Hand Born this saturday

Hand Born Modern Craft Bazaar! Saturday, November 29th, 6-11PM Indoors at 5 Locations! 1202, 1205, 1211, 1303 and 1526 J Street in Downtown Modesto Shop for Hip Handmade Clothing, Jewelry, & Accessories from a showcase of artists. There will be over 50 vendors, a fashion parade, live music, DJ's and a raffle to benefit the Modesto Library. All at 5 locations on J Street in downtown Modesto - Deva Cafe (1202 J Street), Concetta (1205 J Street), Bang! Bang! (1526 J Street), Rage Hair Studio (1211 J Street) and Queen Mabs (1303 J Street). Visit www.handborn.com for more information.

Bring CA$H To Purchase Hot Items From Just a few of the Participating Vendors Below! (Click photos to go to websites) Armour Sans Anguish Porkchop Rain's Embellishments Charming Co. Mama Cow 2Dy4 Miss Evil Kitty Lost and Found Recover Your Thoughts Dittypop BluTrees Funsies Almond Blossom Jewelry My Relax Pax Michelle Sandoval Fine Art - Jim Christiansen Miss Allphabet Original Bliss Oh My Peaches Orysachi Inc. Allies Adornments Uncommon Ephemera Grouse and Badger Sew Bitchy Dancing on the Porch Halohoops Villain Accessories LJ Scooters Bungalow My Wood Rose Velvet & Tweed

specimen @ Gifted Market

Hi, Along with the coziness of heated apartments, dinner parties, and mulled wine, the Brooklyn Flea births a new curated collabo with Time Out NY: "Gifted: A Holiday Market" with over 40 vendors! It will be held INDOORS (!) in the majestic Brooklyn Masonic Temple on Vanderbilt, across from the normal Flea location.

There will be 4 Sundays Nov. 30, Dec. 7, 14 + 21, from 11am to 6pm. (The "regular" Flea will of course continue on at the schoolyard during this time, with Dec. 21 remaining our last date of the season.) Specimen will be at "Gifted" the following days: THIS SUNDAY, Nov 30 and Dec 14. THERE WILL BE LOTS OF FRESH NEW GOODS.

If you can't make it to the market, specimen is now available on ETSY. Don't wait until the last minute to get your gift-giving spirit in full swing! Be smart about how you spend your hard earned, and support local artists and small businesses.

Happy Holidays,

*Carrie

Classes are back at treehouse! And dresses for the Holidaze too!

So we've been caught up on the crazy roller coaster of the world, and now though we're waiting with baited breath for a brighter future with a new president, we can at least breathe a sigh of relief and start getting crafty at treehouse once again! yay! Here's the DECEMBER schedule so far: Fri Dec 5th 6-9 $60 knitting bootcamp w/ keep it moving kim Sun Dec 7th 5-7 $50 embroidery w/ cal patch (includes materials) Thur Dec 11th 6-9 $60 crochet bootcamp w/ cal patch of hodgepodge we'll be updating the treehouse website soon, and making the classes payable by paypal, but if you know you want to sign up, please don't hesitate to e-mail us so you can be at the top of the list! DRESS UP THE HOLIDAZE Feral Childe, Hana Hattori, Kelly Lane,.. and more! Just in...... gorgeous new dresses made from luxurious fabrics, many of them recycled and/ or eco-friendly by the talented designers Feral Childe, Hana Hattori (new to treehouse, and to Brooklyn....welcome!), and Kelly Lane. Perfect for the upcoming Thanxgiving feast with your new squeezes' folks (you're so brave!) and all the holiday occasions on the horizon... btw, we've always got new and exciting goodies in treehouse for you, yours, and always that last minute birthday/baby shower/housewarming gift. For example: * vintage sweaters and jackets and flannels for the lads and lasses... * organic denim jeans and jumpsuits from SDN * Scorpio necklaces and beautiful birthday cards for those dear Scorpio friends * original onesies for the new babes in our lives * beeswax twig and ny buildings candles from upstate ny * so much, much more! So please don't forget to support local! and dream global.... kisses from the trees, treehouse* brooklyn

Save15% On all vintage warm fuzzy gear....just say "cuddle" for the discount! ;) Offer Expires: 12/25/08!

holiday gift sale season begins!

Hey friends - As you start thinking about Holiday Gift Shopping - remember to Shop Local!

Perch! can be found at 4 Holiday Sales this season - 3 in Brooklyn and 1 in Manhattan. We'll have tons of new ceramics, samples, prototypes and some sale priced things. Not to mention all the other wonderful vendors that will be with us!

Here's the info (kinda early but come on, I'm excited!)

Sundays, November 30th & December 7th:

Brooklyn Flea Holiday Market

Masonic Temple (Lafayette & Clermont in Fort Greene) located across the street from the Flea's normal location

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December 13th

The Bell House

149 7th Street (between 2nd-3rd in Brooklyn)

(see images below of the awesome vendors that are part of this)
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December 14th

Divine Studio

Lafayette & East 4th Street in Manhattan

(this one also has tons of amazing vendors!)

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see you there!

AMY

88s and good numbers

Cinders Gallery presents
Unsung: new work by George Ferrandi and John Orth
November 14 - December 28, 2008
Opening Reception: Friday November 14, 7-10 pm

We invite you to come see Unsung. This installation is the first official endeavor of the collective known as "88's" – short for "88's and good numbers" which is CB lingo for "Best Wishes and Regards."

The work in Unsung started with conversations concerning the current presidential campaign. Our plea for a massive paradigm shift had 88's collective members George Ferrandi and John Orth contemplating what parts of their own psyches could use some serious shifting. They started with the imagery they associated with grassroots revolution – daggers, dynamite, pistols, the felled heads of toppled statues, and the closed eyes of innocents. Then they created painted, cast plaster and carved wooden forms that relegate the physical violence of uprising safely to the realm of metaphor, but still speak to a simmering volatility and to the potential for cataclysmic change.

Their latest collaboration, the 88's collective, is a celebration of their complimentary sensibilities and shared interest in delicately adorned pathos, B-movie violence, and small, hyper-sexualized animals.

The two met in Gainesville, Florida where George was a professor at the University of Florida. Soon after meeting, they organized an exhibit at an old train depot. This was the beginning of over a decade of collaborations that have included several national shows, a traveling circus (Cloudseeding Circus of the Performative Object), a comic strip, and an unfortunate summer haircut.

Cinders Gallery
103 Havemeyer St. (btwn. Hope and Grand)
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
718.388.2311
gallery hours: Wed-Sun 1-7 pm
http://www.cindersgallery.com
http://www.88sandgoodnumbers.blogspot.com

party at Home Ec this saturday!

Don't Forget!!!

Home Ec's Grand Opening is This Saturday November 15th 12-6pm!!!

Free craft tutorials for kids and adults!!!
Trapeze performance by LolloBirgitta! @ 5:15

Come check out our new and exciting creative space in the up and coming Gowanus area! It's not really that far to walk...

Home Ec
303 3rd Avenue
between Carroll and 1st Streets
718-852-2889

Bring your kids in to learn some hand stitching while you shop!

We also have lots of crayons, construction paper, glue and glitter!

Browse the merchandise in the new home shop. We have a lot of great gift ideas for the upcoming season. Check out our fabrics, have some snacks, survey our classroom and our design studio where the Flirt label is created!

15% off all purchases, custom orders and class signups!

Home Ec is Flirt Brooklyn's newest adventure! Being creative can be hard in small spaces as most New Yorkers know. We are trying to develop a space that inspires your creativity and gives you a space to let it out! Please come by this weekend, check it out, and help us celebrate!!!

lena interviewed on the Storque

one of our very own SAPLINGs, the incredibly talented designer lena corwin, was interviewed for the Storque. she also gives the how-to's for one of the gorgeous projects in her book, Printing by Hand: this printed dresser. plus she shares some of her Etsy favorites, and if you know her taste, you'll surely want to inspect. so check it out!

november classes at Brooklyn General

Don't let the economy get you down... take a class at Brooklyn General in November and have a handmade holiday season! Our beginner knitting or crochet class will have you whipping up fashionable scarves, the results of our project classes are sure to wow your favorite people, and you can adorn anything after our embroidery workshop. We've also added KIDS SEWING to our roster of classes-- +Beginner and Project* Knitting starts WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5th +Crochet* starts MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10th +Knit Toys for your favorite kids (or grown-ups) starting MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10th +Sewing 103: Pants starts TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11th +Get fancy with Fair Isle starting TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11th +Spin* some yarn for your favorite fiber freak on THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13th +Start yourself Sewing on SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15th +Embroidery starts WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19th +STARTING SEWING FOR KIDS!* $170 +$10 materials fee. 6 sessions starting Nov. 18, 25, Dec. 2, 9, 16, 23 Beginning sewing class for the youngest 'Project Runway' fan! We'll start with basic hand sewing and progress to easy machine stitching. When learning to sew on the machine safety, speed, and control will be emphasized as each child is carefull guided by the instructor. Several small projects will be accomplished with the importance of completion favored over perfect stitches! This would be great for a child who is interested in making some of their own holiday gifts. The full class schedule is online!!! Please 718.237.7753 with questions or to register. See you in the shop! *this is new/change from the published schedule. Please note that although the shop is closed on Mondays, classes still run!

Brooklyn General Store Store Hours: closed Mondays Tuesday-Thursday:12 pm - 7 pm Friday & Saturday:12 pm - 6 pm Sunday: 12 pm to 5 pm 718.237.7753

news from Flirt Brooklyn

There is still time to sign up!!

Dressmaking Class Starts On Saturday!
Saturdays November 8th, 15th, 22nd and December 6th 2:30-4:30pm

Depending on the fabric you choose you could make this pattern into anything from an everyday wool jumper to a black sateen cocktail dress perfect for the upcoming holiday season!

We also still have space in our Flirt Skirt Class
which starts Thursday November 6th!

For more details check out

www.flirt-brooklyn.com/classes.html

And don't forget to stop by our new shop experience on 3rd Avenue at Home Ec

Unusual and handmade items for gift and home!!

303 3rd Avenue

between Carroll and 1st St.

Brooklyn, NY 11215

718-852-2889

attention prairie girls!

If Laura Ingalls of Walnut Grove owned a street-style jewelz mart similar to any one that currently lines Fulton Street in Brooklyn, she'd fer sure sell our two finger gold-tone daisy ring (with blue gemstone centers.) These mini-knucks are ideal fer a double-braids wearing, wagon-wheel racing, Nellie Oleson fighting, half pint of whispering fury. Or fer you!

Daisy Mini-Knucks
1-3/4" long by 1/2" wide.
Two sizes: 7 and 8

If Laura Ingalls of Walnut Grove owned a street-style jewelz mart similar to any one that currently lines Fulton Street in Brooklyn - and opted to include giant hoop earrings in her everyday Prairie Style, our Daisy Door Knockers earrings would be the clear choice. She'd strategically peek them out from under her bonnet on the wagon ride to the Mercantile, letting Nellie and Willie Oleson know that she means business.

Daisy Door Knockers
$24.00
2 1/2" wide with 1/2" blue gemstone.

oxox the sperber sisters of 31 corn lane

www.31cornlane.com