The Baar Bazaar was a ton of fun! Thanks so much to all the vendors and shoppers who joined us for the evening and made it such a great night, and to our bands – Revoir, Jesse and the Gnome, and Adriana Nikole and her Holiday Ukulele for making the night special, and super thanks to my partner Phil for all his help and support! As always, a big thank you also to the Majestic Complex for hosting and supporting us!

I love that the Holiday Baar Bazaar is the last show of the year for Reware Vintage. It’s great for me to close the season up with the show that started it all for me nearly 7 years ago. That a number of vendors from all the way back then still sell and celebrate each year at BB gets me all mushy and sentimental, and that each year we always get a few newbie crafters and businesses that are excited to be selling at their first show kicks it all into gear even more. I hope everyone had a great time and will join us again in the new year!

As always, I really kind of forgot to take pictures most of the night. If you want to see what shots I did get, they are over here on Flickr. If you’ve got some, please email them to me and I’ll add to the set!

It’s the sixth year anniversary of the Big Holiday Baar Bazaar and this year’s Holiday Baar Bazaar is going to be a blast – The Majestic Theater will be host to 30+ vendors on Saturday, December 17th from 8pm-1am. We are very excited to have Revoir, Jesse and the Gnome, and other special guests playing while you shop! As always, admission is free, doors open at 8pm, and this is an all ages event. Shoppers can get a drink, watch a free show and shop with local businesses, brand new start-ups and collectors of just about everything!

Our vendors this year are:

• Reware Vintage – RewareVintage.com
  Vintage Clothing and Accessories, Posters, Record Notebooks and Jewelry
• Phil Childers
  Records/CDs, Toys, and Collectibles
• Dead Format Project – Dead Format Project on Facebook
  CDs and Records – proceeds to benefit Forgotten Harvest!
• Blackenedruby Jewelry – blackenedruby.etsy.com
  Cameo brooches, earrings and necklaces, new glass pendants
• Delphine Handmade – delphinehandmade.etsy.com
  Handmade, one of a kind jewelery, stationary, mixed media art, and vintage clothing & accessories.
• The Knifey Moloko
  Vintage Toys and Collectibles
• Chris Ringler and Amanda Emery – grimringler.wordpress.com
  Vintage Movie Posters, Self Published Books, Art, T Shirts, Movies and Free Tarot Card Readings
• Kristine and Andy Hahn – Beautiful Mourning & SquirrelDog5.etsy.com
  Vintage records, creepy handmade soap, scented quirky tree ornaments
• Zombies By Design – zombiesbydesign.etsy.com
  Goth & punk Accessories – Eye patches, necklaces, bracelets, rings, tote bags, hair bows/clips, and mini top hats.
• Shionne Designs – shionnedesign.com
  pop culture icon jewelry, mixed media assemblage art
• Glass Action! - glassaction.etsy.com
  Stained glass Michigan necklaces, nightlights and ornaments
• Courtney Fischer Jewelry – cefische.etsy.com
  Handmade jewelry using new, found, and vintage metal
• Quench Essentials – quenchessentials.net
  Handmade, scented body mousse
• Perfect Laughter perfectlaughter.com
  Posters, prints and paper gifts
• Small Craft Small Craft on Facebook
  Upcycled craft materials on a pay-as-you-wish basis
• The Laboratory LLC thelaboratoryllc.etsy.com
  Upcycled & repurposed jewelry, bags, belts, hats, gloves, scarves and sketchbooks
• Lizzy Jeanne Handmade
  Hand knit purses
• Northern Pier northernpier.com
  vintage style t-shirts and apparel inspired by Northern Michigan
• Andrea Eckert andreaeckert.com
  smaller “bite-size” images of fans, wheelbarrows, simple machines
• Chicalookate chicalookate.etsy.com
  handmade magnets, notepads and pocket mirrors
• Mimi and Boo
  Amigurumi plush, facinators made from original designs
• Wei’s Open Secrets weisopensecret.com
  Luggage Tag, Repurposed Wood Jewelry and Pinback Buttons
• Pinki Design pinkidesign.etsy.com
  coasters, magnets, greeting cards, small photo albums, and prints
• Good After New
  {super cute} vintage housewares, accessories, ephemera, and sewing supplies/notions
• Foxxiladi FoxxiLadi.etsy.com
  Handmade purses, clutchs, totes, handbags, earrings and necklaces
• Aromaholic aromaholic.etsy.com
  cocktail/beer-inspired soaps and lip balms
• PixeymeatPixeymeat on Facebook
  Handmade jewelry
• Einfach Skate einfachskate.com
  Handmade skateboards
• Detroit GT detroitgt.com
  Apparel for Men, Women and Kids that love the D
• Stephen Vincent monsterkingproductions.com
  Original horror art
• Pretty Little Things gabbeyxxx.etsy.com
  Vintage jewelry & clothing and upcycled treasures

The Holiday Baar Bazaar is the original and last bar shopping event of the holiday season, perfect for procrastinators, and is always a fun party. Hope to see you there!

RSVP on Facebook here

It’s the sixth year anniversary of the Big Holiday Baar Bazaar, and we want to celebrate with you! Originally just a handful of vendors selling in the Garden Bowl for a summer, the Baar Bazaar has grown and evolved over the years, has been a stepping stone for hundreds of businesses, designers and crafters, has helped purge countless closets and basements, and has inspired many others to organize similar shows.

Now in our sixth year, Phil and I will be hosting 36 vendors, some awesome bands, and a couple suprises on Saturday, December 17th, from 8pm-1am at the Majestic Theater.

I am now accepting applications for vendors through Sunday, November 20th! Anyone selling practically anything is encourage to apply. Quirky crafts, used records and CDs, new and vintage clothing, games, comic books, retro toys, books, instruments, bath and body products, jewelry, bicycles and anything else you could think of is welcome. Need to clean out your closet, garage, or basement? This means you, too!

Interested? Email the following information to bethany[at]rewarevintage[dot]com:

Your name
Business name (if you’ve got one)
Business website, etsy, or facebook page (if you have one)
email address
phone number
a brief description of the items you would like to sell
and if you like, you can attach a picture or two (smaller files, please!)

Vendors will be selected based on their products & to ensure variety within the show, and will be notified on or before November 24th!

Set up for vendors will be at 7:00, and doors will open at 8:00. The vendor fee for the Baar Bazaar is just $10, and you do need to bring your own table! Each vendor will get a 6 foot wide area to display their wares.

Never been to the Baar Bazaar? First off, where’ve you been??? Now, go ahead and check out pictures from past Baar Bazaars on Flickr, and watch the Baar Bazaar video on Vimeo to see what you’ve been missing!

Thanks to all our awesome vendors, our bands – Detroit Perfect and The Philter (wow, I LOVED The Philter!), The Majestic Theater, and as always to my awesome partner in the Baar Bazaar, Phil!

See all the vendors and more deets here!

RSVP on Facebook here!

It’s the five year anniversary of the Holiday Baar Bazaar! Originally just a handful of vendors selling in the Garden Bowl for a summer, the Baar Bazaar has grown and evolved over the years, has been a stepping stone for hundreds of businesses, designers and vendors in Michigan, and has inspired many others to organize lots of similar shows.

This year’s Holiday Baar Bazaar is going to be a birthday treat for everyone -  The Majestic Theater will be host to 30+ vendors on Friday, December 17th from 8pm-2am. We are very excited to have  some very special bands (TBA)  playing while you shop!  As always, admission is free, doors open at 8pm, and this is an all ages event. Shoppers can drink, watch a free show and shop til 2:00 am!

Come the 2010 Holiday Baar Bazaar for locally made items and unique vintage items from Michigan based businesses! Our vendors this year are:

• Reware Vintage – RewareVintage.com
  Vintage Clothing and Accessories, Posters, Record Notebooks and Jewelry
• Phil Childers
  Records/CDs, Toys, and Collectibles
• Dead Format Project – Dead Format Project on Facebook
  CDs and Records
• Detroit Manufacturing – www.detroitmfg.com
  Hand screened, original design, Detroit-themed shirts, accessories, and baby stuff + denim jackets.
• Blackenedruby Jewelry – www.blackenedruby.etsy.com
  Cameo brooches, earrings and necklaces, new glass pendants
• Delphine – Delphine on Facebook
  Handmade, one of a kind jewelery, stationary, mixed media art, and vintage clothing & accessories.
• 48 Days in Harajuku, Tokyo – 48intokyo.com
  Artistic T-shirts, eco-bags, prints, books
• The Knifey Moloko
  Vintage Toys and Collectibles
• Chris Ringler and Amanda Emery – grimringler.wordpress.com
  Vintage Movie Posters, Self Published Books, Art, T Shirts, Movies and Free Tarot Card Readings
• ttishbite – ttishbite.etsy.com
  Vintage inspired accessories and jewelry made from vintage supplies
• Courtney Wethy
  Sewn fabric bags, hand painted skulls and small painted plush monsters
• Kristine and Andy Hahn – Beautiful Mourning & SquirrelDog5.etsy.com
  Vintage records, handmade soap, scented glitter ornaments, foodie  jewelry
• Real Treasures
  Real gemstones with sterling silver, specializing in Tibetan silver or Hill Tribe silver, turquoise, coral and jade.
• Color Me Punk – colormepunk.etsy.com
  Stuffed animals and key chains created using Eco-Friendly felt
• Zombies By Design – Myspace Page
  Goth & punk  Accessories – Eye patches, necklaces, bracelets, rings, tote bags, hair bows/clips, and mini top hats.
• Shionne Designs – shionnedesign.com
  pop culture icon jewelry, mixed media assemblage art
• Random Noise Bursts – randomnoisebursts.etsy.com
  New recycled t-shirt items – t-shirts backpacks, checkbook covers, sunglasses pouches, earrings
• See the Invisible Photography – See The Invisible on Facebook
  Framed travel and pin-up photography, buttons, stickers and Christmas ornaments. Used clothes, jewelry and books
• Joya Bicicleta – Joya Bicicleta on Facebook
  Handmade jewelry created from recycled bicycle parts
• Katy Sullivan & Anna Stasek – ofancienttrace.etsy.com annastasek.webs.com
  Original artwork and comic books, vintage clothes, hand sewn bookcovers and wallets.
• Bem & Gene – bemandgene.blogspot.com
  Handmade bibs, screened infant + toddler detroit tees and vintage + select childrenswear
• Glass Action! - glassaction.etsy.com
  Stained glass Michigan necklaces
• My Vintage Kitschen
  Appliqued towel sets, kitschy kitchen goods
• Courtney Fischer Jewelry – cefische.etsy.com
  Handmade jewelry using new, found, and vintage metal.
• Art of Emi Slade – artofemislade.wordpress.com
  sculpted monster and mutant art
• Frans Classic Vintage - fransclassicvintage.etsy.com
  Vintage leather bags, boots and belts
• brazencosemtics – brazencosemtics.etsy.com / sweetandsudsy.etsy.com
  bright and bold cosmetics, food-shaped soaps and sweet perfumes
• Defend Detroit - defenddetroit.net
  Original artwork T shirts, hoodies and hats
• Katie Beckman
  Beer bottle cap earrings
• Chad Hansen
  Records and CDs
• Pretty Little Things – gabbeyxxx.etsy.com
  Handmade Hair Accessories and Jewelry

Don’t miss it!!!

Remember, this Sunday is the last day you can apply to be a vendor for the Holiday Baar Bazaar!!! Don’t forget!!!

I’m especially looking for anyone selling records, books, vintage clothing and toys. This is a perfect opportunity for you to clean out your closet, basement and record collection!!! Spaces are just $10, and you’ll have a blast, I promise.

For more info on applying, check out this blog post – all the deets are there.

Whoa!!! It’s the five year anniversary of the Big Holiday Baar Bazaar! Originally just a handful of vendors selling in the Garden Bowl for a summer, the Baar Bazaar has grown and evolved over the years, has been a stepping stone for hundreds of businesses, designers and vendors, has helped purge many closets and basements, and has inspired many to organize other, similar shows.

Phil and I will be hosting 36 vendors and some fabulous bands on Friday, December 17th, from 8pm-2am.

We are now accepting applications for vendors through Sunday, November 14th! Anyone selling practically anything is encourage to apply. Quirky crafts, used records and CDs, new and vintage clothing, comic books, retro toys, books, instruments, bath and body products, jewelry, bicycles and anything else you could think of is welcome. Need to clean out your closet, garage, or basement? This means you, too!

Interested? Email the following information to bethany[at]rewarevintage[dot]com:

Your name
Business name (if applicable)
Business website, etsy, or facebook page (if you have one)
email address
phone number
a brief description of the items you would like to sell
and if you like, you can attach a picture or two (smaller files, please!)

Vendors will be selected based on their products & to ensure variety within the show, and will be notified on or before November 19th!

Set up for vendors will be at 7:00, and doors will open at 8:00. The vendor fee for the Baar Bazaar will be $10, and you will need to bring your own table! Each vendor will get a 6 foot wide area to display their wares.

Never been to the Baar Bazaar? First off, where’ve you been??? Oh and you can check out pictures from past Baar Bazaars on Flickr, and watch the Baar Bazaar video on Vimeo to see what you’ve been missing!

Check out more pictures and reviews at:

The Flint Handmade Blog

Rays Big Ideas

Girls Love Pretty Little Things

Thanks so much to everyone who came out, and everyone who helped us promote it, including:

Motor City Blog

Metromode

Perfect Laughter

Detroit Moxie

Did I miss your site? Please let me know!

This year marks the five year anniversary of the Baar Bazaar!  Originally just a handful of vendors selling in the Garden Bowl for a summer, the Baar Bazaar has grown and evolved over the years, has been a stepping stone for hundreds of businesses, designers and vendors in Michigan, and has inspired many others to organize lots of similar shows.

To celebrate the past five years, we are doubling the size of the Summer Baar Bazaar! The Majestic Theater will be host to 30+ vendors on Saturday, July 10th, from 8pm-2am. We are very excited to have Eleanora and Mod Orange playing while you shop! Please, no presents necessary -  just have a drink with us and get yourself something there instead!  As always, admission is free, doors open at 8pm, and this is an all ages event. Shoppers can drink, watch a free show and shop til 2:00 am!

Come the 2010 Summer Baar Bazaar for locally made items and unique vintage items from Michigan based businesses! Our vendors this year are:

• Reware Vintage – RewareVintage.com
  Vintage Clothing and Accessories, Record Notebooks and Jewelry
• Phil Childers
  Records/CDs, Toys, and Collectibles
• Detroit GT – DetroitGT.com
  Detroit and Automotive Apparel for Men, Women and Kids
• From J.Loo To You – FromJLooToYou.etsy.com
  Purses, Wristlets, Pouches, Jewelry, Paintings, and Hand Embroidered Pieces
• Amy Cronkite
  Vintage Craft Supplies
• Lish Dorset
  Vintage Pyrex and Kitchen Kitsch
• 48 Days in Harajuku, Tokyo – 48intokyo.com
  Artistic Prints, Buttons and T-shirts
• The Knifey Moloko
  Vintage Toys and Collectibles
• Chris Ringler and Amanda Emery – grimringler.wordpress.com
  Vintage Movie Posters, Self Published Books, Art, and Tarot Card Readings
• Paper a la Mode
  Handmade Buttons, Magnets and Compacts
• Courtney Wethy
  Handmade Bags and Accessories and Creepy Home Decor
• Kristine and Andy Hahn – SquirrelDog5.etsy.com
  Foodie Jewelry and Vintage Records
• Jason Gibner – gibnerd.etsy.com
  Paintings
• ttishbite – ttishbite.etsy.com
  Vintage Inspired Handmade Accessories and Jewelry, Vintage Crafting Supplies
• Boh Bon Soap Company – bohbonsoapco.com
  All Natural, Handmade Soap
• Unique Jewelry by Claireta – msbeadladysjewels.etsy.com
  Handmade Necklaces, Rings, Bracelets, and Anklets.
• Random Noise Bursts – randomnoisebursts.etsy.com
  Recycled T shirt Backpacks
• Woolly Mammoth Design – woollymammothdesign.com
  Monster Coin Purses, Owl, Seahorse and Squid Plushies and Handmade Headbands and Wallets
• Greetings From Detroit – GreetingsFromDetroit.etsy.com
  Crafty Souvenirs from our City – Buttons, Bags, T-shirts, Books, Postcards and Posters
• Double Nerd Score
  Scrabble Tile Earrings
• Sloe Gin Fizz – sloeginfizz.etsy.com
  Giclee Art Prints, Notecards and Handmade Notepads featuring Quirky Illustrations.
• White Lily Jewelry - WhiteLilyJewelry.etsy.com
  Handmade Jewelry
• Deets- deetsy.etsy.com
  Small Sculptures using Candlesticks, Hardware, and lots of Electron Tubes.
• The Funky Eyepatch – thefunkyeyepatch.etsy.com
  Handmade, Up-cycled Button Jewelry, Hand-Painted Onesies, Small Canvas Art and Vases.
• Butter Bean Inc. – butterbeaninc.etsy.com
  Handmade Baby items and Cat & Dog Toys
• Eric Lillieberg
  art and toy books, designer toys, DVD’s
• Perfectlaughter – perfectlaughter.com
  Prints, Notebooks, Beer Hang Tags and Mix CD Kits – Hand Screenprinted and Letterpress
• Barrel of Monkeys - barrelofmonkeys.etsy.com
  Pinback Buttons and Button Accessories using Original Illustrations and Designs
• Spaz Empire – spazempire.com
  Hand Screen Printed T Shirts
• Lucy Lune- lucylune.etsy.com
  Semi Precious Stone Jewelry
• Pretty Little Things – gabbeyxxx.etsy.com
  Handmade Hair Accessories and Jewelry

Don’t miss it!!!