Second Use building materials Presents

The Handmade Market Series

Second Use is pleased to host three handmade markets over the course of the year, each curated to showcase a diverse range of work. Application deadlines and event dates are listed below. Early submissions will not be accepted. Sign up for our newsletter and like us on Facebook to stay in the loop!

This free, all ages, indoor/outdoor market features the work of local artists and craftspeople, with a focus on plant vendors of all varieties. It’s the perfect opportunity for the community to stock up on the supplies they need to get their garden growing, or snag a one-of-a-kind Mother’s Day gift.

Vendor applications have closed for this market.

Second Use Tacoma is very excited to kick off a new series of community events! Our inaugural event will be a Maker’s Market on Saturday October 22nd, 2022 from 2-8PM. This market will be the perfect place for the public to see all the exciting things local maker’s have to offer in a fun event hosted at our centrally located Tacoma store!

This show offers a diverse mix of quality handmade goods. This market is aimed at holiday shoppers seeking unique handmade gifts at affordable prices. Stocking stuffers do especially well, as do larger gifts in the $20-$50 range. Bigger ticket items like furniture are less popular because people are in gift mode.

Second Use is a community focused business dedicated to diverting reusable building materials from the landfill and selling them to the public at an affordable cost through our retail store.

In other words, we go into houses and commercial spaces slated for remodel or demolition and harvest the good stuff (doors, cabinets, windows, appliances, flooring, hardware) to prevent it from going to waste.  We haul it back to our retail stores in Tacoma & Seattle and sell it to the public for a fraction of the cost they would buy new.

Second Use relies on the creativity of the community to repurpose used materials and preserve the history of the Puget Sound Region.  We recognize you, the artists and makers of our community, as the re-visionaries that shape the future of reuse.

Founded in 2013, our semiannual markets are our way of offering exposure to you in return while giving the public an opportunity to shop small. Although the series has grown tremendously since its founding, we maintain the same commitment to keep entry fees low and create an accessible environment that celebrates artisans of a wide variety of disciplines.