[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”2348″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”orange” style=”double”][vc_column_text]We have made the very difficult decision to cancel January’s Handmade Gift Show. After sending out notification emails in October and then waiting for invoices to be paid, we’ve had over 20 vendors drop out. Although each had their own different reason, this is one of those shows where we really need the symbiosis of a FULL room of vendors to draw the types and numbers of buyers that we want to see through those doors, and since you’ve already registered for this event we wanted to make sure we had a full room of vendors to make it worthwhile for you to take time out of your day to attend.<\/p>\n
It’s an inertial pattern that can head in either direction, and unfortunately over the past few seasons it seems that it’s not going the direction we want to see. While our January HGS right before COVID hit in 2020 was exactly the energetic mix of buyers and vendors that we wanted to see, it seems that since COVID this has been the one show that has not seen its bounceback. It could be the fact that Faire has begun to dominate this landscape, it could be so many shops closing since the pandemic, or the ones that are still open placing fewer and more conservative orders, or choosing to do their shopping online versus attending events like this one. We honestly don’t know the reason, but as we approach the time in the season when we’d really be ramping up our buyer outreach, we don’t feel that we can confidently sell this event with so few vendors, and we know it would not be beneficial to you to do so.<\/p>\n
We have never had to cancel an event for non-COVID-related reasons, and are devastated to be bringing you this news. Growing your handmade business is SO MUCH WORK and we wanted to help. We love educating our vendors about ways to approach wholesale, and we love the idea of having a show that is strictly for buyers who are actually interested in handmade.<\/p>\n
For those of you who have been attending our wholesale events for many years, we know you’ve come to expect a caliber of work and professionalism from our vendors, and for this reason we are still committed to only filling our shows with the best of the best–and if we can’t bring you a full show of that, we’d rather cut our losses and see what new form this event could take down the road, rather than beginning a cycle of low expectations for our buyers, and in turn, our vendors. Thank you for your understanding and be sure to sign up for our mailing list<\/a> if you’d like an update if and when we bring this show back–possibly in a different form–in the future![\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”orange” style=”double”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”bounceInLeft” disable_element=”yes”][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”*** Apply to be a vendor ***” color=”pink” align=”center” css_animation=”bounceInLeft” button_block=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Furbancraftuprising.com%2Fapply|target:_blank”][vc_separator color=”orange” style=”double”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n For those of you who own retail shops, we would love to cordially invite you to attend the Handmade Gift Show, happening at the end of January 2024!<\/p>\n We know this is a time of year where many of you are replenishing after a busy holiday season, and what better way to shop than to do so while supporting other small businesses?<\/p>\n As some of you may know, in January of 2020 we debuted the Handmade Gift Show, which allowed retailers like you to come and find new vendors for their stores for the new year. It was a huge success and we are so pleased to be bringing this event back to a bi-annual date pattern, now with a show each summer and winter.<\/p>\n We love all the vendors we are able to introduce you to at our shows, and know that you will too because they each offer unique products that have a fantastic story behind them! Some of our old school vendors have gone on to be HUGE in the retail marketplace and Urban Craft Uprising\u2019s Handmade Gift Show is the place to discover those new budding businesses. So come meet some great new makers, restock your shelves and make 2024 the year you focus on handmade products!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”orange” style=”double”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes”][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_btn title=”Register as a Wholesale Buyer” color=”info” size=”lg” align=”center” css_animation=”slideInRight” button_block=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fhandmade-gift-show-tickets-428052736257|target:_blank”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_btn title=”Apply to Vend” color=”info” size=”lg” align=”center” css_animation=”slideInDown” button_block=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Furbancraftuprising.com%2Fapply|target:_blank”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_btn title=”Info for Registered Buyers” color=”info” size=”lg” align=”center” css_animation=”slideInLeft” button_block=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Furbancraftuprising.com%2Fhandmadegiftshow%2Fbuyers-portal%2F|title:Buyers%E2%80%99%20Portal|target:_blank”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes”][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes”][vc_column][vc_column_text]PLEASE NOTE: This event is ONLY open to wholesale buyers and shop owners. Please only register for this event if you will be attending as the representative of a business interested in establishing wholesale relationships with our vendors. <\/em><\/strong>If you are hoping to attend this show as a maker to scope out what it’s like from the vendor perspective, please get in touch. We may be implementing a “vendors’ hour” where you will be allowed to walk the show. Urban Craft Uprising is Seattle’s largest indie craft show, with our regular retail shows hosting over 150 independent designers, artists, crafters and makers at our biannual shows. While our wholesale events tend to be a bit smaller, they have been a big hit with buyers in and around the Pacific Northwest, as it offers a dedicated shopping experience so you don’t have to fight through the crowds to have a conversation with our vendors.<\/p>\n We urge you to register as soon as you can, so you’ll be kept in the loop as the event approaches![\/vc_column_text][vc_images_carousel images=”52,53,54,55,56,57,58″ img_size=”full” speed=”3000″ autoplay=”yes” wrap=”yes”][vc_btn title=”*** Apply to be a vendor ***” color=”pink” align=”center” css_animation=”bounceInLeft” button_block=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Furbancraftuprising.com%2Fapply|target:_blank”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]VENDING INFORMATION<\/h5>\n
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