weekend at the flea

I spent this past weekend selling at the Brooklyn Flea and it was fun! The traffic was a bit slower than I would've liked, but it's always so great meeting different vendors selling different things! I told myself that I wasn't going to buy anything but my boyfriend and I just HAD to get this vintage typewriter, practically in mint condition! The seller is Donna of Re-Surface Design who makes these amazing lamps like the microphone lamp I blogged about before. She's become a friend and she cut us a sweet deal on the typewriter. Her new hobby has become buying these vintage typewriters and fixing them up, cleaning them, putting in a new ribbon, etc.

I also bought a couple of bracelets from a young girl named Charlie who goes around selling handmade friendship bracelets (like the ones I used to make as a little girl) with her friend. Their parents both sell at the Brooklyn Flea on a regular basis, so they spend the day making these bracelets, convince everyone to buy them, and spend their loot on cool things they find at the flea. So cute! I bought one for each of my girlfriends back home in California and dropped them off in the mailbox today along with a letter on some handmade stationary I make, typed with my new typewriter!

Here are some pictures!

letters, bracelets, and typewriter with the lid on

close up of letters + stationary

p.s.  selling at the Flea again this Saturday only.  come by!!

m i a

I haven't been posting in a while, but will start to regularly do so again. This one is going to be short and snappy since I'm about to run out of the apartment to go to work, but I wanted to share this d.i.y project i found online. Definitely my next project, if I can ever find the time!


Felt Flower
click on this link for a full how-to.

Also, I will be at the Brooklyn flea this weekend! My first weekend there so wish me luck and come visit!
It is located at 1 hanson place
Every Saturday + Sunday until March
10am - 5pm


Brooklyn Flea
click on this link for directions to the flea


It's the most BEAUTIFUL place, so you should definitely come and check out the space and the neat vendors. 


xo

a quick share!

What a busy season! It's been a while since posting, but I recently moved homes and for a small person, I come with a lot of stuff! with the move, work, and the holidays, things got a little crazy around here for a second, and the frenzy hasn't dissipated completely yet, but it's slowly getting there.. I'm looking forward to a day when I can relax. with a book. and not have to put on shoes to go run an errand outside. just to walk the dog.


Even my 'vacation' days have been used to clean, work from home, and run errands upon errands. I did get to do a little bit of online shopping from home though.... 


I've been revisiting this since I first saw it a few weeks ago, and I decided I gotta have it!

You can pick yours up here...


All of her work is SO beautiful. I'm itching to get the 'better days' print too... and if I didn't already have a lifetime's supply of business cards, and if I could afford it, I would SERIOUSLY consider getting her custom made ones.... Maybe she can do my wedding invitations, when and if it happens. I just love sweet things that make you happy just looking at them. 


I hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday season. 

Gifted recap

My run at Gifted, the holiday fair is done but it's still open until December 24th with a few of the vendors changing around every few days, so go check it out if you can! 20 E. 4th street, at Lafayette in Manhattan. 


It was a fun run and I met A LOT of really great people! Made some sales, a bit of a profit, and got some good exposure I think ( I hope! )


The most popular items I've sold i'd have to say are....

the dead spider pins and the magic mustache kits! They were definitely big hits, especially the dead spiders (which personally were my favorite) and I was sure to wear mine everyday. The handmade holiday cards also did well! I sold them individually at the fair, but they're up on the shop as a set, and discounted, since the holiday season is practically here. and of course, these guys always do well. 


One of the best things about these fairs is that I get to meet really nice people who are willing to talk to me and give me advice on my work and how to market myself a bit more. It's all a bit new to me. I've only been selling since this summer, and I've only done two fairs, but no matter where, people are just nice and super willing to share what they've done and things they've found helpful. So after the holiday fair, I've decided to sell at the Brooklyn Flea, at least one weekend a month (YES! even in the wintertime!) 


the other reallysuperawesome thing that happens at these fairs is you trade your stuff for some REALLY COOL STUFF with other vendors. I did some serious Christmas trading here, especially for the boyfriend, who already knows he's getting it, so it's okay for me to blog about it and share with the world...

It's a microphone LIGHT! it's so beautiful and the designer, Donna of Re-Surface Design had her booth across from me, so I was basically staring at this beauty the whole time. It's SO beautiful and it's so exciting to see it lit! And she is one really cool chick!

I also did a great trade with Rebecca of Moontree Letterpress. A SuperDuper sweet person and her stuff is really sweet. These were prints from a project she did with Design Sponge and the NY Public Library, and I was even there for the party they threw for it, so I saw her work there, and was so excited to do a trade for one of her pieces! She got a hand beaded zip pouch for this pretty piece here! Bicycles in Manhattan : ) 

And here are some items from k g + a b 

porcelain pieces! I've met Katherine a couple times and in the beginning of the year I bought the drawstring bag (third picture) while she was at the Brooklyn Flea, but I got these porcelain pieces as an early christmas present from the boyfriend! I was oogling them the whole time I was there, I'm sure he was glad to shut me up! I have a thing for ice cream, even when it's cold out... I'm always craving it... and cupcakes because I love to bake! They're beautiful and the tops can be removed to hide little trinkets...

(the walnut is porcelain too and part of a set of nuts)

like mustaches and earrings...

Another sweet trade! 3 sets of these book jackets from Book City Jackets, all designed by different artists for a handpainted Enoki tote! The founder, Jeremy, was super nice and so pleasant to talk to. They come with a set of crayons so people are actually encouraged to take these illustrations and morph them into something... not better, because they are SO beautiful the way they are, but interesting in an interesting way.... 

I'm scared to touch some of them, because they're so beautiful, but I think I'll definitely get around to playing with some of them.. maybe adding some color, some texture, and... glitter

Okay and one last trade I will write about tonight.. It's late and I'm exhausted!

This I got for myself.. I was originally just going to buy them, because I fell in love with them when I saw them from outside the window, but then I worked out the most marvelous arrangement with Val and Andy, the lovely couple who run Blue Canary Vintage. Basically, I got these Vintage frames (so I can make them into sunglasses) and in return, I am going to... Decorate a Cake Tier for their wedding in February. 

WHAT?? I know! it's so funny how it worked out.. a lot of smiling and hand gestures and girls being excited.. It's quite a blur actually, all that remain from the conversation are their 'save the date' card and an illustration Val drew with my notes on it. Well, I got a great pair of frames and an opportunity to do something really fun, and the crazy thing is.. the frames I just got are the same brand that made my vintage glasses which I've pictured here too. The new ones are the purple, and my own are the blue. I didn't even realize it until I got home : )

goodnight world. It's been an absolutely exhausting past few weeks, and the craziness is not quite yet over yet. 

New items have been posted to the shop. and I have oodles of pictures of other great things I found at the fair which hopefully will go up soon. 

sleep tight. 

gifted, days 1 & 2

hello world!

It's been quite a week! I've been at the fair for two days now, and it's been fun! I wish I took the time to take more pictures.. I'll have to do that tomorrow when I'm there. Now that the fair has started I'm a bit relieved. I don't have the pre-fair anxiety, and I'm kind of just taking it as it goes. It's only my second fair, and it's a biggie! But it's been fun and I've met cool people. Wednesday morning was so awful in the weather department, raining like crazy, and it was my day to set up! But it turned out to be fine and as soon as the weather let up, the fair was opening in the early afternoon. That was such a long day, getting up early after sleeping really late, setting up, manning a booth for 9 hours, meeting a lot of people, going out for drinks, and then falling asleep at the neighborhood diner...

Today was better, since I got to roll in about 11:30, have my coffee, quickly set up the booth and just wait for people to show up. It's always amazing to meet people who's work you've seen and admired. A few friends and family have stopped by, and it's been so great to see them and so sweet of them to support. And everyone who stops by the table seems to be happy with what they're seeing, wether they make a purchase or not. It's so great to see people come and smile and laugh at some of the things I've made like the dead spider pins. It makes me really excited! This one lady came by today and I thought she was going to throw up because she loved the tooth for the toothfairy pillow so much! It was awesome!

Here are a few random pictures of the set up and a couple items. I'm slowly going to start posting some of them on Etsy... even while I'm working, because there's some down time, especially during the day.

counting elephant stuffed animals. gotta keep track of that inventory!

prepping teeth for the toothfairy....

booth set up

window display! You can probably see me if you are walking down 4th Street!!

his and hers - dead spider pins with mustaches (we had a bit of time to kill before selling on wednesday)

blackboard display: holiday cards, flower pins and fabric necklaces. click to enlarge

this morning the sun was perfectly shining on this vase of fabric flowers!!!

and in between sales, there is a bit of time to kill, so if I can, I like to sew little things. Here I'm stitching up some mustache wands for the magic mustache kit.

If you're in the neighborhood, I hope you can stop by! I'll be there everyday until Sunday, from noon-7. CLICK HERE to see what's available, and CLICK HERE to see a list of other vendors.

goodnight, xo

inching closer....

The first day I'm selling at Gifted is only 3 days away! Last night I did a little mock set up of what my display will look like, and also sat and made a bunch of felt flower hair clips!

100% handmade... 

Fair info: 

And don't Forget!!!

You can find me at Gifted, the Holiday Fair hosted by The Brooklyn Flea (www.brooklynflea.com)

20 East 4th Street @ Lafayette

DEC 9-13, BOOTH #22, DDOTT

Hope to See you there! (p.s. there will be free pumpkin cupcakes + chocolates with purchase)

oh, by the way....

have you seen the new WEBSITE yet?

productivity feels real nice

I was quite productive today! Finished up Christmas cards and did a bit of organizing. I've made 3 designs of holiday cards for this season: the "Mistletoe" design, the "Loving Gingerbread" design, and the "Dunnard, the Reindeer with Converse Glasses" design. Here are some pictures!

dunnard's glasses..... boy, these were tricky

dunnard, sans eyes + bifocals

and completed dunnard card! (the inside is blank)

and here are the Mistletoe Cards, which read "Kiss me" on the outside...

and the inside reads, " and be quick about it!"

and the Loving gingerbread cards:

"give a little love this holiday season"

inside reads "and all year round"

And don't Forget!!!

You can find me at Gifted, the Holiday Fair hosted by The Brooklyn Flea (www.brooklynflea.com)

20 East 4th Street @ Lafayette

DEC 9-13, BOOTH #22, DDOTT

Hope to See you there! (p.s. there will be free pumpkin cupcakes + chocolates with purchase)