About Us

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.

The Pattern Place is an extra not offered on Glitter and Grunge, but is open to anyone wanting to sell kits and patterns of their most popular items so that the crafty minded customer can participate in the creative process with us.

If you would like information about joining Handmade Parade or The Pattern Place please email me at thehandmadeparade@gmail.com

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