Market Day!

So if you follow us at all (and if you're reading this right now, that probably means that you do), you saw our constant Facebook updates and tweets about this past week's Market Day. Ok, I was a little excited, and as you can probably tell from the fact that I'm dedicating an entire post to the event, I'm still excited.

Our booth at the June 25 Market Day

My excitement is in large part due to the fact that Saturday was the first time Honeybadger has entered into the real, live world of retail (as opposed to our "virtual reality" shop online). And if I do say so myself, it was a huge success. But I don't really want to talk about how awesome Honeybadger is or brag that we were the greatest addition to Market Day since the new Des Moines Social Club space in the Kirkwood Building. No, I'd rather just talk up the event and some of the super-cool, creative and friendly vendors with whom we shared space for one rainy Saturday. First up:

PaperCake Creations

The first person we met upon arrival was our closest neighbor, Daphne of PaperCake Creations, who was immediately apologetic for taking up less than 1/4" inch of our booth space with a ladder that she used as part of her display. We were pretty upset (read: we wouldn't have even noticed if she wouldn't have called it to our attention), but her immediate and sincere apology was enough to placate even the grumpiest Saturday morning Honeybadger. Besides being incredibly friendly and overly polite, Daphne puts together some pretty cool journals and scrapbooks using old hardcovers from books that you may have read growing up, like Nancy Drew. She also has lots of clever, crafted cards and more. Check out her stuff at www.papercakecreations.etsy.com

Don't lie: You used to read Nancy Drew, and you liked it! I know I did.

Van Holmgren

The next booth that caught my eye was that of Mr. Van Holmgren. I had seen his fantastic artwork popping up on Facebook, so I was excited to see some of his stuff up-close and personal. We're big fans of Van's style, which has a definite street-art feel, and he was nice enough to trade one of his smaller prints for a Honeybadger t-shirt. Thanks, Van, and keep up the good work! Check him out at http://vanimalfarm.com

Dig it.

Hill Vintage

As the morning progressed, and caffeine started flowing through my veins, I took the chance to introduce myself to Erica and Jessica at Hill Vintage who had a booth across the way from us. Hill Vintage searches out brilliant thrift store gems so you don't have to. And let's face it, it can be a lot of work to slog through the crap at the DAV in order to find that one perfect shirt. We here at Honeybadger have been discussing the prospect of selling our own vintage line--that is, taking cool, vintage stuff and printing on it so it's sufficiently "Honeybadgered"--so I was excited to see what the girls at Hill Vintage had been able to find. Suffice it to say, they have found some very promising leads. While Vintage Honeybadger is still a distinct possibility in the future, for now you can find your next vintage buy without spending hours at the thrift store by going straight to Hill Vintage at http://www.etsy.com/shop/hillvintage?ref=pr_shop_more

Calling all Hipsters.

There were so many more great stands at Market Day this past Saturday, but I won't go into all of them so it will force you to come down to the next one and check it out yourself. It is definitely worth the trip. The next Market Day will be Saturday, July 30. Hope to see you all there!

Next up for the Honeybadger Blog: "Honeybadger does 80/35...VIP style." (That's right, I scored VIP tickets. Thanks Dwolla!)

Cheers,

Dave Murrin-von Ebers
Chief Entertainment Officer