5.26.2008

Crafting For A Cause!

On the evening of May 15, Rachel Widomski was seriously injured by a hit-and-run driver outside of Haiku restaurant. Rachel’s severe spinal cord injuries will leave her paralyzed for life. Please join us in a city-wide fundraising effort to help support Rachel and her family during her long road to recovery.

We have set up an Etsy shop called HaikuHelp where we will be selling handmade goods from crafters in Columbus. 100% of the proceeds will benefit the Rachel Widomski Medical Trust fund.

For more info or to hear Rachel's story, please visit haikuhelp.com.

If you would like to contribute your handmade item to the HaikuHelp Etsy shop, please contact AmyD or Amy N.

4.07.2008

cbus sampler on sale now!


these are going fast so act now.
a great big thanks to sweet stella for organizing such a great local project
we have also had lots of press about the local event. Today members amyd and bootleg were featured on the dispatch.
there was also a sighting on craftzine's blog.
listen for amy of sweet stella on cd101 this wednesday morning, promoting the sampler too!

3.30.2008

Best of Columbus!

Congrats to the following Crafty Cotillion folks for their Best of Columbus 2008 wins in the Columbus ALIVE:


And, for scoring multiple honorable mentions:
Runner up for Best Art Gallery/Best New Store: Rivet

3.18.2008

City Sampler: Columbus

The Columbus City Sampler drops on April 7, 2008!! Get Ready!!

1.26.2008

Shop Local!

Check out what Columbus crafters are selling on Etsy.com!
Use Etsy's "Shop Local" feature to find sellers in a neighborhood near you!

1.19.2008

City Sampler: Columbus

City Sampler: Columbus (a special version of The Sampler) will feature items exclusively from crafters, DIYers and awesome businesses from Columbus and the surrounding area!

The Sampler is going local! We're creating samplers that focus on business from specific cities, towns, and regions! Along with the samples, we'll be providing all kinds of fun and interesting information and materials about the cities we're featuring!

The Sampler has spent the last three years distributing the very best handmade and indie communities have to offer. It has been really great collecting items from artists, crafters, musicians, and alternative publications all over the US, and the world! Now we'd like to try to go local - and we'd like you to be a part of it!

City Sampler: Columbus will be a new and fun way to experience both the city and The Sampler. We'd like to invite you to send us samples of your work or your product along with some promotional items, so that we can distribute them to people who are interested in supporting local businesses!

There are many benefits to contributing to the Sampler, and we know that the City sampler will provide you with an equally great opportunity!

If you send us Samples - the minimum being 10, the maximum being 100 - you may also send us 100 promo items for the City Sampler, which will reach 100 fans of Columbus (and the surrounding area) culture! You may also include an unlimited number of promos for regular issues of The Sampler, which reaches 500 subscribers and members of the media each month! For more info on contributing and promos, please see http://www.homeofthesampler.com/contributors/tips.html

Your Samples will be photographed for The Sampler website, and mentioned in the City Sampler Guide we will include in every City Sampler! So even if you only send 10 items, your business info will appear in all 100 City Samplers.

All items must be received by March 30th, 2008. Please email contribute@homeofthesampler.com with your submission ideas, or with any questions you might have about the Sampler!

You can also contact Amy N. directly in Columbus if you have any questions or would like to contribute. Artists, crafters, musicians, business/restaurant owners, etc. are all welcome to submit materials.

1.06.2008

January Challenge

To try and stir up some different creative juices in the new year, the Crafty Cotillion will have a monthly color palette selection. The challenge for the month will be to use any, some, all the colors in the palette and show it off at the end of the month! Any mediums are welcome! Good Luck
January's Selection is "Get your luv on winter"