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A festival of social significance. A craft happening in psychedelic color.
Strange Folk is the Heartland’s largest outdoor indie arts and crafts show. We are featuring 125 vendors from across the country along with plenty of eco-freindly craft activities, exhibits, live bands, and local cuisine under a canopy of beautiful trees! Over 10,000 folks attended last year, and Strange Folk was declared “BEST OF 2008″ in the craft show category by The Riverfront Times. Vendors offer merchandise with aesthetics ranging from retro, pretty, punk, urban, and everything in between. All in price ranges that make it possible for anyone to afford a one-of-a-kind handmade creation. Besides our talented artisans, we strive for a variety of food and drink options, including coffee and vegetarian fare.
The Carlinville Christmas Market takes place on the first full weekend of December each year (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday). Carlinville hosted its first Christmas Market on the town square in December 1990. The Market has retained its earlier charm, with large tents enclosing the wares of talented artisans and food vendors, horse-drawn carriage rides, tours of local historic sites, costumed carolers and street performers, activities for the children, all set amid the quaint charm of the historic town square. The Market gets better each year, and attracted more than 11,000 visitors in 2008, becoming the county's only million-dollar event.
Indie Craft Shows is a directory of indepedently-run craft shows featuring handmade goods.
The Handcrafted Soapmakers Guild, Inc. is an international non-profit professional trade association. Our mission is to promote the handcrafted soap industry; to act as a center of communication among soapmakers, and to circulate information beneficial to soapmakers.
The Handcrafted Soapmakers Guild, Inc. has a mission to make everyone aware of the wonderful goodness of handcrafted soaps. As with all art, handcrafted soap is as varied as the number of soapmakers there are!
The Illinois Purebred Sheep breeders Association was started on May 28, 1944. The first meeting was held at the University of Illinois Stock Pavilion. The name of the association was changed in the 1960’s to Illinois Lamb and Wool Producers to reflect the broader membership and goals of the organization. Membership is open to anyone interested in the promotion and advancement of the Illinois Sheep Industry. Both Purebred and commercial producers are encouraged to join and participate.
