Imagine incorporating your passion and creativity into quality handmade items to sell to support yourself and/or your family.  Imagine carefully packing the items, the table, the chairs, bags, and other things necessary to sell, and every time you went to the outdoor marketplace it rained or it was so hot or so cold you couldn't bear it.  This is why I and other cottage vendors deal with every year here in Cleveland, Ohio.  As a matter of fact it has rained practically every weekend this summer.  Our products- the bakery, the furniture, the quilts, the handbags, baby items, skin care products and the like are not really meant for outdoor venues or even craft shows, but it is the only hope we have to make sales and this is why we need a year round indoor marketplace for handmade and homemade items, self published books and indie music. Your donations will help us create such a marketplace that can accommodate up to 30 vendors.

Each vendor will pay a monthly fee for their retail space(s) that can be as small as 10x5 or as large as 20x20. Set up like a regular retail store, merchandise will remain in place, so no packing and unpacking.  Events that focus on products made by seniors and schoolchildren will also be be a part of the project.