Handmade Happenings October 2nd-8th, 2014

Friday & Saturday, October 3rd-4th

Wide Open Bluegrass Art Market

The Wayward Stitch

World of Bluegrass is the annual bluegrass music homecoming, taking place September 30-October 4 in Raleigh, NC.  The Art market will be open on Friday & Saturday!

Where: Fayetteville Street, Raleigh

When: 12 pm - 8 pm Friday & Saturday

Artist to visit: The Wayward Stitch

Saturday, October 4th

Wake Forest Farmers' Market

Find local farmers, soapmakers, cheesemakers, crafters, bakers, and artists practicing their crafts. 

Where: 405 S. Brooks Street, Wake Forest

When: 8 am to Noon
Artist to visit: Poppy & Purl,  A Stitch Niche

Cary Downtown Farmers' Market

This vibrant gathering place gives the community direct access to many farmers and unique craftsmen all in one place!  They are committed to bringing the highest quality of agriculture and craft products.  This Saturday is the Football tailgating party!

Where: 135 W. Chatham St., Cary

When: 8 am to 12:30 pm
Artist to visit: 8PM Beauty

Makers Market at Cameron Village

The first ever Makers Market at Cameron Village!  

Where: 2102 Smallwood Drive (corner lot at Daniels) Raleigh

When: 10 am to 2 pm
Artist to visit: Geekchicfashion

Morning Times Market

Downtown Raleigh's Art Market! Local artists are selling their handmade goods! Great art, people and fun from 7pm to 11pm on selected dates and weather permitting. A featured local beer tent and live entertainment as well!

Where: 10 E Hargett St., Raleigh

When: 12 pm to 11 pm
Artist to visit: Bordeaux Lane Studio

Sunday, October 5th

Pittsboro First sunday

Pittsboro's First Sunday is an artisan market featuring handmade crafts, music, and food every first Sunday of the month from March through December. Join us from 12-4 p.m. in Pittsboro's historic downtown.

Where: Downtown Pittsboro

When: 12 pm to 4 pm
Artist to visit: Geekchicfashion

AFAS Arts on Sunday Series

This weekend is the start of the Arts on Sunday Festival Series in downtown Winston-Salem Arts District.  To kick the series off, this Sunday will have Blues-a-palooza featuring Twin City Buskers, Harmonica Showdown with John Olson, Eddie Martin, Abe Reid and Bubba Spear, Mike Bennett & The B-String Allstars, and Big Ron Hunter! 

Where: Arts District, Trade Street, Winston-Salem, NC

When: 1 pm to 5 pm
Artist to visit: Zendustria

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 or sale coming up, please send your information to Zendustria to get onto the calendar! )

Local Featured Seller: Iron Vines

 Who are you?  Matt Snyder of Iron Vines.

Where are you located?  Pittsboro NC

What do you create?  I make custom nature inspired furniture and lighting from metal. Most of the work is very vine and branch like. I also make tables that use antique stained glass.

What is your favorite place to visit in the "triangle"?   I like hiking at Eno River with my wife and our dog. It is good exercise and helps me come up with new ideas.

Fire Grate

 When did you start creating?  I started making things from Legos when I was 3 or 4 years old. Over time I migrated to garage to make huge messes and strange projects. In high school I took metal shop and found my preferred medium.

What is your most cherished handmade item?  That would have to be the coffee table I made for my wife. It is metal and antique stained glass. I made it a year and a half ago. It is very sturdy and heavy we sometimes leash the dog to it and the table doesn't budge. The stained glass in it was salvaged from a home remodel in the UK. It is a beautiful art deco piece.

Why did you choose your medium?  I choose metal because I like the freedom and versatility it gives me. It is very strong and mostly forgiving. I have worked in ceramics, glass, wood and plastic and I always come back to metal because I have so many more options with it.

Musical Instrument Stand

 What inspires you?  I'm inspired by forms in nature. I look at root structures, branches, electron microscopic images of diatoms and mathematical symmetry in nature.

Where do you create?  I live and work in a small house on stilts with a tiny shop area under the house. It is just enough room to do my work. It is out on a back road next to a creek in a forest outside of Pittsboro NC.

Why did you choose your shop name?  I wanted to reference both the natural inspiration of my work and the medium I work in.

Candle Holder, 3 inch Pillar Candles

What are your goals?  I would like to have a self sustaining business doing both online sales and selling at craft shows with occasional custom orders.

What do you do when you are not creating?  I like being out in nature with my wife and our dog. I also like to fix things around the house and do automotive repair but only when what I do works and doesn't make a bigger problem.

Don't forget to swing by and check out all of Matt's beautiful Iron Vines for sale!

NCTriangle Team members who'd like to be featured, please contact Shore Debris.

Handmade Happenings, Sept. 1-5, 2012

Deep Red Flower - Hair Clip and Pin by Poppy and Purl

We have a long weekend coming up, so the artists of the NC Triangle Team are bringing you a special edition of the Handmade Happenings! We have events this weekend (for those of you staying in town), and two next Wednesday. So scroll down the page to make some plans for mid-week, too. Hope to see you there!

Saturday, September 1
Waverly Farmer's Market - Cary
Featuring NC local fresh from the farm fruits, vegetables, herbs, flowers, meats, poultry, eggs, baked goods, jams and jellies, arts, live music and more!
Where: In the parking lot off of the Waverly Promenade on the lower level, at the corner of Tryon and Kildaire Farm Roads, Cary, NC
When: 9:00 am - Noon
Artist to visit: Bordeaux Lane Studio 
More info: http://waverlycary.com/2012/06/03/waverly-farmers-market/

Wake Forest Farmers Market
Fresh-off-the-farm produce; pasture-raised beef, poultry, and pork; free-range eggs; honey, jams, and preserves; delicious baked goods; natural bath & body products, and more!
Where: 110 S. White Street, Wake Forest, NC 27587
When: 8:00 am - Noon
Artist to visit: Tracey Gurley Bath & Body
More info: http://www.wakeforestfarmersmarket.org/ 

Sunday, September 2
First Sunday - Pittsboro
Local artists and craft-persons exhibit their work all along Hillsboro Street, and live music performances complement the downtown businesses & restaurants for a vibrant community event.
Where: Hillsboro Street, Pittsboro, NC
When: Noon - 4:00 pm
Artist to visit: Bordeaux Lane Studio 
More info: http://pittsboronc.net/firstsunday.html

Wednesday, September 5
Wake Forest Farmers Market
Fresh-off-the-farm produce; pasture-raised beef, poultry, and pork; free-range eggs; honey, jams, and preserves; delicious baked goods; natural bath & body products, and more!
Where: 110 S. White Street, Wake Forest, NC 27587
When: 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Artist to visit: Poppy and Purl, A Stitch Niche
More info: http://www.wakeforestfarmersmarket.org/   

RAW: natural born artists Showcase - Raleigh A multi-faceted artistic showcase, featuring a film screening, musical performance, fashion show, art gallery, performance art and a featured hairstylist and makeup artist - all local!

Where: Solas Raleigh, 419 Glenwood Avenue, Raleigh, NC 27603

When: 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Artists to visit: Cockamamie Jewelry More info: http://www.rawartists.org/raleigh/ensemble

Shop Local Online! Team Member Sales!
- Heebie Jeebie Designs - SUMMER SALE! 25% off all jewelry! Enter coupon code: BEACHBUM


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 or sale coming up next weekend, send your information to Orange Cat Art to get onto next week's calendar!)

Handmade Happenings - October 23-24, 2010

It's an excellent weekend for a fall road trip!  NC Triangle team artists will be participating in festivals in the Sand hills area and the Piedmont, so we hope you'll come join us for some arts, crafts and fun.  See you there! 

Saturday, October 23Fall Street Fair - Pittsboro
Local arts & crafts, live bands, children's activities and games, food concession, and more in historic downtown Pittsboro!
Where: Hanks & Credle Streets, Pittsboro
When:10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sellers to look for: metamorphosis (booth #29),  LindaSearcyJewelry (#8),  OldBroomStreet (#50), OrangeCatArt (#39) 
More info: http://pboparks.blogspot.com/2010/10/2010-pittsboro-fall-street-fair-oct-23.html 

JubiLEE - Sanford
A fall festival featuring arts, crafts, kids activities & live performances!
Where: Depot Park, 106 Charlotte Avenue, Sanford
When: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Seller to look for: ChiquisDesigns
More info: http://www.downtownsanford.com/ 

Just Plain Country Event - Walnut Cove
A day of music, food, collectibles and fun! Just Plain Country Store is hosting a day long event featuring 30+ vendors inside and outside of their Main Street location. Live music is scheduled from 1-3 and 5-7. Fun is scheduled all day!Where: 405 N. Main Street, Walnut Cove
When: 9:00 am - 7:00 pm 
Seller to look for: DinnerTimeChimes
More info: http://www.justplaincountrystore.com/ 

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!)

Triangle Holiday Arts & Crafts Calendar (Week 2)

Buying local & handmade this holiday season is easy & fun! This weekend we are featuring events in several "Triangle area" communities, as well as a two-day event in Durham. Hope to see you out & about!

Saturday, November 20

Fall Harvest Craft Show
Where: Galloway Ridge at Fearrington, 3000 Galloway Ridge Road, Pittsboro
When: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Sellers to look for: OldBroomStreet

Holiday Art & Craft Bazaar
Where: Hillsborough Elementary School, 402 North Nash Street, Hillsborough
When: 9:00 am - 2:oo pm
Details: PTA Fundraiser
Sellers to look for: Linda Searcy Jewelry Designs and Shore Debris

Holiday Craft Fair
Where: St. Michael the Archangel Church, 830 High House Road, Cary
When: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Details: Local artists, crafters & direct sellers; Door prize raffle to benefit programs for children in need in our parish & community.
Sellers to look for: JemmDeeCreations

Saturday & Sunday, November 21 & 22

Durham Art Walk
Where: Downtown Durham (map, directions & parking info)
When: Saturday - 10:00 am - 5:00 pm; Sunday - 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Details: More than 400 participating artists, in venues all around Downtown; look for the Red Dots! Free shuttle service available.
Sellers to look for: Vintage Scraps and Orange Cat Art in the Carolina Theatre, 309 W. Morgan Street, and MegRNC will be helping out at the Scrap Exchange, 548 Foster Street


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

Special thanks to LuckyGirlTrading for last week's photo of her Bands of Red and Gold Temari.

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

Pittsboro Street Fair / October 24, 2009

(click on image for details about event)

The Pittsboro Street Fair will be held on October 24th from 10am to 5pm! It should be bigger and better than ever with the same great music, vendors and crafts as in years past. New this year will be a third stage on the patio of the City Tap Bar, "Sculpture in the Park" Exhibition at the Kiwanis Park, and a Pittsboro Kinetic Sculpture Parade. It will feature mostly Chatham artists with a few invited from surrounding counties who specialize in interactive art for children.

(The rain date is the following day, October 25th.)

Look for NCTriangle team member, OldBroomStreet in booth 17!