For Your Sweet Tooth..

Oh For Sweets Sake Mobile Cupakery is joining us at the Block Party also!!!

Orange County's first mobile cupakery with a menu consisting of
cupcakes, bundt cakes and even whoppie pies!

Some of the ingredients include Couverture Chocolate,
Madagascar Bourbon, Mexican and Tahitian vanillas, sweet cream butter
and fresh fruit. Topped off with buttercream
and cream cheese frosting.
Not to mention everything is baked fresh daily!

Find out where the mobile cupakery is at
follow them on twitter at
@Ohforsweetssake

Or check out their website at
www.ohforsweetssake.com

Come out and enjoy some arts and crafts
and satisfy your sweet tooth
with some yummy and delicious treats.

Yummy In My Tummy!!!

The KOGI Truck is going to be at the Block Party!!!!

Kogi BBQ is a traveling LA landmark that serves Korean Mexican
tacos, spicy pork tacos, kimchi quesadillas and short rib sliders day and night.
They have four trucks - Azul, Verde, Naranja and Roja.
They are also at the Alibi Room in Culver City.

KOGI uses Twitter to tell all their many loyal followers
where the trucks will be and Chef Roy Choi's daily specials.
Follow them on Twitter at @Kogibbq.

Also check out their website that includes there menu,
pictures and their personal blog.
www.kogibbq.com

Kogi's menu consists of:
Short rib, spicy pork, chicken and tofu tacos and burritos.
Kogi favorites - kogi dogs, kimchi quesadilla, and kogi sliders.
Chef's specials - blackjack quesadilla, calamari tacos, and kogi desserts.

Make sure you come out and try
some of this amazing food that is a huge
buzz in LA and cities alike.

CALLING ALL BLOGGERS

The HandMade Brigade would like to give you a personal INVITATION
to come out and join us at the BLOCK PARTY

Upon arrival you will receive a special gift
along with an escort to show you around the event and fill you in on everything we
have to offer.

BLOGGERS : If you are interested in coming to our event please
RSVP with Jessica @
jesskabrittanymegan@yahoo.com

Hope to hear from you soon and see you at the BLOCK PARTY

SUPPORT THE CAUSE. BUY HANDMADE!!

Run Down of the Roster of Vendors

Come shop over 70 Indie craft Vendors selling handmade goods.
SUPPORT THE CAUSE. BUY HANDMADE!

Here is a roster and run down of all the vendors that will be at the block party:

1023 Vintage
Aileen Holmes www.aileenholmes.com
Au She Cosmentics www.au-she.com
Baby by Stevie BABYBYSTEVIE.COM
Bead Attic www.beadattic.etsy.com
Boo and Boo Factory www.etsy.com/shop/booandboofactory
Brandie Mata www.brandiemata.com
Cessie Love www.cessielove.etsy.com

Chantal deFelice www.chantaldefelice.com
Cy&Cy CYthinksyoureOK.etsy.com
DearBeatrice www.etsy.com/shop/dearbeatrice
Design with Heart
di Palermo Body www.dipalermobody.com
double-sided tape www.double-sidedtape.com
Engineered Knits www.engineeredknits.etsy.com
Fahmina fahmina.com
Fiber by Nic www.suzooswoolworks.com
Found & Made Designs www.foundandmade.com
Found Days www.FoundDays.etsy.com
Giddy Girlie www.giddygirlie.com
Girl Always Falling
J.Holden jholdendesigns.com
jam baby jambabys.com
Jenuine Articles www.jenuinearticles.com
Jeraluna Designs www.JeraLunaDesigns.etsy.com
Jewelera www.etsy.com/shop/jewelera
Julie Ann Art www.julieanna.etsy.com
Kait Emerson Designs www.kaitemerson.com
kangacoo www.kangacoo.com
Kelso Doesnt Dance www.KelsoDoesntDance.com
Kiss Every Comma www.kisseverycomma.etsy.com
Late to the Revolution www.etsy.com/shop/LatetotheRevolution
Le Modern Trinket www.lemoderntrinket.blogspot.com/
lerf ewe www.lerfewe.com
Loschy Designs www.melissaloschy.etsy.com
LOVE NAIL TREE www.lovenailtree.com
Maiden Voyage www.maidenvoyageclothing.com
Melia shopmnb.com
Merry Blues Art merrybluesart.etsy.com
Micaela Aldana Salatino www.aldanamica.etsy.com
minimalista clothing minimalista.etsy.com and mexiKITSCH.etsy.com
Molly Made www.MollyMade.net
Namaste Designs elsiee.etsy.com
Nena Soulfly nenasoulfly.etsy.com
Not Quite Vintage
Plush Parade trishans.etsy.com
PrettyParis prettyparis.etsy.com
Punk Masters www.punkmasters.com
random nicole www.randomnicole.com
Rebel Road Designs www.rebelroaddesigns.etsy.com
REDSTAR ink www.redstarink.com
Roscata www.etsy.com/shop/roscata
Rosie Girl Art www.rosiegirlart.etsy.com
Rubyblu Jewelry www.rubyblu.etsy.com
safiyabeauty safiyabeauty.com
Sail On Baby www.sailonbaby.etsy.com
Salvage Life www.salvagelife.com
Sawdust Bear Makes Things specimen7.etsy.com
Slowlane www.slowlane.com
Sol der Sur www.soldelsurshop.com
Spicy Toast spicytoast.etsy.com
Stuck On Vintage www.StuckOnVintage.etsy.com
Tacos 'n' Eggrolls
The Head Shop www.theheadshop.etsy.com
The Poster List www.theposterlist.com
tinywino handmade tinywino.com
Voz Clothing and Art
Wolves and Willows www.wolvesandwillows.etsy.com
Yellow Wallpaper Handmade www.yellowwallpaper.etsy.com
Zazu Faure www.zfla.etsy.com
zombie sugar www.zombiesugar.com

Take a peak at the vendor's site, check out what they have to offer, and come out and support.

SEE YOU THERE!! : )

Well, the time has come.
The vendors have been chosen.
Now we need your help to PROMOTE!
If you are a vendor, you'll be receiving your postcards in the mail this week.
If you are not a vendor, but would like to be a part of our "Street Team" please send an email to HandmadeBrigadeofoc@gmail.com with street team in the subject. We can use all the help we can get to help get hoards of people to this amazing event!

Be sure to become a fan of HBOC on facebook, follow our TWITTER, and RSVP to our facebook event!!

BLOCK PARTY Indie Craft show, Invitation to apply

Greetings everyone!

We hope this email finds everyone happy, creative, and in the Indie Craft Show spirit!
The Handmade Brigade has been hard at work planning what is going to be our biggest event yet.....

BLOCK PARTY Indie Craft Show
Saturday July 10th
11:00 am to 5:00 pm
At the Fiesta Marketplace in Downtown Santa Ana, on Spurgeon at 3rd street.

The Details:
We are partnering with the many local businesses as well as the city to make this event huge!
Expect things like awesome indie craft vendors (duh), a Kogi Truck, food booths, live music, possibly even live dancing, live art and performances!
There will be table and 10x10 canopy booths available and information on pricing for these listed in the application.

The Location:
The place is a beautiful outdoor plaza on Spurgeon street, between 3rd and 4th street, in the heart of the cultural center of Downtown Santa Ana. Here's a little information about the place from the developers:
"Fiesta Marketplace is about to begin on a multimillion dollar redevelopment project with the goal of freshening up and modernizing the property. The project will include refacing all of the building facades and redoing the outdoor promenade to make it more welcoming and pedestrian friendly. The goal will also be to broaden the appeal of the existing retailers as well as bring in some new ones that focus more on food and entertainment. Plans are currently underway to bring the Yost Theater back to life as a independent music venue with attached restaurant, lounge, and nightclub. The goal of these improvements is to not only keep the existing customer base but to broaden the appeal to a younger, hipper, and urban demographic."
To see pictures of the area, visit our flickr site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/handmadebrigadeofoc/


What you need to do to apply:
Fill out our online application
http://fs11.formsite.com/HandmadeBrigade/form095314836/index.html?1273266835639
DEADLINE to APPLY: Monday June 1st
Acceptance letters will go out Monday June 7


This event promises to be fun, exciting, and a crowd pleaser so we hope everyone will apply!
Have a great weekend :)

Sincerely,
The Handmade Brigade

Easy Speaking, the 2nd

Coming to the local Detroit Bar near you on April 11th,

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20 AWESOME vendors, music, booze, fun
and our infamous GOODY BAGS!
Get there early, be 1 of the first 25 through the doors to get one!
Filled with samples and little gifts from all of our vendors.
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