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We've just announced the dates and times for our Winter 2010 event:
The location will be in Provo--we'll announce the exact spot soon.
Want to be a vendor in this season's show? Visit out application page--it's now open from September 8 - 29.
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Check out the SassyScoops website or find them on Facebook for the word on what's going down in the Beehive State. They cover a wide variety of topics from food, fashion, leisure and entertainment, family fun and wellness.
Keep an eye on SassyScoops for giveaways, discount and deals too.
We are giving away tickets to the VIP/Opening night party all week long- on Facebook. To win yourself some tickets and get some insider buzz- wander on over (or run) to the Beehive Bazaar Page on Facebook.
Every season Beehive Bazaar supports the Young Crafter by having a section in our show that highlights them and their work. Here are some of this springs talent. It is definitely something to buzz about... Bowie and Darby Hayes
Bowie Hayes 11 ~ HoOpLa!
After the success of squishy fishy at the last show, Bowie decided to start a new idea ~ HoOpLa! Twirling a hula hoop is lots of fun, so grab a hoop get out in the sun and let your hips twist away and find out what all the HoOpLa is about!
Darby Hayes 9 ~ squishy fishy
Darby is excited to make a new batch of squishy fishy for the spring show! The great insta-pet that’s super easy to take care for and is always ready for a cuddle. Look for the same cute fishes in fun new colors and patterns.
Taetum, Lola, Maude & Ruby Call
Like mother, like daughter...four daughters that is! These lovely little craftetes are following in the ways of their mother Molly and even taking a few creative cues from their old man, Duane. This year thay are making felt picture frames--a color to match every wall in your house!
Brooklyn and Bronwyn Reed
We are two sisters, and we love crafts. Here are a few things about ourselves.
Brooklyn is six years old and loves ballet and to read she also likes art and math.
Bronwyn is very crafty she collects sock monkeys. She takes after her mom and loves vintage things like hats,jewrey,etc.
Brooklyn and Bronwyn like to make bottle cap necklaces. They usually make them for friends as gifts, but would like to sell them this year at the Beehive Bazaar.
Jade and Miah
we're best friends, that's why we decided to do this together! jade is in 5th grade and miah is in 6th grade. we like to hang out and have fun! it would be really fun to make a craft together for the BEEHIVE BAZAAR:)
Carina Ream
Carina Is the oldest of 4 kids. She has always loved to sit and do crafts of different kinds. She started making bracelets when she was 9, because I gave her a bracelet kit for Christmas. By the time school started again she had done all the patterns, and were down at wallmart spending her Christmas money on more beats, wire, locks and so on. It has been fun to see her talent grow and see how she has been coming up with new designs, color combination's and styles over the years.
by: Jessica Davis (ms.lovelyq@gmail.com)
[Noelle Olpin, Duane Call and Molly Call. Illustration: Manuel Aguilar]
Crafting. If you haven’t heard of the new generation of crafters, the word itself can conjure up images of a granny with knitting needles making pastel fuzzy sweaters. The Beehive Bazaar, produced and founded by Noelle Olpin and the husband-wife team Molly and Duane Call, is a craft fair for those trendy crafters cleverly disguised as mothers, girlies and possibly the cute boy in the freshly screen-printed tee.
The current incarnation of the Beehive Bazaar was started back in 2004. Molly Call, Noelle Oplin and Stephanie Higginbotham, three crafty moms living in Utah County, decided to come together and share their talents. Instead of trying to set aside ‘craft time’ they decided to be productive by calling it the Beehive Bazaar, in hopes a name would make it happen. Starting as a quiet event in a small rented house, it eventually grew and moved to the Women’s Council Cultural Center in Provo, turning into a bi-annual event, taking place over multiple days, that features 75 of the best new artists/crafters from around Utah. As the once-small gathering of friends casually sharing their love to craft began attracting hundreds of applicants and many more hungry buyers, a change in organization became apparent. Ultimately, it was inevitable that the Bazaar would outgrow its home in the Women’s Council Cultural Center.
At the last Beehive Bazaar, Duane Call recalls nine-and-a-half month pregnant woman standing as the last in line at 1 a.m., with two full bags of handmade goods, on the phone with her husband, “[She was] saying, no her water hadn’t broke, and yes she was checking out. We had to run each little item and it takes like 15 minutes to type in each item. At the end, we hit the wrong button and erased the whole thing.” He says, “With a check-out line wait at around two hours, it became a test of weeding out the weak.” To avoid the long-lines and stress encountered at the last Bazaar, Olpin and the Calls have decided to relocate to Thanksgiving Point for this year’s Spring Bazaar.
Although the last Beehive Bazaar was held in December, the planning to make the Spring Bazaar bigger and better keeps the organizers busy. “It’s a never ending process of preparing for the next show. It’s gone from something we had to stop to think about, to an almost full time thing,” says Oplin. With event coordinating, set-up, maintenance and check-out becoming overwhelming, Thanksgiving Point was decided as the best move, with the perks of a convention center able to handle set-up, tear-down and all customer check-out arrangements––aspects of the event that previously left Olpin and the Call’s without a lunch break.
Although there’s more space, the number of artists will stay the same, but the Beehive Bazaar will be able to provide more entertainment. Before, you mingled and ate free cupcakes while waiting in line. This year, there will be door prizes, live bands and a ‘meet and greet’ the artists—which at previous events wasn’t practical. “There’s Gentry of Frosty Darling. She plays the part so well, and now you can see the artist and get excited to know that’s what they do,” says Duane. “Making you want their creations even more,” says Oplin.
With Thanksgiving Point as a midway point, hopefully it will intrigue more people from both the Salt Lake and Provo areas to come out. Entrance to the event will stay free as before, except for opening night, which will be a VIP night. “Everyone wants to come the first night because you have first dibs,” says Molly. Most of the items being one-of-a-kind makes it understandable that patrons filled the building within the first hour last time, followed by the fire department. “So a small price will be worth not having to crawl over everyone else,” says Oplin.
From 2004 to 2010, Molly says it started out as a way to contribute to Provo. “Now we just want to make it special, to be like Christmas,” says Duane, “with the consumer ideas today of want, buy and simply going out and getting it nothing is special anymore because there’s not a wait. We want people to celebrate their brains out. When we don’t feel that anymore, we might as well find a spot at the mall.” “Though we will have a shop online for certain hand-picked items this summer,” says Molly.
From hand-sewn to recycled-vintage, grandma has been revamped. Whether you’re in need of hand-sewn dolls, Utah themed soap, or simply something new and eyebrow-raising, the Spring 2010 Beehive Bazaar is your best stop to find it.
If you just can't wait until May for our Spring 2010 show... be sure to stop by Deseret Bookstore University Village in Orem for the entire month of April! Beehive Bazaar will be showcasing some of our favorite artists and their crafts. To see more photos of featured goods look here.
Artists will include:
Kanani Hayes/Vinylicious
Cheryl Crockett and Rachel Jones/Provident Peacock
Gentry Blackburn/Frosty Darling
Colett Yarro
Susan Peterson/Freshly Picked
Estes Girls/Button Boutique
Nicloe Choules/Elsa Bags & Vanilla Pie Baby
Nikki Jackson/Crimson Digit
Noelle Olpin/Noello Designs
Molly Call/4 Girls
Zoe Jacobson and Jeremy Josephson/Ruby Market
Susan Garner/Persimmon and Pink
Beehive Bazaar will host it's first ever VIP Night to kick off our spring 2010 show ! VIP meaning it's very important that you don't miss this event. It's for anyone and everyone who enjoys a night out, first pick of handmade one of a kind shopping, meeting and greeting the artists, one of the hottest bands in Utah, food, friends, photos, give-aways and oh so much more...
We are excited to announce Utahs own Mad Max and the Wild Ones will be rockin the Beehive Bazaar VIP Party Wednesday May 5th at 9:00 PM.
Mad Max and the Wild Ones is a rockin’ family band from Springville, Utah. On lead guitar is Wyatt Maxwell, age 18. Wyatt got his first guitar when he was eight and hasn't put it down since! Wyatt is the youngest guitar player to be sponsored by Gretsch Guitars. On the skins is Cole Maxwell, age 14.When Cole was five he asked Santa for a drumset so that he could play along with his brother. Cole’s stick twirling and amazing solos have made drummers three times his age hang their heads in shame!! Nine year old Duke is on lead vocals, rhythm guitar and harmonica. He has been called such things as “Johnny Cash reincarnated”, and the “new King of Rock and Roll”! Dad was the last one to pick up an instrument. He was feeling left out so Mom bought him a double bass for Christmas and the boys taught him how to play it. Since then these boys have been delighting audiences all across the country and overseas. They have even been called “The Greatest Band In The World! (under 400 lbs)
Alma & Mike Loveland / OllibirdAmy Elise Feisthamel / Dozing Dormouse Amy Hunter / Radseams Amy Redden / Vintage Fern Anne Scott / Annemade Ann Gardner / Ann Gardner Art Annie Kershisnik Blake / Annilygreen Arinn Aanderud / Sewww...Snazzy Ashley Giessing / Isabell's Umbrella Ashley Isenhour / Wendy and Peter Ashley mae Christensen / Birds of Ashmae Ben Kafton / Dela Flamant Bonny Steele / Rita Made Brittney Maxfield and Laura Giddens / High Cotton Designs Brooke Mortensen / Ritzy Misfits Candace Jean Andersen / Candace jean Caroline Drake / Armelle Jewelry Carrie Poulsen / Big Brown House Cheryl Crockett & Rachel Jones / Provident Peacock Clairice Gifford / Niftyswank Colett Yarro Colt Bowden / The Nourishing Flourish Dallas Russell / Easily Amused Dave Hamilton / Hamiltonʼs Handmade Furniture Debbie Thompson / Tom Design DesNeiges Gregory / Bon Bons Edie Zambrano / Chiggz & Co. Emily King / Paperʼs Edge Emily Sparks / Emily Sparks Handmade Erin Lundgreen / Thelmaʼs Handmade Estes Girls / My Button Boutique Eva Jorgensen / Sycamore Street Press Gentry Blackburn / Frosty Darling Jenn Davis Jennifer Reed / 3 Dotters Jessie Huish / Huish books Kanani Hayes / Vinylicious Katie Burgess / DEJAVU Old and New Kersey Campbell / Vintage Oddity (Made by match girl) Lauri Grimshaw-Cox / Epiphanies of an Artgirl Lisa Furner / Mariposa Avenue Mari Spiker / Autumn dame Michael Phipps / Scatterbrain Tees Miriam Altamira / Circle Molly Call / 4 Girls Monica Dennis / MDsparks Myleka Bevans White / Myleka Nichole and Justin Huntington / Calvalcade Nicole Choules / Elsa Bags & Vanilla Pie Nikki Jackson / Crimson Digit Nikki McBride / The Salty Pineapple Noelle Olpin / Noelle O Designs Rachel Schutz / Darlybird Raquel Smith Callis / Gritty Pretty Rashelle Johassen & Emily Frame / Motley Handmade Romy Shafkind / RomyLuvsCorina Samantha Kelly / Can you hear me? Sarah Kocsis / Sea Strands Scott Rawlings / Fullgive Belts Stephanie Higginbotham / Confectionery Susan Garner / Persimmon & Pink Susan Peterson / Freshly Picked Suzi Bates / Justbe Tami Thornton / Beehive Soap and Body Care Teresa Flowers / Sleepictures Tonya Vistaunet Valerie Salazar / 5quidink Zoe Jacobson & Jeremy Josephson / Ruby Market
Feeling the craft itch? Making something new and exciting, affordable and clever?
Then it's time to make your move to become a part of the Utah art and craft scene. Apply to be a vendor in the Winter 2010 Beehive Bazaar in Provo (venue-TBA). The application will be open through September 29th. We are looking for artists and crafters with new, fresh, unique ideas. Mix it up, use your brain, try a new medium- let's see what you've got. To check out the details about participating as a vendor and to submit an application, go to the Apply page.
An extra tip for applicants- We love having vendors with a variety of products, ideas and price ranges.
Crazy fish by Amy Hunter of Radseams
Plaid bag with orange flower by Amy Hunter of Radseams
Day of the Dead figurines by Jessie Huish- all working on a craft!
Sneak peek more photos (60+)of handmade goodness on our Facebook event page. The Winter 2009 Beehive Bazaar opens tomorrow, December 3rd at 9 PM.
Painter Samantha Card from thursday art on Vimeo.
Noelle Olpin from thursday art on Vimeo.
-a couple of web spots of Beehive Bazaar artists, cleverly created by Steve Olpin and Tim Irwin of Oi Documentary Services-
Get the skinny, share handmade with those you love, show that special someone how much you care and send them an invitation to the Winter 2009 Bazaar. Become a Fan -yo.
And, if you're up for it... follow us on Twitter too.
Here's the list you've been waiting for... Briana Blackwelder Rachel Jones & Cheryl Crockett | Provident Peacock Arinn Anderud Natalie Schofield Shauna Evans Scott Rawlings | Fullgive Belts Mari Spiker | Autumn Dame Nicole LaRue | White Elephant Collective Monica Dennis | MD Sparks Caroline Drake | Armelle Jewelry Suzi Bates | Just Be Emily Sparks | Emily Sparks Handmade Julie Gillrie Susan Petersen | Freshly Picked Ashley Giessing | Isabell's Umbrella Amy Hunter | Radseams Clarissa Haycock | Coco Sailore Rachel Schutz | Darlybird Jennifer Reed | 3 Dotters Candace Jean Andersen Emily King | Paper's Edge Meg Griggs | Craft Sabbath Brent Croxton | Card Sharks Dallas Russell | Easily Amused The Estes Girls | Button Boutique Tiffany Rawson | Modern Thread Emily Frame & Rashelle Johansson | Motley Handmade Celeste Fife | CJ's Woodland Shed Ashely MacKay & Camille Anderson Ben Kafton | Dela Flamant Dave Hamilton | Hamilton's Handmade Furniture Eva Jorgensen | Sycamore Street Press Teresa Flowers | Sleepictures Debbie Thompson | Tom Design Nicole Choules | Elsa Bags & Vanilla Pie Baby Caitlin Bell | Nifty Kidstuff Jessie Huish | Huish Books Kali Jo Mellus | By Kali Samantha Card | Can You Hear Me? Emily Burnett | Zeene Designs Gentry Blackburn | Frosty Darling Tonya Vistaunet Jeremy Josephson & Zoe Jacobson | Ruby Market Michelle Taylor | Bijou Babes Sherisa Bly, Briana Wright & Olivia Wilkinson Rebekah Westfall | Crazy Daisy Cook Carrie Poulsen Hiedi Blackwelder Hailey Liechty Michael & Alma Loveland | Ollibird Kelly McCaleb | Kelly McCaleb Handmade Katie Burgess | De Ja Vu Old & New Anne Scott | Anne Made Jam Nikki Jackson | Crimson Digit Kanani Hayes | Vinylicious Jennifer Calderon | 57 Mondays Colett Yarro | Crafty Mama Stephanie Higginbotham | Confectionary Noelle Olpin | Noelle O Designs Molly Call | 4 Girls
Check back soon--we'll be adding bios, photos and sneak-previews of what these crafters have to share.
See you at the Bazaar,
Molly, Noelle & Duane
We begin accepting applications for the Winter 2009 Beehive Bazaar taking place December 3rd, 4th and 5th on Tuesday September 1st. We welcome all applicants! We will be accepting only 50 applicants, so here is a little craft counseling in a string of adjectives that describes what we are looking for- new, fresh, different, fun, clever, bold, bright, but most of all... original.
So take all of those new, original ideas you've got rolling around in your head and get some samples crafted up and ready to photograph for your application. We can't wait to see what you all can come up!
The application closes on September 19th and we will announce the Beehive Bazaar Winter 2009 vendors shortly after. Will you be among the 50?
Craft Lake City Alternative Arts and Crafts Festival to Take Place August 8 at the Gallivan Center
Who/What: Craft Lake City, an outdoor alternative arts festival, will be held for the first time on Saturday, August 8. The event will showcase over 80 vendors specializing in handmade goods such as: silk screened posters, progressive crafts, do-it-yourself designs, reconstructed clothing, knitted items, jewelry, letter-pressed books and more. The event is free and open to the public. A different local band will perform each hour. Craft Lake City is modeled after national alternative craft festivals like the Renegade Craft Fair and the Bazaar Bizarre. The festival is presented by Yudu™ by Provo Craft, and sponsored by The Beehive Bazaar, The Catalyst Magazine, City Weekly, The Downtown Alliance, Drench, Este Pizza, Etsy, The Gallivan Center, Illusial Studios, Iris Piercing, KRCL 90.9 FM, KUER 90.1 FM, Planned Parenthood, Q Salt Lake, Sage’s Café, Salt Lake Film Society, Sublime Stitching, UtahFM.org, VIVACE and XMission. More information is available atwww.craftlakecity.com. When: Saturday, August 8, 2009 from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. Band line-up: 2-3pm: Coyote Hoods 3-4pm: Mad Max and the Wild Ones 4-5pm: Aye Aye 5-6pm: Casey Prestwood & The Burning Angels 6-7pm: Cub Country 7-8pm: Subrosa 8-9pm: Tiny Lights 9-10pm: Mammoth
Where: The Gallivan Center 239 S Main Street Salt Lake City, Utah
Why: Whether you are head of your homemaking night or an emerging artist, Craft Lake City is a fantastic opportunity to get involved in the local handmade community.
The Beehive Bazaar is proud to be among those supporting Craft Lake City--we're now an official sponsor: "SLUG Magazine today announced Yudu ™ by Provo Craft as the Presenting Sponsor for Craft Lake City, an upcoming alternative arts and crafts festival August 8, 2009. Other sponsors include The Beehive Bazaar, Catalyst Magazine, City Weekly, Drench, Este Pizza, Illusial Studios, KRCL 90.9 FM, KUER 90.1 FM, Planned Parenthood, Q Salt Lake, Sage’s Café, UtahFM.org, XMission and VIVACE. “We would like to thank our sponsors for helping to make our do-it-yourself (DIY), alternative craft festival possible,” says Angela Brown, SLUG Magazine Editor."
Be sure to check out www.craftlakecity.com for updates!
Molly and Noelle
OK ladies--here's an event we're proud and pleased to promote, CRAFT LAKE CITY, brought to you by the lovely ladies of SLUG Magazine. The event will be held at the Gallivan Center in SLC--a full day of art and craft splendor. Take a moment to browse the vendors--they're among the best in UT--you'll even recognize some who participate in the Bazaar as well: www.craftlakecity.com.
See you there!
Molly and Noelle
Check out the March/April 2009 edition of Utah Valley Magazine; apparently we are 2 of the 50 Most Fabulous People; in Utah Valley. We are so delighted to have been included!
To flip thru the entire March/April edition look here; we can be found on page 29.
Don't forget to take a look at the "Passion for Fashion" article featuring Erin Olson, coordinator of our very own Beehive Bazaar After-Party Fashion Show which took place last May. Erin is an amazingly professional and talented lady with some Excellent Tips on All Around Beauty (on page 44-45).
Don't forget, there are just a few more days left to apply for a spot in the Spring 2009 Beehive Bazaar taking place April 30th - May 2nd 2009. The deadline to apply is Sunday February 22nd.
Know any amazing artists or crafters working on cutting edge awesomeness- in the mirror or hanging out around you? Come on... let's see what you're making--
