'Tis the season for holiday craft fairs

Now that pesky Halloween is out of the way, I am happy I can finally let loose the full-force of my holiday mania. It's not that I don't like Halloween, I just feel neutral about it. Two years ago I realized that coming up with a fabulous costume idea and then executing it wasn't worth the disproportionate amount of stress it caused me, so I gave myself permission to skip this holiday. Plus, I hate scary movies, I'm afraid of the dark and I don't even really like candy. So now I just dump a mini bottle of Hot Damn in a mug of cider, look at everyone else's brilliant costumes on facebook and call it good.


On to bigger and better holidays - Christmas. I know even the mention of Christmas this early sets some people into a rage (I'm looking at you, twitter stream ) but I fall into the very small portion of the population who starts listening to holiday playlists while browsing flickr for photos of snow-covered alpine chalets as soon as November hits. I blame this on my parents who rarely got our tree up before Christmas Eve.. what can I say, with 4 children and an assortment of pet rabbits, turtles, chickens and a goat, they kind of had their hands full.


So, yes, it may only be November 1st but my holiday preparations are already in the works and I'm excited to announce that this year I will be a vendor at two of my favorite local craft fairs - Detroit Urban Craft Fair (Dec 3 + 4) and Tiny Expo (Dec 10). Mark your calendars and click the posters below for all the details you need to start planning your handmade holiday shopping strategy.

       

(PS - If you are also getting excited for the holidays and love handmade, you should think about joining this holiday ornament swap - its my favorite holiday tradition!)