Welcome to Merry Maker
Merry Maker is our curated holiday pop up shop featuring local makers, seasonal gifting, creative workshops, and community events.
Friday, October 23 – Thursday, December 31, 2026
Los Olivos Marketplace || Irvine, California
Let's make some magic
Merry Market
Merry Market is gifting central. It is a heavily curated retail environment where our makers are merchandised in lifestyle and gifting departments instead of traditional booths.
The Village Square
The Village Square is the heart of Merry Maker. There you will find gifting, featured collections, activations, seasonal insporation, and information about everything that is happening throughout the season.
Santa's Workshop
Santa’s Workshop is our dedicated event space featuring workshops, holiday experiences, Santa visits, pop-in makers, demonstrations, and community gatherings throughout the season.
Who Are We Looking For
We love makers who offer products that are: thoughtfully designed, beautifully presented, giftable, professionally branded, and ready for a curated retail environment.
Categories include:
Apparel || Accessories || Jewelry || Bath & Body || Candles || Home || Pantry || Paper Goods || Children’s Products || Pet Products || Holiday
Participation Opportunities
We want to make the most festive environment for Merry Maker, so we are offering retail, workshop, and shop pop-in options.
Please note that a detailed explanation of investment and commission rates is available in the Merry Maker Overview.
Capacity: up to 25 pieces
Term: 5 or 10 weeks
Capacity: up to 50 pieces
Term: 2, 5, or 10 weeks
Capacity: up to 75 pieces
Term: 5 or 10 weeks
Capacity: up to 100 pieces
Term: 10 weeks only
If being a part of the retail side of Merry Maker does not work for you, we are also interested in workshop instructors and makers for our in-store events. Each option will have a separate application that will include all the details and requirements for participating.
FAQ
most frequent asked questions and answers for interested makers.
No. Our team staffs the retail floor and handles customer service and checkout.
Products are professionally merchandised by lifestyle/gifting department to create a cohesive shopping experience rather than traditional maker booths.
Yes! We encourage replenishing your inventory throughout your term.
All sales are processed through our point-of-sale system which runs on a combination of Shopify and Webkul. Makers will be able to log-in and track sales through their maker portal.
We are offering monthly payouts via check by the 15th of every month.
Applications are reviewed based on:
- Product quality
- Category balance
- Brand presentation
- Holiday fit
- Merchandising potential
- Overall fit
READY TO JOIN MERRY MAKER?
If you want to be part of our curated holiday shopping experience, we’d love for you to join our interest list. We’ll send out our application link when it’s live.
Questions or comments – please email us at poppiseedmarket@gmail.com.
- Merry Maker 2026
- October 23 - December 31
- Los Olivos Marketplace | Irvine, Ca