This last weekend we had our very first Clothing and Craft Supply Swap and it was amazing! We had so much fun bringing people together to trade clothing, craft supplies, and ideas for new projects. Getting a chance to introduce the public to new skills is one of our favorite things. Our hands-on craft this time was [...]
This Friday: Etsy Craft Party 2012 hosted by Austin Craft Riot!
Open and FREE to anyone interested in getting crafty with Austin Craft Riot (formerly named Etsy Austin)! Austin Craft Riot is excited to host our 3rd annual Etsy Craft Party! This year Jerry’s Artarama is graciously letting us use their space to get crafty! We will be screen printing (so bring something for us to [...]
ACR Members at Cherrywood Art Fair 2011
This weekend marks the 10th Anniversary of Cherrywood Art Fair, an Austin favorite for art collectors and holiday shoppers. Several of our talented Austin Craft Riot team members will be at Maplewood Elementary on December 10-11 (from 10am-5pm) with locally handmade treasures to meet your gift-giving needs! You’ll find everything from fine art to baby [...]
ACR members at E.A.S.T this weekend!
Sadly our 2011 Austin Craft Riot main event is now over. We had a lovely time last weekend, but you can catch more Craft Riot goodness from part of our team next weekend with nearly two dozen artisans out at East Austin Studio Tour (E.A.S.T.) at spot #67 Weekend Two, hosted by Flatfork Studio. (Map [...]
Cherrywood Art Fair
This year Austin Craft Riot is pleased to be collaborating with Cherrywood Art Fair in promoting the handmade revolution. Our two organizations have similar goals and we both thought it would be a good idea to join forces to bring Austin even better handmade shopping experiences in 2011. Many team members have raved about [...]
ATown Grand Opening
The newest and raddest shop to Austin, ATown, is having it’s official GRAND OPENING bash on September 9th a it’s location at 5502 Burnet Rd. From 5pm-9pm the booze will be flowin’ (courtesy of Republic Tequila) and prizes will be given away every 15 minutes throughout the event! All proceeds will benefit the glorious and [...]
Etsy Craft Party 2011 by Austin Craft Riot!
On Friday Austin Craft Riot joined Etsy in hosting a world wide craft party. We want to thank everyone who came out this year. It is always such a treat to see folks get their hands dirty and find some beauty come out of their hard work. Between the button making, screen printing, duct tape [...]
Thanks to Lonely Gourmet!
We just want to send a huge big ole walloping THANK YOU to Lonely Gourmet for generously agreeing to sponsor our Etsy Craft Party 2011 tonight! Visit them on their website, and talk at ‘em on Twitter. We are indebted to you, and your awesomeness. Don’t miss out on this FREE craft-tastic event happening tonight. [...]




