Who can join us?

These are the requirements to be a vendor in the Counted Wishes Festival:

• At least 8 Counted Thread Designs on your website, blog, or etsy shop are required to show that you are a legitimate design business. All Counted Thread Designs (Hardanger, Needlepoint, Specialty Stitches, etc.) are welcome.

• All designs shown in the Festival must be your own "for sale" patterns (not free ones or those of other designers you are selling). All formats (kits, printed charts, pdf charts, etc.) are welcome.

• Designs shown in the Festival must be family-friendly for the young stitchers we hope will visit.

• Designers who have taken part in copyright infringements will not be accepted.

• New applicants must provide us with their Design Information- Business Name, website, blog, or etsy address where your designs can be found, years in business, etc.

What are the benefits to you?

The Counted Wishes Festival can offer you:

• Global Exposure

• Increased Web Traffic

• Inexpensive Show Fees

• The Gift Of Stitching Magazine Advertisement

• Full Percentage Of Your Sales

• Friendship And Support In Our Counted Wishes Vendor Group

What is the cost per Festival?

• Each Counted Wishes Festival costs $25.00 to participate. (Registration is non-refundable).

• Checks, Money Orders, and Paypal are accepted in the USA. Paypal is accepted internationally.

When does Registration begin?

• Registration for the Spring Festival (held March 15-21) begins January 15. The deadline for vendor information to be in to the Festival owner is February 15.

• Registration for the Fall Festival (held September 15-21) begins July 15. The deadline for vendor information to be in to the Festival owner is August 15.

Vendor Page Specifics

• Your business description, plus 12 design images and their descriptions will be hosted for you on your vendor page. You may provide links to pages where customers can purchase in your item descriptions.

• After registration and payment is made, vendors will receive a Designer Information email on how to proceed, as well as an invitation to the Counted Wishes Vendor Group. Please contact us within 24 hours if you have not received both of these.

• Each vendor will be able to preview his/her vendor page before the Festival begins. Please check over your information carefully when submitting. *Note: We reserve the right to limit extra changes you request in fairness to other vendors.

• Each Designer is responsible for handling the financial transactions for his/her own sales.

• We are not responsible for Customer/Designer transactions; however, we reserve the right to reject any exhibitor due to customer complaints that orders were not sent, etc.

Tips For You

• Unreleased, New Designs + Show Specials are the key to The Counted Wishes Festival being a success for you. At least 1 New Design (never before seen) is strongly recommended.

  We can't guarantee sales, but we try our best to make the cost reasonable and to bring in as many visitors as we can. The Counted Wishes Festival is still a grass-roots effort, even into our 3rd year. The promotions by all the designers involved are what makes this an exciting Festival.

  The Counted Wishes Festival offers you a unique opportunity to have your designs seen, and to be surrounded by great talent, with something for everyone's taste in design, is very special.