Overview

Cost
For 2008, entry and participation costs $50. We do not ask for this money up front. Once you have been accepted and given a spot, we will e-mail you with how to proceed.

What you get for $50

Rental of a 40-48 square foot space for the day.
Chairs as needed. Table rental will be $10 extra this year.
Promotional materials (postcards, posters, stickers) and advertising in:
— Back page of the Chicago Reader (print)
— Gapers Block (online - 4 weeks)
— Venus (print)
— Various other print and online ads to be announced

Procedure & Policy

We'll be accepting applications for the fourth annual DIY Trunk Show from July 1st to July 31st. Fill out the application below (once it is posted) and email us at least two images, or links to images of your work before July 31. If you don't fill out a complete application and if you don't send us photographs, you'll be bumped to the bottom of the list. Even if you've been in the show before, we need to see pictures of items like what you'd like to sell. If you don't email us images, or direct links to images, your application will not be complete. By August 15th we'll be ready to post the final list of vendors and we'll be asking you to submit payment at that time. You'll have until September 15th to get us your payment either via Paypal or check/money order by mail. If you have questions, email diytrunkshow@gmail.com us and we'll respond. If your question is general enough, we'll post it in the News section.

For more information about the show, you may want to check out our FAQ as well as our Craftifesto.

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Participant application

Important: All fields marked with a red asterisk (*) are required. Any required fields left empty will result in your application being disregarded. If you have been in the show last year and want the same description used on the site, keep that field blank but fill out everything else. Thank you.

Your full name*

Your brand name, website name, or similar*

Your e-mail address*

Street address*

City*

State*

Zip*

Your phone number*

Your website address

Category you'd like to be considered for: Clothing, Accessories, Baby/Children's Items, Jewelry, Purses/Accessories, Art, Home Accessories, Paper Goods, Pet Items, Misc.

Describe your creativity or your product in 100 words or less for posting on the website*

What's the price range of your work?*

Are you new to selling?*

If you were in DIY previously, would you like the space you had before?

Do you have any space requests? Near a wall? Access to electricity? etc. We can't promise we'll be able to fulfill every request but you will know your space before the show.