This Saturday! Howard Street Handmade Craft Market!

At 227 Haywood Road, right next door to the cake shop.
xo

Howard Street Handmade Crafty Supplies Swap and Sale Bonanza this Saturday, June 6th, From 8am to 7pm!

Hey friends! We are so psyched about this weekend's Howard Street Handmade! From 8am to 3pm, there will be three different workshops for new and experienced crafters. Starting at 3pm, there will be a crafty supply swap ($3 bonanza ticket) and sale ($10 table to sell all your used crafty materials).

Also, an update: Music by Wildflowers (Juan Holladay and Eliza Sydney, featuring harp, guitar, and vocals) will take place between 2 and 4 pm.
And we are happy to announce that we will be giving out samples of beer from the Wedge Brewery at Howard Street, as well as featuring our Wedge Stout Cupcake in the Cake Shop. Can't wait to see you there!




The Ginger Stout Cupcakes made with Wedge Imperial Stout:


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Love,
Jodi (Short Street Cakes)

Announcing: Two June Howard Street Handmade Events!

Lets start at the beginning.
On June 6th, from 8am to 7pm, Short Street Cakes Presents the newest incarnation of Howard Street Handmade: The Crafty Supply Sale and Swap Bonanza! Here's the rundown from one of our organizers (and resident HSH logo artists, ass-kicker, and all around awesome mama, Katie Elkins of Scrumdidlyump fame!
One June 6th Howard Street Handmade will host a fabulous day of low-cost
workshops and a Crafty Supply Swap + Sale Bonanza. Howard Street Handmade
takes place at 227 Haywood Road in East West Asheville, next to our lovely
sponsor, Short Street Cakes.

The day will progress in three acts, (eat your heart out Ira Glass):

*Part I - *8 am -10:30 am

- *A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words - But you Need a Few of Those Too*

Low-Cost Photography and Writing Workshop
Bring your work and we will do a hands on photo shoot! Learn how to take great
photos of your work with minimal equipment. We will play with props, lighting and help each other write great descriptions of our work, and gain skills to sell more of your work! Great for Etsy or for building a portfolio to approach galleries and shops!
cost - *$5 *
brought to you by scrumdidlyump
*All proceeds from this class will go to the Howard Street Handmade marketing fund!*

*Part II - *11:00 am - 1:30 pm
- *That Felt GOOD!*
Felting basics workshop
Learn how to make your own felted soaps with needle felted designs!
cost -* $10 *+ supplies
brought to you by MellowKnee

- *Yo Mam**a Likes Prints*
Low-tech Printing basics workshop
Make your own stamps and learn how to print on paper and fabric.
cost - *$10* plus supplies
scrumdidlyump + special surprise guest

*All classes are first come, first serve. Reserve your spot today by emailing howardstreethandmade@gmail.com.

*Part III - 3:00 pm - 7 pm

The Crafty Supply Swap + Sale Bonanza*

- *The Sale - Downstairs*
Vendor Table fee - *$10*
3 ft tables available to sell all those crafty supplies you've been making/hoarding.

- *The Swap - Upstairs*
Bonanza ticket -*$3*
Buy a ticket, bring some crafty stuff you don't want, take away some stuff you do.
BYOB. (Bring Your Own Basket)

Sign up quick, because spaces are going to fill quickly!

Now, the second event, is the monthly tradition we have all come to know and love: The Howard Street Handmade Craft Market! This month's HSH will take place on June 20th, and will feature the usual awesomeness from returning and new vendors, as well as Music! Outdoor Vendors! A Cake Walk! and maybe BEER!

For more info, visit the Howard Street Handmade Blog!

we love you.
xo
jodi and short street cakes and the Howard Street Handmade organizing team.

Big Weekend at the Cake Shop!

All photos by Zen! Thank you, Zen, for sharing your talent and photos with us.







What an incredible day! Howard Street Handmade was a huge success. The vendors showed an amazing array of crafts, the neighborhood was buzzing, and the Cake Shop did a booming business all day. We also had a great article and photo gallery in the Sunday Citizen-Times, and the Citizen-Times Online. Thanks everybody, for a great event! See you at the next Howard Street Handmade, April 18!

Spring!

I am so freaking excited for spring that I'm wearing the brightest lemon yellow sweater I've ever seen in my life! (just my little way of celebrating spring when its still 28 degrees in these here hills). But I've been eagerly watching the crocuses, quince, forsythia, hyacinth, and even cherry blossoms bloom over the last week, and it stirs my heart and brightens my mind.
Here's some other things that have been inspiring me lately:

1) Jasper at the cake shop. Can you believe how GIGANTIC he is? How did he get so grown up? It kind of freaks me out. I love our days together at the cake shop. I think he's taken a shine to baking, and it makes me so happy. (although far less inspiring is the crappy camera I got to replace the fancy one I used to have, that got run over by a school bus two days after I left it on top of the car, but that's another story.)

2) Bake it Pretty and every little thing.

I met Amanda at the Big Crafty, and fell in love with her cupcake toppers and baking supplies. We're lucky that she moved her web shop and family to our town! Her blogs are awesome, too (she has a baking blog and a personal blog), and she happens to like the Cake Shop, too.


3) The Runaway Circus!
If you come to the Cake Shop tomorrow between noon and 3, I won't be here, because I want to take Jasper the Runaway Circus! I haven't seen them perform yet, and I'm so excited! Sadye and the other Cirqueistas are highly trained, Serious Clowns. I can't wait!

hmmm... what else... Oh, yeah!
Howard Street Handmade!

Today! 11 to 5. I'm so excited! Yay, Spring!

Accepting Vendor Applications for the First Howard Street Handmade!

Friends, Short Street Cakes' all-new, all-local, handmade indie craft fair, Howard Street Handmade, will be held at 227 Haywood Road (next door to Short Street Cakes' Cake Shop) on Saturday, March 21st, from 11am til 5pm. We are still accepting limited numbers of vendors. Stop by the shop or go to the Howard Street Handmade Blog for an application, and stay tuned for more info about HSH!