Crescent Maille is proud to be a founding member of Handmade Parade. Launched on 15 May 2008, Handmade Parade is an online artists’ co-op. From the site:
Handmade Parade began as a craft show in Sacramento, California, organized by Claire Bone. While the craft fairs were fun, family demands and difficulty finding large enough venues in the area drove Claire to seek other avenues for getting awesome handmade crafts to the masses. Etsy and Ebay are great places to find handmade goods, but their sheer size make it difficult to navigate and Claire knew she wanted to do something on a much smaller scale.
After working for several months on the Glitter and Grunge artists co-op, Claire decided to branch out and introduce Handmade Parade as a similar group, offering a more modern interpretation of vintage crafts, while also providing a place for members to sell kits and patterns along with their finished pieces.
Crescent Maille will offer four pieces for sale each month. Central to the concept of the site, at least one brand new design will be a “Handmade Parade Exclusive,” available only on the Handmade Parade site for the first month. Some may be new designs that will be added to the Crescent Maille line; some may be one-of-a-kind pieces that will only be made once. On the 15th of every month the selection on Handmade Parade will rotate and the exclusive piece(s) will be made available, so be sure to check each month.
This month’s Handmade Parade Exclusive is the Daisy Chain Necklace, the subject of the previous post.
