As I am waaaayy behind on my blogging, I still have yet to talk about the AMAZING Crafty Supermarket that we had in Cincinnati last weekend. With tons of hard work Grace Dobush, Alisha Budkie, and Chris Salley put together probably my favorite event in the city, and it was so great to meet some other local crafters and see their stuff. I would eventually really like to go to one of the awesome craft fairs in Chicago or New York, but I think we’ve got a fantastic start right here. I apologize beforehand for the insane amount of pictures, but I tried to edit it down to what I feel are essentials. (Sort of.) I did try to arrange them so that it was like walking through it for yourself though!
Getting ready for the crush of shoppers
The lovely Chris Salley, owner of Fabricate!
The beginning of my love affair with The Lovely Teaspoon
All of us really fell in love with the adorable stuff she made, and since almost all of it was under $5 we each spent about $40 at her booth. Her work has a really great sense of humor about it too- lego cufflinks, toaster rings, and rings made from cake stoppers are all in her inventory.
Double-sided pendants for $14! I got the luger one.
Her earrings
The Lovely Teaspoon herself!
Super-cool screen printing by Off The Beaten Path
Moss growing in recycled lightbulbs!
Gear clocks by Garbella
1980's bed sheet tote bags by Kitschcafe
Some cuties from the Wholly Craft table
Adorable kite necklace by Charlotte Conway
Hand-bound books made from maps!
Ready to travel hand-painted suitcases by Final Approach
Hilarious.
Pendants made from old eyeglass lenses by Lily In Flux
Maya holding down the fort
Some of Maya's cool handmade vintage Playboy magnets
Handmade glass earrings by Melissa Soluski
These are my favorite earrings that Melissa made
Nik modeling her new earrings
It was definitely a total blast and I cannot wait for the next one in November! There’s also some video of the Crafty Supermarket that Grace Dobush took here. Hope you enjoyed the tour!
I am super bummed I had to work. I love the lovely teaspoons stuff, I have one of her kitten necklaces.