Artgoodies is all over in the Press this month! Check them out on Etsy as well as in the following magazines:

• Real Simple Magazine Nov. nest towel page 216
• did you fly American Airlines in Oct? American Way Magazine- deer towel page 36
• swallowtail butterfly towel graces the pages of Oct. Better Homes and Gardens
• chickadee apron in Premier Edition Nov. Make It Mine Magazine
• Natural Health Magazine - Dec/Jan - deer towel page 89
• CraftySynergy Blog

Here at No Coast Craft-o-rama planning headquarters, we are heads down, feverishly putting the finishing touches on the big event — ordering tables, passing out postcards, getting ads ready for VitaMN and City Pages and generally just running around like chickens. And I’m sure all the vendors are even more so, cranking out all the goods we can’t wait to get our hands on!

I thought I’d take a moment to reflect on why I was motivated to get this group of people together to plan this event, and hopefully dispell any rumor that this craft sale harbors any ill will toward crafting grannies. Let me tell you what I mean.

In 2005, my mom retired. She has always been crafty, in fact she is my inspiration in that arena. So, I thought I’d plan a craft sale she could participate in, and it would give her something to do with all her new free time. Fast forward to now. My mom, also a “granny” (In fact her business name is Granny’s Closet), is a big seller on Etsy (six hundered and thirty some odd items sold…wah hoo!) and also No Coast Craft-o-rama. This week I did an interview with her on my blog. I think it’s kind of cute.

My point in all this? Granny’s rock, and we love them as much as we love Cricket Syndicate and his handmade underwear, or Rar Rar Press and her “F that S” postcards! Truth be told, a granny might be our very reason for being!

Okay, okay, I know it’s over 3 months old, but there was a great article on our very own Zeichen Press in the Strib August 8th. I’ve never met Fran and Jen, but I imagine two witty and sarcastic women, feverishly pressing out billions upon billions of letterpress holiday cards for the No Coast Craft-o-rama. Personally, I am looking forward to picking up this one, and sending it to my friend Jen. Good work, ladies. Looking forward to meeting you in a matter of weeks!

We were excited to see that Papered Together, one of our new vendors this year is featured in the December/January issue of Mary Engelbreit’s Home Companion as well as getting noticed in the upcoming December issue of Minnesota Monthly, the Holiday Gift Guide.

Way to go Krista!

Our vendors are on fire this month! A new seller at the 2007 No Coast Craft-o-Rama is Armato Design. See what she’s all about in her interview on Etsy.

Congratulations Amy!