On December 7 Grand will have its December 2024 Boutique. Along with 5 of my fellow Grand Stitchers I will be participating. We'll be joining a fun and growing part of the U.S. craft economy as we show and sell our handmade items this Saturday.
There's been a growing interest in handmade. Etsy, the top U.S. marketplace for handmade, has been showing ads and gaining momentum all year. Their ads are a perfect match during the Christmas season, but this year they even took out an ad during the Super Bowl! And no wonder--over 75% of Americans said they participated in a craft activity this past year. It's only natural that they would be interested in artisan made goods. (That's what me and my friends are hoping will happen this Saturday!)
Our Boutique will take place outside in the plaza area of The Grand on Remington Boulevard. In addition to jewelry, embroidered items, and a few felted goodies, there will be glass, clay and paper arts for sale. It's a great place to shop for something unique and different. The hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
I know our market can't compete with some of the larger U.S. Christmas fairs. The Bryant Park Winter Village in New York City has vendors, but also an ice skating rink and views of the Empire State Building. The Christkindlmarkt in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania has over 100 vendors selling handmade toys, hand-knit wool sweaters, and traditional German Christmas classics.
Shoppers at the Great Dickens Christmas Fair in San Francisco can buy their handmade glass ornaments and more at a Victorian London streetscape created inside the Cow Palace. And nearly half a million visitors will shop in Carmel, Indiana at their Christkindlmarkt. We're hoping for a nice crowd in Grand, but have no expectation of getting half a mil to come out.
We won't be in a Victorian storybook setting, or even a snowy Christmas village, but come and see us anyway. We'll have lots of handmade items and plenty of Christmas spirit.
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