Went to the Renegade Craft Fair in SF on Saturday. It was pretty awesome to say the least. Artsy affairs in San Francisco make for interesting findings.
I was very tempted to channel my inner nerd and get my face painted, but I chickened out in the end.
A view of craft fair when you first walk in.
Another view of the craft fair.
Beautiful aprons from Rustbelt Fiberworks...I ended up buying one that was reversible, so I made myself feel better by reasoning it was really $12 instead of $24, since it was essentially two aprons in one.
Photographed lots and lots of the artists. They were all so sweet they let me take a picture of them:
And I'm so sorry, but I carelessly forgot to pick up a business card from most of the artists, so if you are an artist featured on here without a credit, please, please email me or comment on my blog and tell me your store's name. I feel awful now that I can't provide a link to your site.
She also had these adorable little gingerbread men:

Photo via Hello Lucky's blog.
Ran into the lovely owner of the beautiful blog Oh Hello Friend (such a gorgeous name). Such a pleasure to actually see her in person. She was the cutest little thing.
Jen (left) and Chris (right), the people I went with.
I bought the reversible apron, which is pictured somewhere above, and these rings from Rag Trader:
Oh and I also got this journal made out of an old, vintage book made by Ex Libris Anonymous.
I was thinking of using it as a photo album for my dog, Aubrey since it fits perfectly.
Was anyone else at the craft fair last weekend?
I know it's a little late, but what did you guys do this weekend?
xoxo,
Micaela














70 comments on "renegade craft fair."
i recently discovered your blog and i think it's pretty cool!
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I wasn't, but I wish I was!
I love the music on your blog, by the way, and the new set up is charming!
all I did this weekend was laze around watching TV and reading endless amounts of Twilight (again) and cutting up magazines.
Oh, so many pretty things to look at! Makes me miss living in the Bay Area.
At least we have our green trees - they're pretty too :)
Aw I love the little bitten men!
My weekend was pretty low key; had gorgeous weather though. I'll have to check out Oh Hello Friend and Rag Trader...
lol. i really like the gingerbread men. they are adorable :)
This weekend I went with my boyfriend and hiked through (through, not next to) a creek all the way up to a hidden waterfall in a little grotto. It was beautiful!
I love artsy craft fairs. You find the most interesting items!
your dog is rather stunning, there's something royal about her ;)
love the gold+green stone ring...
and the book! how awesome
the event looks wonderful, im sure you had fun! this weekend i enjoyed the sunny weather and tried to be outdoors as much as possible! have a nice week! x
This looks so fun! I wish they had them where I live. I love those frames on linen!
How cool! No, wasn't at the craft fair, but I would have loved to have been there. The photo album is a great idea, such craft!
Awwwww...Aubrey is adorable, and I love his name, so cute, it suits him perfectly. That's a great idea to make the vintage book into an album for him. I'm going to look out for something similar and steal your idea for my dog. It would be lovely to see some pics of the album if you do it.
Oh, that looks absolutely wonderful! We never have fairs like that around here, sadly. I think those rings, the apron and that journal you bought are really nice - and indeed perfect as an album for your dog (what a cutie!).
Yes, I am a vegan - more or less. I am less stringent about it when I visit other people though, and will eat dairy and eggs then. Though the vegan sushi was bad, ick.
Thank you for the comment! :) Laura marling is amazing, and so is the song...I never really understood it till recently...
i LOVE the song on your blog :)
I hust got done watching Prince caspian on tv, you?
xoxo
Looks like a great fair.
looks like a lot of fun! And that is so nice that you could take pictures of the lovely sellers with their work. They look very friendly too.
looks like such fun :)
Hi Micaela,
We used to live in Pittsburg - a small town between Antioch and Concord. But I think it's called Bay Point now.
p.s. Thanks for stopping by again :)
what a small world!
Aubrey may have to fill me in on what Pittsburg is like now ... it's been 15 years since we moved :)
Oh the gingerbread men is so adorable! :D
Nice fair that you're at.
^^
OOOooh that looks fun! I've never been to anything like that before
I like your new header by the way.
That looks like such a cool event! You definitely should have gotten your face painted :)
awww!
i helped with a friends bbq and it was fun!!!
awww!
i helped with a friends bbq and it was fun!!!
awww!
i helped with a friends bbq and it was fun!!!
The new layout matches your blog banner wonderfully!
i love craft fairs too--there is always so much to draw inspiration from.
Your dog is really adorable, btw!
What a cutie!
I wonder if you have seen Emily Martin from the black apple at the craft fair, I love her so much..!
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That banner was a brilliant design!!!
It just screams craft fair!
Wow, I love these photos you took and captured. They are fabulous. I love your doe too! She's so pretty (I have a hunter too. Leo the Beagle) Maybe you can throw some tips my way ;p
What treasure did you pick up while at the craft fair?
xo,
Jessica
If I was in that craft fair, I wouldve gone nuts. I love craft fairs.. there's always fun and unique stuff to buy. :-)
As for what I did.. so boring.. cleaned my room, changed the lightbulb (hehe) and ate a lot.
ps
Do you have a link to the shop where you got your rings? I love them.
Thx!
xx
looks like fun! those gingerbread men are so cute =)
This looks like so much fun!I wish I could have been there;D
xoxox
That sounds like so much fun! It's like a real life Etsy. I've never been to a craft fair, but now I want to :)
this looks like so much fun!
this looks like so much fun. we have things like this outdoor. i'm going to an outdoor fair this weekend, so i'll make sure to take pictures and post them. looks like a prefectly wonderful way to spend the day,.
Oh wow - this looks amazing!! I especially love the little gingerbread men - cute :)
wow, i would have loved to have gone to this!
i had quite a boring weekend. i got sick at work and came home early and threw up a bunch.
love ur new outlay, and love d pics from the event, loads of cool stuff to buy :o]
looks like a great fair!
everything looks so amazing, i wish i was there.and, if i didn't mention it, i'm glad you're back on your blog.
what an undertaking! All those pretty things look great!
oh wow! such amazing stuff! i bet you had a wonderful time!!
:)
It looks so lovely!! Hope you had a wonderful time!!
That looks like such a fun fair!
Looks like an amazing way to tospend the afternoon... and ohmygod, those half-eaten gingerbread men are too adorable!
Maybe next time you'll get your face painted! lol-xxx
looks fun!
xx-LJ from SOS!
I cant believe I missed that link. :-) Thanks a bunch! Im going to their etsy now.
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well basically, i would make you five items, but in return, you have to post it on your blog and make five items for the first five people to say they would like to participate on your blog. you can probably make the amount of people smaller if you want. i hope that explained it a bit more. it''s sort of a chain thing in a way.
the craft fair looks absolutely amazing to me. nothing is better than the handmade one :) and it's nice to see how all the talented people gathered together. I wish there's something similar here too.
I am going to take a good rest for this weekend :) (have been running around for the whole week..)
Aw, the gingerbread men are so darling!
I love getting my face painted. I'm such a dork, when I got my face painted with my friend we each got pears painted on our faces so we were a 'pair of pears'.
Thankyou so much for your comments!
x
I love the ginger bread mans! they are so cute... if only they had candy for the buttons
wow! thanks for the tour - I've always wanted to go to Renegade. I'm gearing up for Urban Craft Uprising here in Seattle this weekend...
Aubrey is really cute!
Now...I need to know how to find out about these really cool craft shows and other creative artists shows in SF? Tell me more? Is there a website....
Lovely blog.
CIAO MICAELA, amazing posts. From today I will a follower of your blog.
PS: nice place, where you can meet artist and see their work.
Ciao Italo.
PS2: I've been glad that you're visited my blog.
PS3: sorry for my ENglish! :(
And perfect music too! :)
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Looks like your had a lot of fun! I want to go to a craft fair now....haha.
By the way your dog is adorable
AND I love your music on your blog. =)
Hey, this poem made me think of you :)
The Swan
Did you too see it, drifting, all night, on the black river?
Did you see it in the morning, rising into the silvery air -
An armful of white blossoms,
A perfect commotion of silk and linen as it leaned
into the bondage of its wings; a snowbank, a bank of lilies,
Biting the air with its black beak?
Did you hear it, fluting and whistling
A shrill dark music - like the rain pelting the trees - like a waterfall
Knifing down the black ledges?
And did you see it, finally, just under the clouds -
A white cross Streaming across the sky, its feet
Like black leaves, its wings Like the stretching light of the river?
And did you feel it, in your heart, how it pertained to everything?
And have you too finally figured out what beauty is for?
And have you changed your life?
--Mary Oliver
or maybe you've already posted it!
Aubrey is very pretty!
wow what a un place to go to..
Hope everything's ok ....haven't seen you in blogsville for a while!
Anyhoo, I'm just letting everyone in my blogroll know that I'm running a competition (just giving you guys a heads-up as a thank you for entertaining me during the last few months in work!!!): http://chicknamedhermia.wordpress.com/2009/07/29/surprise/
That looks like such a perfect day! I love the yellow and orange ceramics, the imperfectly perfect gingerbread men, and your adorable dog!!
Great pics - looks like loadsa stuff is going on there xoxoxox
great pics looks like lots going on xxooxoxo
Oh, I love the Renegade Craft Fair! I went last year and I was amazed. It's so inspiring, but so dangerous — I want to buy everything!
Thanks for stopping and saying hello earlier today :)
You have an adorable blog!! : )
The craft fair looks like so much fun! The gingerbread men are so cute and funny! :)
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