Thank You Everyone!

We would like to thank the Boise North End Neighborhood Association for hosting the Hyde Park Street Fair and a huge thanks to everyone who came out and shopped at the Idaho Indie Works booth. We all had a ton of fun and we're looking forward to our next community event!

Hyde Park Street Fair

Come see the Idaho Indie Works booth at the Hyde Park Street Fair. The Hyde Park Street Fair has been a part of the Boise North End for the past 28 years. WOW! Camels Back Park has seen many families enjoy one of the last weekends of summer outdoors. September 12, 13, & 14th.
Participating artists:

Miss Courageous----pop jewelry and accessories
Bella Grano------------vintage style goods
Jamison Rae---------metal + style = jewelry
JM Craftworks-------handcrafts of wood and fabric
Hollydoodle---------whimsical paintings
Cranky Cowgirl-----fused glass
lovelylittlelovelies------------hairclips for your little hipster
cathy scarlett---------original paintings and prints
pfuzz--------------------hand knitted originals
engbynik--------------handbags and more
lea bowman------------great jewelry made with great love
sinfully natural: spoil yourself the way nature intended, spa quality skincare
The Red Bumble Bee---------Exquisite Stationary Design

Giveaway Winner!

Sorry for the delay in announcing the winner of the giveaway!

Congrats to quitecontrary1977 who said, "that is super fly! you don't see airplanes in jewelry much. i think this will be the start of a trend!" She is the proud new owner of a fabulous airplane necklace.

Thanks to everyone who commented! Please check back next month for another Idaho Indie Works giveaway.

Bella Grano Necklace GIVEAWAY!

Bella Grano will be offering a FREE airplane necklace to one lucky reader!

A little about Bella Grano:

Bella Grano is a small jewelry and accessory based design company started by Trish Anderson in 2007. Color is the main source of inspiration for Trish, as is the desire to keep things simple.

Q: Why are you a member of Idaho Indie Works?

BG: It gives me the opportunity to network and acquire new business contacts. Our group is an amazing source of inspiration and I enjoy being surrounded by other creative minds.

Q: What's the inspiration behind the airplane necklace?

BG: Simply put...I love airplanes. They represent travel, romance, exhilirating fun, and elegance. From the original gleaming silver passenger planes of American Airlines, to the 747's of today, I can't get enough! I worked for American Airlines before I had my kids and those days of travel and high stress will always be a treasured memory. Though simple, this charm necklace is meant to convey big dreams :)

Bella Grano- the shop

Bella Grano- the blog

Giveaway Guidelines:

-You have until Midnight PST on Saturday, August 9th to enter this giveaway.

-Just make a comment ON THIS POST to enter — any comment.

-Anonymous comments will be ignored/removed.

-One entry per person, please.

-The winner will be randomly picked and announced on Sunday, August 10th.

Be sure to check back often! Idaho Indie Works will be having monthly giveaways!

Nampa Farmer's Market

The first time I met with the farmer's market board - they had one question for me: "Why is your name Revive?" - I answered, "Well, I think it's time for our community to be revived, and revitalized - it's time to make something old (Nampa) into something new." That response was mostly met with some quizzical looks and a grunt or two. This year they were ready for something new - so, I think that means things ARE changing.

What's that "something new"? It's our Idaho Indie Works booth. It incorporates a new artist or two each week, a variety of products from soap to jewelry to quilts. What's the common bond? Etsy.com - we all sell our items online. And now with our newly formed alliance of members, we're able to make connections and organize our small businesses into a large family of crafters - able to create unique face-to-face selling opportunities that promote us all.

When we artists spend countless hours creating our pieces, we understand the value of "handmade" and "local". Now, it's time to spread the word. Start a revolution in your community of friends, family and customers. Is there a better place to spend your hard-earned cash, than your local farmer's market?

Nampa Farmer's Market is very low-key, laid-back and down-home market. With everything from fresh baked bread to handmade doll clothes. Each week there is a local chef, using local ingredients, creating a dish for you to sample. There are sock monkeys and homemade jams, local honey and baby slings, pottery and cloth diapers. It is a small market, but very diverse and Idaho Indie Works brings even more variety to the table.

Here is a schedule of featured artists through the end of August. Invite your friends, family and direct potential customers to come see us at the market. Each artist will be promoting the Idaho Indie Works group, and Etsy has promised us promotional materials so we can introduce more and more customers to the beauty of etsy.com. It's going to be a great summer and a great opportunity to see something different every week at the market. See you there!



P.s. Photos coming soon of our team members at the market! With our nifty banner!