Small Business Saturday 2020 Under Review
I was really hoping that there would be a vaccine for the coronavirus by now. I already started advertising for my event back in January. The city of Leon Valley closed the venue through November and I had to push …
Facebook Scammer: Daisy Yano
I honestly am pretty stunned. I thought my event was pretty small fry and did not have such brand recognition. Apparently there is someone using my event’s name to scam people for money. I guess you know you have a …
More COVID-19 Updates
The Leon Valley City Council has understandably closed the Leon Valley Community Center straight through November 2020. Since Hand Job was scheduled for the last Saturday of November, this affects the event. I was offered the alternative date of December …
July 2020 In-Person Hand Job Cancelled
I really wanted to host this event 3 times a year, but I have to be smart about it. Due to the health and financial risky being to high, I am going to cancel the July Hand Job. I am …
Photos from 2019 Hand Job
Check out some of the items sold at the last instance of Hand Job.
Contract for Venue Is Set
Hi All, I have just gotten back from signing the contract. Here are the dates for the next two instances of Hand Job: July 18th, 2020 (Saturday) November 28th, 2020 (Small Business Saturday) I am hoping that if popular demand …
Early Bird Artisan/Artist Applications Open
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 …
