excitedI know a lot of artists, writers, musicians, crafters, and other talented folks who make some of their living from their creative endeavors. I don't always have the money to support them as much as I'd like, but what I can do is set up a virtual faire where vendors can offer their wares to an audience that likes crafts, literature, and small businesses. For those of you doing your holiday shopping, here's an opportunity to buy something made with love, something unusual or unique, in a way that helps make it possible for creative people to go on creating wonders. And there will be no traffic jams, stampedes, or gunfights at the Winterfaire! Enjoy the seasonal offerings on Dreamwidth or on LiveJournal.
Vendors: If you have goods or services suitable for holiday gifts, please put up a booth by replying with a description of what you sell, an estimate of your price range if possible, and some kind of contact information so shoppers can reach you. If you have a website (Etsy, DeviantArt, personal, whatever) showcasing your work in more detail, include the link(s). If you have holiday freebies, such as downloadable greeting card imagery, you're welcome to promote those too. For ease of identification, I recommend titling your reply starting with "BOOTH:" followed by the name of your business or type of goodies.
Shoppers: If you're looking for something specific and it's not posted yet, feel free to ask. Someone else may know where to find it! "SHOPPING FOR:" and the topic would be a good title.
Everyone: You may help promote the Winterfaire by linking to this post from your own blog or site. If you have a similar holiday-networking post, you may link to it in a comment on this post.
Participation Perk: I'm offering poetry for participation, beginning with verses of "The Open Secret" (22 verses) from the series The Time Towers. (You may also direct your verses to any unfinished linkback perk poem.) Because, you see, all of these activities will unlock a verse each time someone does them:
* link to this Winterfaire page to boost the signal
* comment posting a Booth of your wares/services in the Winterfaire
* buy something from a vendor listed in the Winterfaire
* host a similar holiday market in your own blog or other venue
LiveJournal will notify me of comments to the Winterfaire post and links to it elsewhere on LJ; for everything else, you need to TELL ME in order to get credit for it.
Similar Markets:
Do you know of another indie holiday shopping post? Let me know and I'll link it here.
John Scalzi's Whatever Holiday Shopping Guide 2015 includes: Traditionally Published Books, Non-Traditionally Published Authors, Other Creators, Fan Favorite Day, and Charities.
Happy holidays!
BOOTH: The Vagabond Tabby
December 1 2015, 20:28:56 UTC 5 years ago
I make stuff for your skin (crap free, guaranteed!) -- soap and lip balms and massage oils and bath salts and such -- as The Vagabond Tabby. My orange tabby is my VP of Marketing -- nothing like a friendly cat on a leash sitting in front of your booth to bring folks in!
My website is TheVagabondTabby.com and I also have an Etsy site.
BOOTH: Steve Savitzky's music
December 2 2015, 04:54:09 UTC 5 years ago
Re: BOOTH: Steve Savitzky's music
December 2 2015, 05:00:03 UTC 5 years ago
BOOTH: Starcat Designs
December 3 2015, 00:15:05 UTC 5 years ago
Prices on the stone and glass jewelry range from $15 to $400, but most items are in the $20-to-$150 range. Most of the sterling-silver earrings and pendants are $20; some of the fancier pieces are $25 or $30. All gift items are $20 or less.
Items are available for visual examination and purchase at the Starcat Designs website. On orders of $125 or more, shipping is free. I will happily answer questions either here or thru the website.
Note: I'm having a holiday sale! Items featured on the front page of the site are 15% off.
Re: BOOTH: Starcat Designs
December 3 2015, 01:06:02 UTC 5 years ago
BOOTH: Instant Attitudes
December 3 2015, 00:18:57 UTC 5 years ago
Instant Attitudes sells T-shirts and bumper stickers designed to appeal to a geeky and educated audience. Examples:
- I don't judge people by their race, religion, color, size, age, gender, or ethnicity. I judge them by their grammar, spelling, syntax, punctuation, clarity of expression, and logical consistency.
- A mind needs books like a knife needs a whetstone, to maintain its edge.
- Instant Zombie - just add morning!
- The Ways are many; the Light is one (with an array of religious symbols from around the world)
- Steampunk means never having to ask, "Is this period?"
- Alcohol and calculus don't mix. Never drink and derive.
- I don't want to adult today. I don't even want to human. Today, I want to cat. (with line-art of sleeping kitty)
- Soft tribble, warm tribble, eating all my lunch. Happy tribble, purring tribble, munch, munch, munch.
T-shirt price is $19 ($22 including shipping) for sizes S-XL; 2X and up slightly more (reflecting the price difference of the blank shirts). Sizes up to 5X are regularly available, and 6X is available by special order.
Bumper sticker prices start at $2.50, with price breaks at 3, 12, and 20 stickers. We sometimes get orders in which it's clear that the whole office, or the whole gaming group, has gone in on an order to get the bulk pricing.
The payment structure is... a little antiquated. There's no shopping cart, although there are PayPal purchase buttons on the T-shirts. For bumper stickers, we advise sending an e-mail with the list of what you want so that we can check availability; then we'll send you a total price with shipping and a PayPal link; we also accept checks and money orders by mail. If you live outside the US, please contact us about any order before sending payment -- international shipping costs are wildly variable.