SF renegade this weekend!

if you are in the bay area this weekend, you prolly already know about it, but just in case you don't, it's the first ever annual RENEGADE CRAFT FAIR SAN FRANCISCO! GO!!! siri of treehouse is there, and miss love forever, kayte, and west coast SAPLING raeburn ink.

kelly horrigan handmade

I'm pleased to announce the official launch of my new website
where you can browse the gallery, read press articles and shop!
www.kellyhorrigan.com

It's been a long wait but now you can purchase Kelly Horrigan Handmade leather goods right from the comfort of your own home.

But that's not all...you can also shop directly from me at the following events:
AFRO-PUNK BLOCK PARTY
Brooklyn, NY
Sun, July 13, 12-8pm
(Clinton Avenue between Myrtle and Willoughby)
July heats up with the 2nd annual Afro-Punk Block Party featuring live
music, DJs, and DIY fashion, food, and craft vendors. Not the usual
street fair, the block party features the best underground and local
artists and artisans.
Featured musicians: Kudu, J*Davey, The Carps, The Caesarz , DJ Rich Medina, The Dustbin Brothers

MICHIGAN WOMYN'S MUSIC FESTIVAL
Aug 5-10 2008
Forty performances, a film festival, an artisan/craft show and a full
roster of workshops, parties and dances are all slated for one glorious week in August on 650 lush green acres in Michigan.


BROOKLYN URBAN ARTS MARKET
Brooklyn, NY
Sundays: Sept 7 & 21
(Myrtle Ave between Grand and Emerson)
Party and shop all summer long with the Brooklyn Urban Arts Market, a
blend of the dynamic energy of Afro-Punk with Myrtle Avenue
Revitalization Project's community initiatives. The market will feature
local artisans and businesses with a fresh, urban perspective as well
as musicians performing all day long. Featured musicians: Bobbito,
African Bambaataa, and Slick Rick with Band.


Mark your calendars, tell your friends, buy handmade!
xoxo,
Kelly

july events at the Etsy Labs

July 7, 2008 At the Etsy Labs, we are continually adding new classes to the schedule. After a short hiatus due to restructuring of the Labs, we are back! All classes are held at the Etsy Labs in Brooklyn. Check out our classes for July, August and September below! This week we are pleased to announce a very special edition of Monday Craft Night. The Etsy Labs and Cupcakes Take the Cake join forces to bring you an evening of cupcake-themed crafting. We will spend this sweet evening making cupcake-inspired crafts — which seem to be quite popular with shoppers on Etsy. We will demonstrate Gocco printing, buttonmaking, and sewing. You will learn how to print postcards, make pinback buttons, and simple plushie cupcakes. Or, let your mind run wild and create cupcake creations of any kind! Supplies are provided, though you are welcome to bring any special papers or fabrics to incorporate into your projects. * When: Monday July 14, 6-8pm * Where: Etsy Labs, 325 Gold Street, 3rd floor, Brooklyn, NY Not in Brooklyn? Join us for a live broadcast and demos in the Treehouse room of the Virtual Labs. If you are joining us virtually for Craft Night this week and would like to craft along with us, you'll need to bring paper, pen, scissors, and fabric. Or, you may just want to come and watch, ask questions, and take notes. Get your sweet tooth ready to feast on cupcakes and crafts! Learn to sew! There are still a few spots available in the Beginning Sewing: Design Your Own Totebag. Snag a spot while you can! Keep an eye on the Storque Events calendar for future updates from the Etsy Labs. Classes in July Classes in August Classes in September Hope to see you around the labs! xo Danielle, Julie and Christine

opening at metal & thread

ready for renegade!

oh yes, try as i might to hold back time (i want to make more stuff!) it is here, the big mama, the one that started it all, the 4th annual Renegade Craft Fair! if you are anywhere within range, you simply MUST come and support your local indie makers. this is what it's all about!

i would love to wax poetic, show you a preview of what i'm working on, list all my fave vendors that will be there, and so on, but alas there is still much sewing, crocheting, printing, dying and tagging to be done! see you in the pool!

your usual SAPLING suspects will be there: treehouse, hodge podge, raeburn ink, a.s.i.s., 31 corn lane, callieco, keep it moving... links to all should be in the sidebar!

oh yeah, and i'll be honoring my traditional 10% discount to anyone who brings me a lemonade, an (unsweet) iced tea, or a treat!!!

marsha trattner @ metal and thread

marsha trattner

shows work from her housewares collection at metal and thread

398 van brunt street red hook,brooklyn 718.414.9651

drinks served to those of age

at metal and thread red hook, brooklyn

saturday, june 14th 6:00~8:00
398 van brunt street~between coffey and dikeman

credit cards accepted with glee

Marsha Trattner
151 Van Dyke Street
Brooklyn, NY 11231
917-482-4721

treehouse news

NEWS FROM THE BRANCHES: a craft fair's a-comin'...the virtual branches are open...and we've been blogged!

Dear peeps, warmer weather and longer days are bringing out the best of treehouse! read on to get the scoop! there's lots of excitement on the horizon, and here's just a peek: *the renegade craft fair is in less than a month! Yowzers! come support treehouse and the crafters of the world June 14 & 15th, in McCarren Park Pool. mark your calendars! *new weekend hours..we're now open from 12-8 on saturday and 12-7 on sunday... get your pre-brunch stroll in and swing by... *our virtual treehouse branches are OPEN! online shopping is now in full effect (thanx etsy!)..new items are being added everyday, so bookmark it... *...always wanted to know more about the ladies of treehouse? well read on for our 'retail therapy' interview on the fabulous blog, hearthandmade. (because we do..!) xoxo sirius* and becky lee treehouse*

treehouse* brooklyn 430 graham ave btwn withers & frost sts brooklyn, New York 11211 (718) 482-TREE info@treehousebrooklyn.com http://www.treehousebrooklyn.com http://www.treehousebrooklyn.etsy.com http://treehousebrooklyn.blogspot.com http://www.myspace.com/treehousebrooklyn

Save 50% On all vintage mens tees! (which look great on lasses as well, ya know!) Offer Expires: 06/30/08

this weekend raeburn ink and feral childe are taking san francisco by storm at the capsule design festival in hayes valley. if you are on the west coast, come find us - there's a map of vendors on capsule's website. the saplings are bi-costal!

it's nearly time again!

oh yeah, mark your calendars! it's exactly one month until the 4th annual Renegade Craft Fair, june 14-15 in the McCarren Park Pool and all your favorite SAPLINGS will be there: hodge podge (but of course!), treehouse, callieco, raeburn ink, bobbi clothes, 31 corn lane, a.s.i.s. and probably more but i'm just reading off the vendor list, which you can see here.

metal and thread party

greetings to all our new friends in red hook...

we will be having a special evening of pomegranate mimosas for all moms~

(meaning....EVERYONE who has a mom...is a mom...or knows a mom........)

on friday may 9th from 5:00 to 7:00

at our shop metal and thread

located at 398 van brunt street.

we'd love to see you and share a few stories...

metal and thread

denise carbonell and derek dominy

398 van brunt street between dikeman and coffey

718.414.9651

open thursday to sunday

12:00 to 7:00

credit cards accepted

cool classes at the new, improved Etsy Labs

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At the Etsy Labs, we are continually adding new classes to the schedule. After a short hiatus due to restructuring of the Labs, we are back! All classes are held at the Etsy Labs in Brooklyn. Check out our newest classes for April, May, June, and July below! Design Your Own Totebag (Beginning Sewing) If you've been wanting to learn to sew, this introductory class is for you! You will learn how to operate a sewing machine and design and complete your own tote bag. Taught by hodgepodgefarm. Learn more about the class and sign up here. Learn to Make a Sundress (Intermediate Sewing) In this class you will learn how to make a dress while learning some of the finer points of sewing: seam finishing, darts, inserting invisible zippers, bias-tape necklines and embellishing with trims. Taught by hodgepodgefarm. Learn more about the class and sign up here. Beginning Jewelry Learn the basics to jewelry making with Daniellexo (aka PreciousPups). This class will cover a range of basics needed to get started creating great designs in metal. Learn more about the class and sign up here. Bookbinding: Simple Sewn Book Structures Learn how to make simple sewn books and wow your friends with julieincharge (aka yoursecretadmiral)! This workshop that will center around the creation of Japanese stab-bound books, pamphlet stitched books, and other simple sewn books. Learn more about the class and sign up here. Bookbinding: The Coptic Stitch In this workshop, students will create a hard-covered Coptic-bound book with julieincharge (aka yoursecretadmiral). The Coptic stitch dates back to the 4th century and is characterized by its chains of stitching along an exposed spine. Learn more about the class and sign up here. Gocco 101 This workshop will cover all the basics of printing with a Riso Print Gocco PG-5. The printing process with this machine is like a cross between screen-printing, block-printing, and stamping. Taught by julieincharge (aka yoursecretadmiral). Learn more about the class and sign up here. Paper Puppet Possee As a member of the posse you'll learn about what tools and techniques to use in making basic paper puppets. Techniques and hot skills include: basic design, rigging a marionette, using weights, and making different types of joints. Taught by crankbunny. Learn more about the class and sign up here. Keep an eye on the Storque Events calendar for future updates from the Etsy Labs. We'll keep you posted when we announce our next craft night, which will be sometime soon! Want to learn more about the Labs? Check out our FAQs.

hodge podge @ the brooklyn flea

on sunday (4/27/08) i'll be hocking new hodge podge wares at my new favorite haunt, the Brooklyn Flea in fort greene! i'll be part of the Etsy booth and we'll be promoting classes at the Etsy Labs (i'm teaching two sewing classes there in may: beginner and sundress). two of my friends and co-teachers, callie of church of craft and callieco, and plush-maker jenny harada, will be there too!

thanks to kim of Keep It Moving for the photo above; you can see more pics from the flea and see what she scored on her blog. she totally bought the matta dress i coveted!

i think this is the linkiest post i've ever written...

erika somogyi art in benefit auction sunday!

Title: Misty Forest
Dimensions: 11" x 14"
Medium: Watercolor and gouache on paper
Date: 2007

Title: Falling
Dimensions: 11" x 14"
Medium: Watercolor and gouache on paper
Date: 2007


Hello Friends,
There will be a benefit auction at Exit Art this
Sunday.  Please come to support the 1717 Troutman
Tenants Association.  That's the building Evan and I
were vacated from without warning last October. I am
part of this association and we are raising money for
our lawyer fees.  I have donated 2 watercolor
paintings and the bidding for my work starts at just
$100! There's a lot of other art too.  You can see
some of it and the invitation here:
http://1717troutman.com/

1717 Troutman Association in association with Exit Art
invite you to a benefit and silent art auction.

Sunday April 13th, 6-9 pm
Exit Art
475 10th Ave
between 36th and 37th St

$20 suggested donation
includes drink tickets!
(no one will be turned away)

Auction until 9pm cash and carry

the visitor

hey folks,

the above is a film still from the visitor, by writer/director thomas mccarthy (of the station agent). if you look closely you'll see a pile of raeburn ink tee shirts in this scene - they were used as props for the movie!!!! it opens today at the sunshine theater in manhattan, which very unfortunately is 3000 miles away from northern california, so please go and see it for me - i'm just dying with anticipation at my big screen debut!

xo
jen

metal and thread

the day has finally come...

denise carbonell and derek dominy

have opened their new shop

metal and thread

in red hook,brooklyn

398 van brunt street between dikeman and coffey
718.414.9651

check it out next time you're in red hook, or take a look at their site and etsy shop!

brooklyn flea grand opening

Hi Friends,

Come check out the Brooklyn Flea this weekend! I’ll be there selling in the Design*Sponge section. The Flea sounds like it’s shaping up to be a great weekend destination. Vendors will be selling vintage furniture & architectural salvage, antiques & vintage clothing, records, new clothing and home goods, art, jewelry, fabric, and local food. It’s a very well curated list!

Here’s a link to a New York Magazine article and slideshow of the Flea goods:

http://nymag.com/shopping/bestbets/45291/

The details:

brooklyn flea
sundays, 10:00am – 5:00pm
bishop laughlin school yard
lafayette ave, between clermont and vanderbilt in fort greene
map-- http://tinyurl.com/25l97j
rain or shine.

And here’s a peek at one of the new tote bag designs that I’ll be selling...



xoxo
Lena

treehouse in the Storque!

the always lovely GLOT (Gorgeous Ladies of Treehouse) are this week's featured buyers in The Storque, which if you don't know is the extensive online 'newspaper' of Etsy. check out their fresh picks, featuring hodge podge and lots of other fellow SAPLINGs...

SPECIMEN @ Brooklyn Flea

i am getting more and more excited about the upcoming opening weekend of the BROOKLYN FLEA in two weeks, and it seems every day i find out another person i know will be selling there! for example, my friend carrie will debut her new jewelry line, Specimen:

Hello friends!

Come kick off spring by checking out "specimen" at Ft. Greene's all
new Brooklyn Flea: happening in exactly 2 weeks!  It's rumored to be
the hottest thing next to molten lava.

A quick specimen sample:
http://specimenjewelry.blogspot.com/

(Supposedly specimen will get a shout out in the NyMag that is
released tomorrow....)

SUNDAY, April 6th is the big kickoff of the Flea, located in Ft.
Greene at the corner of Lafayette & Vanderbilt.  There will be plenty
of food, freaks and fun to last us through the summer.
Here's the official blog:
http://www.brownstoner.com/brooklynflea/

I will be sharing a space with the one & only Melody Baker:
http://melodysaddiction.wordpress.com/2008/03/


hope to see you there-under my new red tent.  ride your bike!

*carrie

Lola Staar's DREAMLAND Roller Rink

my friend and fellow local independent designer (i used to sell her t's in my shop, back in the day!), dianna carlin a.k.a. LOLA STAAR has miraculously persuaded one of the Coney Island developers to open a roller rink! the first incarnation is temporary, but if it proves successful it will hopefully become a permanent fixture in the 'new' Coney landscape. dianna has had a souvenir shop on the boardwalk for 8 years now; definitely check it out next time you're there! you can read her whole inspirational story in this NY Observer article.

the opening party for the skating rink is saturday from 6-9; the basic deets are in the flyer above (click to see it bigger) and the full-on scoop is here. it's totally FREE, but don't forget to RSVP! see you with skates on!!!

embroidery @ treehouse this sunday!

embroider away this sunday! at treehouse 5-7pm.

*Stitch Away* *EMBROIDERY WITH CAL PATCH this Sunday 5-7! (only a couple spots left) In this one session extravaganza, you'll learn 12 classic embroidery stitches and be off and running to custom-decorate everything you own! Like that basic slip dress that begs a little something perty for spring...After making a basic stitch sampler, Cal will guide you through planning your own personal project. All supplies included ...including tasty treats!...Stitch away! Sunday, 3/16- 5-7pm, $40 sign up today! kisses from the branches, siri & rebecca treehouse* info@treehousebrooklyn.com http://www.treehousebrooklyn.com http://treehousebrooklyn.blogspot.com http://www.myspace.com/treehousebrooklyn http://treehousebrooklyn.etsy.com psssst.... don't forget about the winter sale on everything warm, fuzzy, and /or with sleeves...now 30% OFF!

treehouse brooklyn 430 graham ave btw withers & frost sts. brooklyn, new york 11211 (718) 482-TREE

Bazaar Bizarre at the Maker Faire in California

Bazaar Bizarre Maker Faire is now accepting Vendor Applications! The vendor application is online at this LINK Applications are being accepted from 3/1/08 to 3/12/08. You will be notified as to whether or not you are accepted by 3/16/08. The Bazaar Bizarre is a juried craft fair that selects vendors based on various elements such as: · Individuality · DIY-sensibility · Quality of work · Diversity of Products Each year we have a different guest panel of judges from diverse organizations and backgrounds to ensure a unique and quality showcase of crafters and products. Traditionally we have received more vendor applications than there are vendor spaces. So the more information you provide in your application-the more we'll be able to consider when making our decision. One vendor space may be shared amongst more than one crafter. Just be sure to give us information about all the crafters involved on the application. Where and When Is This Event? This is a two-day event being held the following weekend: Saturday May 3rd, 10:00 am - 6:00 pm Sunday May 4th, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm This Bazaar Bizarre event is happening as a part of Make Magazine and Craft Zine Maker Faire 2008. The entire event takes place at the San Mateo Fairgrounds. Last year's Maker Faire drew over 40,000 attendees. Please see http://makerfaire.com/ for more program information What promotional opportunities are available? Cross-Promos, Giveaways and Advertising opportunities may be available. Email us at sf_info@bazaarbizarre.org if you have any interest participating in these kind of opportunities Are you looking for volunteers? Yes! Please contact us for more info at sf_info@bazaarbizarre.org Please put VOLUNTEER in the subject title. More information can be found at the Application Page

Thanks again for all your support! We are excited to put on this event and look forward to reviewing your application! And please help us spread the word about Bazaar Bizarre and Maker Faire! Bazaar Bizarre Maker Faire Organizers