The day is nearly here! The Handmade Faire is tomorrow - rain or shine! And it looks like the weather has cleared up so we should get shine rather than rain!!

Freedom Park
86 Union Street
Medford, NJ 08055
(Click Here for Directions)

Date & Time: July 17, 2010
10am-4pm

The Handmade Faire 'Zine is ready for download!

We will be handing them out @ the show but I know there are curious people who may want to take a peek beforehand!

We will see you Saturday - rain or shine! (praying for shine!!!!) It will be a beautiful day no matter what, it will be a beautiful day no matter what, it will be a beautiful day no matter what! - that's my mantra!

Click Here to Download the Handmade Faire Zine

Vendors - if you do not see yourself listed please email me!

Abbie

Getting Press! The Handmade Faire is getting some great press recently! Here is a link to an article running in today's Burlington County Times Newspaper. The article is about the Handmade Faire's founder and coordinator - Abbie Galie from Original Abbie!

http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/local/burlington_county_times/bct_news_details/article/26/2010/july/12/homegrown-talent.html


Also - if you're looking for a vendor list, here's a working one! If you're not listed on here please let me know - some of the newest additions have not been added yet, but will be soon!

p.p.s..... have you "liked" us on facebook yet? The Handmade Faire on Facebook
there is a facebook event for you to invite all your friends to as well!

Check out this fabulous treasury that Meggin from Little Bit Crafts made us!

The Applications for our July 17, 2010 show are officially open! Apply Now! I know I have been hearing from many of you wondering and hoping for a show this July. It does seem late for apps to be opening, but the truth is - when a show is run by a small group (like, 3 people) there is no need to have months and months of planning!

So - we are doing things slightly different than in previous years - rather than applying, THEN paying once your accepted - you must now pay for your booth while you apply. If you are not accepted, you will be refunded 100%. After July 7, booth fee's will raise an additional $10 bringing them to $75. Before July 7th, booth fee's are $65.

More info on the show under "about" and "faire rules"

Hope to see you there!

Abbie

Call for Promo's, Giveaways & Ads!
June/26/2009 01:33
Participation in advertising, promo's for goodie bags, and giveaways are not limited to handmade artists only.

Promo's for Goodie Bags: Just as we did in previous events, we will be giving out goody bags to the first 100 shoppers. Goody bags generally are made up of:

* Promo Materials ( Buttons, Pencils, Stickers, Matchbooks, etc)
* Product Samples ( Chapstick, Bookmarks, Testers, ect)
* Coupons (maybe attach it to a business card?)
* Anything! You are creative people, if you have something that would work - send it in!

Please though, not just a plain business card/postcard - at the very least include a coupon! Please send these in ASAP. Items received after July 13th will not be included in the goodie bags.
Please send at least 50, but ideally 100 of your promo items.

GiveAways
We are also having a giveaway. As in previous events, we reward shoppers who are already spending money with our artists. Giveaways will either be chosen at random from shoppers, or we will be creating a Gift Basket(s) and buyers may enter to win the basket. We are asking for a variety of items from any price range. A pair of earrings? A shirt? A bag? An accessory? A set of cards? Even a gift certificate! Anything like this would work. How we give these away is still to be determined - it depends on the amount of items we receive. Could be a basket, could be one at a time, could be a few baskets! You can give these to us at checkin on teh day of the show, but please let me know ahead of time if you plan on donating a giveaway so that I have an idea of what to expect and plan for.

Advertise in our Handmade Faire Magazine
We are creating a 8.5'x5.5' mini magazine to give out to the shoppers on the day of the Faire. This magazine will include our vendor map, a categorized list of vendors, an article called "Why Buy Handmade" as well as a section that will feature some of the answers from the artist application that asked "Why do I buy Handmade?". We are selling a variety of ad sizes to be included in this booklet ranging from full page to 1/8 of a page and starting at only $20. Ads are Black & White (or grey scale) only!
**New Promo!! We need to get the word out about advertising! Recommend two people who place ad's and you will get an ad for free! Your free ad will be equal to the largest ad your friends purchase!***
1/8 Page Ad b/w(2.25”w x 1.9” h) $20
� Page Ad horizontal (4.625”w x 1.9” h) $40
1/4Page Ad vertical (2.25”w x 3.95”h) $40 (Business Card Sized)
� Page Ad (4.625”w x 3.925”h) $80
Full Page Ad - Full Color (4.625”w x 7.975”h) $160
Deadline: July 7th, 2009
Click Here to secure your Ad!

email me if you are interested!

Hello All-

Handmade Faire 2010 is happening, the date we are looking at is July 17th - location is one of two places, still a little up in the air - but it will be in Burlington County, NJ for sure. Hope to have an answer within the next week or so - either way, we know it will be another good one!

Stay tuned for more details! If you haven't already applied to the show in the past, and you want to be alerted when apps open for future shows - fill out the "notification request" and you will be added to our list!

See you all soon!

Abbie