Comments on: Craft vs Make http://www.beingcrafty.net/2008/05/04/craft-vs-make/ Valerie's crafty projects, photos, and more. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 01:11:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: kelly http://www.beingcrafty.net/2008/05/04/craft-vs-make/#comment-34212 kelly Tue, 06 May 2008 22:29:07 +0000 http://www.beingcrafty.net/?p=101#comment-34212 I completely agree with you! I found my ticket to last year's Maker Faire in the pocket of a jacket last week and was blown away that the price had jumped from $15 to $25 in one year. I did go again this year, because I wanted to see The Yarn Harlot and that was 100% worth the price of admission -- she was terrific. However, if she was not there, I would not have gone... as you speculated, much was the same. I would say that the Bazaar Bizarre was much larger this time, which was nice. BUT the whole place was at least twice as crowded as last year -- I couldn't believe how many people were there! That wasn't so fun. They've definitely outgrown the space. I had a friend who showed up at 2pm and she could not even park. It turned out later there was a shuttle, but there weren't any signs indicating this (at least, from what she could see). For $25 (plus parking), they should really have done a better job of handling the huge crowds. Meanwhile, the good news is that Bazaar Bizarre will be in SF in November and it was $1 to get in last year. So we can find the craft there! (http://www.bazaarbizarre.org/) (Um, I may be de-lurking with this super-long comment. Sorry if I've jumped in with a huge bang here... I've been reading your blog for a couple of months and really enjoy it!) I completely agree with you! I found my ticket to last year’s Maker Faire in the pocket of a jacket last week and was blown away that the price had jumped from $15 to $25 in one year.

I did go again this year, because I wanted to see The Yarn Harlot and that was 100% worth the price of admission — she was terrific. However, if she was not there, I would not have gone… as you speculated, much was the same.

I would say that the Bazaar Bizarre was much larger this time, which was nice. BUT the whole place was at least twice as crowded as last year — I couldn’t believe how many people were there! That wasn’t so fun. They’ve definitely outgrown the space.

I had a friend who showed up at 2pm and she could not even park. It turned out later there was a shuttle, but there weren’t any signs indicating this (at least, from what she could see). For $25 (plus parking), they should really have done a better job of handling the huge crowds.

Meanwhile, the good news is that Bazaar Bizarre will be in SF in November and it was $1 to get in last year. So we can find the craft there! (http://www.bazaarbizarre.org/)

(Um, I may be de-lurking with this super-long comment. Sorry if I’ve jumped in with a huge bang here… I’ve been reading your blog for a couple of months and really enjoy it!)

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