Arts and Crafts

Artists, Crafts and Crafters have their own social network. There is a craft show going on somewhere in the world, right now!

Welcome! Directory is below.



and much more!











Or if you are in the Finger Lakes try these....





Latest Activity

Joana Joana joined Arts and Crafts. Leave a Comment for Joana. 1 day ago
Crystal Moon Crystal Moon's profile changed Jul 17
Crystal Moon Crystal Moon added a video:
Untitled
Jul 17
Charles Charles joined the group Promoters Jul 16
Charles Charles joined Arts and Crafts. Leave a Comment for Charles. Jul 16
Martha Martha joined Arts and Crafts. Leave a Comment for Martha. Jul 15
Judianne field Judianne field joined Arts and Crafts. Leave a Comment for Judianne field. Jul 14

Groups

March-Juried Art Festivals

Alabama

Arts & Crafts Festival of Fairhope
P.O. Box 310
Daphne, AL 36526 (251) 621-8222

Arizona

Tempe Festival of the Arts
Downtown Tempe Community
660 South Mill Ave Suite 150
Tempe, AZ 85281 (480)-921-2300

Scottsdale Arts Festival
7380 E. 2nd St.
Scottsdale, AZ 85251 (602)-994-2316

Scottsdale Desert Festival of the Arts
Thunderbird Artists
15648 N.Eagles' Nest Dr.
Fountain Hills, AZ 85268 (602)-837-5637

California

Contemporary Crafts Market (SanFrancisco)
Roy Helms & Assoc.
1142 Auahi St #2820
Honolulu, HI 96814 (808)-422-7362

LaQuinta Art Festival
The Arts Foundation
PO Box 777
LaQuinta, CA 92253 (619)-564-1244
LQARTS@aol.com

Florida

Howard Alan Events:
ANNUAL AVENTURA ART FESTIVAL
SARASOTA - ANNUAL QUAY CRAFT FESTIVAL
ST. PETE BEACH ART FESTIVAL
PALM HARBOR CRAFT FESTIVAL
JUPITER - JUNO BEACH, FL - ANNUAL ART FEST BY THE SEA
NAPLES DOWNTOWN ART FESTIVAL
DOWNTOWN CLEARWATER ART FESTIVAL
For info: 9695 W. Broward Blvd.
Plantation, Florida 33324 (954)-472-3755

Englewood Rotary Fine Arts Festival
P.O. Box 176
Englewood, FL 33295 941) 474-4377
jack-coleman@exit33.com

Florida Strawberry Festival
PO Drawer 1869
Plant City, FL 33564 (813)-752-9194

Ft.Lauderdale Festival of the Arts
Parks & Rec Dept
1350 W. Broward Blvd
Plantation, FL 33312

Gasparilla Festival of the Arts
c/o Lisa Carver, PO Box 10591
Tampa, FL 33679 (813)-876-1747

Images-Festival of the Arts
PO Box 1585
New Smyrna, FL 32170

Meet Me Downtown Festival
c/o Lois Niesen, 1800 N.Dixie Hwy
Boca Raton, FL 33432 (407)-395-4433

Miami Lakes Spring Arts & Crafts
6843 Main St
Miami Lakes, FL 33014

Museum of Art Las Olas Art Festival
PO Box 2211
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33303 (305)-525-3838

Santa Fe Community College Spring Arts Festival
3000 NW 83rd St.
Gainesville, FL 32606 (904)-372-1976

Under the Oaks Arts Festival
3001 Riverside Park Dr.
Vero Beach, FL 32963 (407)-231-0707

Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival
PO Box 597
Winter Park, FL 32790 (407)-672-6390
giles@ctinet.net

Maryland

Sugarloaf Art Fair (Ft. Washington)
Sugarloaf Mtn. Works
200 Orchard Ridge Dr.#215
Gaithersburg, MD 20878 (800)-210-9900

Michigan

Ann Arbor Spring Art Fair
Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds - Indoors
Audree Levy's Invitational Art Fairs
1809 Morning Glory
Carrollton, Texas 75007 972/394-5236

New Jersey

Crafts at the Morristown Armory
Artrider Productions
4 Deming St.
Woodstock, NJ 12498 (914)-679-7277

Westfield Craft Market
American Craft Marketing
PO Box 480
Slate Hill, NJ 10973 (914)-355-2400

New Mexico

To Your Credit
Campus of ENMU-R
Art Department
P.O. Box 6000
Roswell, NM 88202 505-624-7226
Jennie.Bower@roswell.enmu.edu

Reddish
Downtown Roswell
919 Davidson Dr
Roswell, NM 88203 505-622-2921
johnlbower919@yahoo.com
New York
ArtExpo (NYC)
7500 Old Oak Blvd.
Cleveland, OH 44130 (800)-827-7170

Spring Crafts Market
American Arts & Crafts Alliance
425 Riverside Dr#15H
New York, NY 10025 (212)-866-2239
North Carolina

Craftsmen's Classic Arts & Crafts Festival
Gilmore Shows
3514-A Drawbridge Pkwy
Greensboro, NC 27410 336-282-5550

Oklahoma

Children's Medical Center Arts & Crafts Festival
77707 S. Oswego Pl.
Tulsa, OK 74136 (918)-492-1210

Pennsylvania

Germantown Friends School Craft Show
31 W. Coulter St.
Philadelphia, PA 19144 (215)-951-2300
sallys@gfsnet.org

Pennsylvania National Arts & Crafts Show
PO Box 449
New Cumberland, PA 17070 (717)-796-0531


South Carolina

Craftsmen's Classic Arts & Crafts Festival
Gilmore Shows
3514-A Drawbridge Pkwy
Greensboro, NC 27410 336-282-5550

Virginia

Craftsmen's Classic Arts & Crafts Festival (Richmond)
Gilmore Shows
3514-A Drawbridge Pkwy
Greensboro, NC 27410 336-282-5550

Virginia Spring Show (Richmond)
Virginia Show Productions
PO Box 305
Chase City, VA 23924 (804)-372-3996

Spring Arts & Crafts Show (Fairfax)
M-PAC
PO Box 1377
Middleburg, VA 22117 (540)-338-5272

 

Photos

Loading…

Featured Arts and Crafts Shows

Todays Featured Crafter site!


Scrollsaw patterns and other woodworking project plans are what you will find at this website. We have full size patterns for many items such as shelves, fretwork wall hangings, birdfeeders, and toys. We also offer Flying Dutchman reverse-tooth scrollsaw blades straight from Germany. Please take a few moments and look through our other woodworking plans, too.

Featured craft sites!




Artsy Clay imaginative jewelry & magnets
handmade St. Patrick's Day and Easter pins, cute cats and dogs

Free quilter's registry download.
Download a free quiliter's registry to keep track of your quilting projects

ThePaintedBottle
Hand-Painted bottles of all kinds. Unique, one-of-a-kind pieces including lighted wine bottles.

CandaLisa
Specializing in premium handcrafted palm pillars, soy wax jar candles, and natural soap.

Derek's tea bag tile CD's
CD's with printable tea bag tiles, instructions, templates for backing sheets, stacking tiles and seamless.

Just Country Homewares
Just Country Home Wares, our individually hand-crafted timber furnishings,Shabby chic homewares and French provincial gifts will tempt you

Candles, Gifts & More
Custom made, highly scented candles for every aspect of your life.

Extreme Birdhouses
Welcome to the home of the worlds largest log style birdhouses all made from reclaimed barn wood. , Plans also available

Knitting Yarns
Sirdar Packs of Knitting Yarns at low prices - some over 75% off - Including lots of Funky Fur, Vegas, Fresco, Boa and Snowflake Chunky

Habbyworld Haberdashery and Sewing Shop
Suppliesr of craft, sewing, crochet, card making, ribbon and lace

Candle of Essence
Candle of Essence uses the highest quality scent oils and natural soy waxes to produce the most premium scented candle products available.

Prim Folk
Emporium of Folk Artists & Crafters offering original primitive craft patterns, kits & decor! JOIN US!

OREOUNLIMITED WELL THOUGHT OUT HAND MADE CRAFTS
We have a variety of items that are handmade. From Fleece blankets to Seashell magnets. We also have holiday items for those special holidays.

Glass Painting
Everything you need to know about glass painting, free projects, designs, product reviews, forum and much more

FRANS HOMEMADE WONDERS
ENTIRELY HANDMADE CRAFTS FOR ALMOST ANY OCCASION. PLEASE COME ON BY AND TAKE A LOOK

Kids Craft of the Month Club
Craft kits and more sent to your child each month. We also have sticker clubs, gift baskets, free craft projects and more!!

Crocheted Teddy Bears - Butler's Bears
Handmade crocheted teddy bears and afghans. Customize your Butler's Bear. Many sizes and types for teddy bear lovers of all ages.

Odds N Ends Fabric
Online source for quality quilting fabric at discount prices

Creations by Jaime
Make your ideas real! Custom stuffed animals & dolls created from your photo, sketch, or description.

JustMomnMeprimitves
candles,warmers,pillows sented oils,rosehips,signs,wood ladders,stitcherys,

HEAVENLY HOOKERS INC
Beautiful CROCHET Afghan patterns for you to make and enjoy for years to come... EASY TO MAKE!!

Creative Side Bows
Hand made hair bows and accessories for the special little girls in your life.

The Gallery Winslow
specialising in original artwork , bespoke ceramics & painted wood.

Wax Dipped Creations - Home of Wax Dipped Bears
Our Scented Wax Dipped Easter Bunnies JUST ARRRIVED!! Lots of other critters to choose from too....in over 30 scent choices! Wholesale also welcome.

Awesome brocade purses
Wonderfully handcrafted purses made with style and function in mind.

CraftPots.com
Add your site to our link directory for free. Helps you in google!

Rock Pottery
Handcrafted and unique coffee mugs, face jugs, and animals. Reasonable prices.

The shop of little horrors.
Hand-made hand-painted designer dolls.

Dani's Gallery
Habdmade greeting cards for all occasions, wedding day cards and invitations, Polish cards also made.

CHIKEE DOLLS
Soft, HUGGABLE, COTTON FABRIC doll

Butterfly Bequest-craft creations
handmade crochet hats, felted crochet teddy bears, gifts

De Witt & Co. Vintage Fabric & Sewing Patterns
Offering vintage fabric, feed sacks, hand work (like embroidery and crochet) and sewing patterns.

DiAnne simpson --- Craft and Stitchery Patterns
Lots of easy to follow Prim and whimsicle country craft and stitchery patterns

Bags and More by Pam
Hand-crocheted fashions for children, adults, pets, homes, holidays

Ms Clara's Craft Projects
Craft ideas oriented towards the home, family, and children.

Petit|Bijoux - Handcrafted Jewelry & Urban Crafts
Jewelry & crafts made with love and dedication

Artibolas - Indie and Chic Supplies
european webstore for unique beads and craft supplies! Felt sheets, polymer clay, beads, cotton fabrics, you dream it, we got it!

Cross Stitch
Large range of kits for cross stitch, needlepoint and embroidery, ranging from medieval tapestry to small needlework items which make lovely gifts.

Cutie Booty Purses & Bags
Handmade Jean Purses and Bags

Bamboo Knitting and Crochet Centre
Online sale of quality bamboo knitting needles, crochet hooks and bone sewing needles

Quilting, Sewing, Crafts and More for your Home
Find wonderful handmade gifts at Craft Stitch.

Country Garden Candles
We carry a large line of candles, bath and body, tarts, wax dipped animals, fixins and much more. We wholesale too!

My Nannys Country Attic
Handcrafted country primitive crafts. Wood signs, shaker boxes, wall hangings, and other handmade needful things.

Sunny Rose Gardens
Beautifully handcrafted in the Waldorf Style, these collectors dolls make a wonderful addition to any home. Entirely all-natural and organic.

The Art of Cross Stitch
Providing the most beautiful selection of cross stitch patterns & kits from around the world! From fine art patterns to gorgeous landscape kits, it's

Grandma's Candle Basket
Scented soy candles, natural bath and body products, made by a environmentally friendly minded nurse.

Bluebird Country Crafts
Beautiful quilted tablerunners and placemats, custom embroidery for both business and personal use, country crafts and wedding accessories.

Mackley Engraving
personalized and unque wooden gifts and signs

Joys Crochet Studio
I am specialised in hand crocheted doilies, table runners, tablecloth and coasters. Choose from my stock designs or send me your custom design.

Your Pattern Shoppe
Growing site of patterns for quilts, applique, cross stitch, penny rugs, punchneedle, clothing and purses!

Katy Johnson Resort Wear
A variety of handmade jewelry, handbags and more all inspired by beautiful Hawaii.

BeFRuiTFuL KReaTioNS
Wonderful Variety of Primitive Dolls, Rug Hooking, Patterns and Seasonal Creations all with a Whimsical Touch. Plus so much more. ...

Lillie Mae's Crafts
Craft designs and patterns including FREE patterns, doll patterns, gingers, wreaths, home décor, seasonal and holiday, and more for instant download.

CRAFT INSTINCT
SALE NOW ON - the one stop shop for all your card making and scrapbooking needs.

PK Jewelry 4u - Handmade Beaded jewelry
Lovely handmade beaded jewelry designs by Pamela Kay. Jewelry you'll be proud to wear for many years. Beaded Chain Maille Jewelry you have to see.

High Country Soap Co.
Handmade soy candles bath and body all natural

Lakeland Teddies
One of a kind collectible teddy bears

Sublime Stitching - HIP Embroidery Patterns!
Wish your teen was into embroidery? They will be with Jenny Hart's stitching kits!

wooden Letters.net
Handcut wooden letters for your wall

Craftsmanspace
Free Plans, Plans shop, Forum

Norman's Country Creek
Our specialty: handcrafted lights made from gourds, decanters, & hurricane vases. We carry raggedys, hurricane candles, and cut & pierced lampshades.

Honey Creek Market - Online Craft Mall & Bazaar
You’ll find a variety of unique & distinctive prim & country crafts. We offer an assortment of handmade & handpainted gifts, also creative home décor.

Harris Handemade Cards
Handemade cards for any occasions !come and have a look!

Creative Scrapbooking Supplies
Offering quality albums, paper,cropping tools, templates, stickers, free download of digital story book

BLCSolutionsinc
Machine embroidered flour sack tea towels and handmade jewelry

Free Stained Glass Patterns and Pattern Club
CD volume #1 and current membership stained glass patterns for download.

Free Craft STuff
Directory of Craft Sites with FREE content for crafters. Sections on Card Making, Decoupage, glass painting, woodwork and many more.

Craft Bargains
Come and share your best craft finds with others. View the latest special offers and best prices on the Internet for your craft supples (UK Based)

The Woodchuck
We now offer meditation benches.

April's Bowtique & Gifts
Monogrammed Hair Bows, Korkers, Headbands, Baby Items, Key Chains, Monogrammed Bedroom Shoes, Travel Mugs and much, much more!

Smaller quilted wall hangings.
Beautifully quilted smaller wall hangings,

Swedish Pine Lamps
Decorative wooden lamps, handmade from Swedish pine. Available as hanging ceiling lamps, welcoming lamps, table lamps and wall lamps.

Bennett Woodworking
Solid wood hand crafted furniture, featuring oak kids furniture, kitchen, bath, Living room, Bedroom, Bookshelves, Trash bin, Beds, toy box, quilt rac

Rabbit Hollow Prims
Offering OOAK Dolls Of All Varieties....

Cards By Request - Card Making, Scrapbooking
Card making, scrapbooking and paper craft supplies, FREE delivery on orders over £5!

Handmade Crafted Cards for all Occasions
Handmade Crafted Cards for all Occasion

Sneezes Tissue Box Cover Sewing Patterns
Sofa, teapot, cottage, animals, flowers, holidays and many more deisgns! Fun to sew and give as gifts!

Makeitnow
A wide choice of wonderful craft based kits for children and adults alike!

Winter Willow Primitives
Primitive Country and Colonial Home Decor

UniqueEmbroideries
Specializing in handmade applique & embroidered quilt blocks. Many designs to chose from.

Decoupage City
Cardmaking decoupage sheets in the Clutter style. A variety of themes appealing to men, women and children for use in creating gift cards.

Cardomine Crafts
Suppliers of craft materials for use in card making, scrap booking, decoupage and other popular papercrafts.

Shellys Candles-Sunshine And More
I Have Been In The Candle Business 5 1/2 Years. Get Shelly's Handpoured Soy Candles, Gylcerin Soap, Incense Cones/Sticks And More. All Made To Order!

Terri's Log Cabin Crafts
My Log Cabin offers a large variety of country primitive handmades plus candles, bath&body, gifts & much more!

Welcome to My World of Baby Bibs
Personalized baby bibs and burp cloths, print bibs, blank bibs for the creative person

www.thesewingprincess.com
I sew and make all kinds of things just starting out. I need to update but it is pretty nice thanks Nancy

Beadaholics
Your online shop for all your jewllery and beading requirements at competitive prices

Saltbox Crow Primitives
Original e-patterns, OOAK door hangers, bowl fillers, ornies & make-dos, prim & vintage printables and an eclectic collection of prim needfuls.

The Cranberry Cupboard
Grapevine Trees, Barn Stars, Pip Berry Decor, Wood Crafts n More! Wholesale Available..

Primitive Heart n Home
Primitive Heart n Home has a blend of all things country to create a home for the heart!

Made By CNC - Wood Craft Shapes
High quality birch wood shapes, massive range, plus up to 30% off every single item.

Handmade Crafted Cards
Handmade crafted cards for ll occasions

The Beady Shop
A selection of beads ranging from glass, lampwork, metal and many more including jewellery findings, threads and stringing materials.

Murano jewelry and necklaces
Only fully handmade beads made by local skilled artisans

Scrapbook supplies
Free digital story book download, scrapbooks, memory albums, lots scrapbooking supplies

GNOME DOORS WOODCRAFT PATTERNS
Spring is around the corner! Get your garden ready with a Gnome Door. Six different patterns that cost under $3.00 each to make!

Blueberries Crafts
We carry handcrafted items and pip wreaths, willow trees, primitives, lighting, sheep, and much more.

 
 

About Arts and Crafts

Arts and Crafts Badge

Spread the word. Get your own Arts and Crafts badge for your website or MySpace page. (Get Code)

Arts & Crafts Sponsors

















Etsy for Charity

How to desgn and create your own plushie creation

I started doing plushies for Christmas. I have a shop at www.LilMonsters.etsy.com. I use recycled materials. You can stuff with sweater pieces and then you are not using poly fiber fill. They do make organic cotton fill but it is expensive. I just taught a week of monster making to kids 9 years old and up. So if they can do it anyone can! 1. Just imagine a monster or animal or person. 2. draw it in a sketch. 3. Make the sketch big as you want you plushie to be 4. simplify it. loose the details. 5. make all the skinny parts really thick because you will need plenty of room to stuff it. 6. cut out your outline like you would a pattern. 7. pin together 2 pieces of recycled (of course) cloth with a safety pin and cut out your pattern. 8. decide which side of your fabric you want to show and pin together in several places. i like safety pins because they don't poke me. 9. if you are using a knitted fabric like a sweater, you can hand stitch sides together using a whip stitch and a strong carpet thread. pull stitches very tightly. Leave a space big enough for your hand to stuff through. 10. other fabric may need to be sewn on a machine to prevent fraying. I am currently working on a series from a 1950's bark cloth and it wants to fray too much when i hand sew. Bummer. i like to take my Lil Green Monsters with me and sew them whenever i have to sit somewhere (church, meetings at work, conferences, the movies). 11. turn your creation inside out. 12. stuff your creature. 13. whip stitch your opening. 14. embellish details, like a face, etc. and Congratulations! you have made a plushie! good luck! Jane

How to desgn and create your own plushie creation

I started doing plushies for Christmas. I have a shop at www.LilMonsters.etsy.com. I use recycled materials. You can stuff with sweater pieces and then you are not using poly fiber fill. They do make organic cotton fill but it is expensive. I just taught a week of monster making to kids 9 years old and up. So if they can do it anyone can! 1. Just imagine a monster or animal or person. 2. draw it in a sketch. 3. Make the sketch big as you want you plushie to be 4. simplify it. loose the details. 5. make all the skinny parts really thick because you will need plenty of room to stuff it. 6. cut out your outline like you would a pattern. 7. pin together 2 pieces of recycled (of course) cloth with a safety pin and cut out your pattern. 8. decide which side of your fabric you want to show and pin together in several places. i like safety pins because they don't poke me. 9. if you are using a knitted fabric like a sweater, you can hand stitch sides together using a whip stitch and a strong carpet thread. pull stitches very tightly. Leave a space big enough for your hand to stuff through. 10. other fabric may need to be sewn on a machine to prevent fraying. I am currently working on a series from a 1950's bark cloth and it wants to fray too much when i hand sew. Bummer. i like to take my Lil Green Monsters with me and sew them whenever i have to sit somewhere (church, meetings at work, conferences, the movies). 11. turn your creation inside out. 12. stuff your creature. 13. whip stitch your opening. 14. embellish details, like a face, etc. and Congratulations! you have made a plushie! good luck! Jane

Social Action Resource

I've started a blog where I post information on human rights/social justice organizations that I've come across and the work they do. I also write about things that I've learned and reflections that I've made on what I've learned regarding this kind of work. Feel free to check it out and leave me comments. I'm not sure that it serves a practical purpose to others, but it has become a place for me to deposit the many worthy causes that I've come across and it may be interesting to others as well. Check it out at www.socialactionresource.blogspot.com. Thanks! -Kerrie (PhoenixJems)

Crafter by Night-Featured Blog

A bit of quiet

I took another drive into the hill country. I’m still not sure about the wine they make out there, but they certainly have empty roads. I have lived in a city all my life. I believe most people do, really, I think the urban folks outnumber rural these days. I’m not sure if I’d [...]

6 hours of canning later

Sometimes, one cannot post because one is literally up to one’s elbows in the actual craft, and cannot come to the computer.  Such was Sunday, when I spent three hours peeling peaches and feeling the sticky juice drip down my arms. But I will leave that story for later, because I just don’t have the [...]

Last week, Part Uno

Last week was a busy week, so I’m going to start with that. I canned, there were fabric hijinks, and did I mention that Jeff and I are (very cautiously) inspecting this house-purchasing idea?  You know, I don’t have a fear of relationship-with-person-commitment or long-term-pet-ownership or anything like that.  What I do have is a [...]

Greetings, earthlings

First on my list today is a birthday wish to my Grandma, who turns 82 today.  Happy birthday Grandma! Second, Shelly asked me what a mayhaw is, since I mentioned one in reference to jam.  Eh voila: Yon mayhaw is a berry from a type of hawthorne tree that fruits in May (May + haw, get it?) [...]

July 4 Weekend: Report

I have returned. It has been a busy four-day weekend. Since we had no work for the Fourth on Friday, I took Monday off too and had a nice mini-vacation. This wasn’t a big crafty-weekend.  They can’t all be, more’s the pity, although I did get in some good work on the two crochet kitties. [...]

What's HOT in Crafting

Craft Shows in Minnesota

A list of crafter-rated craft shows, fairs and festivals in Minnesota.

Consignment in 6 Easy Steps

Selling your crafts through consignment can be a profitable way to market your products. Here's how to get started!

Countree Peddlers

A promoter-submitted listing for the Countree Peddlers Arts in the Park.

Price Your Crafts

a simple how to on pricing your crafts.

Arts / Crafts Business - QuickTips

An index of QuickTips for the Arts / Crafts Business guide site.

Craft Shows in Texas

A list if crafter rated craft shows, fairs and festivals in Texas.

Mailing Lists for Crafters

A well built, well maintained mailing list can be a powerful marketing tool for crafters. Since handmade items show the unique style of its creator, artists and craftspeople can easily develop a mailing list of loyal followers interested in their creations.

Craft Shows in Ohio

A list of crafter-rated craft shows, fairs and festivals in Ohio.

Beating the Wal-Mart Mentality

The Wal-Mart Mentality is a factor that every modern day craftsperson and artist must take into account. By facing this quandary, crafters can help to alleviate its effects on your bottom line.

Heart of Tulsa

A crafter-rated review of the Heart of Tulsa.
 

© 2008   Created by Thomas Richard Hoey on Ning.   Create your own social network

Report an Issue  |  Feedback  |  Privacy  |  Terms of Service