The Denver County Fair is now upon us, our DHA volunteers are hard at work setting up our first ever DHA Member Pop Up Shop and we can’t wait for you all to see it. Here’s a list of the DHA members participating in this inaugural event: all things bean becky’s buttons & things Betinaworks Bird [...]
Business Basics Start-up Date: Monday, August 8, 2011 Time: 6pm-9pm Location: Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, 1445 Market St., Denver CO, 80202 Do you know what it takes to start your own business? The Denver Handmade Alliance is teaming up with the Denver Metro Small Business Developement Center, to help you get the ball rolling. In this [...]
Today’s Member Spotlight is on Beth Wood of betinaworks! Hooray! Please describe your craft business. What was your impulse for starting it? Betinaworks focuses on repurposed goods. My main product line is jewelry, but it doesn’t stop there. I’ve been experimenting with literary dioramas (yep, inside of books), stuffed little friends, and a top [...]
Well kids, it’s music festival season. Unless you don’t live in Colorado. Then it’s probably, air conditioning season! Or, intensified bum-pee season! Or, non-seasonal depression season! I’m just kidding. I’m sure I know everywhere in the WORLD has music festivals. I’m just jealous that some people have air conditioning. I’m also aware that New York [...]
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Tagged Braided Headbands, Crafty Hour; It's Happy Hour with Crafts!, DIY jewelry, drunk craft, Music Festival Crafts, Music Festival DIY, party crafts, Sequin Earrings, Sequin Rings
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In the spotlight today: Raemi Anderson of Smokin Mud Productions. Please describe your craft business. What was your impulse for starting it? Mostly, I use my photographs to incorporate into jewelry pendants whether that is by using Polymer Clay or by using anitique, antique silver finish or anitique brass finished lockets and [...]
Check out the press release below from DHA member Jeanne of Vintage Renewal, see what’s she’s up to with her new Pop + Up Eco-Boutique! For immediate Release: Contact: Sabin Aell: 720-309-1764 VINTAGE RENEWAL’s very first traveling Pop+Up Eco-Boutique HINTERLAND is pleased to the launch of Vintage Renewal’s very first traveling Pop+Up Eco-Boutique! Friday [...]
Check out the call for volunteers below from our good friends over at Horseshoe Craft & Flea. This is a great way to get involved in your craft community! The Horseshoe Craft and Flea Market is looking for some enthusiastic volunteers to spread the word about our Summer Market (http://summer.horseshoemarket.com). Do you live in or [...]
Please describe your craft business. What was your impulse for starting it? She’s Crafty jewelry is mostly made from vintage finds with the addition of some newer materials. We try to use vintage beads as much as possible though. Designs range from feminine to funky with an emphasis on fun color and texture [...]
Here at Crafty Hour, we follow one rule, and one rule only when celebrating the Fourth of July: What Would George Washington Do. So it only seems natural to steal another culture’s tradition, make a cheap/lamer version of it, and then own it as if we came up with the idea. PINATAS: THE CHEAP AND [...]
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Tagged Budweiser Pinata, Cereal Box Pinata, Crafty Hour; It's Happy Hour with Crafts!, DIY Pinatas, Fourth of July, Fourth of July Crafts, The Bomb Pop, The Bomb Pop Recipe
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