Creative Lounge by the Makerie

Thank you to all of the publishers who contributed books, magazines and reading material to sponsor our new Library Lounge! A very generous Roost Books also has given coupons to all market attendees of 35% off your first purchase with free shipping! Big thank you's to UPPERCASE, Kinfolk, and Molly Makes magazines.

Even if you don't want to flip through a book, relax on the cozy straw bale sofa for a rest and get inspired by the gorgeous vintage tricycle chandelier from Afterglow Studio!

The Library Lounge is hosted and sponsored this year by The Makerie, a creative Springtime retreat for adults at Chautauqua in Boulder. Take one of the Makerie classes in April, you won't want to miss the lineup of amazing teachers from all over the globe!

 

the Makerie 2012

And so ... the Makerie weekend has come to a close. What a lovely creative retreat that we have had the honor of being a small part of for the 2nd year in a row. A cup-filling event, full of inspiration, creativity, sharing and playfulness. the Makerie has already announced their 2013 dates! Check out photos on Flickr from this weekend.

xx, the Fireflies

announcing the spring 2012 vendors

Here's a little birdie to tell you ... We are thrilled about the indie craft talent pool that has come together for the Spring 2012 Makerie Market! After an amazing response to our call-for-entry, we were only able to accept about 25% of the applicants to fill 60 spots at Chautauqua for the April event. We are so excited to share our vendors, both veteran and new, with Boulder and beyond!

A Monster to Love

A Summer Afternoon

alex watson pottery

alison blair studio

All Good Wishes

all things bean

ash & ore

Barberry & Lace

Bellissima Jewelry Design

Black Kite

Bottlehood

Britta Ambauen

By elke

Cowboy's Sweetheart

Counter Couture Design

Curious Lotties

Donna Diddit

Ellalu and BooBoo Too

Ellen-Anne Harboe Designs

FIG+YARROW

Flora Fauna*

Glory Bee Body and Honey

Haberkorn

Happy Abby

Haute Nature

Hot Mama & Sugar Soul Studio

Hot Pink and Sequins

inDaGo

Ink Lounge Creative

Jane E Roberti

Kiwi & Company // Bluedye

LaBudde

Lindsay Heppner

Luscious Metals

Make My Notebook

Mbed Designs

MM Local

Mukee

neile

Oh, yes you candy!

Penni Olive

Perlalu

Poiesis Design

RAT Designs

RedCamper

Sima Gilady Jewelry

Spruce Jewelry

Studio22

Swear Jar Design

Sweet Letter Press

Taylor Kenney Jewelry

Tempest Jewelry & Moonspun Jewelry

the Bungaloo

The Gold Bug

Tilly Whistle

Tungsten Toffee

Two + Two

More to come on our featured vendors very soon!

Pictured: Western Bluebird by Flora Fauna

Call for Artisans

Applications are are open for the Spring Makerie Market! Each market has it's own handmade personality and this one is no exception. Chautauqua provides a cozy handmade haven for creative souls. Our schedule for this market is as follows:

Spring Application Deadline: Feb 17

Notification of Application Status: March 9th

Booth Payment Due {if accepted}: March 19th

Spring Makerie Market: April 21-22