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Friendship Flea

Friendship Flea Every curation is unique. Let's keep it local, Columbus. We don't have a set location.

Friendship Flea is a curated pop-up market bringing you an eclectic and creative vendor mix---vintage, antiques, artists of all kinds, clothing, decor, handmade goods, oddities, curiosities & more. For details about each event, checkout the EVENTS tab on our page, head to our website and sign up for our email list!

Operating as usual

Please read through these updates for contact info + links + scheduling meetings 🖤📍 Find links in the captions📍
10/22/2022

Please read through these updates for contact info + links + scheduling meetings 🖤
📍 Find links in the captions📍

10/21/2022
Shaq Dancing Edit by .tyrone

Real time video of S-J getting ready for her social media break.

SOCIAL MEDIA BREAK FROM 10/21 - 11/30.

CONTACT US VIA EMAIL, OR SCHEDULE A MEETING WITH S-J FOR 2023 PLANNING ON OUR WEBSITE --- INTERESTED IN COLLABORATING, PARTNERING ON AN EVENT OR HOSTING A FLEA? HAVE A LOCATION IN MIND? INTERESTED IN GETTING INVOLVED BEHIND-THE-SCENES? THINK FRIENDSHIP FLEA IS DUMB BUT WANT TO HIRE S-J TO HELP OUT WITH AN EVENT THIS WINTER? NOW'S THE TIME. WE ARE PLANNING FOR 2023 THIS WINTER. SCHEDULE A PHONE OR VIDEO CALL:

www.friendshipflea.com/meet



OG video/sound edit by the f*****g hilarious .tyrone on Instagram

Wow, what a great turnout! Thanks everyone for coming out to The Cult of Curiosities Oddities Market 🖤🖤🖤That was the las...
10/15/2022

Wow, what a great turnout! Thanks everyone for coming out to The Cult of Curiosities Oddities Market 🖤🖤🖤

That was the last event we will be doing during Franklinton Fridays at 400 West Rich, so please be sure to sign up for our email lists and follow us on our social media channels to be updated on future events and locations!

We will be taking a Winter social media break beginning on 10/21, but please feel free to contact us through our websites or email addresses. We will be planning and taking meetings for 2023 events for both markets. All links are below:

SIGN UP FOR THE FRIENDSHIP FLEA EMAIL LIST HERE:
https://www.friendshipflea.com/contact

SIGN UP FOR The Cult of Curiosities EMAIL LIST HERE:
https://share.hsforms.com/1XzVvFKeUQBKo-ySI3sfE1gdgu6q

FRIENDSHIP FLEA LINKS:
https://www.friendshipflea.com
https://www.instagram.com/friendshipflea
https://www.facebook.com/friendshipflea
https://www.tiktok.com/

THE CULT OF CURIOSITIES LINKS:
https://www.thecultofcuriosities.com
https://www.instagram.com/thecultofcuriosities
https://www.facebook.com/thecultofcuriosities
https://www.tiktok.com/

FRIENDSHIP FLEA CONTACT INFO:
[email protected]
https://www.friendshipflea.com/contact

THE CULT OF CURIOSITIES CONTACT INFO:
[email protected]

The Cult of Curiosities Oddities Market Vendor Lineup for Friday!October 14th6-10pmOutdoors at 400 West Rich Vendor Inst...
10/14/2022

The Cult of Curiosities Oddities Market
Vendor Lineup for Friday!
October 14th
6-10pm
Outdoors at 400 West Rich

Vendor Instagram accounts are tagged in the comments of this post:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CjoiW6XoxTn/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Don't forget about the ghost.possessions photo booth right inside the garage door of Chromedge Studios on Walnut Street! Can't miss it. Get your ghost photo!

Human-behind-the-curtain time. Hi everyone, S-J here. This pic of me holding a human skull is one of maybe three photos ...
10/11/2022

Human-behind-the-curtain time. Hi everyone, S-J here. This pic of me holding a human skull is one of maybe three photos I have of myself 🤷🏼‍♀️ I'm the one behind the scenes and I wanted to do another intro and also let everyone know I have decided to discontinue the monthly fleas at 400 West Rich Street in 2023. Full transparency, I ran myself ragged for nearly two years doing this thing. It has taken a toll on my mental health, and I am officially burnt out. I think it's time to branch out independently in order to grow and evolve. I'll be planning and having lots of meetings over the next couple of months so that I can let you all know the plan moving forward.

I am very thankful for the time I have been able to spend in the district at 400 West Rich and am beyond thankful to all the vendors and patrons and vendors who are patrons and everyone who has helped me along the way. Shout out to .peer and many more. I'm not going to keep going because I don't want to leave anyone out.

All this announcement means is that there will no longer be a monthly at 400. will live on. This isn't necessarily a farewell to Franklinton or a farewell in general. It's just a to-be-continued type of situation

First, let's blow it out this Friday at the last flea at 400 West Rich Streetwith my passion project (well it's all a passion project really) aka Friendship Flea's sister market. Come hang. Shoot me an email if you have any ideas or proposals or want to meet. I'm all ears and I'll be around Friday, so come say hey.

10/10/2022

Friday is our last flea at 400 West Rich and we couldn't be more thrilled to have The Cult of Curiosities taking over with all these badass vendors like DEATH CO. to help us go out with a bang 🖤🖤🖤

Vendor Friendors (and loyal patrons), this upcoming The Cult of Curiosities event on 10/14 is our last Franklinton Frida...
10/06/2022

Vendor Friendors (and loyal patrons), this upcoming The Cult of Curiosities event on 10/14 is our last Franklinton Fridays flea at 400 West Rich !! It's been a wild ride so far, and we will be planning 2023 over the next few months and will keep you posted on future plans. Apply directly through 400 Square if you are interested in participating in Winter Franklinton Friday events on their campus and they will be your POC if you are interested in vending on their campus moving forward into 2023 🖤🖤🖤

Questions? Email Fae Drewes (Arts & Community Manager) [email protected]

🖌🎨CALL FOR VENDORS 🖌🎨

We are taking things inside for the winter Franklinton Fridays and looking for amazing vendors to be a part of it! We can’t wait to showcase some amazing new vendors.

https://400square.as.me/schedule.php?appointmentType=category%3A400+Market

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09/30/2022
The Cult of Curiosities Oddities Market on 10/14

Yes, we will have clothes on 10/14! We'll have some spoopy clothing vendors like Into The Fray who will be heading down from Cleveland, but we will also have *some* of the usual vintage clothing for those of you who have come to expect it at Friendship Flea 🖤🖤

The Cult of Curiosities Oddities Market
FRIDAY 10/14
6-10PM
IN FRANKLINTON
AT 400 West Rich
50+ VENDORS

Friendship Flea in Clintonville! THIS SUNDAY 9/2512-5PMHosted by:Global Gallery Wild Cat Gift and Party World Peaces ..V...
09/22/2022

Friendship Flea in Clintonville!
THIS SUNDAY 9/25
12-5PM
Hosted by:
Global Gallery
Wild Cat Gift and Party
World Peaces
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Vendor tags at: www.instagram.com/friendshipflea
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After Friendship Flea in Clintonville! on Sunday 9/25 we've got The Cult of Curiosities Oddities Market on Friday 10/14 ...
09/16/2022

After Friendship Flea in Clintonville! on Sunday 9/25 we've got The Cult of Curiosities Oddities Market on Friday 10/14 🖤🖤🖤

Next up! Sunday 9/25! Details Here: Friendship Flea in Clintonville! 30+ vendors are taking over the block in Clintonvil...
09/14/2022

Next up! Sunday 9/25!
Details Here: Friendship Flea in Clintonville!

30+ vendors are taking over the block in Clintonville for the last time this year 🌞

Hosted by our friends:
Global Gallery
Wild Cat Gift and Party
World Peaces

📍Sign up for Reminders Here📍
www.friendshipflea.com/contact
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09/09/2022

Get your J-Pops fix tonight!! You know he's gonna sell out of some flavors, so don't wait til the last minute!

FRIDAY FRIDAY FRIDAY! PLEASE SHARE AND TAG AND HELP GET THE WORD OUT 🖤🖤🖤Seeya tomorrow - Friday 9/9 - 6-10pm - outdoors ...
09/08/2022

FRIDAY FRIDAY FRIDAY! PLEASE SHARE AND TAG AND HELP GET THE WORD OUT 🖤🖤🖤

Seeya tomorrow - Friday 9/9 - 6-10pm - outdoors at 400 West Rich for Friendship Flea in Franklinton!

Tag us in your pics tomorrow and we will also have a photographer capturing the night so please help make us look cool and dress in your most hipster flea market looking attire. Thank you in advance.

We are heavy on the art and handmade goods at this one and we've got some cool new vendors (indicated by an asterisk on the flyers). There are also a lot of cool jewelry and accessories this month.

🏷 VENDOR TAGS WILL BE IN THE INSTAGRAM COMMENTS 🏷
www.instagram.com/friendshipflea

Full vendor lineup will be posted Thursday! See you Friday for Friendship Flea in Franklinton! 6-10pm outdoors at 400 We...
09/08/2022

Full vendor lineup will be posted Thursday! See you Friday for Friendship Flea in Franklinton! 6-10pm outdoors at 400 West Rich 🎪🎪🎪 Just look for the FIFTY pop up tents.

Impossible Jams is making APPLE BUTTER for Friday 😍Event Details: Friendship Flea in Franklinton!  Sign up for Reminders...
09/06/2022

Impossible Jams is making APPLE BUTTER for Friday 😍

Event Details: Friendship Flea in Franklinton!

Sign up for Reminders:
www.friendshipflea.com/contact

Yes. This is Apple Butter No. 9. Yes. It will be available this weekend. Yes, you can be excited.

But where to get it? We're all over the map.

Friday night from 6 to 10 we are back at the Friendship Flea at 400 West Rich Street. Saturday we are in The Dublin Market at Bridge Park from 9:00 to noon near the corner of Tuller Ridge Dr and Longshore St, right across from the North Market.
Sunday we are at the 2022 Merion Village Festival from 12 to 6 at Moeller Park (281 Hanford Street, Columbus, OH 43206).

Q U I T E A F E W opportunities to see us.

Also on the internet at www.impossiblejams.com.

🎪 TWO FLEAS IN SEPTEMBER 🎪If you'd like email reminders head to:www.friendshipflea.com/contact📍Friday 9/9 in Franklinton...
09/01/2022

🎪 TWO FLEAS IN SEPTEMBER 🎪

If you'd like email reminders head to:
www.friendshipflea.com/contact

📍Friday 9/9 in Franklinton📍
Friendship Flea in Franklinton!
An Outdoor Night Market
at 400 West Rich
and Chromedge Studios
Unique Lineup of 50+ Vendors

📍Sunday 9/25 in Clintonville📍
Friendship Flea in Clintonville!
Taking Over the Block
at Global Gallery
Wild Cat Gift and Party
and
World Peaces
Unique Lineup of 30+ Vendors
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Both Flyers by: Nate Ihlenfield
www.instagram.com/nislandfield
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🎪 Two new vendors you'll find with us next Friday 9/9   for Friendship Flea in Franklinton! at 400 West Rich  🎪📷 Pics 1-...
08/31/2022

🎪 Two new vendors you'll find with us next Friday 9/9 for Friendship Flea in Franklinton! at 400 West Rich 🎪

📷 Pics 1-5: Dead Byrd Vintage coming from Pittsburgh with a curated selection focused on neutrals and earth tones inspired by desert hues. A collection of classic minimal pieces in natural fibers mixed with fun seasonal prints.
www.deadbyrdvintage.com

📷 Pics 6-9: RGONZOARTS who is based in Columbus and is a former Chromedge Studios tenant! Check out those hand-painted press on nails. She is an intuitive and expressive artist in recovery who creates handmade goods and zines that express her life with severe mental illness. She hopes to use her art to destigmatize mental illness and substance abuse disorders.
www.instagram.com/rgonzoarts

08/30/2022

Working on a series of photos full of nothing but people doing double-takes of Gnarly Neal's booth as they walk by

Catch us in this spot on Friday 10/14 in Franklinton for an oddities night market as we take over Friendship Flea at 400 West Rich and Chromedge Studios.

DETAILS AND REMINDERS HERE:
The Cult of Curiosities at Friendship Flea

VENDORS APPLY HERE:
www.thecultofcuriosities.com/vendor-info

Check out Gnarly Neal here:
www.instagram.com/gnarlyneal
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The Cult of Curiosities  is taking over our 10/14 flea and bringing an oddities market to the Franklinton Arts District ...
08/24/2022

The Cult of Curiosities is taking over our 10/14 flea and bringing an oddities market to the Franklinton Arts District 🎪

We decided Friday 10/14 is too close to Halloween to NOT get weird and spooky, so we will be sharing the stage with our sister market: The Cult of Curiosities.

Event details here:
The Cult of Curiosities Oddities Market at Friendship Flea

You can expect an eclectic, creepy, obscure and bizarre mix of 50+ vendors at our usual spot outdoors between 400 West Rich and Chromedge Studios

Prepare yourself for an unusual experience.

Vendors: Head here to apply:
www.thecultofcuriosities.com/vendor-info

Please direct all questions to The Cult of Curiosities--if you previously applied for 10/14 through Friendship Flea, your application will automatically be considered if you fall into one of the vendor categories within the oddities & curiosities theme. If you are not an oddities and curiosities vendor but would like to curate or create specifically for the oddities and curiosities theme, please submit a new application with The Cult of Curiosities.

08/22/2022
The Cult of Curiosities Oddities Market

The Cult of Curiosities is taking over Friendship Flea on 10/14 at our last flea in Franklinton this year!

Vendor applications open Tuesday 8/23 at 3pm.
www.thecultofcuriosities.com
www.friendshipflea.com

This event will be juried by Gnarly Neal City bones Underground Lost & Found and Counterculture Vintage

The mechanical machines featured in this video are at in Detroit.

In order of appearance:



Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum


Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum

08/19/2022
Vendor Struggles

Reposted from .tyrone on Insta
Audio: “Headsprung” by LL Cool J, Timbaland ( )
OG Video: .hanks on Insta

TOMORROW!FRIDAY 8/126-10PMFriendship Flea in Franklinton! Hosted by400 West Rich + Chromedge Studios on the 400 Square c...
08/11/2022

TOMORROW!
FRIDAY 8/12
6-10PM
Friendship Flea in Franklinton!
Hosted by
400 West Rich + Chromedge Studios
on the 400 Square campus
during Franklinton Fridays
in the Franklinton Arts District
the 2nd Friday of every month

You have THREE MORE CHANCES to hang with us at 400 Square during Franklinton Fridays and then you've gotta wait til April 2023!
(Franklinton Fridays takes place year-round though so you can keep exploring the open studios at 400 West Rich and Chromedge Studios, shows at The Vanderelli Room and Wild Goose Creative and the rest of the neighborhood! )

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Friday!!
Stop by and check out all the cool vendors! 6-10PM. 400 W Rich. Hope to see you there 🖤🖤🖤
Friendship Flea
Some of the crystal pendants coming with me to The Cult of Curiosities market on 10/14! 🧡✨
Come see me from 6pm-10pm in your spookiest costume! 🦇🖤💫
A Friendship Flea sister market ✨
DETAILS HERE: The Cult of Curiosities Oddities Market

Come check out a pop up market unlike any other, just in time for spooky season. Explore an eclectic, creepy, obscure and bizarre mix of 50+ vendors outdoors between 400 West Rich and Chromedge Studios during Franklinton Friday on October 14th.

Friendship Flea is letting us take over their last Franklinton night market of the year, and we are making it extra weird with a large selection of oddities and curiosities vendors. Prepare yourself for an unusual experience including a one-of-a-kind photo booth installation, "Mirror, Mirror" where you can get your very own ghost portrait just in time for Halloween thanks to our sponsor, ghost.possessions.
Stay tuned for more info and follow The Cult of Curiosities for vendor features and updates:

www.instagram.com/thecultofcuriosities
www.tiktok.com/
Check out our Website:
www.thecultofcuriosities.com
Vendors Apply Here:
www.thecultofcuriosities.com/vendor-info
Wow. We're here and I can't believe it. I guess I knew the days were running out, but I didn't realize it was so soon.

The very last The Dublin Market at Bridge Park of the year, save the harvest festival in November is this weekend.

When you go full speed since February, the end of September feels like it's a million miles away.

And yet here we are!

Special shout outs to my longtime friend Mike at Mayhem Foods, my new friend Mike at Vate Succulents, those evil geniuses Jeff and Josie at Fruit Symphony (and their adorable kids!), and the wonderful people at DrankTank who give me discounts I do not deserve. Also to Snarky Megs who is tough as nails and sweet as pie.
Also, just thank you. You specifically. Without your support I wouldn't have done this in the first place. Thank you specifically to the people who come every week whose names I have managed to learn, and I'm sorry to the 100 other people whose names I don't.
I'll tell you, it's weird taking money from people I would call friends, but week after week somehow I manage.

This Saturday 9/24 we will be at the final Dublin farmers market from 9:00 to noon near the corner of Tuller Ridge Dr and Longshore St, Dublin, OH 43017.

If you can't make it this Saturday, we're doing an event on Sunday noon to 5:00 at the Friendship Flea at 3535 N. High Street Columbus, OH 43214. You can always check our website, www.impossiblejams.com to get your hands on some.
I have a friend in the vintage garment business. I recently asked her how she goes about purchasing her pieces. Does she have a list of brands that she looks for? Does she feel the fabric and has trained her fingers to notice higher quality selvages? Can she tell good stitching from a distance? Does she have a pinpoint accuracy for kitsch and a finger on the pulse of what people actually want?

She laughed and told me no, it's much simpler. "If I think something is cool, other people will also think it's cool. And then it's just a matter of getting it into their hands."

I was shook. How can it possibly be this easy? It's a lot of gambles on space and inventory and time invested to just have inventory sitting around your house and hauling it out to various shows and... and... and...

She was smiling at me. That leading face that both therapists and good teachers get as they are leading you towards something.

Oh.

Turns out I've been quietly living by this for nearly 9 years.

We got this nice message from a first-time buyer, and also one of the first people to actually try Getting Figgy With It, our Artist in Residence collaboration jam. Special thanks to our artist Izzy (https://tinyurl.com/sxv5uz45) for making me do this one. Remember: our artist pitches a flavor and draws the label. I just do as I'm told and try to make something good.
You should check out her artwork by the way. It's like if the Muppets did a shot for shot remake of the movie Seven. Cute and funny but also quietly concerning. In the best way possible. You like anthropomorphic food? She's got it. Curious what it sounds like when you eat said food? She's got that too.

Interested in getting some Getting Figgy With It or any of our other wonderful flavors? Check us out this weekend. Saturday we will be at the FINAL The Dublin Market at Bridge Park of 2022 from 9:00 to noon near the corner of Tuller Ridge Dr and Longshore St, Dublin. Sunday noon to 5:00 we will be at the Friendship Flea at 3535 N. High Street Columbus, OH 43214.
We're also available online at www.impossiblejams.com.

I'll talk more about how good the Dublin Market is later this week.
Working on a series of photos full of nothing but people doing double-takes of Gnarly Neal's booth as they walk by

Catch us in this spot on Friday 10/14 in Franklinton for an oddities night market as we take over Friendship Flea at 400 West Rich and Chromedge Studios.

DETAILS AND REMINDERS HERE:
The Cult of Curiosities at Friendship Flea

VENDORS APPLY HERE:
www.thecultofcuriosities.com/vendor-info

Check out Gnarly Neal here:
www.instagram.com/gnarlyneal
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Details Here:
Friendship Flea in Clintonville!

Hosted by:
Friendship Flea
Global Gallery
Wild Cat Gift and Party
World Peaces
A phrase we often say in our house is 'a good set', and no we aren't tennis fans.

The set refers to the consistency of the jam I'm currently making. A good set means that it has an excellent jammy consistency. It piles great on a spoon, it doesn't run when turned sideways, and it's got that Jam luster I'm looking for. A poor set would have a consistency like syrup, or would be overall runny. Nobody wants a runny thin jam.
You can fix that with either commercially available pectin, which we don't especially like using, or a longer cook time. We've really narrowed in on what a good set is, and rarely do our products need a fix.
What am I talking about? Check out this picture. You see that small mound in the center? That's the stuff I've tapped off of a spatula, still sitting on top of the rest of the jam.

THAT. IS. A. G O O D S E T!

What kind of jam is that? Secret sauce. It'll be rolled out next week. I'm excited about it.

Busiest weekend of the year for us. Three events! Three days! Friday night from 6 to 10 (so in 8 hours!) we are back at Friendship Flea at 400 West Rich Street. Saturday morning we are in The Dublin Market at Bridge Park from 9:00 to noon near the corner of Tuller Ridge Dr and Longshore St, right across from the North Market.
Sunday afternoon we are at the Merion Village festival from 12 to 6 at Moeller Park (281 Hanford Street, Columbus, OH 43206).

Also our website, www.impossiblejams.com is available get you whatever you need.

Three opportunities! Don't miss! New artist collaboration on tuesday!
Happy Friday! We’re POPin’ tonight at Friendship Flea at Franklinton Fridays 6p-10p ✌🏻
The year is winding down. We have eight regular events and then some pop-ups, then that's it for 2022. And we're charging into this quarter full steam ahead. We're rolling out our wonderful Apple Butter No 9, and I'm quietly working on the next jam in the artist series (which doesn't quite exist outside of my head yet so shhhhhh).

On Tuesday I showed you a picture of the apples after being peeled, cord, and sliced, placed in our crock-pot and ready to be cooked. Today's picture is the halfway mark, 12 hours of cooking low and slow. You'll notice the still chunky texture and milk chocolate brown color, both of which are not present in the final product, because we cook the apples until they are dark chocolate brown and then blend them until smooth.

We get requests for this as early as May and we always say we don't do apple butter until September because we need a wide variety of apples to make it just right to our specifications.

You want some? You have three options this weekend. Friday night from 6 to 10 we are back at the Friendship Flea at 400 West Rich Street. Saturday morning we are in The Dublin Market at Bridge Park from 9:00 to noon near the corner of Tuller Ridge Dr and Longshore St, right across from the North Market.
Sunday afternoon we are at the Merion Village Association Merion Village festival from 12 to 6 at Moeller Park (281 Hanford Street, Columbus, OH 43206).

Also our website, www.impossiblejams.com is available get you whatever you need. More tomorrow, possibly new jam announcement.
Yes. This is Apple Butter No. 9. Yes. It will be available this weekend. Yes, you can be excited.

But where to get it? We're all over the map.

Friday night from 6 to 10 we are back at the Friendship Flea at 400 West Rich Street. Saturday we are in The Dublin Market at Bridge Park from 9:00 to noon near the corner of Tuller Ridge Dr and Longshore St, right across from the North Market.
Sunday we are at the 2022 Merion Village Festival from 12 to 6 at Moeller Park (281 Hanford Street, Columbus, OH 43206).

Q U I T E A F E W opportunities to see us.

Also on the internet at www.impossiblejams.com.
We are taking over the 10/14 Friendship Flea and bringing an oddities market to the Franklinton Arts District 🎪

Event Details:
The Cult of Curiosities at Friendship Flea

Vendors: Head here to apply:
www.thecultofcuriosities.com/vendor-info

Please direct all questions to us -- if you previously applied for 10/14 through Friendship Flea, your application will automatically be considered if you fall into one of the vendor categories within the oddities & curiosities theme. If you are not an oddities and curiosities vendor but would like to curate or create specifically for the oddities and curiosities theme, please submit a new application with us!

You can expect an eclectic, creepy, obscure and bizarre mix of 50+ vendors outdoors at 400 West Rich and Chromedge Studios

Prepare yourself for an unusual experience.
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