Keep this in mind while doing your Christmas shopping. We’ll see you Saturday.

We are going to continue with the second Saturday of the month from October to April.

Here are the dates:

October 8, 2011
November 12
December 10
January 14, 2012
February 11
March 10
April 14

There are a couple of changes this season.

1. The threshold is being increased for the approval of sellers.  Here are the new guidelines.

All of your items must be handmade by you. In addition, the components you use must be handmade by you or significantly altered from their original state. This second requirement applies most often but not exclusively to jewelry sellers. Examples that would qualify would be silver smithing, upcycling, chainmaille, fused or blown glass, resin work, etc.

If you have been an approved seller in the past and are not sure how this new requirement impacts you, please email: Heather.

2. Prices will stay the same as this year. The cancellation fee is being increases to $10. Keeping and maintaining a waiting list and filling cancellations takes a significant amount of time and energy and we would like to discourage cancellations as much as possible. As always, if you arrange for a suitable and approved replacement on your own, there is no fee.

3. If you haven’t sold with us before and have not been approved to sell, you should take care of that now. Tables sell quickly and you can’t book until you are approved.

Thanks.

- HMM

http://www.190north.com

Winter 2011 tables are officially sold out.

If you want to be added to the waiting list for any of the sold out shows, please do so here: heather@handmadechicago.com. Only 15 vendors will be accepted for each month’s waiting list.

The December 11th sellers list and event web banner have also been posted: http://www.handmadechicago.com/sellers.html

Thanks.

- Handmade Market Chicago

When we asked for your help to go out with a bang, you delivered.

Thanks to all our visitors and sellers for making fall 2009 and winter 2010 a smashing success. Look for us in the fall, starting October 2010.

Handmade Market Chicago is taking the summer off, so our fall 2010 dates will go on sale sometime in June. Sign up for our sellers email newsletter to receive notice when they do.

http://lists.handmadechicago.com/mailman/listinfo/sellers

In the meantime, if you’re looking to discuss summer alternatives, the forum http://www.handmadechicago.com/forum is a good place to start.

Until then, we’ll see you in the fall, October 2010.

Thanks again.

- Handmade Market Chicago

P.S. You can keep up with us during the summer by visiting the following:

Official site: http://www.handmadechicago.com

Official HMM blog: http://www.handmadechicago.com/news

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/handmadechicago

Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/handmadechicago (for those that still use it)

Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=47533216195

Facebook fan page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Chicago-IL/Handmade-Market-Chicago/88421406911

In other news, at HMM, we’ve been busy posting all over the place:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=315645055146

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=209866375268

http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/eve/1660757146.html

http://chicago.going.com/event-704932;Handmade_Market_Chicago

http://chicago.kijiji.com/other/chicago/handmade-market-chicago-saturday-april-10-2010/?ad=2542278

http://chicago.olx.com/handmade-market-chicago-saturday-april-10-2010-iid-82954063

http://event.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=events.detail&eventID=519421.8546

http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4895373/IL/Chicago/Handmade-Market-Chicago/Empty-Bottle

http://eventful.com/chicago/events/handmade-market-/E0-001-026655273-3

http://www.yelp.com/events/chicago-handmade-market-chicago-10

http://events.nbcchicago.com/chicago-il/events/show/89466744-handmade-market-chicago

We would like to thank everyone that came to the show yesterday. Battling the weather and parade traffic/detours to see what we had to offer. Mark your calendar for our last show of the season, Saturday, April 10, 2010. Hope to see you then.

- Handmade Market Chicago

Wouldn’t your Valentine like something unique and handmade this year?

Please join us for the Handmade Market today, Saturday, February 13th.

The Handmade Market is an event to connect the makers of beautiful things to people who appreciate the unique and handmade.

There will be 33 fabulous sellers at the Market this Saturday selling jewelry, purses, knitted items, clothing, paper crafts, and more!

The Handmade Market

Saturday, February 13th
noon to 4:00 pm

21+ and parents with kids (same goes for sellers)

free to the public
at the Empty Bottle
1035 N. Western Ave.

See all the details and a list of our sellers at
www.handmadechicago.com/sellers.html.

Join us on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=47533216195

The Market will be holding monthly events on the second Saturday of the month from October to April. Mark your calendars now!

February 13th
March 13th
April 10th

P.S. You have to be an approved seller. Thanks.

http://www.handmadechicago.com/to_sell.html

http://www.handmadechicago.com

The Handmade Market is an event to connect the makers of beautiful things to people who appreciate the unique and handmade. There will be 33 fabulous sellers at the Market this Saturday selling jewelry, purses, knitted items, clothing, paper crafts, and more!

The Handmade Market

Saturday, December 12th
noon to 4:00 pm

free to the public

at the Empty Bottle
1035 N. Western Ave.

See a list of our December sellers: http://www.handmadechicago.com/sellers.html.

Join us on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=47533216195

Be sure to invite all of your facebook contacts to the Handmade Market on Saturday! You can connect here:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=109121625498

The Market will be holding monthly events on the second Saturday of the month from October to April. Mark your calendars now!

December 12th
January 9th
February 13th
March 13th
April 10th