After many, many hours of jury deliberation (hours that involved scads of scribbled-upon notebooks, color-coded Excel Spreadsheets and a jumbo-sized bag of Halloween candy) we finally have our list for XL Holiday 2007. We had over three times the amount of applications than we had spaces for, which made choosing our list especially tough. The full vendor gallery (with photos and links) will be updated over the next week or so, but here's a sneak peek at the list of vendors who made it in this time around...

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Ach Ach Liebling
Aguiniga Designs
Beebalalou
biggerKrissy
Bossa Nova Baby
boygirlparty
Buenaventura Press
Bughouse
Cathy of California
Charcoal Designs
Collisionware
Craftonite
Dandy Brand
Enfant Terrible
Ex Libris Anonymous
Feisty Elle
Funchicken
Hambone & Jennicakes
HannahMade
Hella Good
Hollywood Choppers
Hotdog N'Bun
Housewears
I Heart Guts
J is for Jewelry
Jaime Zollars
Jek in the Box
Jordan Crane
Kasimade
Klean Bath & Body
Made by Tess
Mahar Drygoods
Mary Jane's Attic
Mats!?
Michelle Caplan
Miss Alison
Missy Broome
Mister Toast
Mogo
Monica Burnett Hats
Motormouth Press
Mr. Funky
Mumblepeg
My Favorite Mirror
My Imaginary Boyfriend
My Paper Crane
My Rebe
Nervous System
Nicola Vruwink
Pearson Maron
Planet Tokki
Queen Puff Puff
Random Nicole
Rar Rar Press
rock scissor paper
Rotem Gear
Saints & Sinners
Sappy Moose Tree
Sewing Stars
Social Studies
Sprout Studio
Staindrop
Steven Weissman
Summer Salt
T&A Friendly
Textile Fetish
The Paper Princess
The Weekend Store
Tiny Parachutes
Tomat Kids
Tsai-Fi
Twospace
Tyler Bender Book Co.
Whodini Handmade

Wednesday, September 26 is your last day to submit an application for our upcoming XL Holiday show.

Felt Club: XL Holiday 2007, happens Sunday, November 18, from 11am-6pm on the Los Angeles City College campus (855 N Vermont Ave, LA CA 90029). This family-friendly event will feature 70+ amazing crafters, delicious food and great music, plus an all-new section called MAKER SQUARE, a miniature version of Maker Faire! Stay tuned for more details about this must-attend event.

Don't delay, apply today!

Many thanks to those of you who have been visiting us at the LA County Fair! We've been having a lot of fun teaching folks how to make a variety of stuff, from charm bracelets to paper beads to books. This weekend we have two demos happening: Vintage Pincushions with Cathy of California and Sock Creature 101 with Jek in the Box! Pictured above is a preview of the kits Cathy will have available at her class (and soon after in the Felt Club Web Shoppe!). The full class schedule is available on our Info Page. Hope to see you soon!

FYI, DIYers: Toyota is having a contest called Craft My Ride. All you have to do is whip up some kind of handmade car accessory (a keychain, steering wheel cozy, dashboard doll, seat cover... you get the idea), submit your project via the Craft My Ride website, and see if you're chosen as a finalist. The First Prize winner gets a 2008 Scion XD! Second and Third place winners will nab $1,000 and $500 respectively. That'll buy a whole lot of glitter glue! We would LOVE to see a Felt Club vendor or visitor win this thing, so get crafting, people! You have until 10/22 to enter.

We'll be kicking off a series of Felt Club-curated craft classes at the Los Angeles County Fair starting next Wednesday, September 12. Stop by the Tapestry Building under the Grandstand to check it out! Morning demos happen from 10 or 11am through 3 or 4pm, Evening demos happen from 3 or 4pm through 9 or 10pm. The demonstrations are free to observe and enjoy, and some instructors will even have kits available for you to purchase and take home. Here's the lineup:

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 (PM SHIFT): Charm Jewelry 101 w/Charcoal Designs
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 (AM SHIFT): Paper Beads w/CRAFT magazine
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 (AM SHIFT): Bookbinding w/Tyler Bender Book Co.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 (AM SHIFT): Retro Pincushions w/Cathy of California
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 (AM SHIFT): Sock Creatures w/Jek in the Box
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 (AM SHIFT): Needle Felting w/SewDarnCute
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 (AM SHIFT): Amigurumi 101 w/Mr. Funky

Hope to see you there soon!

EDIT: This Sunday's Fabric Headbands class with Queen Puff Puff has been cancelled due to travel issues, but we're working on rescheduling for later in the month. Stay tuned!

Hear ye, hear ye! We are now taking applications for our upcoming XL HOLIDAY event. The event takes place from 11am-6pm on Sunday, November 18 on the lovely quad at Los Angeles City College (855 N Vermont Ave., LA CA 90029). This family-friendly event will feature 70+ amazing crafters (housed in roomy 10x10 booths), delicious food and great music, plus an all-new section called MAKER SQUARE, a miniature version of Maker Faire! What does this mean? All the crafty fun you've come to expect (including an expanded hands-on craft demo area), plus a whole bunch of science fair-inspired fun from the folks behind Make and Craft magazines! Stay tuned for more details about this must-attend event.



Applications are being accepted until SEPTEMBER 26. We regularly receive between 2-3 times as many applications as we have spaces, so apply now.