Craft Lake City

Nate and I went to Salt Lake City on Saturday for the 1st annual Craft Lake City Festival.

The first annual Craft Lake City Festival will take place on Saturday August 8, 2009 from 2 p.m. - 10 p.m. at the The Gallivan Center in downtown Salt Lake City. This event will be FREE and open to the public.

This outdoor alternative arts festival will showcase over 80 vendors specializing in handmade goods such as: silk screened posters, progressive crafts, DIY designs, reconstructed clothing, knitted items, jewelry, letter-pressed books and more. Affordable prices and original, artful pieces will be emphasized in every merchant’s booth.

Entertainment will be provided throughout the day and will include: vendor demonstrations, street performers and local musicians.

Inspired by national craft festivals such as the Renegade Craft Fair and the Bazaar Bizarre, Craft Lake City will prove to be an exciting festival—showcasing crafters from all walks of life for shoppers of all-ages. Craft Lake City is the first of its kind to hit the Wasatch front.

Whether you are head of your homemaking night or an emerging DIY artist, Craft Lake City is a fantastic opportunity to get involved in the local handmade community.

Here are a few of my favorite vendors from this years festival (click on each banner for links to their etsy shops):

These awesome prints from Candace Jean, I thought were beautiful! They also had them in magnets, pocket mirrors and stationary at the festival.

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I really loved a lot of this jewelry. It is really fun and unique. Here are a few that I am thinking about purchasing.

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I LOVED Sorry Clementine's clothing, especially one plum hoodie with a yellow octopus on it imparticular. They didn't have my size, so I will be trying to buy it through her etsy shop. Right now the shop is being updated so nothing is up, but check it out when it is updated.

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Cute, cute, cute rolled silk headbands. I will definitely be getting one of these. They didn't have the colors I wanted available at the show. I really like the white and black one. She also has really cute cocktail hats with veils.

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Isabell's Umbrella had the cutest stationery at the whole show. I especially love the octopus and hedgehog. They are adorable! I will be getting some of these to help fulfill my "write more handwritten letters" goal.

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Lisa

July Findings

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I stumbled across Josh Goleman's photography website recently and ended up spending a few hours drooling over his amazing photos. He is so very talented. I love his style of wedding photography. If you need some eye candy, head on over there.





Read This...

This is a great short read, even more creepy and enthralling than the movie (which I loved as well)! Be sure to get the copy with illustrations by Dean McKean. They are very haunting and just by principle the original artwork is always better than from the film.



Shop Here...

Nate and I have been looking for a good local used book store for quite awhile. We were pleasantly surprised to find The REaD Cat Bookstore in Clearfield. They have a really great selection of books in amazing condition. We were amazed to find that you can bring in your unwanted used books and receive 1/2 off a hardcover book or 2/3 off paperback! And their prices were extremely low to begin with. With the books we brought in, we got 12 books for $20! I recommend highly.




Eat This...

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Read This...

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