Handmade Parade has a brand-new site!

Yep, you heard it right, Handmade Parade has a brand spankin' new site, at www.handmade-parade.com.

Handmade Parade started out as a neighborhood craft show. There's also a Handmade Parade blog, where we brought you the best of handmade holiday shopping this past holiday season. Now Handmade Parade has evolved into a virtual Craft Show of sorts, where you can purchase handmade merchandise from all over the world!

There will be new artists added all the time, so check back often! And if you are interested in joining the Handmade Parade revolution, email thehandmadeparade@gmail.com.

P.S.) I designed the site. Do you like it???

Handmade Parade - Now a Major Motion Picture!

Here is a little video from the big day, for your viewing pleasure! With the shaky camera shots and grainy pictures, it has all the charm of a snuff film....but we did our best. Enjoy!

Norfolk Craft Mafia Handmade Parade report!

Whew! What an event! Handmade Parade was an amazing success. We had a wonderful turnout (our conservative estimate is about 1000 people), happy vendors and a super reaction from the crowd who came out. Amanda and I want to thank everyone who helped out or volunteered in any way, we could not have done it without you!



I saw lots of happy customers leaving with bags of handmade, one of a kind items and lots of happy vendors making sales. That's what it's all about, people!



Thank you to all the generous artists and crafters who donated items for our free raffle! It was a big hit! Also a HUGE thank you goes out to Ashley at Pickin Paint (and her awesome balloon man) for donating her time and efforts to create gorgeous face and body paintings and elaborate balloon hats all day long!



Twin bellies! This really added an awesome element to our show and I'm so glad she could take part! For more photos and a full report on the event, go visit the Norfolk Craft Mafia blog.

This Saturday! Invite your friends!

Brought to you by the Norfolk Craft Mafia!

Good lookin' group you got there!

The Norfolk Craft Mafia is super-pleased to announce our amazing lineup of vendors for Handmade Parade! We have over fifty talented artists and crafters from Canada to North Carolina that will be showcasing their wares on Saturday, November 10th! Come get your holiday shopping done in one place! Forget the malls and their crazy parking lots and the same old mass-produced items. Buy handmade, support an independent artist!

DC Craft Mafia Polymer Clay Eclectic The Luna Cat Elemental Beads Lark Studio George Ryan Meryl Jones Snow Penguin Love Brenda Maust & Kristina Bourlotos Emotional Baggage MASHULU Autumnomatopoeia Designs Twist Style Virginia Design Company Pizzatron Craftology: A Cocktail of Mixed Media and Craft Disquieting Designs Noosed Kitty Sloane Solanto Interimaginational Institute for Fantastical Exploration & Cartography Wolfie and the Sneak Craftscharms & Collectibles Cherry Mama Amanda Page Stephens Jeff Crag Art Slipstream

ETCPLUS4 K.Parel Design Annie Moon Primitives Creative Treasures Twittering Bird & Beth White Pimento Designs Armstrong Industry Verotricot Kutchicoo Laura Geimer & Rebecca Chase Keen Designs LC Beads 2 Wear Aniela Gray Designs Martha Thrasher Jellybeans Bracelets Infintus Lilypad Creations Bee's Knees Studio Molebaby Buttons Missing Monsters The Monkey and Me Lizzelizzel & Stuntkid Tasha, Kristal & Melissa McKelvey Historically Inspired Designs A Well Mannered Young Lady Lokahi Spa

Handmade Parade update!

Wow! We are so thrilled over the huge response from our call for vendors for The Norfolk Craft Mafia's first show, Handmade Parade! As we inch closer to the deadline, we have decided to move back the cut off date to make sure that everyone interested in participating has one more week to get their applications in! Due to the high volume and quality of the applicants, we are considering leasing an adjacent area of the venue to make room for more crafty goodness!

Even so, there probably will not be room for everyone, so please get your application to the Craft Mafia no later that October 3rd. You can find information about the show and how to apply by clicking here. The Mafia will review all applications and everyone will be notified by October 5th. Thank you so much for supporting this event, we are very excited! Spread the word!

(parade photo by Oli Bryant, thank you!)