It's the Fourth of July!  What better time to sign up for American Craft Week and help us celebrate handmade American craft?  It's free for all CRAFT members and easy to do.  Put a sign in the window and invite your customers to enjoy a special event, sale, contest or demonstration at your studio or store.  We are promoting American craft to raise awareness of handmade American products and to strengthen our industry.  Together we can make it happen.  Sign up at www.americancraftweek.com.

Here's a big shout out to Jones Publishing who will be sponsoring the CRAFT booths at the upcoming ACRE Northeast and New York NOW shows.  They are the voice of the American craft industry through their sister publications, The Crafts Report ("The art and business resource for selling handmade", written for craftspeople and retailers, serving the entire industry, and frequently called "The Wall Street Journal of the crafts industry") and Smart Retailer ("The magazine...store owners turn to for new resources and in-depth business advice.").  These twin publications reach approximately 100,000 artists, crafters, retailers and buyers through print, web, e-mail and social media.  The Crafts Report (www.craftsreport.com/subscribe.html) is available in both print and digital form and Smart Retailer (www.smart-retailer.com) is available free to qualified U.S. retailers.

We also recognize the support the show organizers give CRAFT in making our booth available.  This additional support from Jones Publishing is helping CRAFT to further underwrite our show expenses.  If you are attending either ACRE Northeast or NY NOW, please plan to visit the CRAFT booth - we love seeing our members!