Last month I had the pleasure of attending a long-running craft store here in Austin, Texas. The Renegade Craft Fair has been going strong for over 10+ years in cities all over the US and world. It’s a great place to sell your craft, talk with others in the maker community, and see up and coming trends before they hit your favorite store. Makers are at the pulse of the trends and always right … [Read more...] about Austin Renegade Craft Fair 2019 Trends
Shows & Events
Craftcation Conference 2019 Recap
The Darice team spent the last week in beautiful Ventura, CA at the Craftcation Business & Makers Creative conference. You’ve never heard of the conference? Let us tell you! It’s four days surrounded by makers, crafters, entrepreneurs, DIY- enthusiasts and small business owners. Conference-goers can learn new techniques to refining their craft to developing a marketing strategy to … [Read more...] about Craftcation Conference 2019 Recap
Holiday 2019 Trends at AmericasMart
If you’re a retailer or buyer, you might travel to one or more wholesale markets each year. There are several popular markets, like Dallas Market Center, Las Vegas Market and AmericasMart in Atlanta. I recently returned to AmericasMart in Atlanta with my sister for our yearly buying trip. We spent three full days sourcing and ordering merchandise for our store for an entire year. It’s fun and … [Read more...] about Holiday 2019 Trends at AmericasMart
Top Trends From Creativation 2019
Hi all, it's Angie! I had the pleasure of attending the Creativation 2019 trade show last week. This is a show where a ton of the craft brand manufacturers display their new and existing products. It is a great place to spot 2019 craft trends for the upcoming year. Since the show floor is only open to craft industry professionals, I thought I would take you behind the scenes a bit and show you … [Read more...] about Top Trends From Creativation 2019
Darice at SNAP – 2016 Conference Recap
Darice had the pleasure of attending the SNAP conference last week. For those who are not familiar, SNAP is a 3 day event held in Salt Lake City, Utah each year. The conference brings together the blogging community. Everyone from lifestyle bloggers to arts & crafts DIYers to home remodelers gather to share ideas, take classes, network and have fun! This was Darice's 3rd year as a sponsor … [Read more...] about Darice at SNAP – 2016 Conference Recap
SNAP Conference 2015 Sponsor Recap
We are finally recovered from the amazing SNAP Conference so we thought we'd share a fun little recap with you! If you're not familiar, you're probably thinking, "What is SNAP"? It's a three-day conference where 500+ creative bloggers come together to learn, network, and get inspired. Sounds pretty amazing, right? It definitely was! First, we had to get there! The Darice team took off a few … [Read more...] about SNAP Conference 2015 Sponsor Recap
