... and it's called...the ECONOMY!
So, the fine folks at Craft Sabbath have decided to have a $5 and $10 show this Sunday! A great chance to pick up art from your favorite local artisans/crafters w/out having to donate plasma! In honor of this small price boutique we're whipping up a bunch o' baby squidleighs (which are ALWAYS low priced!)
Hope to see you there
Sunday the 1st, 12-4 and it's our final show @ nobrow coffee & tea (315 East 300 South). Should be a beautiful day too! See you there!
If you came last year then you already know how awesome this show is! We're really looking forward to the second annual and we hope to see you all there!
Here are excerpts from the "official" press release
Craft Lake City to Celebrate the Do-It-Yourself Craft Movement
130 Local Artists will vend at festival on August 14, and the movie Handmade Nation will be screened August 15 at 4:40 at the Tower Theater
SALT LAKE CITY, July 27, 2010 –SLUG Magazine is proud to announce their festival, Craft Lake City (CLC), which celebrates alternative craft and all things handmade. A movement is taking place all across Utah in spare bedrooms, family rooms and garages. The movement is called do-it-yourself or alternative crafting, and artists are making everything from soap, to stuffed animals, to recycled clothing. Women and men are making and selling their own goods, lashing out at sweat shops and striking a blow against exploitative business practices often associated with big business.
The second annual CLC will be held Saturday, August 14. 2010 from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Gallivan Avenue, behind the Wells Fargo Building, in downtown Salt Lake City. The event is free and open to the public. A panel of local artist selected 130 of the best Utah crafters to vend at the event.
Avoidably-priced items like silk-screened posters, reconstructed clothing, knitted items and jewelry will be available. Entertainment will be provided throughout the day and will include craft demonstrations, street performers and musical acts. Many of last year’s artists said the event was a stand-out in terms of earnings and attendance.
“People came out to last year’s CLC ready to buy the art and crafts we’d been working so hard to make,” said Kali Mellus, jewelry maker. “It’s great to feel like your city is supporting you as a full-time artist and appreciates what you do.”
“We are excited to put on a do-it-yourself event that brings people downtown to enjoy and support artists from their very own communities,” says Angela Brown, SLUG Magazine owner and editor, and organizer of Craft Lake City. “The vibrancy of our downtown depends on events like this.”
CLC also includes a musical line up that will round out the craft event into a full day of entertainment. Performers include Josh Payne, the Red Bennies, Hello Amsterdam, Mad Max, Spell Talk and Muscle Hawk. Belly dancers Hathor, Trisha McBride and Blue Lotus will also perform.A kid’s area will offer fun arts and crafts from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. All local food vendors will include Chili Verde, Lucky 13, Sage’s Cafe and Sno Zone.
Craft Lake City is modeled after alternative national craft festivals like the Renegade Craft Fair and the Bazaar Bizarre. The event is sponsored by the Gallivan Center, Ebay, Making Memories, Clear, XMission, Utah Symphony and Opera, Salt Lake Film Society, Koi, Pioneer Craft House, Copper Palate Press, Sublime Stitching, KUER, City Weekly, Catalyst,Artduh.com, KRCL and Simply Utah and hosted by SLUG Magazine.
More info is available atwww.craftlakecity.com. For the most updated information about Craft Lake City check the website regularly and make sure to add CLC as a friend on Facebook.
In other news, isn't it funny how sometimes you obsessively check something, several times a day...like say, how many views you have on your counter, or how many people "heart" you on etsy....and then, you get distracted with actually "making" stuff and you forget to check for a while...and then you do, and you see that while you were away, you got past the 300 mark!! cool!
Hey Everyone! Crazy week coming up as we get ready for Craft Sabbath this Sunday... And we're less than three weeks away from Craft Lake City, too! We have a crazy cool custom that we can't wait to show off, but it's Top Secret for now!
Welcome to the new site (mild applause)! With the newly designed Grimmleighs website, you can find everything you need to get your daily Grimmleighs fix!
Looking for a new Grimmleigh? We have seperate pages for each of our lines, from the creepy-cute Grimmleigh's Fiends, to the super-cute Grimmleigh's Friends. Each and every collectible has it's own dedicated shopping cart link, so you don't need to shop at Etsy now, unless you want to! We have also updated information on how you can get you own custom Grimmleigh of you pets or loved ones!
We'll also keep you up to date on the newest shows, and show off up and coming projects! Bookmark this page, or follow us on Blogger to stay informed!
We would love to hear what you think, either about our products, or anything else you have on your mind! Email us here!
Hey all! We just wanted to give you an idea of what the heck is going on around here... Remodeling! Turns out Blogger can actually support a bunch of functions, so we're adding some pages, and setting up Paypal shopping links for all of the Grimmleighs and how to order customs. We'll keep you updated on our progress!
I know that I always claim that "this custom is my favorite" - but this one is definitely in my top 10! Made this custom Devil for my mom's co-worker. He has pose-able "goat-legs" and a comb-over! what's not to love!!
We lovelovelove receiving pictures of our Grimmleigh's in their new homes w/ their new families! This is a little girl after our own hearts too! She just turned 5 so she 'needed' a Grimmleigh with, you guessed it, 5 eyes!!!
Lots of new guys being listed in the etsy shoppe today too, so if you haven't been by in a while, stop by and meet our new fiends!!
yep, it's upon us and this is our first official summer of shows! We're Uber-Excited for some upcoming events, and as we look at our calendar there are going to be TONS of opportunities for us to meet new folks and help some Grimmleigh's find loving new homes!
(Here's a listing of where we'll be when this summer - your chance to get your Grimmleigh 'Live and in Person')
Tomorrow! July 4th 10-4ish PARK CITY!!! Enjoy the 10degree cooler weather, beautiful mountains, a parade, Fireworks and lots of vendors in the park (including our friend Kali Mallus who makes fantastic natural and hardware resin pieces! and our new friends Reclaimed Wreckage who make these amazing bags & accessories from blown bicycle tire tubes & other fabulous 'trashion'
Sunday July 11th
Our FAVORITE craft boutique Craft Sabbath (check out the new website! way to go Meg & Dook!) 12-4 at nobrow coffee & tea (315 East 200 South in SLC) This event just keeps getting bigger and better! So many awesome rebel crafters, right downtown!
Friday July 16th
Broadway Stroll! (3rd South downtown SLC) This is a new 'event' in conjunction with the 3rd Friday Gallery Stroll - we're excited to be a part of it and hope it will be a tremendous success for everyone involved! Support your local artists ~ be awesome~buy local!
Sunday July 25th
10-3 People's Market @ Jordan Park
A great alternative to the hussle & crowds of the downtown farmer's market. This is a grass-roots, friendly market w/ produce, hand crafted items, henna tattoos, live music & more. There are way worse ways to spend your Sunday afternoon!
Sunday August 8th
Time for another CRAFT SABBATH!! 12-4 @ nobrow coffee & tea! You know it's the coolest and you know you NEED to be there!!!
Saturday August 14th CRAFT LAKE CITY!!! this is the big one! the largest show we've been involved with, and last year's first annual was a TREMENDOUS successs! In the spirit of all those rebel craft shows that you hear about in the 'big cities' - SLUG Mag does a great job with this show. Gallivan Avenue will definitely be THE place to be!
