What was once just a celebration of the arts in the Penn Quarter area, Arts on Foot has become a HUGE central event.

The past few years, an ever growing market of artists and craft vendors has popped up at Arts on Foot. Last year, the vending expanded to Friday and Saturday. This year, the vending creeps even earlier into the week, with opportunities to sell your wares Thursday, Friday and Saturday- the 10th-12th of September.

This year, the application process is being handled by Diverse Markets- lead by Eastern Market artist Michael Berman.  Go to their website at http://www.diversemarkets.net/ for information and to apply.

Hurry! Deadline is the 17th of July!

Application requires a non-refundable $25 fee

Artists can apply for only Saturday the 12th or all three days.  Artists may be accepted for only Saturday or all three days. Booth fee is $150 for saturday or $350 for all three days. Included in the fee is a tent, secuirty for tent overnight, and parking for one car downtown during the event.

This morning, I woke to the chill of a new autumn. Changing fall trees are often a too common motif in indie craft; but who doesn’t love fall colors and the crunch of leaves under their feet? That said, one of my favorite indie crafters right now is Get Felt Up. She makes prefectly autumnal necklaces out of felt.

I love that her necklaces are big and bold, but since they are made of felt, you barely know you are wearing them.

This connected leaf necklaces is 2.5″ across at the longest point.

And this might be going on my Christmas list.

Check out those wood grain card slots!