl.

Submissions will be accepted until Saturday, July 30th, 2011, however, please apply early as the number of available spots is limited and will be curated on a first-come, first-served basis. For more detailed information on how to apply, please visit http://www.creativeheartcollective.com

Vender Call: Lakeshore Arts - Art Squared

Art Squared: Lakeshore's Outdoor Art Sale
July 17th, 10am-4pm
Mimico Square

Entry Information Here

Call for Entries

Artists are invited to submit applications for the first annual Art Squared outdoor sale. Set in scenic Mimico square, this juried show will feature original work by artists and artisans working in a range of styles and mediums, drawing, jewellery, mixed media, painting, pottery, printmaking, sculpture, textiles and more.

Vender Call: Birkdale Art in the Park 2011

*Note: Deadline is today!*

First Annual Birkdale Art in the Park 2011
Annual Outdoor Art Show and Sale Presented by the:
Midland Park Community Association, Glen Andrew Community Association
& Birkdale Community Center

Saturday, June 4, 2011 Birkdale Ravine 10:00am – 4:00pm 1299 Ellesmere Road,

Call for Entry

Art in the Park is an annual one-day outdoor community arts festival that is held in the Birkdale Ravine surrounding the Birkdale Community Center.

Artists will have the opportunity to connect with the community, display their work and discuss ideas and practices.

Art in the Park is open to all artists working in fine art* and crafts*: entries will be chosen by a selection committee. Decisions of the committee are final.

· drawing painting sculpture mixed media
· printmaking pottery jewellery photography
· glass original textiles fibre arts other…

If you have any questions regarding the eligibility of your art form, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us. *Arts and Crafts must be original to the Artist

Entry Deadline: Friday, May 21, 2011 at 5:00 p.m.
Application Requirements:
1) 5 images of your work (emailed, CD or photographs).
2) C.V. or Bio or Artist statement (optional)
3) Self-addressed stamped envelope for return of images (with sufficient postage)
4) Fully completed entry form and Exhibition fee: $30
5) Applicants will be notified within 7 days of applying
6) Mail application to: MPCA 12 Rosswood Cres Scar, On, M1P 3N2 or email to Midlandparkcommunity@gmail.com

More information can be found here. Thanks to JoshandTeo for letting us know.

Vendor Call - Made by Hand Show

VENDOR CALL

Made by Hand Show

saturday november 5^th, 2011

international Centre – hall 1,

6900 airport road

(mississauga, ontario)

Vendor applications are now being accepted for the Made by Hand Show.  This is a juried event that is restricted to handmade vendors only.  The event will be held in Hall 1 of the International Centre (6900 Airport Road, Mississauga, Ontario) on November 5, 2011.

ABOUT THIS EVENT: 

The primary focus of this event is to showcase the work of handmade artists and crafters in a large venue.  Booth Fees are reasonably priced at $160 (plus HST) which includes a 10’ x 10’ area with a 8’ table and two chairs.  A limited amount of 5’ x 8’ booths will be available for $90 (plus HST) which includes a 4’ table and one chair (based on juried selection). 

Advertising will include newspaper ads, flyer distribution (minimum 10,000), portable signage rentals, online/email marketing with more to come.  The event will also be displayed on the International Centre Website and on the two large LED signs in front of the International Centre.  The full advertising strategy is outlined in detail on page 2 of the Vendor Application Package.

ABOUT THIS FACILITY:  

The International Centre is a well-known venue and has held some of Canada’s largest and most popular events.  The International Centre is conveniently located in northeast Mississauga on Airport Road south of Derry Road (minutes from Toronto’s Person International Airport).  The facility is accessible from all major highways, 401, 410, 427 and 407.   The facility has complimentary (free) parking for 5000 vehicles around the perimeter of the building. 

APplication Deadline: 

In order to be considered for the first round of jurying, applications must be received by July 1, 2011.  All applications received after the 1st round of jurying will continue to be reviewed and considered.  In order to be considered for the 2^nd round of jurying applications must be received no later than August 15, 2011.

Vendor Application Package are posted online (click here) or request a package by email at: madebyhandshow@yahoo.ca

To avoid disappointment please send your applications in early.

SHOW CONTACT:

JACQUELINE HUNTER

Made by Hand, Show Manager
Email: madebyhandshow@yahoo.ca

Website: www.madebyhandshow.com