Celebrate summer at the LINEN BUILDING SUNDAY MARKET July 18

See photos from the event.

Two dozen local Creators will fill the LINEN BUILDING first floor and mezzanine at "The Coolest Market in the Treasure Valley"

Musician GREG BRIDGES to perform

Portion of market proceeds will benefit BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF ADA COUNTY

Does strolling an outdoor market on a sweltering summer day make you long for a cooler alternative? Then head to the Linen Building Sunday Market, "The Coolest Market in the Treasure Valley," from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, July 18, at the Linen Building, 1402 W. Grove St. in Downtown Boise's Linen District. Admission to the Linen Building Sunday Market is always free. The Gallery at the Linen Building, the Linen Building's second-floor, loft-style art gallery, is also open during the market.

It's easy to beat the heat at the indoor, climate-controlled Linen Building Sunday Market. Since debuting in April 2009, every third Sunday of the month the Linen Building Sunday Market has showcased two dozen Creators offering locally-made arts and crafts, jewelry, clothing, produce, food and drink. The market is a unique, bike-friendly destination in the heart of Downtown Boise's happening Linen District.

July Sunday Market Creators include:

Ama Rose Designs. Ama Rose Designs' Urban Flowers are art you wear made from scraps of fabric, vintage jewelry and up-cycled belts. Each unique piece makes a statement and adds a touch of whimsy to any outfit. Flowers and belts are interchangeable. With used tennis balls generously donated from Plantation Golf and Tennis Club and felted sweaters from all around, Ama Rose Designs puts a new spin on Dog Toys. Each one is handmade, and prototypes have received the "Paws Up" response from her own dog! Not for the aggressive dog that destroys anything and everything, but rather for the doggies who just want to have fun. Ama Rose Designs has partnered with Artisans4Hope to make outrageously fun blue and orange felted Mohawk Hats for the football fans in all of Boise. Get yours before the football season starts. She guarantees you will be asked, "Where did you get that hat?!"

Innovative Design (innovativedesignboise.com). This Boise-based company specializes in creating products using vintage items. They offer a wide variety of one-of-a-kind items, including jewelry, bookmarks, letter openers, wine bottle stoppers and more. Featured this month are colorful vintage-inspired toe rings (pictured, left)!

Joya Designs (joyadesigns.com). Come see Joya's new summer designs, which feature an array of color and new materials. Joya creates designs by the beautiful forms found in nature.You will find wood, stones,gems, found objects and metal in this collection.

Figuratively Yours. Leon Collins, longtime Boise resident, offers plaster figurative bas relief wall art, as well as samples of hand carved wooden song birds and decoy sculptures.Leon also will display reproductions of ancient Egyptian bas reliefs. All of Leon's art is meant to be touched so as to better experience the sensuality inherent in this unique art form.leon july 2010

Accents Inspired by Louise. Accents Inspired by Louise will feature 100-percent wool-felted handbags, shoulder bags and totes, as well as knitted cotton market bags.

Jamison Rae Jewelry (etsy.com/shop/jamisonrae). Jamison has tons of new designs, primarily in sterling silver and 14k gold filled. All of Jamison's pieces are hand-forged in her Boise studio. She will have lots of fun stuff for spring and summer.

Starcrafts. Starcrafts creates unique gifts out of recycled materials.Almost all the wood used is old fence, and wine bottles, silverware, corks, old door knobs and other objects are also repurposed and remade into one-of-a-kind items.

Design Bandits (design-bandits.com). Design Bandits is a husband-and-wife team with a love for illustration and fashion. They create their own line of original, hand-screen-printed clothing, using their sketches, paintings and photographs to design clothes that will appeal to people looking for something unique.

Angie Berman. Angie will fill the Linen Building mezzanine with a variety of summer vintage clothing, purses and jewelry.

Embellished. Owner Ximena McCall's motto is "Love life, embellish it," and she puts it into practice with her handmade embellished accessories for hair, hats, scarves, shoes, flip flops, pins and purses.

Great Custom Furniture (greatcustomfurniture.com). Great Custom Furniture builds an array of children's furniture products designed to be included in every room of the house, from the bedroom to the bathroom and every room in between. Their children's furniture includes complete bedroom groups, beds, armoires, dressers, night stands, toy boxes, growth charts, wall plaques, bookshelves, wall cubby shelves, step stools, benches, playroom activity centers, table and chairs or anything else you can dream up.

Doppio Catering (doppiocatering.com). New to the Sunday Market, Doppio Catering is a locally-fueled company that proudly serves endless smiles. Doppio will have gourmet espresso and smoothies made fresh to fill your personal cravings, providing an intimate element of simple charm and true elegance.

Other Sunday Market Creators scheduled for July:

Mud Pie Arts Pottery (mudpiearts.com)
Upstart Art (upstart-art.com)

Live music will be provided by singer-songwriter Greg Bridges. Bridges is the singer and guitarist for the jammy Southern rock/country blues sextet Garden City Limits. Learn more about this native Tennessean and hear his music at myspace.com/gregbridges.

A portion of July Sunday Market proceeds will be donated to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Ada County (bgclubidaho.org). Boys & Girls Clubs believe every child has the potential to BE GREAT. In support of this strong conviction, Clubs strive to build caring, responsible citizens. The Boys & Girls Club family - a community of staff, volunteers, parents, youth and supporters - work together to create a positive place, full of hope and opportunity, for every child.

A portion of Sunday Market proceeds are donated back to the community each month. Past recipients include the Idaho Foodbank, Boise Rescue Mission, Women's and Children's Alliance of Boise, Boise Bicycle Project, Idaho Youth Ranch, Interfaith Housing Services, Treasure Valley Institute for Children's Arts (TrICA), Boise Community Radio, Treasure Valley Family YMCA and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Idaho.