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holiday shoppe v. 2011

December 7, 2011 •

Oh to find balance in my life, new year’s resolution #1!  Between my full time job, freelance, 2 weddings and taking a well needed vacation to Paris over Thanksgiving, I am now in fast forward mode to Christmas. As usual I like to hit up the holiday craft fairs and open markets to find something special for everyone on my list. Below are some of the spots you should check out in the few weeks ahead.

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gift wrapping by M Stetson,
I picked up some of the fab holiday clay gift tags through her pop up etsy shop here

The Holiday Shops at Bryant Park, New York City
where: btw 40th and 42nd Streets & Fifth and Sixth Avenues
when: now through January 8th
time: Mon-Fri 11am – 8pm, Sat 10am – 9pm, Sun 10am – 6pm
cost: free!

Brooklyn Flea, Brooklyn
where: Skylight One Hanson, 1 Hanson Place
when: every weekend
time: Saturday & Sunday 10am – 5pm
Extra Holiday Dates, open Friday 12/16, Wednesday 12/21 and Thursday 12/22 from 2pm-9pm
cost: free!

Renegade Craft, Los Angeles
where: State Historic Park
when: Saturday & Sunday, December 10 + 11
time: 10am – 5pm
cost: free!

Sowa Holiday Market, Boston
where: Cathedral HS Gymnasium, 74 Union Park Street
when: Saturday, December 10
time: 11am – 7pm
cost: $5.00 for adults, Children under 12 free

The Degenerate Craft Fair, New York City
where: 159 Bleecker Street btw Sullivan & Thompson Streets
when: Saturday & Sunday, December 10 + 11
time: Sat 12pm – 9pm, Opening night reception from 6-9pm featuring music and free Brooklyn Brewery beer, Sun 12pm – 6pm
cost: free

Bust Craftacular, New York City
where: 82 Mercer Street btw Broome & Spring Streets
when: Saturday & Sunday, December 10+11
time: Sat 11am – 8pm, Sun 11am-7pm
cost: $3, 300 early birds get a goodie bag each day

Renegade Craft, San Francisco
where: Concourse Exhibition Center
when: Saturday & Sunday, December 17 + 18
time: 11am – 6pm
cost: free!

See all Impressed Inc gift guides here

Filed Under: crafting, gifting Tagged With: craft fair, gift guide, gift show, holiday, holiday shops

keep calm and have a cupcake. . .

July 27, 2011 •

my motto for my birthday this year! In celebration of all things cupcake…

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1. Keep calm and have a cupcake print, $29, Every day is a holiday, 2. Photo from Magnolia Bakery, The Blah, Blah, Blahg, 3. Martha Stewart’s Basic Buttercream, recipe on delish.com, 4. Martha Stewart’s Cupcakes, photo marthastewart.com, $15, amazon.com, 5. Cupcake Wrappers, 25 for $25-$35, paperorchidstationery.com, 6. Cupcake Letterpress miny cards spotted via once upon a sweet life, 8 for $10.50, Missive etsy

Filed Under: crafting, soirees Tagged With: birthday, cupcakes, Recipe

label lovelies

April 22, 2011 •

These vintage inspired Apothecary Labels were designed by Cathe Holden of  Just Something I Made for WorldLabel.com. Sized to fit and easily print on World Label’s full sheet 8.5″ x 11″ label stock. Just print and trim; perfect for labeling recycled bottles, as gift tags, or as pretty packing labels. The PDFs are completely customizable in Adobe PDF Reader, get all details and downloads here.

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Shown in multi-colored, also available in black and cream.

Filed Under: crafting, diy or buy Tagged With: diy, Just Something I Made, labels, vintage labels, World Label

holiday crafting

January 5, 2011 •

Below are some fun projects perhaps for the next snow day that both children and adults can enjoy. Create edible treat towers for your table or as a hostess gifts for the next party-thrower. Take ordinary oranges and transform them into top hat twirling snowmen. Recycle all the holiday cards you received and create tiles to make a table runner for next year. And if you welcomed a new addition into the family, save all the adorable holiday baby socks and use them to make an Advent calendar, a sweet tradition that you and your children can cherish for years to come.

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Directions for crafts:

Gumdrop Trees: Stick one end of a toothpick into each gumdrop and then place the other end into Styrofoam cone. Photos courtesy of a friend that gave these treats to her family over the holidays.

Orange Snowman: Take three oranges, some toothpicks, a sturdy plate, and store-bought frosting. Stick the large orange to the center of the plate with a dollop of frosting. Poke a few toothpicks halfway into the top of the fruit and spear a smaller orange on top. Repeat with the third orange, and layer on frosting, a vanilla wafer, and peppermints to make a hat. Use candy-cane pieces for arms and a nose, cloves for the eyes, and red licorice for a scarf.  realsimple.com

Snowy cookie trees: Make a base frosting by beating together six egg whites and 3¾ cups confectioners’ sugar. Spread a thin layer of frosting on a Styrofoam cone, then, working up from the bottom, overlap vanilla wafers (use straight pins to hold them in place until the frosting dries). Use a small sieve to dust each finished tree with confectioners’ sugar. realsimple.com

Holiday card table runner: Recycle this year’s holiday cards and make next year’s table runner. Place the cards facedown on a color copy machine (they should cover most of the glass). Next, put a piece of colored fabric or paper on top of the cards to serve as a border. Print out multiple copies (enough to cover the length of your table) on 11-by-17-inch paper. With double-stick tape, join the copies along the top and the bottom. If you worry about the paper getting torn, cover with a sheet a plastic vinyl or sheer fabric, both can be found and cut at your local fabric supplier. realsimple.com

Baby sock advent calendar: Gather 24 socks – singles or 12 pairs – in colors that go well together (vary the sizes, if you like). Lay them out in the order you want to hang them, leaving spaces in between. Cut the ribbon to the desired length; to find how long it should be, measure across the row of socks and add 12 inches (Martha’s was 72 inches). Use number stickers to label each sock. If one has a busy pattern, place the number on top of a solid round sticker so that it’s easier to read. Tack the ends of the ribbon to a railing or mantle; if you like, you can fasten the ribbon in several places to make a few swags. Use mini clothespins to clip the socks to the ribbon; overlap them if you need to save space. Next Advent fill each sock will a small surprise. marthastewart.com

Filed Under: crafting Tagged With: Christmas, holiday, table top, winter

crafts in chelsea

October 14, 2010 •

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2nd Annual Fall Festival & Craft Fair benefitting PS11
Saturday, October 16 from 9-5pm
at PS11 21st Street between 8th and 9th Avenue

Filed Under: crafting, diy or buy Tagged With: craft fair, event

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