byebye 2010 :)

2010 was a year for growing here at etsy houston. we are still a new-ish group,

and hopefully 2011 will be full of exciting events!

our meet up site is going down for now. it is a tad too expensive to keep up with at this time.

anyone that is currently part of the group, please apply to join our group, officially, by clicking on the tab labeled "application."

upcoming events for 2011 include a member meeting towards the end of the month

[more information will be presented in the form of a facebook message :)]

and a special event open to the public:

Handmade Nation Film Screening / Jenine Bressner Gallery Talk

The event occurs January 22nd, 2010 [Saturday].

Reception, 6:00 – 7:00 PM
Film Screening, 7:00 – 8:00 PMat Lawndale Art Center, 4912 Main Street 

"Come early for the film to enjoy a beer from St. Arnold Brewing Company and make a fun paper craft with volunteers from Etsy Houston. Handmade Nation books will be for sale from Domy Books.  The screening starts at 7:00 PM and lasts an hour."

"Jenine Bressner, a glass and mixed-media artist who is featured in Handmade Nation, will be present for the film. Immediately following the screening, Bressner will give a gallery talk about her new exhibition,  Inverted Harmony: A Handmade Environment by Jenine Bressner, at Houston Center for Contemporary Craft (across the street from Lawndale Art Center). "

All information has been pulled from the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft.

Please visit their website for more information and events. :)

Come out and support handmade!

we'd love to meet you all ;)

Welcome!

We, at Etsy Houston, wish to organize a group of independent artists who can help better the awareness of our business and craft as well as build relationships within an artist community.

If you are interested in joining the Etsy Houston Street Team, please make sure you adhere to the following requirements.

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1. Members must have an active and updated Etsy shop.
2. Members must live in the Houston area.

3. Members must attend Houston area events such as craft shows and farmers markets with their Handmade Shop. 

4. Members must have a current Tax ID or tax number and DBA.

5. Members must attend at LEAST two meetings and two events [group activities, etc] per year.

6. Members must tag at least 25% of the items in their shop with the team tag 'etsyhouston'

7. Members must include the statement, "I am a member of Etsy Houston" in their Etsy Shop Annoucements.

8. Members must show recent online activity.

If you are positive that you meet all 8 requirements, or will meet them in no more than 3 months, please submit your application here.

A message for EHST current members

The Etsy Houston Street Team is "cleaning house."  Our Membership Leaders will be checking and double checking your current status.  If you do not meet the Team Requirements, I am sorry, but you will no longer be an active participant in the Houston street team.

Also, due to Ning's new policy, we are between website locations.  Please stay tuned for our final decision. :)

Thank you!! :)