Time to clean-up your crafting space!

Given up knitting? Taken up beading? Tried decoupage and you're over it? Whatever your reasons may be, this is a great opportunity to take your unwanted crafty supplies and give them to someone who will put them to good use! The Hollywood Craft Mafia is hosting a craft supply swap at Undergrounds Coffeehaus on Sunday, February 20th from 4p to 6p. Hope to see you there!

Radio-Active Records

There’s something to be said for local indie music stores, and there’s even more to be said about great local indie music stores. Radio-Active Records definitely qualifies as great. Not only do they carry a huge selection of vintage vinyl and shiny new turntables, they support handmade by hosting events like the mini Odd Duck Retro & Geek Show and sponsoring the Odd Duck Handmade Bazaar and Indie Craft Fair.

After a brief hiatus, live shows have returned to Radio-Active Records! Check out the blog to keep in touch http://radio-active-records.blogspot.com/, or just head over to the Gateway Plaza in Ft. Lauderdale to check out the free, all ages show by the Whole Tones February 19th from 7pm-10pm.

Remember to show your love to Radio-Active Records on Record Store Day, April 16, 2011!

Retro Indie Market - Tomorrow- Boynton Beach - South Florida

Two of our very own Craft Mafia girls will be vending tomorrow at the Retro Indie Market in Boynton Beach.  Shelley will be there with her Kitschy Aprons and a few choice softies and Tina Wright (workinggirl) will be there with her jewelry created from vintage papers and handcrafted art books and notebooks. 

Whole Foods Market Plantation

Whole Foods Market Plantation is the named sponsor of the Odd Duck Handmade Bazaar and Indie Craft Fair for the second year running, and we couldn’t be more thrilled! Catherine and the staff are wonderfully supportive of the show, wearing buttons, displaying postcards, and hanging an enormous poster right in the front window. But being and Odd Sponsor is just a small part of what Whole Foods does to nourish our community.

This month, Whole Foods Market Plantation will help you find gluten free goodies in the store, or transform a fattening dish to a healthier version, then help you teach your kids the importance of living green (after reading The Lorax by Dr. Seuss.) Check out the event calendar for more information on cooking classes, Kid’s Club events, and local charities that Whole Foods Plantation supports. http://wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/plantation/store-calendar/

Be sure to stop by the store for one of these great events and be sure to check the front window for our giant Odd Duck poster within the next couple of weeks!

Only 1 day left to Apply for the Odd Duck Bazaar!!!

This event only happens once a year!  Don't miss your opportunity to vend at south Florida's amazing Odd Duck Handmade Bazaar and Indie Craft Fair.  If you think you've got what it takes, click here and submit your application right away because the deadline is midnight January 15th. 

10 days and counting

There are only 10 days left to apply to the 2011 Odd Duck Indie Craft Fair and Handmade Bazaar! It's at the same charming location: the Old Davie Schoolhouse Museum,on April 9th. The Hollywood Craft Mafia is very excited about the new changes for this 2nd annual independent show. Don't miss out on all the fun and apply before it's too late! Click on the title of this post to go directly to the Odd Duck website.

Cheers,
Christine

In Memory of Leslie Schloss from Sweet Magnolia Original's

Leslie Schloss of Weston, sole-creator of Sweet Magnolia Original's, passed away in her home at age 55 on December 31, 2010. Sweet Magnolia Original's was a participant of the Hollywood Craft Mafia's Odd Duck Handmade Bazaar in 2010, and Leslie will be missed by the handmade community. She was comforted, and is survived by, her husband and partner of 37 years, David, children Stephen and Allie, and dog Benny. Her incredibly full and bright life was cut short too soon and without any reason or rhyme, but her fire will burn inside every being she touched. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in her memory to the American Cancer Society . Funeral service Monday, January 3rd, 1pm at Levitt Weinstein Memorial Chapel 3201 NW 72nd Ave, Hollywood, FL 33024 (954)963-2400. Interment to follow at Lakeside Memorial.