Friday May 1
*Make Something Awesome area open all day 10 -5 at Miss Pixies*
9:30 a.m. Check in and breakfast - Miss Pixies
10:30 a.m. Welcome
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Morning Sessions:
- Crafting a Green Craft with Jamie Chan and Blas Herrera - Urban Fauna Studio, Liz Grotyohann and Jeff Fein-Worton - Cosa Verde, Becky Streipe - Glue and Glitter - Solly’s
- What’s a Social Network and How to use it for Good with Danielle Maveal - Etsy Success & Virtual Labs, Willo O’Brien - WilloToons - Bar Pilar
- Customer Service. Crafting with a Smile with Caitlin Phillips - Rebound Designs, Rebecca Juliette - This Chickadee - Gate 54
- Street Teams. Why you should connect and collaboratee with Jen Menkhaus and Megan Van Wagoner - B.E.S.T. - DC9
1 - 2 p.m. Lunch with Craftnote: Maria Thomas - CEO, Etsy - Miss Pixies
2:30 - 4:00 p.m. Afternoon Sessions:
- FIber Workshop with Jamie Chan and Blas Herrera - Urban Fauna Studio - Miss Pixies
- Simple Mold Making with Adam Maron - Miss Pixies
- Am I a Business? How and when to form a business for your crafty endeavors with Cynthia Gayton and Paige Totaro - Washington Area Lawyer for the Arts - Gate 54
- How to Photograph your Work with Sherry Insley- Dandelion Blu - Bar Pilar
- Branding and Identity with Jeffrey Everett - El Jefe Design - Solly’s
- Event Sponsorship with Deb Dormody and Margaret Carleton - Craftland - DC9
4:30 p.m. Break
6:15 p.m. Summit showing of Handmade Nation - DCJCC
8:30 p.m. Public showing of Handmade Nation - DCJCC
-Dinner on your own-
Saturday May 2
*Make Something Awesome area open all day 10 -5 at Miss Pixies*
9 - 9:30 a.m. Check in and breakfast - Miss Pixies
10 - 11:30 a.m. Morning Sessions:
- Sew a Felt Broach with Beth Baldwin - Tiger Flight - Miss Pixies
- Fun with Duct Tape with Kristina Bilonick - Miss Pixies
- Developing a Product Line. Deciding what to make and sell with Ali Dryer - Pistol-Stitched, Rebecca Juliette - This Chickadee - Bar Pilar
- Navigating the Art world with Craft with Joetta Maue, Quincy Pearson, Sean Hennessey, Jaime Zollars - Solly’s
- Selling in a Brick and Mortar with Urban Fauna Studio, Deb Dormody and Margaret Carleton - Craftland - Gate 54
- Plate Breaking Demo with Juliet Ames - The Broken Plate - DC9
12 - 1 p.m. Lunch with Craftnote: Jenny Hart, Sublime Stitching - Miss Pixies
1:30 - 3 p.m. Afternoon Sessions:
- Sewing Demo with DC Threads - Miss Pixies
- Embroidery Demo with Jenny Hart - Sublime Stitching - Miss Pixies
- Consumption and Sustainability. How DIY will Save the World with Sara Cotner - $2000 Wedding, Autumn Wiggins - Upcycle Exchange - Gate 54
- Selling Successfully Online with Danielle Maveal- Etsy Success & Virtual Labs, Liz Grotyohann and Jeff Fein-Worton - Cosa Verde - Bar Pilar
- Tax Implications of Starting a Business with Michael Kreps, Debbie Leung, Benjamin Takis and Paige Totaro - Washington Area Lawyer for the Arts - Solly’s
- Organizing a Craft Fair with Al Hoff, Jessica Manack - Handmade Arcade, Christy Petterson, Shannon Mulkey - ICE, Kathy Malone - Brooklyn Indie Market - DC9
3:30 - 5 p.m. Afternoon Panel: Going out on a Limb with Jeffery Everett - El Jefe Design, Kasey and Kelly Evick - Biggs & Featherbelle - Miss Pixies
-Dinner on your own-
8 p.m. - 11 p.m. Show of Awesome Craft Party - Miss Pixies
Sunday May 3
*Make Something Awesome area open all day 10 - 3 at Miss Pixies*
10 - 10:30 a.m. Check in and breakfast - Miss Pixies
11 - 12:30 Morning Sessions:
- Make a Small Book with Esti Gerson - Miss Pixies
- Screen Printing Demo with Christy Petterson - Miss Pixies
- Copyright and Tradmarks, How to protect yourself and your work (Note this session will start at 11:30 am) - Megan Gray - Solly’s
- The Ins and Outs of Trade Shows with Rania Hassan - goshdarnknit, Sean Hennessey, Rhonda and Elijah Wyman- Figs and Ginger - Gate 54
- Craft Fair Booth Set up and Displays with Caitlin Phillips - Rebound Designs, Shauna and Stephen - Something’s Hiding in Here - DC9
1 - 2 p.m. Lunch at Miss Pixies
2 - 3 p.m. Awesome Crafty White Elephant - Miss Pixies
3 - 3:30 p.m. Wrap up and Farewell - Miss Pixies
*All programming is subject to change, but hopefully will not!
Your registration includes all programming from Friday through Sunday. Spaces are extremely limited, so register now!
All access passes are $180. Day passes are available.
