Dandy Doggy Duds

Dickens on the Square

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6th Annual Dickens on the Square Vendor Blender
Saturday, December 3th, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
American Legion, 221 East Washington St, Macomb IL
(next to the post office)

Featuring over twenty home-based businesses (crafts and direct sales). A local Girl Scout troop will also have a bake sale to raise money for their trip to Savanah, GA, for the 100th anniversary of Girl Scouts of America. Join us for your holiday shopping!

Spoon RIver Valley Scenic Drive

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Spoon River Valley Scenic Drive
Reed Park - Farmington, IL
October 1-2 & 8-9
9:00 am - 5:00 pm

This event covers several towns in the Spoon River Valley area. Farmington's Reed Park is one of the most visited sites along the drive, carrying handcrafted items. Look for our green tent along the south side of the park. A must along your craft show stops this fall!

Labor Day weekend in Colchester

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Labor Day Weekend
Saturday, September 3 - Sunday, September 4, 2011
Colchester, IL
Lion's Park (in town)
Saturday: 9:00 am - dusk
Sunday: 9:00 am - dusk

Read more about this great small town festival here. We'll be set up at the Lion's Park in town. Stop by and dress up your pet!

Heritage Days

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Macomb Heritage Days
Friday, June 24 - Saturday, June 25
Macomb, IL
Friday: 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Saturday: About 11:00 am - 6:00 pm

Heritage Days is a fun local festival. This year's theme honors the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. Please note that our booth will not open until after the parade on Saturday morning so that we can spend this time with our family.

December 2009

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Dickens on the Square
Holiday Shopper's Paradise
Friday, December 4th, 4:00 - 8:00 pm
Saturday, December 5th, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
13 E Side Square (between Pagliai's and Bronze It, Macomb IL

Featuring: Usborne Books, Diane's Crochet Design, One of a Kind Jewelry, Pampered Chef, Dandy Doggy Duds, Murdock Greeting Cards, Stampin' Up, Avon, and more! Pepsi Products will be available with all proceeds going to support our troops!

Fourth Annual Craft Show
Saturday, December 12th, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
West Prairie Middle School
600 S. Hun, Colchester IL

Several crafters from the area. This event is sponsored by the West Prairie Middle School Student Council. They will have consessions available.

Remember, you can always email us your order. We'll ship anywhere! Gift wrapping also available.

More events for November & December 2009

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HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE
Sunday November 29th, 1-5 P.M.
McDonough County 4-H Center
3028 West Jackson Street, Macomb IL

18+ VENDORS including…
Dandy Doggy Duds, Shear Edge Salon, Mary Kay, Tupperware, Pampered Chef, Discovery Toys, Stampin’ Up!, At Home America, Uppercase Living, The Bag Lady, Arm Candy, Lia Sophia, One of a Kind Jewelry & Gifts, Hand-Made Crafts, BeautiControl, Celebrating Home, Scentsy,Geltmacher Enterprises-Amway Global, Thirty-One, Premier Designs Jewelry
STOP BY AND GET A HEAD START ON YOUR HOLIDAY SHOPPING
Refreshments and Door Prizes!

Fourth Annual Craft Show
Saturday, December 12th, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
West Prairie Middle School
600 S. Hun, Colchester IL

Several crafters from the area. This event is sponsored by the West Prairie Middle School Student Council. They will have consessions available.

Check back for more possible events before Christmas. Remember, you can always email us your order. We'll ship anywhere!

Fall 2009

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Labor Day Weekend
Saturday, September 5 - Monday, September 7
Colchester Lions Park, Colchester, IL
Saturday & Sunday: 8am - 6pm, Monday: 8am - 12pm

A fun time for all in the heart of Colchester! Enjoy the food, carnival, music, and crafters!

Morton Pumpkin Festival
Morton, IL
Saturday, September 29
8:00 am - 4:00 pm

This annual event boasts lost of fun for the whole family. We hope to see you there!

Spoon River Valley Scenic Drive
Reed Park - Farmington, IL
October 3-4 & 10-11
9:00 am - 5:00 pm

This event covers several towns in the Spoon River Valley area. Farmington's Reed Park is one of the most visited sites along the drive, carrying handcrafted items. A must along your craft show stops this fall!

Altrusa Holiday Bazaar
Macomb High School - Macomb, IL
Saturday, November 14
9:00 am - 3:00 pm

The Altrusa Bazaar is a favorite holiday event that helps raise money for the outreach programs run by the Altrusa club, including tutoring for local children.

Waren County HCE Craft Show
Lincoln School - Monmouth, IL
Saturday, November 21

This event is a lot of fun and carries a wide variety of homemade crafts.

June 2009

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Saturday, June 6
Elmwood Strawberry Festival
Elmwood, IL
8:00 am - 6:00 pm

We've always wanted to do a festival centered around food so here we go! From what we've heard, they have every food imaginable with strawberries. We even have Dandy Doggy Duds made with strawberry fabric purchase special for this event.

Saturday, June 20
Pin Hook Days
Industry, IL
Starting at 9:00 am

This is a small town festival with a lot of character. Come for the food, entertainment, the vendors, and of course the fun!

Friday, June 26 - Saturday, June 27
Macomb Heritage Days
Macomb, IL
Friday: 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Saturday: About 11:00 am - 6:00 pm

Heritage Days is a fun local festival. This year's theme honors the local fire department, celebrating their 125th anniversary. We'll even have Dandy Doggy Duds with fire fighter hats fabric. Please note that our booth will not open until after the parade on Saturday morning so that we can spend this time with our family.

Upcoming events

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Saturday, April 18
2nd Annual Spring Home Party Extravaganza
10:00 am until 3:00 pm
at Knights of Columbus
1556 E Fremont St
Galesburg IL

Bring a friend and enjoy a day of shopping from all of your favorite vendors, crafters, and at home businesses. Lunch will be available to purchase. Hope to see you there!

Saturday, April 25
KCAHCE Spring Fling
9:00 am until 2:00 pm
at Knox Agri Center
1805 S. Soangetaha Road
Galesburg IL

KCAHCE (Knox County Association for Home and Community Education) presents their annual Spring Fling 2009! This is the 6th Annual presentation of this show. Plant sale, craft sale, gardening tips. Crafters from around the county will display and sell their wares. A soup and sandwich linch will be served from 11:00 am - 2:00 pm for your convenience. There will be presentations by Master Gardeners on gardening tips.

Sunday, May 3
MIP Arts & Craft Fair
7:00 am until 4:00 pm
at Eriksen's Chevy Center
325 E 1st Avenue
Milan IL
I'm sorry that I was unable to attend this event due to a death in the family. I hope everyone had a wonderful time!

Rows upon rows of arts and craft vendors in the car dealer parking lot as well as inside. This is a huge event and a lot of fun. Stop by and say, "Hello!"

Thursday, May 7
Spring Fling for Local Vendors
4:00 pm until 7:00 pm
at First Presbyterian Church of Macomb
400 E. Carroll St.
Macomb IL
(Next to the YMCA - use Dudley St entrance)

Several direct sellers and crafters from the Macomb area are getting together to show you what's new for spring. Don't miss this great event and support your local home-based businesses, including: Tupperware, Mary Kay, Silpada, Pampered Chef, Entertaining At Home, Upper Case Living, Tastefully Simple, Scentsy Candles, At Home America, Stampin Up, Dandy Doggy Duds, R&R Spa, Discovery Toys, Dove Chocolate Discoveries, My Thirty-One

Check back soon! We're finding more shows all the time!

Etsy store

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We now have a new store set up on Etsy. This will allow us to offer in-stock items for sale online. As always, if you have a special request just send us an email! You can see our Etsy store here. We have linked the new store off our main site, www.dandydoggyduds.com Thanks for all your support!

Oudoor Expo

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Prestige Communications Outdoor Expo
Saturday, March 21st (9am-5pm) & Sunday, March 22nd (9am-4pm)
WIU's Western Hall

There will be Vendor Booths for Hunting, Fishing, Lawn and Garden and much more!
Admission: $2 per person - Children 13 and under are free
For more information, click here.

Upcoming show

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Happy New Year!

What a wonderful year 2008 was for us! Our first year as an official business was great! Here's to an even better 2009!

Saturday, January 31 and Sunday, February 1, 2009
Agriculture Mechanization Club Farm Expo
WIU Western Hall, Macomb IL
Saturday 9 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Sunday 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

The 39th Annual Farm Expo at Western Illinois University, the largest student-run farm show in the United States. The two-day event, organized and conducted by WIU Agriculture Mechanization Club members and agriculture students, will feature emerging ag technology, farm tractors and machinery, livestock equipment and supplies, ag sales and service, conservation methods, crop supplies, ag structures, guest speakers and much more. More than 250 exhibitors will participate. Of course there will also be a kiddie tractor pull and a farm toy show. Look for us in the upper north concourse with the other crafters!

A new addition to our family

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We have added another member to our family. Sporting her Dandy Doggy Duds for the holidays is Mira (said like Mir, the space station, plus ah). She is just over six weeks old. Mira is shepherd/husky/border collie and such a joy!

December 2008 events

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Well, November isn't even half over yet, but I thought I'd add my December events now.

December 5-6, 2008: Dickens on the Square
Courthouse Square, Macomb IL
Friday, 5:00 pm-8:00 pm and Saturday, 11:00 am-4:00 pm
Some local home-based businesses are getting together in the Monet's Garden building, 116 N Side Square, in Macomb to help celebrate Macomb's annual Dickens on the Square. Enjoy the caroling, period costumes, and great shopping on the square!

Saturday, December 13, 2008: West Prairie Middle School
Colchester, IL
This is a great fund-raiser for the school. Come see what they have there!

October & November 2008

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Wow! We're just finding more and more great craft shows to attend! Here is our upcoming schedule:

Saturday, October 25 - Sunday, October 26
Sandburg Mall
Galesburg, IL. Saturday: 10:00 am to 9:00 pm, Sunday: Noon to 5:00 pm

Saturday, November 1 - Sunday, November 2
A Holiday Happening Art & Craft Fair
College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL.
Saturday 10:00 am - 4:00 pm, Sunday 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
If you'd like one of these coupons, just let me know!

Saturday, November 8: Altrusa Bazaar
Macomb High School, Macomb IL. 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Sunday, Nobember 9: Sandburg Mall
Galesburg, IL. Noon to 5:00 pm

Saturday, November 22
Warren County Home and Community Education (WCHCE) 29th Annual Craft Show
Lincoln School, Monmouth IL. 8:30 am - 3:00 pm

We might be adding more shows, so keep watching!

October 2008

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Sorry I didn't post this earlier... The first two weekends of October (October 4-5 and 11-12) is the wonderful and exciting Spoon River Valley Scenic Drive. I'm set up in Farmington, IL's Reed Park on the south side of the park. If you're standing with your back to the porta-potties (southeast corner of the park), look to your left and I'll be the third vendor in a green tent (first two are larger white tents). There are some wonderful crafters there! Oh and some awesome food, too!

Hope to see you there! Please take a moment to stop by and say hi while you're in the park!

Due to a scheduling change, I will not be at the McDonough County Humane Society's Bark in the Park which is October 11th this year. This event was previously held later in the month so I had already made a commitment to Spoon River Drive. I'm sorry that I won't be there. Maybe next year!

Labor Day Weekend 2008

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Labor Day comes early this year. Come see us Saturday, August 30 through Monday, September 1 at the park in Colchester, IL. We'll be set up in the southeast corner of the park in town (not at the lake), behind the concession shelter.

June 2008

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Meet us at Heritage Days in Macomb, IL. We'll be set up Friday, June 27th from 12pm until 8pm. Then on Saturday, June 28th we'll open up after the parade (around 10:30am) until 8pm. This event is so much fun! Come by and say hello!

April and May 2008 Events

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On April 26-27, 2008, we will be at the Sandburg Mall in Galesburg, IL. Saturday 10:00 am - 9:00 pm and Sunday 12:00 - 5:00 pm. What a fun event this will be!

On May 4th, we will be at the MIP Arts & Craft Fair, Ericksen Chevrolet-Buick Center in Milan, IL, 7:oo am - 4:00 pm. This event should be a lot of fun, too!

Come visit us and visit the other vendors as well.

March 2008 Events

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Thank you for your support at the Agricultural Mechanization Show. It was a lot of fun!

Where will Dandy Doggy Duds be in March 2008?

March 15, 2008 - WIU Western Hall at the Classic 103 Home Show, Macomb, IL. 9:00 am - 8::00 pm Live entertainment and plenty of vendors. Free admission.

March 29, 2008 - Canton Cares Showcase at Canton High School in Canton, IL. 9:00 am - 3:00 pm. Canton Cares Showcase is a craft and vendor fair benefiting Meals on Wheels and Love Inc. We're proud to be part of this event!

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Tawyna was a wonderful woman who lost her battle with cancer on December 17, 2007. Please join us this week in raising money for the care of her three young children. Although I didn't know Tawnya well, she taught me to cherish each day with my husband and children.

We're out there!

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If you get the Macomb Eagle, then you were able to read our story on Wednesday, January 9, 2008. They did a great job telling everyone about our new business venture.

We're so excited that Dandy Doggy Duds can now be found at The Pet Connection on the west side of Macomb, IL! Gina is in the process of setting up a display of Dandy Doggy Duds as well as collars for those who may want a new one for their pet.

Where else can we be found?

February 9-10, 2008 - WIU Western Hall at the Agricultural Mechanization Show, Macomb, IL. This is the largest student run farm show in the country! We'll be upstairs in the craft area. Free admission.

March 15, 2008 - WIU Western Hall at the Classic 103 Home Show, Macomb, IL. 9:00 am - 8::00 pm Live entertainment and plenty of vendors. Free admission.

We'll post more events and announcements soon! With all these things coming up, we'd better get the sewing machine running!

Welcome!

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Welcome to a new year! I believe 2008 will be filled with great things! Dandy Doggy Duds started as a hobby, something of my own design to pamper my pooch. Well there are other pets in this world that deserve some basic pampering. Just a little bandana with some personality is sometimes all it takes. As it says on our website, "Unlike typical pet bandanas, Dandy Doggy Duds slide over the collar, much like a curtain on a rod. The result is a more secure way to dress up your pet!" Our site right now only features four fabrics, but soon will have several others to chose from. Feel free to email us if you don't see what you're looking for on the site.

Come visit us at Dandy Doggy Duds today!