Fall events are in full swing, with holiday planning just around the corner... are you ready? Whether you're a shopper or a seller, here are the latest happenings you should know about.

Delray Beach, Florida

Saturday, October 4, 2008

Stitch Rock is an annual indie craft fair and bazaar bringing back old school crafting techniques with new school flare! Full of handmade crafts and unique products like D.I.Y fashion, funky home decor items, natural bath and body goodies, vintage finds, hot rod paintings, pin up photography, and much more! Skip the mall, shop indie!

• Door prizes, music, food and drinks.
• Free swag bags for the first 100 people!
• D.I.Y Fashion show at 3pm
• Special feature: Live painting by local Miami artist, LEB

Montreal, Quebec, Canada
October 4-5, 2008

Puces POP, along with over one hundred artists and craftspeople, invites you to SHOP HANDMADE! There will be art collectives, jewelers, fashion designers, screen printers, indie record labels, cake makers, toy creators, puppeteers, fanzine editors, soap makers, stationary designers, knitters, bookmakers, home accessory designers, and the list goes on and on...

Washington DC
September 8th to October 25th

The Luce Center at the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) wants to play with you. They have launched an alternate reality game called Ghosts of a Chance and are calling on the general public to participate.

They want you to fall in love with the museum and its collections, a place that holds the best they have to offer, the excessive desires of our civilization. From September 8th to October 25th, the objects you create will be displayed for all to see. In effect, you will be secularly canonized. So join in, at the Museum, at the live events, online or in person.

Calls for Vendors

• Sunnyside, New York: October 11, 2008

  Sunnyside Gardens Park's 2nd Annual Arts & Crafts Fair.

  Set to coincide with both the Pumpkin Patch Festival and Oktoberfest, this year's fair is sure to be a blast.

  They welcome everyone to come celebrate the fall, harvest some pumpkins, drink some beer, and check out lots of great local crafts! Space is still available for crafters. Download the vendor contract for more information.

• Los Angeles, California: December 13-14, 200

  Unique Los Angeles: Want a place to hawk your goods and reach thousands of shoppers in just one weekend? Join the best thing to happen to Los Angeles since the fall of botox. Visit the website for details.

  Space available for over 225 vendors.

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