Handmade Happenings - September 16-19, 2010

Both Raleigh and Durham are hosting fantastic arts events this weekend! The festivities begin tonight in downtown Raleigh, so there's plenty to do, see, hear and enjoy.  See you there! 

Thursday - Sunday, September 16-19
5th Annual SPARKcon
A “creative potluck” of SPARKs or creative themes such as art, music, film, fashion, food and more, organized by local individuals to display local talent and connect disparate creative scenes. This festival is made up of more than 16 different events over the 4 days -- check the schedule to find the "SPARKS" you won't want to miss!
* Look for NC Triangle team members at bazaarSPARK:
Where: City Plaza, Fayetteville Street, Raleigh
When: Saturday - 10:00 am - 5:00 pm;  Sunday - 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Sellers to look for: Joannas Photography, metamorphosis, Mutant Angel
* Donata of OldBroomStreet will be reading in the poetrySPARK at Isaac Hunter's Oak City Tavern, 112 Fayetteville Street, on Saturday - 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm.  (Our team members are multi-talented! ;)
More info: http://www.sparkcon.com/

Saturday & Sunday, September 18-19
37th Annual Centerfest Arts Festival
124 juried visual artists from 11 states showcase and sell their original, handcrafted work in clay, drawing, fibers, glass, painting, photography, printmaking, wood, jewelry, mixed media, and sculpture.  Music, dance and entertainment on 3 stages, Hands-on art in the Creative Kids-Zone, fun festival foods, and more!
Where: Foster Street at Durham Central Park, Historic Downtown Durham
When: Saturday - 10:00 am - 6:00 pm;  Sunday - Noon - 6:00 pm
Seller to look for: Gilded Lily Glass
More info: http://centerfest.durhamarts.org/


And if you're feeling like a road trip...
Saturday, September 18
Rock the Block with Chris Paul- Winston-Salem
An end of summer street party!  The Benton Convention Center will host a craft show with more than 30 local & regional artists, while outside along Fourth, Marshall, and Fifth Streets, Rock the Block will offer free music on four stages, a free BMX Bike show, a ticketed ($5) wine tasting festival,  food and merchandise vendor, and NBA star Chris Paul.
Where: Downtown Winston-Salem (map)
When: Craft show - 11:00 am - 6:00 pm (Performances continue until 11:00 pm)
Sellers to look for: Dinner Time Chimes, Buffalo Gals Soap
More info: http://www.rocktheblockws.com/

We hope you'll visit our NC Triangle Etsy Team members and say hello.  Check in each week for more handmade arts & crafts festivities throughout the fall!

(Members, if you have an event coming up next weekend, send your information to Orange Cat Art by Wednesday night to get onto next week's calendar!)

Handmade Happenings - July 24-25, 2010

Just because the forecast for this weekend is for triple digits, that's no excuse to hide inside!  Put on your sunscreen & a hat and join these local artists out & about in the Triangle.

Saturday, July 24
Five Points Farmers Market
The newest addition to Raleigh community markets, come visit with your neighbors while shopping for fresh food, and other handmade goodies.
Where: 2014 Fairview Road (NOFO parking lot), Raleigh
When: 8:00 am - Noon
Sellers to look for: OldBroomStreet
More info: http://www.nextstop.com/p/o0qPB09YSrA/five-points-farmers-market/www.nextstop.com


Worldwide Photo Walk
The Photo Walk is a social photography event where photographers get together to walk around, shoot photos, and generally have fun with other photographers. Nearly 30,000 photographers have signed up in more than 1,100 cities world wide. No experience or fancy equipment required, just a love of photography - you can shoot with your cell phone if you want!
Participation is free, and there's a contest, too.
Where: Meet at NC State's D.H. Hill Library (Hillsborough Street side), Raleigh *
When: 9:45 am - 12:15 pm (followed by optional gathering at Global Village Coffee

Member artists to look for: JoannasPhotography, orangecatart
More info & sign up to participate: http://worldwidephotowalk.com/
* There are also groups meeting in Durham, Cary & Hillsborough. You can find them through the link above!


We hope you'll visit our NC Triangle Etsy Team members and say hello!

(Members, if you have an event coming up next weekend, send your information to Orange Cat Art by Wednesday night to get onto next week's calendar!)

local shopping!

Special thanks to JoannasPhotography for creating this treasury reminding everyone to shop local...


--If you also create a NCTriangle treasury, please send a screenshot to DinnerTimeChimes for inclusion on the blog.

Giveaway

December 1st until December 7th, 2009 Joanna's Photography is offering 2010 Photo Desk Calendar as prize in holiday giveaway!

Main requirement is to visit her Etsy store, choose favorite photograph and include its name in the comment box under the giveaway blog post. There are additional ways to increase number of entries into this random drawing.

Visit her blog for more details!

BazaarSPARK : Raleigh : September 19, 2009

This weekend, to be exact- on the 19th of September JoannasPhotography will be taking part in BazaarSPARK in Downtown Raleigh.

Bazaar SPARK is part of SPARKcon and to quote SPARKcon website:
bazaarSPARK is a collection of artisans, food, fashion, friends and surprise joining together along with their wares as an outdoor shopping experience. What if the mall was cool? What would it feel like? bazaarSPARK was created to answer that question.

There is going to be around 30 artists from Triangle area selling their handcrafted products.
Mine is going to be tent #8.

To read a little bit more about the event, check out Joannas blog!

Mother's Day Giveaway

Five NCTriangle shops have donated items to create this sweet little box of gifts that they're giving away to you! You could keep for yourself, but I bet you'll want to share with your mom!

Here's the details of the five gifts (total value is $60+) that you'll receive if you're the lucky winner...

* Cross Stitch Travel Tissue holder by Lynns Crafts

* Tulip Trio- Fine Art Print by JoannasPhotography

* Springtime Notecards by OrangeCatArt

* Abalone and Sea Soap by Karen's Soaps

* Grannie's Desserts are the Best (Wind Chime) by DinnerTimeChimes

How To Enter: Go to one of the above shops and tell us what item in that shop your mom would love.

{THIS IS MANDATORY TO ENTER AS IS INCLUDING YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS}

Extra Entries: Please leave in separate comments

Visit the other above shops and tell us what item in that shop your mom would love (4 extra entries)

Blog about this giveaway (1 extra entry)

Follow the team blog (1 extra entry)

Post link to your blog post about this contest (1 extra entry)

Purchase from any participating shop (5 extra entries, per purchase)

Contest ends May 8th, 2009 12pm EST

Fine Print:
- Your comment must contain your email address (or it must be shown in your Blogger profile)
- Contest winner will be chosen by random drawing
- The winner will be contacted by email. If the winner does not respond within 3 days then a second winner will be chosen.
- Anyone, including NCTriangle Street Team members, can participate!

Unexpected

JoannasPhotography picked out some of her favorites for this lovely treasury...

Giveaway

Head on over to JoannasPhotography's blog to find out how to win this spring time print...

Local Valentine Gift Ideas

Happy Valentine's Day- photo card, by JoannasPhotography $3.29

Sarah Jane Necklace, by FrenziedArtists $35.00

Rose of My Heart, by orangecatart $2.75

Sangria Necklace -- Luxe Petite, by PoleStar $25.00

Vintage Style Hand-Embroidered Hankie, by MutantAngel $7.00

Attention team members: Suggest more NCTriangle Valentine gifts in the forums.

Team Treasury: Petals of PINK

CorkandCotton created this summery treasury for the team!

Day #3 MEGA Giveaway Winner

As many of you know, The NCTriangle Street Team hosted a MEGAgiveaway the beginning of December.

Day #3's giveaway was hosted by Joanna's Photography, features fine art photography in really affordable way. Most photographs are nature inspired and concentrate on capturing details of plants, flowers and insects.

hodgepodgespv was the lucky winner!

A special thanks to Joanna's Photography for hosting the giveaway! If you're a member of the NCTriangle Etsy team and are interested in hosting an upcoming giveaway on the blog, stop by the forums for more information.

Mega GIveaway Day 3: JoannasPhotography

In order to help you with jumpstarting your holiday shopping the NCTriangle Etsy team is hosting MEGAgiveaways this week.

If this is the first time you're heard about the team's MEGAgiveaway, be sure to find the giveaways from earlier in the week on this blog. And, don't forget to come back tomorrow to learn about the lastest giveaway!

Today's NCTriangle Etsy Street Team giveaway is sponsored by Joanna's Photography. Interested in finding out more? Keep reading!

Joanna's Photography features fine art photography in really affordable way. Most photographs are nature inspired and concentrate on capturing details of plants, flowers and insects. Some pieces are created through experiments with equipment and techniques.

All are professionally printed to ensure great color reproduction and longevity.

Photographs are great to use for home or office decoration. They can inspire and motivate. They can be great gifts for those you care about!

Prize: "Magnolia's Secret" matted print. Photograph for this giveaway is 6x6 size, matted into 8x10 black mat. $26.00 value

Who Can Enter: Anyone! US and International entrants are welcome.

Deadline: The give away runs from December 3rd to December 10th (12 noon EST). The winner will be announced here the following day.

How to Enter: Visit Joanna's Photography. Pick out your favorite item. Come back here and leave a comment about your favorite item in her shop. Be sure to include your email address in your comment too!

Eager to win? Earn up to 2 extra entries!

Here's how:
1. Publish a post on your blog about this give away
2. Make a purchase from Joanna's Photography!
Leave a comment to let us know that you earned an extra entry. Remember to leave the link to your blog post.

Fine Print:
- Your comment must contain your email address
- Contest winner will be chosen by random drawing
- The winner will be contacted by email. If the winner does not respond within 3 days then a second winner will be chosen.
- NCTriangle Street Team members can participate!

Team Treasury: The Birds and the Bees

AlloverArt's catchy title caught the attention of lots of Etsy shoppers...

Team Treasury; Purple People Eater!

AlloverArt created this peaceful treasury filled with purples from the team's shops...

Team Treasury: Let the sun shine in!

OrangeCatArt loves sunny days! Don't you too?

Team Treasury: FALL in love

AlloverArt portrayed her appreciation for the recent cool weather with this Fall treasury filled with items from team shops...

Green! Green! Green!

AlloverArt was quick to learn the tricks of creating a treasury after joining our team, and she created this beauty on her first try!

Team Treasury: Washed up in North Carolina!

StartToFinish was certainly thinking about a trip to the beach when she created this treasury. Thanks for supporting the NCTriangle team!

Team Treasury: Days of wine & roses

Scatterbox created team treasury...

Team Treasury

KarensSoaps created this yummy chocolate treasury for the team...