As a designer, the Maker Faire was my eye candy. I was inspired by so many others that have committed their lives to creation. It was so encouraging to see and feel the support of everyone there, especially the folks that popped into our booth who would stand back in awe as they discussed the pieces on display. We engaged people in the custom conversation and it was a really cool feeling. Since the booth was buzzing, we took turns to break away to meet people and spread the word throughout the faire. From mini golf to paella parties, we continued the efforts as the faire charged through the weekend by stopping to hand out “I Heart Makers” buttons, talking to interesting people, and getting to know other makers. Incidentally, spreading the word turned out to be really fun at places like the Martha Stewart booth, where we got to talk about CustomMade while making cupcakes and paper mache bones!

By the third day we made our mark. Everywhere you looked people were sporting “I Heart Makers” pins and toting our t-shirts: the cops standing guard in the crowd,

food vendors, performers, faire goers, artisans sitting with their wares, even Martha’s craft staff were rocking our pins!

It’s a custom revolution, one faire at a time. That weekend, you might say we were the King of Queens…..Queens, New York, that is.