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As we hurtle toward the INDIEana Handicraft Exchange Summer Show – noon to 8 p.m., Sat., June 12 – we’re hard at work keeping all of Homespun’s moving parts in synch. Nothing is happening exactly according to plan but the build-out is nearly complete and we are starting to acquire fixtures and accents as well as commitments from vendors whose work we will carry. It’s scarily abstract to pick a date in the foggy future as the day we’ll be open for business but that’s exactly what we’ve done. On July 10, Homespun will open to the public. In the weeks leading up to the opening I’ll be posting conversations with and videos about the people who helped midwife our idea into the world. People like Larry White, our counselor from the Indiana Small Business Development Center; Karli Kujawa-Smith, the designer who created Homespun’s branding; Nikki Sutton, the designer who created the store’s look and feel; Eric Nolan, the artist who is making our signage; Chris Foster, the steel fabricator who is making our workshop tables; Carl Leck, the decorative painter who will apply our logo above the cash wrap. We’ll also be posting updates on our new Twitter account, @homespunindy, so follow us if you want to get updates about the IHE, the store, and special deals and prizes once we’re open.

It’s going to be a wild ride between now and July 10 – buckle up, you’ll be in the passenger seat.