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      Didier on October 31, 2010

      Thanks for launching such places !

      The creators need them.

      :-)

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      Crystal Pepperdine (Flint Handmade) on July 29, 2010

      Amanda,

      Wow...the story of the founding of the INDIEana Handicraft Exchange sounds very similar to how I started Flint Handmade. I love your dedication to encouraging creativity in your community.

      I know you have been successfully funded here, but I would still very much like to contribute to your organization in some way. Please contact me at flinthandmade@hotmail.com. I really look forward to talking to you!

      Crystal

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      The Mac Universe on June 10, 2010

      I just wanted to congratulate you on meeting your goal. I also live in the area (english village) - I think it's great what you're doing for the community. I think we need more attractions like this. My lady friend went to the last Handicraft meeting a few weeks, or month a go. She said she really enjoyed it.

      I will be sure to stop by once everything is up and running. I hope it all works out for you!

      Good Luck!

      ~ Kelly

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Receive our Kickstarter updates and our sincere gratitude. If you are able to make it out to the INDIEana Handicraft Exchange in Indy on June 12, stop by the main table and pick up an IHE button and sticker as an added "thank you."

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Receive a super secret surprise reward when you stop by the main table at the INDIEana Handicraft Exchange in Indy on June 12. Plus, all of the above.

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Receive a hand-screened Homespun t-shirt printed by our local friends at PRN Graphics; American Apparel shirts, available in both men's and women's sizes S-3XL. Plus, all of the above. For this reward, you may either provide your address for us to ship everything to you, or you may pick it up at the May 1 screening of Handmade Nation at The Irving Theater in Indy - a fundraiser for Homespun - or the June 12 INDIEana Handicraft Exchange.

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I am a photographer and art educator. I also own and operate the INDIEana Handicraft Exchange, a biannual contemporary craft fair. My husband, Neal, is a writer and the online editor for an internationally distributed niche interest magazine. We love Indianapolis, particularly our east side neighborhood, Irvington, and we love doing what we can to make Indy a better place to live and a more interesting place to be.