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Connie Mettler's Blog – December 2015 Archive (13)

6 Craft Festivals in the East for 2016

More than 10,000 craft lovers to converge at each Mid-Atlantic stop

October 6-9,…

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Added by Connie Mettler on December 31, 2015 at 9:34pm — 1 Comment

Call for Artists: Columbus Arts Festival

June 10-12

Columbus, Ohio

Presented by: Greater Columbus Arts Council

300+…

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Added by Connie Mettler on December 30, 2015 at 2:03am — No Comments

Call for Artists: 2nd Annual Texas Gulf Coast Arts Festival

May 13-15

Clute Texas

Presented by: Center for the Arts & Sciences

80 Artists

Deadline: January 22 (server problems have made this extension necessary)

Application Fee: $20

Booth Fee:…

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Added by Connie Mettler on December 28, 2015 at 12:00am — 1 Comment

Stories to Art is Calling All Artists

December 17 - January…

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Added by Connie Mettler on December 24, 2015 at 10:00pm — No Comments

Call for Artists: 13th Annual Embracing Our Differences

April & May 2016

Sarasota, Florida

Downtown Sarasota

Presented: Coexistence,…

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Added by Connie Mettler on December 20, 2015 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Wishing you Love and Laughs in the New Year

Warm wishes for a glorious holiday to all my friends in art fair land. My hope for you in the new year is for you to live well, laugh often and love much. I hope Santa brought you everything you wanted.

My sincerest gratitude to all of you who have contributed to this website. Your helpful posts and encouragement to others is social networking at its best. With over 12,000 members, over 5000 discussions and somewhere around…

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Added by Connie Mettler on December 20, 2015 at 8:30am — 5 Comments

Secret Santa is out on his deliveries

AFI's 4th Annual Secret Santa Gift Exchange is out in full force. Over 50 artists (and a few show directors also) are shopping and shipping handmade one of a kind goods across the nation.

This is a reminder to those of you who signed up that the shipping day deadline is Dec. 19 (but knowing how you like to wait…

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Added by Connie Mettler on December 18, 2015 at 9:13am — 1 Comment

Last Call: Chicago's 67th Old Town Art Fair

June 11 & 12

Chicago, Illinois

Historic Old Town Triangle Landmark District

250 artists

Deadline: December 15

Application Fee:…

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Added by Connie Mettler on December 11, 2015 at 7:30am — No Comments

Call for Artists: 39th Annual Leesburg Art Festival

March 12 & 13

Leesburg, Florida

presented by the Leesburg Center for the Arts

120 Artists

Deadline: December 13

Application fee: $25;…

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Added by Connie Mettler on December 9, 2015 at 7:35am — No Comments

Call for Artists: 3rd Annual Elkhart For the Love of Art

March 12

Elkhart, Indiana

Northern Indiana Event Center/RV Hall of Fame

Presented by: KoZmo Events

10am-6pm

70+ Artists

Deadline: Until full

One time…

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Added by Connie Mettler on December 6, 2015 at 8:00pm — No Comments

Naughty or Nice? Secret Santa is Back!

You all are invited to take part in our 4th Annual Secret Santa Gift Exchange. Members of the artist community sign up to exchange gifts. We do it anonymously (or not). All gifts should be handmade/from an art fair/etc. In the past it has been lots of fun to see what people send each other, from handmade potholders (honestly) to batiked pillows and…

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Added by Connie Mettler on December 6, 2015 at 8:00pm — 2 Comments

Art Festival vs. Small Business Saturday

Down in Delray Beach, FL, this past weekend it was "Small Business Saturday", as it was across the country. Yet it was also the weekend of the Downtown Delray Beach art festival. Good idea? Shop owners don't seem to think so, and then others do. The DDA likes it, shop owners not so sure.