Renegade Craft Fair Chicago

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Reported By:Martha Bonneau


Last weekend was the 6th annual Renegade Craft Fair in Chicago and as advertised, it does go on rain or shine as last Saturday & Sunday the Chicagoland area received upwards of 10" of rainfall. I wish I had lots and lots of pictures to share with you, but it isn't easy to juggle a camera and an umbrella. I can tell you that when Sarah and I arrived, we were pleasntly surprised to see that most of the vendors had already or were in the process of setting up their booths. As we began to walk around and talk to vendors we found out that several had to leave due to the weather and booths that could not withstand 2 days of solid rain...very sad. In lieu of pics, I am going to share links to the Etsy shops and websites of some of our faves. I also invite you to check out the Renegade Chicago site for a complete list of vendors and links to pics.


SwallowKisses...fun tattoo inspired designs on clothing and jewelry

Sublime Stitching of course

Ready Made...yay for $5 subscriptions!

Linty Fresh...cool shirts, great name.

coo-koo-ri-coo...great jewelry made from vintage bits.

Berkley Illustration...wonderfully charming illustrations of animals in suits.

Urban Rtro Styling...graffiti art on skateboards, lunchboxes and such.

Nice...the dreamiest lanterns made of doilies and other pretties.



This is just a short list of some of my faves, I invite all of our readers to check out all of the vendor links and show your support for indie crafts!