Welcome to Winterfaire 2012

[ysabetwordsmith]

The Winterfaire spreads out as far as the eye can see. Some booths show streamers of red and green, while others sport blue and silver. All of them offer treasure after shining treasure. Music fills the air with lyrics of Christmas, Hannukah, Kwanzaa, Solstice, and Yule. From the Wordsmith's Forge comes the bright chiming of words being hammered into literature. Delicious scents of hot chocolate, spiced cider, peppermint, baking cookies, and gingerbread tantalize the appetite. Smiling, laughing shoppers amble from booth to booth with lists in hand. Vendors grin back, calling out, "Come try, come buy...!"

I know a lot of artists, writers, musicians, crafters, and other talented folks who make some of their living from their creative endeavors. I don't always have the money to support them as much as I'd like, but what I can do is set up a virtual faire where vendors can offer their wares to an audience that likes crafts, literature, and small businesses. For those of you doing your holiday shopping, here's an opportunity to buy something made with love, something unusual or unique, in a way that helps make it possible for creative people to go on creating wonders. And there will be no traffic jams, stampedes, or gunfights at the Winterfaire!



Vendors: If you have goods or services suitable for holiday gifts, please put up a booth by replying with a description of what you sell, an estimate of your price range if possible, and some kind of contact information so shoppers can reach you.  If you have a website (Etsy, DeviantArt, personal, whatever) showcasing your work in more detail, include the link(s).  If you have holiday freebies, such as downloadable greeting card imagery, you're welcome to promote those too. For ease of identification, I recommend titling your reply starting with "BOOTH:" followed by the name of your business or type of goodies.

Shoppers: If you're looking for something specific and it's not posted yet, feel free to ask. Someone else may know where to find it! "SHOPPING FOR:" and the topic would be a good title.

Everyone: You may help promote the Winterfaire by linking to this post from your own blog or site. If you have a similar holiday-networking post, you may link to it in a comment on this post.

Participation Perk: I'm offering poetry for participation, beginning with verses of "With Its Head Cut Off" (28 verses) from the Path of the Paladins series. (Completed!)  If that runs out, I may pick another.  New perk poem: "Hrafn's Nest" (19 verses, Hart's Farm).  Because, you see, all of these activities will unlock a verse each time someone does them:
* link to this Winterfaire page to boost the signal
* comment posting a Booth of your wares/services in the Winterfaire
* buy something from a vendor listed in the Winterfaire 
* host a similar holiday market in your own blog or other venue
LiveJournal will notify me of comments to the Winterfaire post and links to it elsewhere on LJ; for everything else, you need to TELL ME in order to get credit for it.

Similar Markets:
Do you know of another indie holiday shopping post?  Let me know and I'll link it here.
Jaguar's Black Friday Bazaar
The Winterfaire at Angel's Place
Handmade Holiday Shopping
2012 Holiday Bazaar

Happy holidays!

Comments

Booth: Ellen Million Graphics

[ellenmillion.livejournal.com]

Fantasy coloring books! For grown-ups, too: http://ellenmilliongraphics.com/coloringbooks.php

These highly detailed books are fun for all ages. Difficulty ranges from 'not too hard' to 'color at your own risk.'

For the artist in your life, I have books on the business of art - the best of the articles from the first three years of EMG-Zine: http://emg-zine.com/anthologies.php

I also have publications for Torn World, a shared science fantasy world. We've got an anthology and a coloring book in print. The anthology is also available as an ebook, if you prefer a digital gift! http://www.tornworld.net/publications.php

If you're looking for an inexpensive original from a wide variety of artists, the gallery of available work at Sketch Fest is an excellent place to start: http://www.ellenmilliongraphics.com/sketchfest/sketchfestproducts.php

Lastly, I also have prints and originals of my own work available at my personal site: http://ellenmillion.com/galleryview.php

Re: Booth: Ellen Million Graphics

[ellenmillion.livejournal.com]

Also, haikujaguar did a Black Friday Faire post that is similar in nature: http://haikujaguar.livejournal.com/1174423.html

Re: Booth: Ellen Million Graphics

[ysabetwordsmith.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I've posted the first two verses of the perk poem.