We Want to Add You to Our Hit List!

It's almost time for our 7th Annual Holiday Hit List Shopping Spectacular! This year's event will take place on Sunday, December 8th from 11 am to 5 pm at the Corky McMillin Event Center at Liberty Station. Each year we present a fabulous group of local artists and crafters with wonderful handmade gift items for those on your shopping "hit" list! We'll be posting more info in the next few weeks, so stay tuned! You won't want to miss this!

Attention Crafty Vendors!  There's still time to join the Hit List! Visit our vendor FAQ page at HolidayHitList.com to get the details and then submit your application!

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Hi Crafty Friends,

Our Dia de Los Muertos Craft Show is in just over one week, but you can still apply to be in our show!

We love Halloween and the Dia de los Muertos holiday, but you don't have to be a spooky vendor to be in our show!

Customers love fall shopping, and it's a great time to pick up early holiday gifts.  So if you were unsure about being in our show, don't be!

If you still want to apply. please sign up for our vendor newsletter and let us know you're interested: http://www.sandiegonorthparkcraftmafia.com/SCS/SCS-dodFAQs2013-website.html

We are also looking for people to make altars to celebrate their loved ones that have passed away.  You can get more info about that here: http://www.sandiegonorthparkcraftmafia.com/SCS/dodaltars.html

See you at the show!

Craft Show Moved to 10/27

Eeek!  Could it be?...

Our Sunday Crafty Sunday Dia de los Muertos Craft Show has a date change!  The date has changed to:

Sunday, October 27th

11 am to 5 pm

We apologize for any inconvenience.  We hope you can still make it to our show!

On the plus side, there is still time to apply if you've been thinking about it.  Please note that we still have a waitlist for jewelry vendors.

Please follow this link to read our FAQ and to join our vendor newsletter: http://www.sandiegonorthparkcraftmafia.com/SCS/SCS-dodFAQs2013-website.html

Hope to see you there!

Dia de los Muertos- How and Why to Make an Altar

This year the San Diego North Park Craft Mafia has decided to add a new feature to our Sunday Crafty Sunday Dia de los Muertos Craft Show: altars!  For the minimal fee of $10, you can display a memorial altar to the public during the hours of the Dia de los Muertos Craft Show.  Best of all, your $10 fee will be donated to the Barrio Logan College Institute.

 

Click here to apply for an altar space FAQ and reservation.

Why make an altar?

            Dia de los Muertos altars are traditionally set up by families in Mexico to honor family members who have died, although you can construct an altar to anyone who has departed the earth.   Los Dias de los Muertos is celebrated on November 1 and November 2 each year, and it is a period of celebration. These altars are typically bright and colorful and are not designed out of sadness or mourning, but out of joy. 

What is an altar for?

           It is believed that on November 2^nd the souls of the departed can visit their beloved families in this world.  The lights of candles and petals of marigolds guide each soul to its own altar and house so they can celebrate and consume what has been prepared for them.  Altars are typically constructed on November 1st.

What do I need to make an altar?

          A Day of the Dead altar should include some of the departed’s favorite things plus decorations appropriate to the holiday, such as Mexican sugar skulls, skeletons, and candles.  Other ideas include:

·         Table and or boxes to create the altar on.

·         A tablecloth to cover your table and/or boxes.

·         The arch -  The arch represents the passage between life and death. If you can't get sugar cane stalks, get creative and make your arch out of other materials.

·         A portrait of the departed-  It can be a painting, a picture, etc.

·         Flowers – zempoaxochitil (marigolds) are the traditional flower used on the altar. 

·         Food and drink.  Traditional meals and favorites of the departed are prepared and placed on the altar.

·         Pitcher of water and glass to quench the thirst of the departed one.

·         Soap, towel, and water – Just in case the departed wants to wash his/her hands after the long trip and before he/she eats the delicious food.

There are many great resources out there to help you plan your altar.  Here are a few very informative websites:

 

http://www.remezcla.com/2010/latin/how-to-make-your-own-day-of-the-dead-altar/

 

http://www.life123.com/holidays/more-holidays/day-of-the-dead/day-of-the-dead-altars.shtml

 

http://gomexico.about.com/od/festivalsholidays/ht/make_altar.htm

 

Here is the link to the Barrio Logan College Institute:  http://blci.org/index.php

 

Click here to apply for an altar space FAQ and reservation.

Sunday Crafty Sunday presents.... The Dia de los Muertos Craft Show!!

Greetings!

Our Sunday Crafty Sunday Dia de los Muertos Craft Show is less than a month away!  Come visit us and our crafty vendors on Sunday, October 13th in the parking lot of the Birch Theatre in North Park.

What is el Dia de los Muertos?

From the website ladyofthedead.com:

"Dia de los Muertos is one of Mexico's traditional holidays reuniting and honoring beloved ancestors, family and friends. It is an ancient and enduring ritual when the living commune with the dead – a mystical night when the veil is lifted between their two realms and they may share a day together...

...This night is an important feast and evocation. It is a time when family members share memorable stories that evoke the lives of their ancestors . Offerings and altars are created to welcome and commemorate the dead. Marigolds and incense are offered in abundance because it is believed their aromatic scents guide the dead to the place where the feast is being held. . A profusion of candles dispels the darkness just as the souls are being illuminated from the shadows of death. Altars are created with photos, mementos, fruit, bread, and other favorite things of the ancestors being welcomed and honored. The artifacts of these altars also provide the opportunity to teach children about those who came before them...

...Dia de los Muertos is a time of celebration on remembrance. It is also a time to come to terms with our mortality and become aware of the cycle of life and death. Rather than deny and fear death this event teaches us to accept and contemplate the meaning of mortality."

 

Commonly called the Day of the Dead in the United States, Los Dias de los Muertos occurs on November 1st and 2nd, right after our Halloween holiday. The San Diego North Park Craft Mafia honors this holiday through a Dia de los Muertos themed craft show.  This year we plan to feature not only crafty vendors with Dia de los Muertos themed crafts, but also marigolds, sugar skulls, and an array of hand-crafted altars!

 

 

Want to be a vendor at our Sunday Crafty Sunday Dia de los Muertos show?  Sign up for our vendor newsletter.  We will be emailing the link to the show application to our vendor list only.

 

 

 

Want to set up an altar to be displayed at the Sunday Craft Sunday Dia de los Muertos show?  Details to follow soon!

 

Thanks for celebrating Dia de los Muertos with the San Diego North Park Craft Mafia!