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The Brooklyn Indie Market is coming out in spring kickin’ - they will kick off their seasonal opening with an Indie Fest. That sounds like fun!
It is all happening on Saturday, May 3, 2008 from 11 am - 7 pm in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. BIM is one of our favorite markets in NYC. There’s always new artists and the collections are always fresh and hip.

Opening festivities include: unplugged indie musicians, temporary tattoo parlour for kids of all ages, face painting, kiddie artisan-craft workshops by Stars and Sprinkles and BIM’s designers, giveaways and meet-and greet with indie designers. FREE

So head on down to the corner of Smith and Union Street and look for the red and white striped tent

You will find some of your favorite indie artists at the weekly indie market: jewelry by Wabisabi-Brooklyn, hats by Rocks and Salt, kids wear by Wonder Threads, and frocks by Melissa Bell.

So get ready to shop and join BIM in this kickin’ celebration.

And remember BIM is open May-Aug, Saturdays, 11a-7p and Sep.-Dec. Saturday and Sundays, 11a-7p

If you are a vendor you can find details on how to apply to sell your goods at Brooklyn Indie Market.

Directions:
Subway: Take the F/G train to Carroll street. Exit at President street exit.
Car from NYC: From the Brooklyn Bridge turn RIGHT onto Atlantic Ave. Turn LEFT onto Court Street. Turn Left onto Smith Street

Have you heard about Vida’s Market ? It is to be the first market in New York featuring handcrafted items for children, babies and expectant parents.

Up-and-coming designers will have a chance to sell their work on Saturday, May 31, 2008 from 10 AM – 7 PM at Wallace Hall in Saint Ignatius Loyola Church at 980 Park Ave. (between 83 and 84th Streets) in New York City. Stay tuned and we will bring you more details. Check out the web site for some of the vendors you can find.

See Kate’s profile on our DIY City Mag Community site.

Promoting yourself as an indie designer can be tough sometimes but thanks to sites such as Poppytalk, a place that showcases designers, their wares and even an option to purchase the items pop up. Poppytalk charges $60.00 a month to house a virtual table.

Poppytalk handmade is a curated monthly online street market to showcase, buy and sell handmade goods of emerging design talent from around the world.

The site features a limited number of tables/pages (sellers), each seller has one image on the home page. Imagine a site with virtual tables holding images of special designers, for a one month period. Each Poppytalk Handmade Street Market is a month long allowing designers to showcase their wares in a more focused and quality platform and to increase awareness of their product more effectively. All items are tagged and categorized for the buyers to be able to find preferred items (e.g. papergoods, art, etc.).

A link from the image goes to the designer’s table (page) holding 9 items. Each page introduces the designer and why they were picked or what Poppytalk loves about them and each item has a description along with a link to their online store (be it Etsy, Mintd, Dawanda or personal online store/site). All monies exchanged is between the buyer and the seller much like a real street market). And just like a regular street market, there is a charge to rent a table (or in this case a page) which will cover administration and web hosting fees. Once an item sells, you are able to upload a new item at any time.

Poppytalk Handmade Market Schedule

February 11 - March 8, 2008 - Peeps & Hoppity-Pop! An Easter and Spring Market, (Submissions Deadline - Jan. 21/08)

March 10 - April 11, 2008 - Green Pop! An Eco-Minded and Green Market, (Submissions Deadline - Feb. 21/08)

Here is the work of another artist, Tami Curtis-Ellis, that I met at the Arts Market of New Orleans. I love how Tami uses vintage wooden frame windows and screens in many of her pieces. Not only is it eco-friendly, but the screens also connect you to a different time in our history. Many of the artists at the Arts Market were using found objects and recycled pieces in their works.

Tami has a rich history on the Louisiana art scene. You can read her profile at the NOLA Fun Guide. Stay tuned, we hope to bring you more about Tami and her colorful, jazzy style soon.

Green Fleur de lis, originally uploaded by adiything.

Wishing you peace and joy for this special holiday season. Heather Mattingly ’s work is so peaceful and always brings me much hope - not only for New Orleans as it continues to rebuild, but for all who are experiencing rebuilding. You can see more of her work at Flickr photostream.

BROOKLYN INDIE MARKET is having a great event this weekend and the indie artists are giving 10-15% of their receipts into a Fund to Help At-Risk Families. Join us under their red and white tent at Smith & Union Streets.

You will find these great artists selling at the market:
BONNABAG*
bonnabag.etsy.com
ART FOR YOUR SHOULDER

BLACK RABBIT NYC
blackrabbitnyc.etsy.com
LUXE APPAREL & ACCESSORIES

BUNTA BLOCK
buntablock.com
BLOCK PRINTED APPAREL

CAKEHOUSE*
cakehousedesign.blogspot.com
VINTAGE TEXTILES
GIVEN NEW LIFE

DAISYHEAD
daisyhead-designs.com
FUN AND HAPPY TEES FOR TOTS

FOFOLLE
fofolle.com
HANDMADE APPAREL

HEY PUNKIN
+ THE EAST 4TH COLLECTION
heypunkin.com
BIG+SMALL PEOPLE CLOTHES

JAY WITH LOVE**
JayWithLove.etsy.com
HANDCRAFTED JEWELRY
FOR ALL AGES

KISHWUF SONGBEAR

LISA MEDOFF*
brooklynindiemarket.com/
lmedoff.html
CUSTOM JEWELRY

JENNIFER QUINTON**
jenniferquinton.etsy.com
HANDCRAFTED JEWELRY

DAINA PLATAIS
CERAMIC PLATES, SALT +
PEPPER SHAKERS,
MORTAR + PESTLES

ROCKS AND SALT
brooklynindiemarket.com/
rocksandsalt.html
HANDMADE HATS + JEWELRY

ELIZABETH ROSS
DECOUPAGE UNDER
GLASS, W/ HAND-PAINTED
BACKGROUNDS

LIZ SHAW
lizshaw.com
HANDBAGS, CLUTCHES
AND TOTES

REBECCA SHEPHERD
rebeccamooney.com
JEWELRY DESIGN

RENEE SMITH*

SPOILEDROTTENDOGZ
spoiledrottendogz.com
FASHION FORWARD
DOGGIE TEES

WONDERTHREADS
wonderthreads.com
SPECIALTY TEES

WABISABI BROOKLYN **
wabisabibrooklyn.com
HANDMADE
DECOUPAGE JEWELRY

* Dec 16th only
** Dec 15th only List in Formation

So come on out to the corner of Smith Street & Union Street - in Carroll Gardens/Cobble Hill, Brooklyn and Shop till you Drop at the Brooklyn Indie Market.

Betsy Ply Yarn
3rd Ward held its first ever Handmade Holiday Craft Fair and Open House in Brooklyn today. Judging by the crowds, the market and Open House were a great success. The place was packed with indie artists and buyers looking for handmade gifts. We were able to speak to several indies about their work. Several mentioned that this was their first market experience. Visitors were treated to demos in vintage furniture restoration, sustainable lamp design, video animation, metal work, and graphic design. 3rd Ward Members and artists led the demos and tutorials. There was also music and refreshments.

If you weren’t able to make it, you can still see some of the designers’ work by checking out their web sites:

pages by christine spangler

Metal Sugar

Betsy Ply

Ian Lander

Charlie and Sarah

Spot-On Designs

Bakas Artysta Fine Arts and Crafts

Fair Leia

24KARAS

Macha Jewelry

Rossi Projects

Jane D’Arensbourg

annie jeanne

Ari

“This Saturday, December 8th, 3rd Ward is proud to present the 1st ever Handmade Holiday Craft Fair and Open House where local artisans and craft mavens alike will be selling their wares in the classic marketplace style amidst 3rd Ward’s Open House filled with free tutorials and demos in vintage furniture restoration, sustainable lamp design, video animation, metal work, graphic design and more - all led by some of Brooklyn’s top artists and creative professionals.”

If you are in the area, we hope you get the chance to stop by and support the local artists this holiday season. DIYthing has plans to stop by 3rd Ward Saturday and meet some of the locals and maybe do a little holiday shopping as well.

I stopped by one of my favorite shops in the village today - The Ink Pad, and I discovered that they were sponsoring a craft fair - Handmade in New York Craft Fair. So I strolled over to Westbeth Community Center on Bethune. There was a variety of artists selling jewelry, scarves, and several booths had handmade cards and other paper arts. I met Joanna and Antoinette and discovered that they are from Louisiana. It is always great to meet folks from home. The Ink Pad also had several of their designers at the fair.

Some of the other Indie Artists and Designers included:

Shimoda Accessories Wonderful Unique Jewelry

Katherine Radcliffe Art - Beautiful Silk Scarves

Handcrafted by Joanne Nichols - Elegant Jewelry

Alice DePrisco Artwork and Murals

Stay tuned - we may be bringing you a feature soon on The Ink Pad!

Are you one of those die hard shoppers that must get out on the day after Thanksgiving to shop? Well, if you are in New York and you want to shop for unique gifts and fashion, you should start the day by checking out Underground NYC. It is an indoor market for small designers and artisans located in the middle of the fashion capital - 1 block from Bryant Park, 1031 Sixth Avenue and 39th. It is open from 11 am - 7 pm Tuesday through Friday.

And you can continue on your quest for handmade designer goods at the Brooklyn Indie Market . As always it offers a regular sampling of indie designers with fresh new designs. Check out DIYthing’s story on BIM that we did a few weeks ago. BIM is located in Cobble Hill, a popular Brooklyn shopping scene. You will see the market on the corner of Smith and Union Streets.

So shop away, just remember to buy handmade and think of sustainability this holiday season.