We’re now accepting applications for The Handmade Market on Saturday, November 13 in downtown Raleigh, NC.

The event is one day only from 11 am to 5 pm, indoors at our NEW LOCATION! Cobblestone Hall (City Market / Moore Square) in downtown Raleigh, NC.

If you are an independent designer, artist, or crafter interested in participating in this show, please read our guidelines and then submit an application. The application deadline is midnight (est) on Saturday September 25 , 2010. Late applications will not be accepted, so submit yours today!

Hi everyone!
We are working hard to get the applications ready for The Handmade Market on November 13! So stay tuned and look for the application on or around August 15.

In the mean time, we’d like to introduce you to our brand new location! It’s across from Moore Square, the park just south of Marbles Kids Museum, the location of the past few Markets.  So it’s a familiar area, the center piece of City Market, and a beauty of a historic building. For those of you who have lived in Raleigh for a while, you may remember this space as Greenshields. It was originally built as an indoor farmer’s market in 1914, which is one of the reasons we are excited to move The Handmade Market here — it really suits our vision of promoting independent, small businesses and handmade goods. The building is now known as Cobblestone Hall;  it’s gorgeous and was recently completely renovated. There is lots of natural light and room for a few more artist spaces! We’ll be able to accept a few more applicants and still have some extra room to widen the aisles for all of our shoppers.

We look forward to receiving your applications, and hope you’ll be as pleased as we are with the new location! Stay tuned for some photos of the interior of Cobblestone Hall.

Love,
The Handmaidens

Epona and Oak has invited The Handmaidens to set up outside the store this weekend to take part in the Artsplosure activities. We will there both Saturday and Sunday from 11am until 5pm right on Blake street in City Market- come visit!

Whew, what a day! Great big thanks go out to all of you who came to The Handmade Market, shopped from the great artists, crafters, and designers, and supported the Triangle Land Conservancy. We sure do love all of our vendors and volunteers who worked so hard to make the Market its very best. We had a fantastic time and hope you did, too!

If you have a story to share about your experience at The Handmade Market — a special find or a new favorite — we’d love to hear from you. If you took photos at the show, we’d love it if you’d add them to The Handmade Market group on Flickr.

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Love + craftiness,
The Handmaidens

It’s here! Join us in downtown Raleigh for The Handmade Market at Marbles Kids Museum. Doors open at 11am, and we’ll have 50 artists, crafters, and designers showing off their wonderful handcrafted wares until 5pm. Be one of the first 500 guests and you’ll receive a free tote bag courtesy of our friends at Ornamentea and Yelp.

Admission to The Handmade Market is free! In lieu of an entry fee, please consider making a donation to the Triangle Land Conservancy. Your donation will get you a raffle ticket good for a chance to win a gift basket full of good things from our generous Charity Sponsors.

So grab a friend & some coffee and come on down!