Fancy Tiger's 5th Annual Holiday Handmade is HERE!!

It's that time of year again! We are pleased to announce Fancy Tiger Crafts 5th Annual Holiday Handmade Craft Fair is here! This is the best way for you to check out all of Denver's top crafters and shop local and handmade for your holiday gift-giving. This year's event will feature over 60 local crafters, including over 25 new vendors. Here are the important deets:

Friday, November 30th, 5 - 10pm

Saturday, December 1st, 10am - 4pm

Sherman Street Events Center 1770 Sherman Street

Cost = FREE!

Eager shoppers waiting in line in 2011

Every year we give away free swag bags to the first 50 people through the door each day. This year Denver Handmade Alliance has teamed up with Sewn to bring you the best swag bags ever! Each bag is handsewn by Jil at Sewn from a fun Fancy Tiger print fabric. They are filled with coupons and handmade goods from local crafters so be sure to get in line early!

Some images from 2012 vendors

Sugar Bakeshop and Humble Pie will be set up inside to provide you with sweet treats and drinks. Food trucks will be set up outside for savory meals and snacks. We can't wait to see you all there!

Download a pdf of the Holiday Handmade 2012 Vendor MapClick here for a list of 2012 Vendors

An Abundance of Locally Handspun Yarns!

Local handspun yarns galore! We've just picked up yarns and roving by local handspinners and hand-dyers. We love the texture and colors that you just can't get any other way. Meet some of our local artisans and their yarns!

Eat Agar by local handspinner Desiree is a delicate single ply yarn that is just a little bit crazy, with its tweedy mix of fibers and colors, and a few perfectly placed lumps and bumps.

Pinkilicious handspun by Pink is a chunky single with a high twist, hand-dyed in super saturated colors.

Sleep Season Goods by Megan features hand-dyed sock yarns and handspun yarn from wool that Megan dyes herself in gorgeous colors. Hey handspinners, we also carry her roving for you to spin up too!

Stop by soon to see all these beauties for yourself!

Holiday Handmade Craft Fair this Friday & Saturday!

We are giddy with anticipation as our Holiday Handmade Craft Fair draws near! Hooray!

Friday, December 3rd, 5 - 9pm

Saturday, December 4th, 10am - 4pm

at the
Sherman Street Events Center
1770 Sherman Street
(on the southeast corner of 18th and Sherman)

Fancy Tiger's Holiday Handmade is the perfect venue to support local and buy handmade!

Holiday Handmade will be held at the beautiful Sherman Street Event Center located downtown on the corner of Sherman and and 18th Street.

With 75 local vendors this year there will be something for everyone on your holiday shopping list.


Choose from locally handmade items such as needlefelted ornaments, handbound journals, jewelry, handspun yarn, hand stitched toys, one-of-a-kind ceramics, nuno felt scarves, kids clothing and lots more crafty things!


The Denver Handmade Alliance is sponsoring Fancy Tiger's Holiday Handmade again this year by putting together 100 swag bags. The first 50 lucky people through the door each day will receive a tote bag full of goodies from local designers!


Sugar Bakeshop will be providing sweet treats and warm beverages again this year and food trucks will be providing attendees with savory items right outside the venue.

See you there!

xoxo
Fancy Tiger Crafts

Horndribbles Are Back!

The adorable Horndribbles plushies are here again! Local crafty artist Lucas Richards has filled the Fancy Tiger Crafts windows with his woolly one-of-a kind monsters. These handcrafted cuties will be for sale through the end of July.


Each unique Horndribble monster possesses its own monster personality. I love their little faces!


As an added bonus Team Horndribbles is offering to screen print an item of clothing to their loyal fans for FREE! Bring an item of clothing by Fancy Tiger Crafts to drop off and we will give you all the details. You get to pick your own ink colors, too! (Tip: the item needs at least an 8-1/2" x 11" space for the sweet Horndribbles image.) Here is an example:


Hooray for fuzzy plush Horndribbles!

Handspun, locally produced Alpaca yarn!

We've just received a new, locally produced yarn! Peg Woods of Pinon Wood Fibers raises all her own alpacas and spins their fiber into luscious yarn. Most of the yarns are plied with beaded thread, and some are done in a Barber Pole fashion. All of them are super cute. The best part are the labels, which let you know exactly who provided his/her fiber for your knitting enjoyment. Ellana is our favorite - what a cute little button of a face!