Swap-o-Rama-Rama Event at Craftstravaganzaa!

New, for the Spring Craftstravangazaa!

Gretchen Ellsner, brings Swap-o-Rama-Rama  to the Athens Indie Craftstravaganzaa Spring Market, next weekend May 7th, downtown Athens, GA.  Swap-O-Rama-Rama is a clothing swap and do-it-yourself workshop in which a community explores creative reuse through the recycling of used clothing. Bring a $3-5 donation and bag of clothes or notions, and yourself and let's make some what-not!  All ages welcome!

Previous Swap-O-Rama-Rama event in Athens.
Photo from Gretchen's Blog

Pantone's COLOR IMMERSION SEMINAR coming to Atlanta.

OUT OF YOUR DEPTH when it comes to matching color across your design workflow? 

TAKE THE PLUNGE and sign up for Pantone's COLOR IMMERSION SEMINAR

The COLOR IMMERSION SEMINAR is a one-day, on-site program that offers end-to-end color management training for everyone involved in color specification, reproduction or control. Learn how to manage color consistently and accurately from source to display to final output - across systems, platforms and geographies - from leading experts in color science and technology.

Color Immersion Seminar

May 26, 2011 - Atlanta, GA

Vendor Listings are done! Craftstravaganzaa! May 7th

I finished the last of the vendors listings tonight for the Spring Indie Craftstravaganzaa.  I was very happy to see so many new artists joining us, plus quite a few of our regulars are back.  I am excited to  meet some new friends and say hello again to our old friends.

Each vendor has a paragraph about themselves and/or their work, a photo and a link to their website. I hope you'll browse the listings, maybe get some ideas for a few beautiful,  handmade mother's day gifts?

We are on FourSquare!

Athens Indie Craftstravaganzaa is now listed on FourSquare!

Athens Indie Craftstravaganzaa is May 7th, 2011, from 10am until 7pm. at the corner of Clayton and Pulaski streets in Downtown Athens, GA.  Don't forget our new Vintage Market inside the Caledonia, we are really excited about all the wonderful things our friends are coming to show. 


Drop in anytime, check in and let us know you dropped in.  We'd love to hear from you!

Pantone - Crossing the Bridge to 

Spring/Summer 2012

The colorful people at Pantone are hosting another free webinar on Summer 2012 color trends. 

As color is often the catalyst to spark the sale, retailers and manufacturers today should not overlook the strategic use of color in their product selections and must be mindful of creating visual excitement and freshness in order to keep consumers engaged.   Critical to making that happen is understanding the product colors consumers will be looking for and then getting these products to market as fast and efficiently as possible. 

On Thursday, April 21 at 12 noon EST, Pantone will hold a live webinar to reveal the color trends for Summer 2012.  This is a one-hour online event at no charge.

Log on to hear Laurie Pressman, Vice-President of Fashion, Home + Interiors, guide you through the multitude of surprising and innovative color palettes and combinations for 2012 that you need to know.
Illustrated with the latest in color information from Pantone, the industry’s foremost authority on all things color.


Register for the FREE webinar here, then tune in Thursday, April 21. 

It's that time people!  With about three weeks until the show, we've got plenty to do to spread the word about Craftstravaganzaa!

We've found that each artist promoting his/her own appearance at the show works fantastically to reach the widest audience.  Let your family, friends and fans know that you will be at Craftstravaganzaa and invite them to visit for their holiday shopping. Ask them to invite their friends and family.

We have banners and graphics for you to post on your marketing media (mailing lists, website, blogs, etsy, facebook, myspace, twitter etc) to let your fans and customers know you will be participating in Craftstravaganzaa. The banners are available on the AIC website, check the FORMS page.

We also have fliers that can be downloaded from our website (FORMS page), please print and paste a few around your work/gym/store etc.  (these too will be available by the end of this weekend)

Our Twitter hashtag is #Craftstravaganzaa

Visit  our Facebook Event page  and click the SELECT GUESTS TO INVITE link upper left and invite all your friends.   Ask them to do  the same. 

If you have any more ideas how we can share our event with as  many guests as possible,  please leave your ideas in a comment. 

Don't you just love Vintage???

Something new this spring. Athens Indie Craftstravaganzaa is adding a few, select vintage vendors inside the Calendonia for our Spring Show. Our event will be held Saturday, May 7 from 10am until 7pm., setup at 8 am. Interested? Email Serra at athensindiecraftstravaganzaa@gmail.com for more info.