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The one and only HandMade Brigade Indie Craft Show is back again! For those of you who don’t know the Brigade, you’re in for a wild ride. They will be showcasing 30+ of the greatest talent in DIY/indie crafts. Their emerging designers are doing their very best to push the envelope for your shopping pleasure.

Their next show is June 27th at the Laguna Niguel Tall Mouse Craft Store from 10am-4pm. And as if the vendors themselves weren’t enough, admission is free, there will still be grab bags for the first 50 die hard fans of the HB, free refreshments and music.

Another new facet of the HandMade Brigade Indie Craft Show is that the Orange County Handmade Brigade (A brand new renegade craft club) is working behind the scenes to make sure that the show is a major success.

Handmade Brigade
Tall Mouse Arts and Crafts
Saturday, June 27, 2009  10AM-4PM
23932 Aliso Creek Road. Laguna Niguel, CA 92677


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