Welcome to Winterfaire 2012
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ysabetwordsmithThe 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!
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!)
* 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!
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Booth: Comics, Dollies, and Art, oh my!
Date: 2012-11-28 04:33 am (UTC)Our prices (not including shipping) range from $.50 to $20, to beyond, if you want something real fancy. A pittance, I tell you, a pittance! A can of soda costs more these days.
As for the lovely wares we have for sale, we will draw whatever you like, in pencil and ink or digitally ($10-$20, depending on content). You can see some of the work we've done for folks in the past here! (http://lb-lee.deviantart.com/gallery/) We also have custom-made paper dolls for $20 each. We can do them as per your specifications (your friend, your favorite character, your dog!) or choose from one of the ones we have available now: Jubilee from X-men (http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2011/347/e/d/superhero_dollies__jubilee_by_baaingtree-d4j1cur.png), Guy Gardner, Ice, the Elongated Man, and the Blue Beetle from Justice League International!
Also, come and see our comics and zines! They are so good, we put them up entirely for free, having faith in their sale regardless!
MPD for You and Me (http://lb-lee.deviantart.com/art/MPD-for-You-and-Me-01-315152808?q=gallery%3Alb-lee%2F38264222&qo=13) ($5) An introduction to the old DSM-III-R diagnosis of Multiple Personality Disorder. Our top seller!
Questions (http://lb-lee.deviantart.com/art/Questions-Pg-1-315147813?q=gallery%3Alb-lee%2F38264222&qo=36) ($6) A brief FAQ for multiplicity quuestions!
FTMPD (http://healthymultiplicity.com/loonybrain/Zines/FTMPD/FTMPD01.html) ($2) A zine about the intersection of gender and multiplicity!
Dissociation (http://fav.me/d5g3m49) ($2) Our newest comic, finished just this past September, about an experience with heavy dissociation!
The Greatest American Novel of All Time (http://fav.me/d57mnso) ($2) A comic about the brilliant ideas you get when you're twelve, and how they seem less so as the years pass.
Gender Evolution (http://lb-lee.deviantart.com/art/Gender-Evolution-315156767?q=gallery%3Alb-lee%2F38264222&qo=0) ($.50) A tiny wallet-size comic about how gender can change over time!
Feeling Worthless? (http://fav.me/d59uj4u) ($.50) A tiny wallet-size self-helper. Fill it out when you feel good, keep it in your wallet for a rainy day!
The Bad Day Book (http://fav.me/d59ufkg) ($.50) Another tiny self-helper. Fill it out when you feel good, keep it in your wallet for general mental/emotional crisis!
Have a fantastic holiday season. Come back soon!
Re: Booth: Comics, Dollies, and Art, oh my!
Date: 2012-11-28 04:36 am (UTC)