Vendor Call ~ Fall Beaches Studio Tour (Toronto)

The 19th Annual Beach Studio Tour is now accepting applications for this Fall. Each Spring and Fall since 1994 The Beach Studio Tour Artists have welcomed the public into their homes and studios. The majority of the artists live in the Beaches, but they also accept a limited number of “guest” artists who are hosted in the home of a local artist, so don’t be afraid to apply even if you don’t live in that neighborhood.

The Beach Studio Tour works as a co-operative and each participating artist is required to join one of the committees to help with promotion, website design, sponsorship, etc in addition to helping distribute flyers prior to the event. This teamwork is vital to the success of the studio tour.

For more information and to apply visit the website here and download an application.

 

 

Vendor Call ~ Free Table at 99 Market (Toronto)

The 99 Market is offering one more opportunity for vendors to have a free table at this Sunday’s market! This is a great opportunity to get in at the beginning of an awesome weekly neighborhood market located just off Queen West in the Glass Factory at 99 Sudbury.

This past weekend they had some awesome vendors like Wes Misner, The Canadian Pie Company, Heart’s Haven and several others. This coming weekend they will have a gourmet hot dog vendor outside on the patio, The Waffle Bar will be back and new vendors like Wild Thing Vintage!

If you want to take advantage of this offer for a free table this Sunday, May 13th contact Kelli at kellimkieley@gmail.com and to find out more visit their Facebook Page here.

Waffles!!!

Vendor Call ~ 99 Market (Toronto)

99 Market is back open for the summer! This is a fun market with vendors ranging from vintage shops to delicious food to fabulous handmade goods and small business. This is the second year for 99 Market, hosted by 99 Sudbury in the Glass Factory. I did this market a few times last summer and many of the visitors were residents of the surrounding neighborhood who were thrilled to have a market so close to them!

Tables are a very reasonable $40 and right now they are offering a promotion for the first week free! (I don’t know how long this promotion will last so please check with them to confirm it is still available before you count on getting a free table!)

The market runs Sundays from Noon until 5pm. For more information see their Facebook page here or email market@99sudbury.ca

Vendor Call ~ Danforth East Arts Fair (Toronto)

Each year the Danforth East Community Association (DECA) hosts the Danforth East Arts Fair at in their bustling community at the East Lynn Park. They are accepting applications now for this two day juried event.

DECA also hosts a weekly Farmer’s Market in the same location each week. Because of the constant demand for crafts at that farmers market they began to host this well attended annual event and the community members are happy to shop from and support local artisans.

For more information or to apply visit their website here. Or for more vendor calls and upcoming shows visit the Master List Page here.

Featuring Creative Followers on Facebook!

Hello all my lovely readers! As you know I blog on Handmakers Haven for a couple of simple reasons. To share helpful information with you and to connect creative entrepreneurs with each other. I appreciate everyone who follows me and I have just thought of another way I can help you promote your business and connect you with each other.

As you know Facebook recently made the new Timeline design mandatory for their business pages and part of that is a cover picture. I would like to use this space to feature some of the products of my fabulous followers! Facebook is very clear that this space isn’t meant for promotion so I can’t include your websites or links on the cover photo itself but when I change the photo each week I will give you a shout out on my wall and post links to your Facebook page and to the product featured.

So how do you get featured? Easy! Like Handmakers Haven Facebook page then email me at seaflowerstudios (at) hotmail.com and send a photo for me to use as the cover photo. Remember it needs to be 851 pixels wide and 315 pixels tall. In your email include links to your Business Facebook Page and to where the readers can find more information about the product. Remember the cover photo is supposed to interest readers and encourage them to find out more so make sure to send me your best photo that is a professional representation of your handmade products. As per Facebook rules you cannot include your website or any text encourage people to buy. I reserve the right to turn down photos that I feel aren’t right for a cover photo or include anything that breaks Facebook guidelines.

I will change the photo each Sunday and will use them in the order I receive them. Look forward to receiving your fabulous photos!

Vendor Call ~ Beaches Arts & Crafts Show (Toronto)

There had been much discussion about the Beaches Arts & Crafts Show over the last months. Originally they were accepting applications but due to the sad loss of one of the organizers they had decided to cancel this long running show. Recently new organizers have taken over and they are once again accepting applications for the popular Beaches show.

As usual the Beaches Arts & Crafts Show will be held at Kew Gardens Park. This is a high traffic area that is sandwiched between Queen Street East and the boardwalk along the beach. The show will be held June 9th and 10th with set up Friday evening. There are multiple options for booth size and applications will be accepted until March 31st.

For more details or to apply visit the website here.

Vendor Call ~ The Spot On Queen (Toronto)

The Spot on Queen is Toronto’s newest Artisan Mini Market located in the trending Queen Street West location . With 12 markets being held throughout June, July and August there is ample opportunity to book dates that fit into your schedule and sell your unique and original handmade items. This is a juried market with a limit of 10 vendors per weekend so customers are likely to have an exciting shopping opportunity!

To apply they require a commitment of at least two weekends. Each weekend The Spot on Queen is Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday. For more details and to apply visit there website here.

Guest Post ~ Igniting Art, Crafts and Ideas

I’m so excited to have a guest post today from Gabrielle at The Art Generator. Gabrielle is the creative force behind Gxcentrik Design where she expresses her creativity daily completing amazing graphic design projects, and is also the highly talented artist behind byGabrielle. Gabrielle has started The Art Generator as a way to inspire creativity in everyone. Here she explains a little about the project.

Caught up in the everyday, we forget about our most precious asset: creativity. It exists in all of us – whether you are an accountant, teacher, retailer or in the creative field. We just need to learn to tap back into it, get our hands dirty so that it inspires and regenerates us in our daily life.

The concept is simple. Every first Monday evening of the month, we will create an art project just for the fun of it, to stretch our creative muscles. Projects will be completed within the evening and range from everything including printmaking, collage, straw painting, batik and lots more! Cost will be between $10-20 depending on the project and announced one week prior to the session. Most sessions will be on a drop in basis with the exception of when we have a guest instructor.

Come after work, de-stress, get creative, bring your friends and get ready to generate some art, crafts and ideas!

The Art Generator is newly created by myself, Gabrielle Lasporte, a Toronto-based Graphic Designer and Visual Artist. Hitting a creative block one day, I realized the need to get together as a group to have fun with art. No pressure or even any expectations to create – just using our hands to simply create and get back to basics. This in turn inspires us on many other fronts of our lives – whether helping with that big decision that kept bothering us, completing a major project that was due at work or even being able to simply continue with a good attitude. The hope for The Art Generator is that people find their inspiration again through art and creativity – simply because it exists in each one of us.

Join us for our first session of The Art Generator!

Monday April 2nd, 2012
6.30-9.30pm
263 Adelaide St. W at Duncan St. (opposite the Fire Station)
Loft 404, 4th Floor

Come after work, de-stress, bring your friends and get ready to generate some art! Opening Session cost will be $5.

Project: Printmaking. Involves creating a master plate from which multiple images are made. The artist chooses a surface to be the plate. This could be linoleum, Styrofoam, metal, cardboard, stone or any one of a number of materials. The printing plate is then prepared by cutting, etching or drawing an image onto it. Ink or paint is applied to the place and pressed on paper. All materials provided. Art experience is not required!

We will have music provided by DJ Sean Sax and goodies to munch on.

Presented by Gabrielle Lasporte in collaboration with Loft 404 – Ambrosia Hub as part of the Motley Mondays Lineup.

Join us on Facebook and be sure to RSVP to the event on our Facebook Invite! If you have any questions email art@bygabrielle.com.

Vendor Call ~ Toronto Waldorf School Arts and Crafts Fair (Toronto)

The sun has been shinning and it feels like summer, hard to believe we’re planning for next winter already! It’s time to apply for the Toronto Waldorf School Arts and Crafts Fair which will be held November 16th and 17th.

This is a juried show and they have had many high quality vendors in the past who have given the show great reviews! They are currently looking for vendors who are offering products that are quirky and functional and eco-friendly chic. You can visit their website to find out about past vendors and hear what they had to say. The deadline to apply is April 30th and there are several options for booth size so check out their site here for more details and to apply.

Don’t forget you can visit the Vendor Call Master list to find many other vendor calls and an ongoing list of crafts shows that you can visit!

Vendor Call – Handmade Market (Beamsville)

The Handmade Market is still accepting vendor applications until March 15th. The Market is held May 12th and 13th at The Good Earth Food and Wine Co. in Beamsville Ontario. It’s a wonderful outdoor market to enjoy the beautiful spring weather.

They are looking for upscale handmade goods and have featured some wonderful artisans in the past. For more information about the Handmade Market and how to apply visit their site here.