Urban Craft Uprising is Nigh
By Seattle Mag December 5, 2013
!–paging_filter–pIt’s that time of year again: a href=”http://www.urbancraftuprising.com/” target=”_blank”UCU/a is happening this weekend, Saturday and Sunday, December 7 and 8 at the Seattle Center Exhibition Hall. It’s 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days and is totally free (of course, donations are welcome)./p
pNow in its ninth year, UCU is a bi-annual indie marketplace with over 100 vendors participating, ranging from jewelers to plush doll makers, aprons to paper goods, candles to art, food, buttons, wallets and so much more./p
pComplete vendor list is a href=”http://www.urbancraftuprising.com/vendors/” target=”_blank”here/anbsp;for your persusal and plan of attack. The first 100 visitors in line receive a sweet swag bags and new this year, the UCU crew is sponsoring a food drive to help fight hunger and is urging shoppers to bring in a non-perishable food item to donate./p
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