For those that create beautiful things, those that want to create, and those that want to know more about the creative people in the Denver area
Some of my favorite finds while out scavenging are items specific to Colorado. I am guilty of making up fantastic histories for everything I find and when I find local history–well, it just makes the story much more romantic. To really drive this point home: of all the amazing things I’ve come across since moving to Colorado, my favorite item is a wooden hanger from The Broadmoor Hotel. I purchased clothing from an estate sale and didn’t even notice the…
We are excited to have Jesi of Hip Violet share a super fun tutorial on the blog today! Check out Hip Violet’s great products and her blog where she shares more fun stuff. She’s a local favorite and a seasoned Horseshoe vendor. Thanks, Jesi! Here is a very easy tutorial on how to make a fabric gift bag out of a pillowcase. Yes, it does require the tiniest bit of sewing, but as long as you can do a straight…
Tuesday morning, I met up with local thrift blogger DeeAnna of Thrifting Denver. Like all great connections that are made these days, DeeAnna and I started chatting via Facebook and decided we should meet in real life! We met for coffee and chatted—the presence of a Goodwill right next door was hanging over us like a pinata stuffed with candy at a kid’s birthday party. After exchanging vital information (our best finds, favorite stores, fave blogs etc.) and sucking down some…
Here’s more business tips from Amy Kalinchuk, the Soap Crone, about how to make 2012 your year to make your craft business legit! Find her first post here, and second post here . Enjoy! By now you have received your tax license from the state and city where you live, and you are getting ready for your first show. Today I will share with you my system for keeping track of sales tax while vending. As with my other systems, it’s…
Here we are already getting way into March! This means that the Spring Horseshoe Market on May 5th is coming sooner than we think! Just over a month away already. We are beyond excited to kick off our season and the Spring Market is going to be spectacular. We can’t wait to unveil the fun things that are going to be happening that day!! We are inspired by our Spring Featured Vendors today! We will start posting their pages on…
While thrift adventures are crazy fun with friends, I usually go stag. I find it’s easier to concentrate on what I’m looking for and I’m able to shop faster. And I guess since we can send photos from our cell phones, we aren’t really completely alone. I don’t know how many times I’ve texted a friend a picture of a possible purchase with the subject line “Cute or Terrible?” =) That said, I approach thrift stores and estates just like…
Here’s the continuation of our post from Tuesday. Horseshoe Market’s assistant director, Kara Lundquist, offers some great photography tips for your products! And she includes some spectacular online resources. Check it out! An incredible photograph is a powerful marketing tool. I’m not talking just lifestyle photography; I’m also talking about product photography. You make beautiful items that you’ve spent time on and it’s worth your while to spend some extra time investing in the photos you take of your finished…
I came across a quote this week (of course I can’t remember where) that said something along the lines of, “vintage everything is better than modern anything.” While I may not share that belief 100%, (the bullet bra comes to mind..) I mostly agree! So, I got to thinking about the vintage items that I could never trade in for modern, and decided to share my top 5 with you. 1: Letterman Sweaters. They have been done and re-done by…
We wanted to use this post to talk about Horseshoe Market applications and craft show applications in general. We’ve already chosen vendors for the Spring Market on May 5th! You are all in for a treat—we’ve got some really fantastic artists, designers, crafters and vintage sellers. We will be unveiling our Spring Featured Vendors in the coming weeks! This Sunday, March 18th, applications for the Summer Market (July 14th) open on our website! Summer applications are open through April 8th….
Ahh, Monday. Here we are again. Hope all of you had a great weekend. We are inspired by all things local today. And we’re feeling like shopping 🙂 If you go to Etsy, you can shop “local” and we’ve always thought this was a pretty darn cool feature. You can see just how many makers and collectors are out here constantly making and doing…it’s pretty inspiring! Here is what we found today by shopping local on etsy… 1. vintage chairs…
