Craft Party - Meet Our Sponsors: GoGo Craft!

Lately, I've been getting asked about the "CRAFT" part in Craft Party...

• Can I bring my own crafts and projects? - YES
• Should I bring my own crafts and projects? - SURE, why not?
• Will there be craft supplies? - OF COURSE!
• Does that mean I can make other things? PLEASE DO!
• Will there be a variety of fun projects? YOU BET!

And we'll do you one better! Here's a post about the fun activities that we're presenting, courtesy of our Craft Party sponsor, GoGo Craft!

GoGo Craft is ready to PAAARTY!  Get your Friday night needle and thread ready. We are excited to announce that GoGo Craft has been invited to lead our popular Hipster Plushie Workshop at Etsy’s Annual Craft Party on Friday, June 10^th from 6-9pm.  

Craft Party is Etsy’s awesome annual worldwide shindig in celebration of all things crafty, and it’s the kick off for I Heart Art: San Francisco.  This year’s party will be taking place at the Tech Shop in SF.  Don’t miss out- best of all it’s FREE!  RSVP here.

 What is a Hipster Plushie Workshop?  Here are the crafty details:

Excited to make your own cuddly plushie but don’t want another teddy bear?  This is the workshop for you!  In this fun hand-sewing workshop you’ll learn how to make your very own mini felt plushie narwhal, mustache, squirrel, or robot that is perfect for gift-giving (if you can bear to part with it, that is).  Perfect for crafters of any level!

Come check out all the action this Friday night at:

Tech Shop

926 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94103

Wanna see some of the crafts people have made with GoGo Craft?

Visit the GoGo Craft Flickr page!

I made this radioactive squirrel with a mustache last year!
You'll see those same sea green Chucks on Friday night. :)

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Come Talk Etsy & I Heart Art: SF -- Etsy Meet Up April 2nd

Have you heard about Etsy's I Heart Art? They started in Portland and have since expanded the program to Baltimore. We're excited to announce I Heart Art: San Francisco might be next!

That's right -- Etsy has asked the SF Etsy Street Team if we are interested in exploring what I Heart Art: San Francisco might look like. And of course we said YES. With San Francisco's strong Etsy team presence, rich cultural resources, and enormously talented population of crafters and artists, it seems a natural fit.

We're delighted to share that team leader Steph (of nerd JERK fame) will be working closely with team captain Jen (the Mama in Mama's Magic Studio) to lead up the program as we think about how we might turn possibilities into realities. We also have a strong planning committee in the works and with a big project like this we look forward to involving as many SF Etsians and local folks as we can.

I Heart Art is the kind of program that morphs to suit the needs of each community, but at the heart of I Heart Art is finding ways to connect and support artists, crafters, and DIY folks. It's all about creating opportunities and supporting creativity within the local context. Exciting, huh?

To give you a taste of what I Heart Art has looked like in other cities, check out this awesome video from one of  I Heart Art: Portland's Mixer Match - where speed-dating & networking collide by connecting crafters/artists with local businesses/wholesalers:

Mixer Match: Round One from I Heart Art: Portland on Vimeo.

Want to learn more? Come join us on April 2nd from 5-7 pm at MOCFA for an Etsy and SF Etsy Meet Up to talk about I Heart Art and other topics of interest to the Etsy community. We'd like an accurate head count for planning purposes, so please RSVP here if you can join us.

Questions? Leave us a comment and we'll do our best to get you an answer.

Hope to see you there!