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Yearly Archives: 2019

Early Bird Artisan/Artist Applications Open

Posted on December 10 2019 by Ellice Sanchez

Hi, I have had a few inquiries about the next event occurrence. If you want to participate in the next event, you can apply for a booth now. I won’t actually send out invoices until the venue and I have …

Coverage by the San Antonio Current

Posted on November 30 2019 by Ellice Sanchez

I must say, I was very happy and surprised to have gotten my event mentioned as one of the homepage featured articles on the San Antonio Current. I am very grateful to them, and Kelly Merka Nelson for their coverage. …

Meet Moonlight Artists and Artisans at a Free Indoor Market This Small Business Saturday

Posted on November 25 2019 by Ellice Sanchez

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – San Antonio, TX, 25 November 2019 Looking to buy something that is handmade, unique and supports a local Texas artist/artisan? This small business Saturday, November 30th, a new indoor fine arts and crafts market, “Hand Job,” …

Starting to Post Vendors to Website

Posted on November 11 2019 by Ellice Sanchez

Hi All, I am starting to post the vendors appearing at this event to the website. I am very glad to have all the vendors already in place. Thank you to all the vendors who already sent in photos and …

Freebirds not so free spirited

Posted on November 5 2019 by Ellice Sanchez

So, this happened about a month ago now but I am still stewing over it. I would like to move on, perhaps this post will help. I’ve gone to the Freebirds near my work over 3 years. There was a …

Radio Underwriting Scheduled for Texas Public Radio

Posted on November 3 2019 by Ellice Sanchez

Hi All, As part of my personal funding of this event, I have bought a few underwriting notes to be shared on Texas Public Radio for the 1.5 weeks before the event. Do keep an ear out for them and …

Booth spaces are being claimed

Posted on October 27 2019 by Ellice Sanchez

Hi all, Booth spaces are being spoken for. The 10×10 booth is looking to be the more popular option (a bit confusing as there was a vocal segment that requested the budget-table option). Please be sure to fill your application …

Examples of Hand Job in the wild

Posted on October 27 2019 by Ellice Sanchez

Well, most adults seem to recognize the original meaning of the phrase “Hand Job.” I recently purchased a radio ad. At first the person I was talking to had no red flags on the event name, but it was later …

Facebook no longer has my website URL blacklisted

Posted on October 10 2019 by Ellice Sanchez

Whew. I was very disheartened and frustrated. Even though I don’t personally like Facebook, I know many people still do. This is why I made a Facebook business page and event for the 2019 Hand Job Market. I was …

New Fine Arts and Artisan Crafts Market, “Hand Job,” Featuring Hand Made Goods from Local Moonlight Artists and Weekend Crafters Available to the Public

Posted on September 30 2019 by Ellice Sanchez

This holiday shopping season, on November 30th, 2019, this free, indoor, public event welcomes San Antonians to browse and buy verified handmade items from local artisans at the Leon Valley Community Center. The pop-up shop event is being created and …

Context Matters

Posted on September 18 2019 by Ellice Sanchez

I admit that I was, and still am, angry about the censorship on Facebook, irrespective to context of my event name, Hand Job. Actually, this is the only website that has censored my event name. No other website that I …

I Need YOU!! – Booth Discounts this week only

Posted on September 15 2019 by Ellice Sanchez

Yes, that is right. I need you! A fine arts and crafts market really needs artists and artisans to work! I have been lurking around First Friday, the Helotes Market, and the Bandera Point Artisan Market in search of vendors …

Now Accepting Vendor Applications

Posted on August 18 2019 by Ellice Sanchez

Hi All, We are now accepting applications for our November 30th, 2019 event. There is no application fee. We won’t send out invoices until the prices from the venue are finalized (which may affect booth prices). We won’t say the …

Hello world!

Posted on August 17 2019 by Ellice Sanchez

The Hand Job™ website is nearly complete! We look forward to sharing it with you all. We want to work to get you a “draft one” now, and will continue to work on incremental improvements. We really want to get …

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