A vacant lot will be transformed into a bazaar this weekend as vendors fill the space with bright colors and funky patterns. Local artists will be selling everything from clothes to kitchen utensils.

Bijou Market, an event being held Saturday at 501 N. 900 East in Provo,  will involve 50 vendors selling their wares from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.

“There will be a lot of great stuff, and all handmade,” said Emily Frame, one of the founders and coordinators of the market. “Clothes for men, women and children, shoes, home decor, kitchen items, purses, lots of jewelry, even beach cruiser bikes.”

Frame, a local resident, will have her own booth set up at the market as well as coordinating the other vendors. She and another local artist, Raschelle Johansson, make artistic headbands for their company, Motley Handmade.

Johansson, who also co-founded the Bijou Market, said the wares found this Saturday aren’t your typical “mommy craft” that is so prevalent in Utah Valley.

“We try to make sure we pick vendors who sell things that are more original,” Johansson said, “You know, not something you’re going to find at Relief Society.”

Johansson said the items for sale were mostly tailored toward what creative students would be interested in.

“It’s more urban and young, really unique, so people could feel like it’s stuff that’s more one-of-a-kind for them,” she said. “We wanted things that were more outside the box, so we chose vendors that we felt took their work to the next level.”

Bijou Market began with just one company — Motley Handmade. Frame and Johansson got the idea when they began having parties to sell their merchandise. In doing so, they found a lot of other local vendors who had impressive crafts but no place to sell them. The first Bijou Market event only had 15 vendors. Now, with a new location on 9th East and 50 sellers involved,

Frame and Johansson are both expecting this year’s turnout to be significantly larger.
Bijou Market will be held in the empty building across from Gold’s Gym, next to Stan’s Diner.