North Park Craft Mafia - San Diego, CA

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Let’s Get This Year Started!

Hello crafty friends! We hope you all had a wonderful Holiday Season that was full of crafty fun! Now that our Mafia Members have had a little break after a busy craft show season, it’s time to get this new year started!

So, what’s in store for 2014 you ask? Plenty! We’ll be starting the year with our first "Crafty Conspiracy Craft Night" on January 21^st from 7pm to 9 pm, location TBA. We welcome all crafty types who want to get together for some social crafting time. Just bring something to work on that’s easy to transport. Craft Nights will continue throughout the year on the 4^th Tuesday every month. This is a free event. Let us know you are coming by sending an RSVP to: craftnight@sandiegonorthparkcraftmafia.com

In May we will host our first craft show for this year - the "Spring Line Up" at the North Park Festival of Arts . We are proud to be bringing our own group of vendors to this event for the 6^th year in a row! For those who haven't attended this event, the NPFA is an annual street fair in North Park . Unlike other street fairs, this one is completely dedicated to promoting the arts. You won’t find vendor booths selling aluminum siding! What you will find are many local artists and crafters, performance artists, live musical entertainment, hands-on art booths, and much more! Plus, it’s family-friendly and free to attend! For our contribution to this event we will be hosting a special vendor section dedicated to the handcrafted arts. We always have a diverse group of crafts represented and it’s a lot of fun. Visitors can hang out at the Mafia's "Craft Lounge" where we will have “make-and-take” crafting sessions of various crafting techniques. You won’t want to miss this show! Interested vendors should sign up for our Monthly Newsletter.

At the end of the year we'll be hosting our 8th Annual "Holiday Hit List" shopping event. We'll have a lot more info about that later on as well as news about other events we have in the works. Be sure to keep up on the latest Mafia news by getting our newsletter and following us on Facebook. We hope to see you soon!

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Thanksgiving Cornucopia Craft

Need a quick gift for a coworker/family friend this Thanksgiving? Here's a cute one I found on Pinterest:

http://www.pinterest.com/pin/82120393179217088/

My sister tried it this weekend. After the first few tries she got 9 good ones. We found the waffle cones at Food-4-Less and she used Reeses Pieces instead of M&M's, but you could stuff it with just about anything!!!

Have a Happy Thanksgiving and we hope to see you selling or shopping at The Holiday Hit List on Sunday, December 8th.

We're still accepting applications for non-jewelry vendors. Sign up for our vendor newsletter to find out how!

Friday, November 22, 2013

Come See Craft Mafia Members At Two Shows This Weekend!

Looking for something to satisfy your craving for crafts? You're in luck with two shows happening this weekend! Be sure to look for Craft Mafia members and our other crafty vendor friends! Here's what's happening in San Diego;

Saturday: Lindbergh-Schweitzer Elementary Holiday Arts and Craft Fair!
Join in the fun on November 23rd at the Lindbergh-Schweitzer Holiday Arts & Craft Fair in Clairemont. The event runs from 9am to 3pm at the Lindbergh-Schweitzer Elementary School. Free admission and free parking!! Get a start on your holiday shopping. Be sure to stop by booth #122 and see Craft Mafia member Miss Finch's Finery!

**Edit: Mafia Member My Lucky Dragon will be there too!

Saturday & Sunday: Check out The Goblin Market!

November 23rd and 24th marks the return of The Goblin Market to the Town and Country Convention Center. Located behind Fashion Valley Mall, in the Atlas Ballroom, there will be lots of great vendors to shop from - including Craft Mafia member R Priest Ellgy Co!

The event runs from 10 am to 4 pm both days. There is a $5 entry and children under 12 are free! Cash is recommended, but we also accept PayPal, with a $5 parking voucher for all guests who chose to park in the Town and Country lot. The FIRST HOUR on Saturday is FREE ENTRY into the Market!!! Goodie Bags will be given to the first 25 people Saturday and Sunday! Don't miss out!!

Monday, November 11, 2013

Time to get ready to 'Shop! Shop! Shop!' Our "Hit List' is less than a month away!!! And this next week Monsters Under the Bed!!!

For those looking for our next San Diego’s North Park Craft Mafia event we’re working hard creating an amazing Holiday Hit List Shopping Spectacular on December 8^th at Corky McMillin Event Center at Liberty Station from 11:00am – 5:00pm. It’s less than a month away!!!! Come bring your money to ‘Shop! Shop! Shop’ and get great gifts for those ‘bosses’ on your ‘hit list.’ We have some amazing local artists and crafters that make some wonderful handmade items for you to choose from. And make sure you come early for our ‘Swag’ give away before their all gone and stay late to be a part of that raffle that ‘hits’ on the hour to win some great gifts. Stay tuned for more info because it’ll be a great event and lots of fun!!!!

For those of you wanting to do something this week to entertain yourself and maybe your kids, here’s a great puppet show created for all ages called Monsters Under the Bed! Wanna look? I sure do!!! Don't be a monster and miss this or the Hit List!!!!

“What was that? . . . Did you feel it? . . . I think something is moving under there!!!! . . Wanna look? Me neither!!! . Do you hear that? I hear something like a rock band! . . . What could it be? Let’s look together on the count of three . . . One . . . Two . . . Three! Look!!!!! . . . What is that??????”

Set off with Tommy on his great adventure as he checks out what is under that bed of his. Monsters Under the Bed is back with those whimsical, musical creatures hiding out under Tommy’s bed ready to teach him the lesson that not all monsters are bad.

Monster’s Under the Bed produced by Julie Otto’s Julie’s Puppet Creations will capture the imaginations of all as they travel under the bed with Tommy to watch a monster talent contest and to find out where that “Big” judge is hiding. Performed at the Marie Hitchcock Puppet Theater in Balboa Park this show is a full stage blacklight puppet show with a team of puppeteers breathing life into both marionettes and large format puppets to make this story come alive.