Fall Market Highlights (Market Map too!)

We are nearing our final Horseshoe Craft & Flea Market for the 2011 Season.  We've had such a great time during our second season and we hope all you shoppers and vendors have too!  Here's some important information on the Fall Horseshoe Market, so check it out and we'll see you this Saturday, October 1st at 46th & Tennyson in NW Denver from 9am - 4pm!  Enjoy, folks!

 

 

Vendor Listing: 

* - Featured Vendor!

1.    *Post Script {PS}

2.    Aunt Violet’s Basement

3.    Aunt Violet’s Basement

4.    Charlotte’s Rustic Rose

5.    *Pink Attic Cat

6.    *Pink Attic Cat 
7.   Sweet Letterpress

8.    Fragglebeadz & Wee Gardens

9.      *Dandy Social Club

10.  Barberry & Lace 
11.   Resplendid

12.   *LSR Jewelry

13.   Vital Industries

14.   *Studio Bead

15.   Marmalade Creations & Hip Violet

16.   *Studio Lila

17.   *Kara Rosenberry Co and Fern & Flora

18.   Heavy Nesting

19.   Matter, LLC

20.   Studio Yoshida & Phryne Metal

21.   {anne franklin designs}

22.   *Fern & Sprout

23.   Mukee

24.   Becky’s Buttons

25.   Spirit of the Rocks

26.   Cyanide Stitches

27.   Cyanide Stitches

28.   *Siouxsiequeue’s

29.   *Kiwi & Company, Bluedye and Tulips Balm

30.   *Kiwi & Company, Bluedye and Tulips Balm

31.   Hot Pink & Sequins

32.   *Ink Lounge

33.   Pearl Clothing & Jil Cappuccio

34.   Pearl Clothing & Jil Cappuccio

35.   *bring about {art}

36.   Pancake Print Co.

37.   Girl with the Curl Jewelry

38.   Sister Hipster

39.   WTS Creatures

40.   Maria Sorensen

41.   Elevated Scraps

42.   Hot Butter

43.   *Deadwilder Art & Illustration and Accidental Stamper

44.   La Samara Studios

45.   Miss Olivia's
46.  Gutterpup Vintage

47.   Embelish & Whalephant

48.   Anteak Booteek

49.   The Purple Bus

50.   The Purple Bus

51.   Button and Thread

52.   Bitter

53.   Sjotime Industries

54.   *Giddyup!

55.   *Flora Fauna

56.   *My Tangled Skeins

57.   Karin’s Kitsch

58.   *Olde Crone’s Bewitching Bath Soap

59.   Delphinium Design & All Good Wishes

60.   Delphinium Design & All Good Wishes

61.   *MargoBelle Designs

62.   BeckyDesigns

63.   Dingaling Vintage

64.   Dizzie Izzie

65.   *The Gold Bug

66.   Art Junkie

67.   Bluedoor & Gray Sparrow

68.   Modern Memories

69.   Lola’s Mexican Crafts & Two Patooties

70.   Lola’s Mexican Crafts & Two Patooties

71.   Jeanne Oliver Designs

72.   Amy’s Old School

73.   Old Man’s Pants

74.   Dutch Revolt

75.   SooperTramp

76.   Chicabella Designs

77.   Planet Ogie

78.   Babes and Hussies

79.   all things bean

80.   *Objects of Affection

81.   *Donna Diddit, LLC

82.   Cake Bakery

83.   MOD-es-Tea

84.   BDMA

85.   Well Beings Chiropractic

86.   The Booth (photo booth!)

87.   Cozy Bean

88.   Cozy Bean

89.   Highlands Mommies Craft and Garden Group

90.   The Other Side Arts (TOSA)

91.   Denver Handmade Alliance

92.   Cowboy’s Sweetheart Jewelry

93.   *Helliemae’s Salt Caramels

94.   Larka Design

95.   *TratGirl

96.   Regretable Typo

97.   Tiffany & Comb

98.   *DressUp Knits

99.   *Curious Lottie’s Fancy Crafts

100.  Oopsie girl Vintage and Ollie’s Vintage

101.  Oopsie Girl Vintage and Ollie’s Vintage

102.  Studio Sara Elise

103.  Center for ReSource Conservation

104.  Basic Kneads Pizza

105.  NZ Smokin’ Guns

106.  Make My Dog Hot Dogs

107.  Mikes 2 Kitchen

Repurposing and Reusing

Cristina Covello's Tin Can Storage via TreeHugger

Like many folks in Colorado, we love the idea of repurposing and reusing in our daily lives--and in doing our art and craft. We've been hugely impressed with how many applications we've been getting from folks who are repurposers and recyclers--and who make awesome art!

We've got someone taking old guitar strings and making jewelry (boulder redesign), belt buckles and jewelry made from reclaimed skateboards (mukee), recycled and restyled clothing (pearl clothing--great article recently in the Westword about pearl here)--among many others!

Tell us--how are you creating using recycled/upcycled materials and saving them from the landfill? We'd love to see and hear!

Guest Blog Post: Janssen Designs

As we are finalizing details for the 2011 Horseshoe Markets (we promise info coming soon!), we've had a chance to reflect on some things we were really happy about for our first year. One of these aspects was all the first-time vendors we had who took a risk to put themselves and their creations out to the world. One of these vendors, Rachel Janssen of Janssen Designs, was kind enough to write a guest blog post for us today. Check out Rachel's experience below and her awesome "green" tips about creating a booth! Thanks, Rachel!

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Have you procrastinated participating in a craft fair? I sure did, for about two years. During that time, I sold my upcycled one-of-a-kind children’s clothing periodically on Etsy while attempting to balance the full time day job, being a mom, and selling vintage goodies in my other Etsy shop, RetroLabs. But I felt I was missing out on the connection with customers and the kids who may be enjoying these comfortable creations.
I heard about the Horseshoe Craft and Flea Market in early August after becoming a member of the Denver Handmade Alliance and realized it would be the perfect fair to have my first booth. The popular Denver neighborhood, very reasonable booth fee, and promoter Amy Yetman’s enthusiasm were what attracted me to this fair. So off my application went and much to my delight came my acceptance into the fair!

Being a first-time vendor, the hardest part for me was figuring out my booth space. I decided an important aspect of my booth would be to extend my eco-friendly business philosophy into my booth space. I tried to use only recycled and borrowed or owned items for my booth set-up which had the added bonus of keeping booth preparation fees down. Hang tags for my clothing were printed on recycled paper and sewn onto repurposed catalog covers. Two white bed sheets from the thrift store created the back wall of my tent (luckily we already had the tent for our camping trips). My Janssen Designs banner was crafted out of t-shirts and recycled wood for the frame. Paper gift bags from the thrift store were used as shopping bags for customer purchases, which could in turn be used again for gift wrapping. I did end up buying new the materials needed to make the tent weights. These PVC and concrete weights were worth the effort and cost, however, and I know they will be used again and again. Once my booth space was figured out (and inventory made!), I was ready!
Fair day arrived (quite early!) and off my husband and I went with our hot cups of coffee. Once the sun came out and warmed me up, I realized we were going to have perfect weather for the fair. I had such a wonderful day meeting Amy and talking with my fellow vendor neighbors (Joy at Studio Bead and Rebecca at Nana Pat Project), and also market-goers and new customers! I was thrilled when one customer immediately put her daughter into her new Janssen Designs creation-such a pleasure seeing the dress being worn and enjoyed!
The Horseshoe did a superb job organizing this green craft fair and making my first craft fair experience so enjoyable. My only regret is not taking much time to walk around and do a little shopping of my own. I did, however, manage to buy a few bars of fantastic soap from Clean Getaway Soap Company and admire Studio Yoshida’s funky upcycled jackets.

I had so much fun at the Horseshoe that I jumped right in and applied to the Holiday Farmer’s Market and Gift Show and was accepted! It’s Dec. 4 & 5 at the Boulder County Fairgrounds in Longmont. Keep up to date with Janssen Designs on Facebook!

A big thanks to the Horseshoe Market and all the lovely volunteers! I can’t wait to hear about the Horseshoe Fairs for 2011!

Inspiration Monday: Autumn Gold

Yes, we think we did see the leaves turning colors this weekend--at least a few of them! The first leaves have finally started turning yellow. Below is a mix of harvest gold images--all of them from Horseshoe Craft and Flea Market vendors! We are excited to have over 100 vendors selling their wares on October 2nd! Look for more vendor pics in the coming days. Also, don't forget to follow us on Facebook and Twitter. We have a few awesome giveaways coming up, and you have be a follower to get into the drawing! Happy Monday.
1. Featured Vendor Arcatus Jewelry 2. Featured Vendor Bird Dog Press 3. Boscus Designs 4. Featured Vendor Presents for Pirates 4. The Gold Bug 5. Winter Garden Studios 6. ColorSafeStudios 6. The Red Bench 7. Katy Kinder Fine Art

Inspiration Monday

Ah, Labor Day! A long weekend. Lovely weather, no work, and right now it's so very calm and quiet. And historically in the U.S., Labor Day is the last day you're supposed to be able to wear white. Though we don't necessarily go by that "rule," we thought we'd honor white today! Below are mostly local artists and collectors, and many Horseshoe vendors!
We're getting very close to Market day--less than a month away. Don't forget to spread the word to your friends, Facebook friends, colleagues and family. With 90 art, craft, and vintage/antique vendors, everyone is bound to take home some pretty amazing, lucky finds!
Enjoy your day off :)

1. Colorado artist Hot Pink and Sequins 2. Featured Vendor Photographic Amy 3. Horseshoe vendor Hip Violet 4. Featured Vendor Objects of Affection 5. Horseshoe vendor Vital Industries 6. Denver crafter Becky's Buttons 7. Horseshoe vendor Cyanide Stitches 8. Featured Vendor Harlow Monroe Vintage 9. Soapalaya Soaps

Inspiration Monday

Yesterday, as we were gathering images for Inspiration Monday, we were struck hard with the Sunday blues. We decided to turn our blues into inspiration. Enjoy these lovely blue-hued images. Most of these folks are Denver artists, and like usual, some of them will be vendors at the Horseshoe. Yahooo!
Tell us what's inspiring you this Monday.....

1. Jewish Cowboy 2. Atomic Livin' Home 3. featured Horseshoe vendor, Siouxsiequeue's 4. featured vendor The Craftorium of T Miss Pink 5. Focus Line Art Paintings by Tracy Melton 6. Horseshoe vendor Janssen Designs 7. Vital Vintage 8. featured vendor Thin Air Creations 9. Denver artist RL Walker 3

Inspiration Monday

We are inspired by this first day back to school! And by a weather forecast we heard that it's supposed to get cooler in Denver this week! Summer is great, but August seems to drag on and on. We want fall weather, football games, cooler evenings, and cozy sweaters. Below is another delectable mix of goodies--and some of whom will be vending at the Horseshoe on October 2nd :) Happy Monday! What's inspiring you this Monday?
1. Fern and Flora 2. Kiwi & Company 3. Harlow Monroe Vintage 4. Studio Yoshida 5. Art by Tony Zellaha. We recently saw his work hanging at City O' City and loved it! 6. Tiddleywink Vintage 7. Whimsy Lou 8. Kaati Rocketts 9. PhotographicAmy