vendor opportunity

vendor opportunity:

hi handmadeinvegas team! ... a group that i run www.couturecommunitychallenge.com is having a charity fashion show, raffle & retail event on april 16th 7-9pm at emergency arts.

being a vendor is free, all you have to do is donate 10% to easter seals, the chosen charity for the evening. event is inside & you must bring your own fold up table or racks and/or share with someone.

please contact me at couturecommunitychallenge@gmail.com asap if you are interested.
space is limited.

xoxo
susan
www.alterednationdesigns.com

Last Call for Festival of communities Craft fair

Hi!

I am super excited because we have about 50 vendors who have signed up for the Locals Craft fair at the UNLV festival of communities. So I am sending out this post to remind you that this Friday April 1st is the last day to register for a booth. Here is the link http://festivals.unlv.edu/

Remember it is on April 16th from 10 am to 6 pm. Booths are only 25$ and we are expecting at least 5000 people to attend. There will be a ton of great activities for the whole family. Thanks!

Melinda Stender

artsylasvegan@yahoo.com

Opporunity to be Featured in the Desert Companion

Another great opportunity for our team, folks!  I just heard from Andrew Kiraly, Editor of Desert Companion magazine, that he'd like to start featuring local talent in his publication on a regular basis and he is looking for artist submissions to be featured.  Here's his email:

I'm looking to do an occasional, possibly bimonthly page
called "Meet your makers" that showcases locally made things. It would
be things we could ostensibly "review" -- so, in your realm, it'd be
consumables we could use or eat or try -- for instance, soap or
granola, stuff like that. The page would comprise short, upbeat
profiles with some review elements -- we'd give a quick, honest but
not slaggy take on it. Another element might be profiling a "maker,"
perhaps with some tips/quotes on his/her product.

If you want to spread the word to your team, that'd be great. I'm
hoping to generate enough material so this could appear at least
semi-regularly. They can e-mail me directly. If they want to send
stuff, they can give me a heads up first, or just mail it to Desert
Companion, 1289 S. Torrey Pines Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89146.

Thanks!

Andrew Kiraly
Editor, Desert Companion
702.259.7856 | andrew@desertcompanion.com | www.desertcompanion.com

Anyone hoping to be included should take him up on his offer and send him in an email/letter giving a peppy overview of who you are and what you're making along with some pictures.  Good luck!

New Eye Shadows

Hey everyone! I just wanted to let you know I have a few new shades of eyeshadows in my makeup etsy now=] I also have a 21% off coupon that is good for my makeup etsy and my jewelry etsy. I just celebrated my 21st birthday a few days ago and thought it would be cool to have this special coupon for awhile=] The code is BadHabit21.


Bad Habit Minerals Etsy
Bad Habit Jewelry Etsy
www.badhabitgifts.com

Pins & Needles Eye Shadow

Sandstorm Eye Shadow

Martini Olive Eye Shadow

Peacock Collection

Summer Of Love Collection

My Share for the day!

A collection of photos and a link at the end to an upcoming show.

Handmade in Vegas Sponsored Artbeat

Our first team sponsored Artbeat event is coming up fast (April 1st!) and I'm still really trying to get vendors to sign up.  To make it easier for our team members (since we're running the show there!) no formal application is required and you can pay your first time $5 vendor fee at check in.  I do need to have a RSVP if you are interested in participating, however.


Also, I'd love any and all feedback on the format of the new event as well as your reviews of how the April 1st event goes.  I think people are afraid to commit to too many events right now since the event was so slow last year and no one can guarantee how the changes will affect traffic.  That's why I'm hoping many of you take me up on the $5 first time rate.  


Just a reminder, the event dates for 2011 are:

April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29

May 4, 11, 15, 22, 29

June 3, 10, 17, 24

September 2, 9, 16, 23, 30

October 7, 14, 21, 28

Event details and the vendor rate schedule are here: 

http://hendersonartbeat.blogspot.com/p/vendor-info.html

Your non-team member friends are encouraged to apply as well.  They will need to submit an application however (found at the above link) but are eligible for the $5 first time vendor rate.  Can't wait to see everyone and good luck to those of you participating in Kathy's show this weekend :)

Craft Event

Reminder,
Craft Event Sunday, 20th from 10 am - 4 pm
Silverstone Golf Clubhouse
8600 Cupp Dr.
89131

Off of Grand Teton and Buffalo
Restaurant and bar available, come on out and have lunch, there is such a pretty view!
Handmade In Vegas Members
Etsy non- Handmade In Vegas
And some non crafters

Thanks
Kathy

The Aveda Institutes Art Walk and Eco Fashion Show

Here is the flyer for the Aveda/Art Institute Event .  

Several of our Etsy Vendors will be there. 

If you have reserved a spot 

please comment below so I know who is going to be there from our Team.  

Thanks, 

Heatherp22, 

Aquariart

Everyone is invited to attend- it should be inspiring!!

Just a $2 donation gets you in the door. 

The Aveda Catwalk for Water

Hello Everyone,

Our local Aveda Institute is hosting this event.  Admission is a $2 donation 

all proceeds benefit  Nevada Water Conservation.  

The Aveda Students have colaborated with the Art Institute Students 

to present an Art Walk and Fashion Show.

Sunday, March 27th from 3-5 pm.  

Several of our Etsy team members including me will be vending during the event. 

Here is a sneak peek at some of my new items that will be for sale. 

Cuffs created with handmade flowers and recycled Jeans

All of these were inspired by my Feb ABS Challenge below.

Based on the colors in this painting I created a necklace and wrist cuff set.

These will all be for sale at the event. 

Please come join us for a look at the future in art and fashion.

Japan on our minds

In response to the recent events in Japan, many Etsy sellers are donating the proceeds from their listings toward the Japan Earthquake and TsunamiRelief Fund, myself included. You can help support by searching keywords "ArtistAid", "JoyForJapan", "Japan Relief" or "Donation" at ETSY.com while going about your online shopping in the super talented etsy handmade community. Please do your part to help.

This is a treasury I put together with some small samples of wonderful etsians who want to make a difference.

Please check it out and pass along the link.

Also please check out my shop under "Japan Relief Donation" for my listings.

I will be donating all proceeds from these sale toward the RED CROSS Japan Disaster Relief Fund.
Please keep Japan in your prayer.

There's still a bit more time to get in...

 

THERE ARE STILL A FEW SPACES AVAILABLE FOR TEAM MEMBERS

INDOOR / OUTDOOR

ONLY $10 A MONTH FOR 3 MONTHS

Contact Carrie & Kathy at ametista_etsy@live.com for more information...hurry!

We're excited to announce...

Our work is NOW Available at 

 

 Located at 107 E. Charleston, Suite 225, Las Vegas, NV

(Inside The Arts Factory) 

First Fridays at Studio 8 Ten - Info as promised...

Info from meeting on Saturday, March 5^th, 2011- 1PM

Studio 8 Ten Contacts:

Andreana Donahue (event coordinator)- 644-9418

Angela Esler-Whelan (secondary contact)- 218-2179

Attended by Handmade in Vegas Members:

Carrie & Kathy- Ametista, LLC (ametista_etsy@live.com)

Laura Graham- Desert Star Creations (bonebag@cox.net)

Marie Jones- Artesia (marie@artesiaproducts.com)

Lizzie Simmons- Lizzie and Company (primitiveatheart@yahoo.com)

Discussion:

• We should have about 10 vendors who will for sure commit to a 3 month stay at First Fridays at Studio 8 Ten (April, May, June).  We will think about resuming for another 3-4 months in the fall if our efforts are successful.

• We will take a maximum of 15 vendors total to start, if space is available we will consider growing as much as we can.

• The cost will be $30 for the 3 months (if someone joins for only 1-2 of the months after we start, they will still pay $30 to be fair to the other vendors).

• Deadline to submit contracts and money to secure space is March 14^th.  Money and contract forms must be brought to Andreana at Studio 8 Ten.  First Come, First Served.

•  We will extend our current First Friday hours to 6-9, with set up for vendors starting at 5PM.  Bring your own lights.

• With the money we collect we can do marketing and purchase glow sticks to assist people who are walking to other areas of the arts district.

• Carrie will create a flyer advertising the strong points of making Studio 8 Ten the best first stop at First Friday and share the following bits of info:  Live Music, Kids Craft Activities (possibly using the glow sticks/bracelets?), Family Friendly atmosphere, Ample parking in the adjacent law offices and abandoned development office on Gass), walking escorts to assist people to get safely to other areas of First Friday.

•  Angela will follow-up on media marketing in local publications such as the View newspapers, BLVDS magazine, the Desert Companion, Seven, and other family friendly publications, as well as channel 33 event posting.

•  We will all also make efforts to announce often on Facebook, email, Twitter, etc.

• If we all make serious efforts to get at least 10 people to come we should see a lot of potential for growth and success!  We all have to work together to make it very successful and become our own awesome First Friday venue!

• We will schedule another meeting after we have secured all the spots so we can all get together and discuss more ideas about the evening itself. (probably an evening the week of the 14^th).  

 Again - any members who are interested in participating please contact Carrie or Kathy at ametista_etsy@live.com

Thanks!

 

Team Origami Party Tonight!

Don't forget to stop on by our team party tonight from 7-8:30pm.  We'll be doing origami madness with all skill levels of designs.  Paper supplied by the team fund.  We'll also have a chat about other online selling venues for our crafts to augment our Etsy incomes.  Please don't make me beg you to come - turnout lately has been LAME. I'll beg if I have to.

More details and RSVP here:  http://www.meetup.com/Handmade-In-Vegas/Las-Vegas-NV/73824/

See you tonight!

Follow up from Saturday's Meeting

Hi again team! Thanks to all the members who have expressed interest in setting up space at  Studio 8 Ten and to those who were able to attend the interest meeting last Saturday. For those of you who don't know Studio 8 Ten  has offered our team an amazing opportunity to have a presence at Las Vegas' premiere monthly art event, First Friday

Angela, the Studio's event coordinator, will be sending us more info about the event and we will be passing that on to you as it comes. 

Here's what we know now, this would be excellent opportunity to provide our team much needed exposure and sales. We would begin with the First Friday in April of 2011. The Studio is offering us unbelievably inexpensive vendor space - $30 for a 3 month commitment (The first Friday of April, May and June). There are 10x10 tent spaces, 6ft table and 5ft table spaces still available.

It appears we have enough vendors to proceed, but there is still room for a few more so please contact me (Carrie or Kathy from Ametista) soon if you are interested at ametista_etsy@live.com

August Mt. Charleston Show

I was hoping to go to the meeting tonight, but our car is in the shop for a timing chain. It costs too much in gas to drive my husband's truck. Anyway, I wanted to let you know that if you sent me an e-mail about the show, I did get it. I'm not going to send out contracts or collect fees until April.
Once again, the show is on Sunday, August 7th, at the Resort at Mt. Charleston. My e-mail is nevadawoods@hotmail.com.

A Share In Our Experience

A bit of motivation for our team. Large orders can be had by using the Etsy venue. Read about it here.

NORTHWEST MEETING~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Reminder,
Northwest Meeting Wednesday, 9th at 6:30 pm
Speaker--------------Susan Silok---------------Topic Marketing

Tea Time Cafe

Painted Mirage off of Ann and 95
More details on Facebook Page
Bring usual items

See u then

Kathy

Lord of the Rings, Anyone????

This is my big "WOW" piece that I'm going to bring to the Renegade Craft Fair in Austin.  I'm attempting to impress people. Tee hee.  FYI-  this took me over a month and many different material changes but it was worth it.

Megan Dresback (FFTFandB)

Update on Mt. Charleston Summer Show

I AM SO SORRY, Sarah, and other members who cannot participate on a Sunday. I thought if I secured a date this early, that we might be able to do a Saturday show, but weddings are big bucks for the hotel, and they are booked on all the Saturdays. I actually sent three e-mails in December, asking about a possible summer show, but they consistently ignored me. Also, there weren't even any Sundays in July!!! I went ahead and secured Sunday, August 7th, for our show. The only other date was late in August, which is too close to school shopping. August 7th is the same weekend as last year, and we had a really big turnout. Maybe we could go 10-5 instead of 10-4. What does everyone think about that? Hopefully, we won't get torrential rains!!! The way weather has been this year, who can say!!!
It will be both inside and outside, including the lagoon area. I asked that no other vendors be present, so we could have the lobby area as well. I have written down the names of the people who have contacted me already, so they are the first to be included. Jewelry sellers are already starting to fill up. I will send out e-mails to everyone who participated last year. Please let me know if you are interested. My e-mail is nevadawoods@hotmail.com

Artbeat (formerly ArtsWalk) Applications now Available

I'm finally ready to start signing up amazing artist for Artbeat 2011 (formerly ArtsWalk).  You will notice our structure has changed from 2010.  The event this year will be held every Friday night during the months of April, May, June, September, October and November from 5-8.  It will precede a world-class concert held at the Henderson Amphitheater (concert starts at 8pm) and application is open to any handmade artists. 

Our first Artbeat event is April 1st.  Applications and vendor fees need to be received at least one week prior to each event in order to be considered.  

Artist application is available to view/print here.

The event website for Artbeat is www.hendersonartbeat.com.

We are offering last year's low rate of $5 per vendor for those who sign up to participate for 20 or more of our Fridays this year.  The very discerning individual will also notice that paying for 20 events at $5 an event is cheaper than paying for 15 events at $8 an event.  

The City of Henderson is also offering a 50% booth discount for their event, Art and All that Jazz for those vendors who pre-pay for 15 or more events as a thank you for those who support and participate frequently in Artbeat.  Here is that event info: http://www.hendersonlive.com/special-events/art-and-all-that-jazz.  This is potential discount of $150 to $250 dollars for the vendor fees for this event.

Hope to see all of you soon at our new event!  Please let me know if you have any questions.

Kathy with Angel's Shop in the Review Journal!

For those of you who haven't seen it yet, here's a great write up of one of our co-leaders, Kathy Wheeler!

http://www.print2webcorp.com/news/lasvegas/JobsOutlook/20110221/p19.asp


Look for her in the second half of the article.  Also a great mention of the team and the event that Kathy is hosting this month.  Great job, Kathy!