Greetings everyone, my name is Alicia Freile and I own a small indie label called Gauchita. I make/sell hand-embroidered t-shirts and bags. The business was...
hey all, this is becky from toronto. well, if there was any question that the craft congress had an impact (and why would there be), we here in toronto have...
Hey - are you and the reverend coming to Pgh for Handmade Arcade? I hope so. You always have a place to stay. Kirsten To: craftcongress2007@yahoogroups.com ...
actually, we are. i've been so busy i haven't gotten in touch, but we would love a place to stay! we also need to do some city steps this time around. it was...
Hey Congresseteers Jenny from Sublime Stitching raised an issue this past spring that has been kicking around in the back of my head ever since - how we can ...
Hi y'all - this is Joi from the NYC Craft Mafia. Sarah Stoudt was our delegate to the 2007 Congress, and I know she found it to be an incredibly valuable...
Hi! I haven't responded to the group as a whole before, but I would love to help out with any congress/NYC events as well. I just brought it up with the rest...
Hey Guys! Sarah from NYC Craft Mafia here. Sorry to fall off the radar, if you can believe it, Miss Lily, the littlest Congresswoman, is 8 months old today! ...
I'm pleased and very excited to announce a new arts & crafts event I'm currently organizing, to take take place during the holidays at my mom's flea market in...
Hi, Callie here, from the NYC Church of Craft. I've also been a naughty lurker and haven't posted to the group. I missed the congress last year, and won't make...
I think there are a lot of factors to recommend both cities. New York is awesome and it sounds like a lot of you are there. I haven't seen etsy labs so I...
We Pittsburghers are about a month out from Handmade Arcade, so we probably won't be weighing in too much for awhile, but of course we'll support 2008's Craft...
I'd like to throw an idea out there. Imagine looking ahead of 2008 and setting things in motion for an iconic national expo. There are lots of great ones to...
Everyone is bringing up some really good points. I think NYC or SF would both be excellent locations for the next Craft Congress. One thing to consider is...
Hello, I have a very dull question. Can anyone recommend a brand or type of space heaters to heat a very large tent (100 ft long x 40 ft wide I think...)for my...
Hello Everyone, I need your help! Please & Thank you right away for your time. I am compiling data for the book I am co-writing that will be published by...
Just going to pipe in with my two cents about the next C.C. since I am in the middle of the country either coast works for me, but I do think the West may be...
Hello all, Well after a highly eventful and stressful couple of months in my life I am getting back to the crafting and am currently applying for a lease on a...
Obviously both options would be very far for me but I would just be excited about travelling over and seeing folks again x ... am in the middle of the country...
hi michelle congrats on your new retail adventure! i was just coming back to ask rachel if she had decided on what inventory/POS software to use.? the 'best...
i just want to second the motion for a message board for indie b&m shops. i am not currently working on opening one, but i was thinking about doing so at one...
i just posted this on the etsy forums: are you one of the many hardworking individuals at some stage of setting up an independent brick and mortar retail...
Rachel, Jenny's comments have rattled around in my head as well! We need to be called what we really are, and the group that was in Pittsburgh was mostly the...
It is exciting to think about all of the ways that the Congress could grow over time! Autumn, I think you are right that as a group we need to examine the...
Hey, guys - I'm in this event this weekend, so if you're near SF this Sunday please stop in and say hi, and please pass this on to your friends. xo Kpoene' Ok...
Wow, crickets. Did my last message go through? I posted on the 17th/18th offering to host the Congress... to a resounding silence in response. i am pasting...