#crafttalk Twitter Chat Begins Thursday Sept. 24th

#crafttalk Twitter Chats for Handmade Businesses

Topic: Make the Most of the Holiday Season

September 24th 8:00 -9:30 pm CST ( that’s 6 pm PST and 9 pm EST)

Join Pop Shop America on twitter for ongoing conversations and Make your Handmade Business Sparkle! We’ll focus on a new topic each chat with a casual and friendly dialogue. In our first #crafttalk Sept. 24th, we’ll discuss how to Maximize Your Sales and Minimize Stress through the Holidays. We’ll offer tips and tricks and answer questions along the way. #crafttalk will be a quarterly twitter chat hosted by Craft Fair Organizers, Bloggers, and Handmade Professionals. It will include Brit Charek from Craftymart, OH, Grace Dobush from Crafty Supermarket, OH, & Brittany Bly from Pop Shop America. Want to suggest a topic for a twitter chat? Email us at hello@popshophouston.com

Follow us on Twitter here.

Date Change: Learn about Etsy Workshop

The Intro to Etsy Workshop Hosted by Pop Shop Houston & Jessica Von Braun has been rescheduled to:

Thursday July 23rd 7 - 9pm
at TX/RX Labs Hackerspace
205 Roberts Houston 77003

Join us to learn some awesome tricks to having a great Etsy Shop! It's perfect for the SEO obsessed, beginners, people with product shots ready, people without product shots ready, any handmade or vintage media. It's only two hours and you will get lots of hand outs so don't stress if this sounds overwhelming. Our goal is to make this easy and fun for you.

Learn more here.

Culturemap Social is Set for Mid Main June 24th

The CultureMap Social happy hour series is a exclusive parties that take place 4 times a year. Next up is The Music Edition Set for The Continental Club Wednesday June 24th 6-9pm.  The Socials take place at the coolest places in Houston like hotels, bars, restaurants and art spaces and each one has a unique theme focusing on the cultural aspects of Houston like food, art, and more.

On June 24th get ready to hear tunes by DJ FXBOX and DJ Mishka with a special appearance by Eddie Akhmetchine on the saxophone. Attendees will be indulged with bites by Mid Main's best eateries, including The Breakfast Klub, Natachee's, Tacos A Go-Go and unique Caribbean from Reggae Hut Cafe. Get a little boozy with vintage inspired cocktails by Double Trouble and craft beer by Saint Arnold Brewing Company. And make your night at the Culturemap Social a memory that lasts with Smilebooth's Recording Studio presented by Cadillac and find out for yourself.

Read more here.

Get Ready to Craft Party!

Join us at the Official Etsy Houston Annual Craft Party!June 5th 7pm - 9pm at TX/RX Labs Art Space. This year's Etsy Craft Party theme is "collage" and people from all over the country will be exploring this year's theme to put a new spin on it. 

The Etsy Craft Party a crafting-with-cocktails kind of environment in which you can explore TX/RX and learn about all of their 3d printers, laser cutters, CNC routers and other equipment. 

Pop Shop Houston will also be there simultaneously teaching a workshop in which you can learn to make eco friendly cleaning products. You are welcome to sign up for a structured craft party evening. Bring your own project to work on, bring supplies to share with other, bring snacks or drinks, or just bring yourself. Come anytime between 7pm and 9pm and stay for a few minutes or stay the whole time!

Please RSVP Here!

Learn about this event on Facebook Here.

Learn about Etsy at Pop Shop Houston's Intro to Etsy Workshop

In this workshop, students will learn the basics of how to set up their own Etsy Store. Students will work from their own laptops while we walk you through step by step and answer questions. Learn about tag words, groups, social media, photos, about me, etc. Bring an iphone for a brief discussion on getting Etsy-worthy photos quickly.

This workshop is $42 and can be purchased here.

Your Teachers for this Workshop will Be:

Jessica Von Braun – Jessica is in the top 1000 handmade sellers on etsy (out of 2.4million) and ranked 54th for art sellers on etsy worldwide. Her work consists of digital paintings, photo-manipulations, photo-collages (made with either personal photos, stock or work that is in the public domain). Most pieces include all of the above techniques combined for a finished artwork.  She can’t wait to teach students the tricks of the trade when it comes to Etsy sales. Read more about Jessica Von Braun here.

Brittany Bly – 2 Time Etsy Fellowship Winner and Etsy Houston Street Team Leader, Brittany Bly has also sat in on Etsy Development Meetings and has been paid to advertise for Etsy. Her two shops couldn’t be more different and she’s adding a 3rd shop to Etsy soon. One shop Math Attack is all gamer themed jewelry. The other, Potions, is quite magical. She looks forward to walking you through the Etsy community and answer Etsy FAQ’s.

Pop Shop craft workshops take place every first Friday of the month at TX/RX Labs. These workshops are lo-fi, beginner friendly, fun and cocktail friendly in which you will create your own stylish and modern design goods. It is in conjunction with TX/RX weekly open house so you can also tour the building, say hi and learn about all the awesome equipment they have.

TX/RX is a makerspace that allows membership access to 3d printers, a rapid prototyping lab, woodshop, machineshop, electronics lab and more. Our Pop Shop Workshops take place every first Friday of the month in the TX/RX Labs Art Building. This workshop is $42 and can be purchased here.

TX/RX Labs Hackerspace

203 Roberts
Houston, TX 77003