Participation in advertising, promo's for goodie bags, and giveaways are not limited to handmade artists only.

Promo's for Goodie Bags: Just as we did in previous events, we will be giving out goody bags to the first 100 shoppers. Goody bags generally are made up of:

* Promo Materials ( Buttons, Pencils, Stickers, Matchbooks, etc)
* Product Samples ( Chapstick, Bookmarks, Testers, ect)
* Coupons (maybe attach it to a business card?)
* Anything! You are creative people, if you have something that would work - send it in!

Please though, not just a plain business card/postcard - at the very least include a coupon! Please send these in ASAP. Items received after July 13th will not be included in the goodie bags.
Please send at least 50, but ideally 100 of your promo items.

GiveAways
We are also having a giveaway. As in previous events, we reward shoppers who are already spending money with our artists. Giveaways will either be chosen at random from shoppers, or we will be creating a Gift Basket(s) and buyers may enter to win the basket. We are asking for a variety of items from any price range. A pair of earrings? A shirt? A bag? An accessory? A set of cards? Even a gift certificate! Anything like this would work. How we give these away is still to be determined - it depends on the amount of items we receive. Could be a basket, could be one at a time, could be a few baskets! You can give these to us at checkin on teh day of the show, but please let me know ahead of time if you plan on donating a giveaway so that I have an idea of what to expect and plan for.

Advertise in our Handmade Faire Magazine
We are creating a 8.5'x5.5' mini magazine to give out to the shoppers on the day of the Faire. This magazine will include our vendor map, a categorized list of vendors, an article called "Why Buy Handmade" as well as a section that will feature some of the answers from the artist application that asked "Why do I buy Handmade?". We are selling a variety of ad sizes to be included in this booklet ranging from full page to 1/8 of a page and starting at only $20. At this moment we are selling all ad's as black and white only (except full page) however - after receiving printing quotes there is a good chance it will be in full color. In that case, if you have already secured and paid for a b/w ad you will be upgraded to full color at no additional charge.
1/8 Page Ad b/w(2.25”w x 1.9” h) $20
¼ Page Ad horizontal (4.625”w x 1.9” h) $40
1/4Page Ad vertical (2.25”w x 3.95”h) $40 (Business Card Sized)
½ Page Ad (4.625”w x 3.925”h) $80
Full Page Ad - Full Color (4.625”w x 7.975”h) $160
Deadline: July 7th, 2009
Click Here to secure your Ad!

email me if you are interested!

We have just added a new batch of artists to our accepted artists page. At this point, all applications received up to yesterday have been responded to with either an acceptance or a denial. If you applied but have not heard from us, please let us know (and check your spam filters!)

I am starting to work on the Handmade Faire booklet that we will give out to shoppers on the day of the Faire. This book will feature a vendor map, a categorized list of vendors, a "why I buy handmade" section featuring some of your answers from the application! We will also feature an article on "Why it is better to Buy Handmade". We plan on making it something like a magazine!

We are looking for advertisers for the booklet as well - artists, if you like this would be a fantastic place to place an add for your business and say "mention this add for _________" and say anything from 10% off, a free goody ( i give out promo buttons to my cusotmers). Even just an ad that does not offer a discount of some kind - it gives the shopper something to take home with them and because we are making it in a magazine style, it is something that they can hang on to and read. Advertising rates are pretty inexpensive and you are welcome to buy a larger sized space and share it w/ a friend too.

Here is the info on the ad's in our brochures, it does say that all ad's are black and white (except full page) although upon receiving a few price quotes, there is a good chance that we will end up doing it in all full color glossy coverstock. In that case, the prices will go up but if you already have paid for a b/w priced ad, you will be upgraded to the color at no extra charge.

ADVERTISE IN OUR BROCHURE
We will have over 500 brochure booklets professionally printed that we will give out to vendors/shoppers during
the event. All ads are black and white, except the full page ad. This Brochure will be in the form of a “Why Buy
Handmade” magazine - also featuring a vendor map, a “Why I Buy Handmade” and articles on the positive
economical, and ecological impacts of buying handmade as well as a select few artist interviews.
1/8 Page Ad b/w(2.25”w x 1.9” h) $20
¼ Page Ad horizontal (4.625”w x 1.9” h) $40
1/4Page Ad vertical (2.25”w x 3.95”h) $40 (Business Card Sized)
½ Page Ad (4.625”w x 3.925”h) $80
Full Page Ad - Full Color (4.625”w x 7.975”h) $160
please contact us at ads@handmadefaire.com to reserve your ad space.

find more info in our "Sponsorship Package"

The Handmade Faire is quickly approaching and we are gearing up for a very awesome show! We've made a few changes this year to our Artists page, instead of displaying plain text links only, we've decided to display a "sneak peek" image of either a piece of their work or their logo.

So, check out our Artist's Page - more vendors are added daily.

And if you're looking now and wishing you could participate-- the good news is, applications are STILL open! We have lots of room and we hate turning away talent, so - we are keeping our applications open as long as possible!

See you soon!
Abbie

Our Applications are open! If you've applied before - you know that spots fill up fast in certain categories so please be sure to fill out your application early!

In the meantime, while you're waiting for a reply to your application - please check out our Spread the Word page, and our Sponsorship page. If you, or a business you know of might be interested in sponsorship please pass along our information!

Thank You! We are so extremely excited for this years Handmade Faire!

Abbie

We are very pleased to announce that we are going forward with the Handmade Faire and are planning our third event for July 18th 2009. This is the "Summer of Love" event!

This year's event will be held at the beautiful Freedom Park in Medford NJ. Freedom Park is wildly known by locals and non locals as a central location of many Medford activities-- the largest being the Medford Fireworks Show which is held here every year.

The Handmade Faire: Summer of Love is set to be an amazing show. We are growing with every event we hold and this one is set to be larger than the last. We still maintain the highest standards for quality, uniqueness, and talent when it comes to our vendors- we pride ourselves on finding the most unique selection of artists and fine crafters around with artists coming from all over the East Coast.

Applications will open up very soon, so keep a lookout! If you want to be sure you don't miss the application process (certain categories fill up fast!) make sure you fill out the "Notify Me" link. Please note - if you have already applied/vended with us - you are already set to be notified the moment applications are opened!

Thank You all for your continued support as we look forward to our third Handmade Faire!

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