A Family Affair

Hey guys! In the San Fransisco area? Check out this sweet event hosted by the SF Craft Mafia (who are some pretty awesome Etsy Sellers too):

Craft Work, Craft Play:
An Afternoon with the SF Craft Mafia

San Francisco, CA August 12, 2007 – The San Francisco Craft Mafia (SFCM) strikes again with a community event for Bay Area designers, crafty businesses, and the general public alike. A Family Affair: Tips and Treats with the SF Craft Mafia offers local businesses and designers the perfect chance to network as well as fabulous opportunities to gain new, crafty skills.

Stitch Lounge—a member of SFCM—will sponsor and host, A Family Affair on August 12, 2-6pm. The event will feature a number of work stations to pick up jewelry-making tips, work on selected patterns from Stitch Lounge's published guide to clothing customization, Sew Subversive, embellish and bedazzle garments with an assortment of buttons, beads, and sequins, and decorate delicious cupcakes. Business owners and designers can mingle over treats and exchange their own business tips and experiences.
The San Francisco Craft Mafia (SFCM) is a collective of San Francisco-based small business owners and artists committed to the promotion and growth of the independent handmade business community of the Bay Area and beyond. SFCM provides focused support for growing business ventures, a viable space and forum to network and share ideas and experiences, as well as exceptional community and shopping events. SFCM models itself after the first Craft Mafia in Austin, Texas, where a small group of crafters joined together in 2003 to support one other in their crafty business endeavors. SFCM is one of 47 active Craft Mafia chapters across the country and in Great Britain.

SFCM's inaugural event was the well-attended Mafia Made trunk show at Craft Gym last November, which featured over 20 up-and-coming clothing, jewelry, accessories, craft-related businesses, designers, and artists. SFCM member and owner of Saints and Sinners, Barbe Saint John, said, "A Family Affair promises to maintain the creative energy of Mafia Made and continue to support the diverse, inspired, and outgoing talent of the San Francisco Bay Area."

A Family Affair: Tips and Treats with the SF Craft Mafia
August 12, 2007, 2-6pm
@ Stitch Lounge
182 Gough Street (@ Oak in Hayes Valley) San Francisco, CA 94102-5918
Free to the public, $1-2 donations gladly accepted

Jewelry-making station: Cute n' easy earrings in 5 minutes. Demos provided by Craft Gym, Future Momo, and Saints & Sinners.

Clothing customization station: Get your sew on with patterns from Stitch Lounge's published guide to clothing alteration, Sew Subversive. Demos provided by CraftyBitch and Stitch Lounge.

Garment embellishment station: Sequins, fringe, beads, oh my! Bring in your old duds and get bedazzled. Demos provided by Feisty Elle, MaryJane's Attic, and My Windup Bird.

Cupcake makeover station: Decorate delicious homemade cupcakes with gummy, sprinkly, frosty fun.