Design by Night

Creative Alliance, a non-profit multi-purpose arts center located in Highlandtown, is pleased to announce that vendor applications are now open for its annual holiday craft show, Merry Mart. Merry Mart will take place Sunday, December 1 from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. and will be held at the Creative Alliance, located at 3134 Eastern Avenue, right in the heart of Highlandtown. 
Merry Mart is an annual juried holiday craft show that is looking for high-quality handmade arts and crafts from indie crafters. Applications can be found online at:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEhZWWtrb0tDalIwMVRJNUVFS0VkVXc6MA#gid=0
The application process must be completed and submitted no later than 11:59 PM on Tuesday, September 13th, 2013. Vendors will be notified of acceptance by Friday, October 4th.
For more information visit our facebook page at: www.facebook.com/MerryMartBaltimore
Or email us at MerryMart@creativealliance.org.

Come see me and a group of other great crafters at the Charm City Craft Mafia's annual Spring Craft Show!
This year I am located in the back room...come and see me!
PILE OF CRAFT
June 22, 2013
10am - 5pm
2640 St Paul St, St John’s Church

While doing a little online window shopping (because I can't afford Anthropology) I noticed they had this headband for $38:



So of course the bells and whistles in my head were binging away because this headband has a very strong resemblance to a tutorial that I posted in August 9, 2009! Instead of buying this expensive headband, save yourself some money and make one for less than $5. For the full tutorial for the headband below, click here.

Come visit me (Design by Night) this Saturday and Sunday at HonFest in Hampden. I will have a table in front of the fabulous Kiss'n Makeup. Come visit me and get your hon on by getting a lovely piled high bee hive hair-do by the wonderful ladies in Kiss'n Makeup.

Bawlmer's Best Time!

June 8: 11am to 10pm
June 9: Noon to 6pm

I will be located on the Avenue in front of Kiss'n Makeup, 827 W. 36th Street

For more information visit the Honfest website.

Want a cheap way to have some cute summer shoes? Turn a cheap pair of  white canvas tennis shoes (I got mine for less than $6) into cute saddle shoes! Usually saddle shoes are black and white, however since you are creating them you can paint them in any color you want. I picked a tiffany blue.

Supplies
Canvas tennis shoesTulip soft Matte PaintPaint brushes (I used two, one was a quarter inch flat brush and one was a round finer point brush)PencilPaper towelScissors
Download and print this template for the front of the shoes. Since shoes are 3-dimensional I cut my template out of a paper towel. This will allow you to mold it to the shoe.
Remove the shoe laces. After you have cut the template out of a paper towel, place it on the shoe. The point should point to the center on the shoe's laces. Trace the outline using a pencil on the shoe. Note: Since your shoe might be larger or smaller depending on the size you might need to tweak the template a bit.

Using the smaller round brush sta…

Come visit me at Artfest 2013!

Nelly's Echo, contestant of the reality television program, The Voice, Midlife Crisis, and Ruut will play music this year.

New food vendors include: Groovy Girl Cupcakes, Prigel's locally owned and organically farmed creamery will offer hand dipped ice cream, Food by Fire will supply the main fare, and of course, Brickers Famous French Fries will again serve up plentiful helpings of fresh, hand cut fries.

This year all wine tastings will include a gifted wine glass! Make art matter in Maryland and come to the show!

For more information, visit www.nbcaf.com/artfest.html

When: Saturday, June 1, 2013  Time: noon-7pm  Where: Boordy Vineyard (rain or shine).

Enjoy a DC Spring day with an arts & craft show! Design by Night and Jill Popowich Designs will have a space at this wonderful show this Saturday.

Get a gift for mom while you're with us! This DC Craft Mafia’s Spring Thing craft show is just around the corner! This year’s show will feature over 40 local vendors showing off their creative DIY house wears, baby goods, jewelry, silk-screen t-shirts, art, photography, pet wares and more.

Food! Music! Give aways!

So come out and pick up some unique crafts while enjoying the Spring weather and supporting local artists and crafters!

When: Saturday, May 11, 2013

Where: 1514 15th St. NW, Washington, District of Columbia 20005 (get directions)

Time: 11:00am until 5:00pm


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