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: Flatwater press.

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Flatwater Press is a charitable organization created to promote and support the work of Nebraska authors. The Flatwater Press Classics Library is a collection of reasonably-priced high-quality paperback editions of timeless works of literature. Your purchase of these books will further our efforts greatly.

If you've purchased contemporary paperback editions of works in the public domain, you've probably noticed how crappy they are. I actually began Flatwater Press two years ago because readers and authors deserve better. Flatwater Press editions are ~not~ printed directly from scans of old copies; each is completely reset, carefully edited and meticulously proofread. And each Flatwater Press paperback has its own visually appealing cover design. As a gift, any one of them is sure to make a lasting impression.

Disclaimer: Although Flatwater Press is a charitable organization, these books are priced at fair market value, as defined by the Internal Revenue Service; therefore, your purchase of them is ~not~ tax deductible.