Mad Men style on Etsy

Mad Men, the new season number 6, starts next Sunday.  Such an awesome show not only for story lines but also the costumes, furniture and over all style.  I am part of a craft group called the Etsy NY Team.  One of my obligations on the team is to create treasuries showing off some of the goods from our 260 members.  Not every item is only Etsy NY members so we are able to include world wide sellers.

  Tuesday is my treasury day and I chose the subject of Mad Men.  Etsy.com not only sells handmade items from around the world but also sells vintage items.  If you are looking for one of a kind items, want to support local and not something made by unfair labor practices check out some of these items.

To see the whole treasury click here.

From the shop Antique Apartment

From the shop Pyrex Princess

Who wouldn't love to be sipping a nice icey cocktail from these bright pink Bermuda glasses. How fun!

While wearing the below dress and earrings?

Shop Exile

From the shop Toasted Coconut

Find the adorable cute wicker purse at the shop MoyToyz.  Wicker not your style? Carry your things in this sweet little change purse from PinotbyLyn

What will my guy be wearing? How about this vintage suit from the shop Vogue Vintage?

Now that my honey and I are both dressed you can find us having cocktails in these cool Dorothy Thorpe Tumblers found in JunkGirlGreen

And if I get stuck for something to say or have some awesome design idea, while having my cocktail I can always check my Don Draper notebook.

buy this at Invisible Crown

Celebrate Brooklyn ends Saturday

Persuede

Celebrate Brooklyn, the movie and music in Prospect Park, is coming to a close tonight with Lyle Lovett.  Myself along with 15 other Etsy NY crafters and designers have been selling in the General Merchandise Booth. If you haven't had a chance to stop by these are some of the sellers you've been missing out on:

Check out this treasury on etsy.

Kudu-lah

Bugged Out
portion of proceeds goes towards MS research

Be in the Moment

Pure Spa2
vegan bug sprays, huge seller at the park

Hazel Village  
organic cotton toys

CourtneyWebb
double sided reversible jewelry

Pepper Press

Tracey Toole

Faune Yerby
truly an artist, her objects are fantastic!

Hook and Matter

latelierdesbijoux

Louise Cozzi Fischer

Brooklyn Owl

City Bitz
great wedding party gifts

If you didn't get a chance to stop by our booth at CBK just click on the treasury which will link you to each of our shops!

Watermelon - a tasty fruit and fantastic color!

Tuesday at work, at Purl, I designed a bundle of half yard pieces of fabric to sell.

6 half yards go into each bundle. And when designing them it gets tricky and challenging when you get to the fifth and sixth fabrics. Today we were cutting the bundles and putting them together. I realised I Love this bundle! I may even buy it.

from left to right
quilter's linen, remix in green, yuwa honeycomb dots, raindrops on poseys, pink quilter's linen, watermelon slices

 I love not only the watermelon print from Robert Kaufman but each piece makes me feel summer happy. Watermelon colored polka dots, bright neon pink and neon green quilter's linen and lime green gradient remix from Kaufman. I just wanted to get home to my studio and start working; mix and match set of napkins? Or a patchwork table cloth for a bbq?  A little girl's dress? A summer picnic quilt? The possibilities are endless!

What would you create?


One last note- check out this watermelon yarn from Madeline Tosh.

Madeline Tosh light in espadrille - while I was winding this for a customer  I thought  "this should be called watermelon".

Yummm....Want some watermelon items? I must have been in  a watermelon mood yesterday. Here is my Ode to the Watermelon on etsy for the Etsy NY Team.

Happy Friday!

Happy Long Weekend!

Beach bag from DAG Bags

Happy Friday Friends,
It's a long weekend here in the states and it's been raining cats and dogs here in NYC. ugh...tired of it. To cheer things up though I put together this treasury on etsy.  Beautiful blues and spunky orange items for that beach getaway. Here are a few of the treats you will find.

Turkish beach towels

Lanterns from BellaHoneyArt

Beach hat from RocksandSalt

Enjoy this weekend wherever you are!
Tracey

Which dress should I make?

Hi Friends,
Today I am writing over at etsynyteam blog. Formerly the newnew, you should go check it out. You have the opportunity to vote on a dress for me to make. I have taken on the challenge of making a dress from Built By Wendy dress book. I hear from so many friends, colleagues and customers how they can't find a cute easy summer dress to make. Well I am taking it on. Call it my own Project Runway, Fashion Star or some other reality show name. This should be fun!

Here is a sneak peek but to get the full low down check out the post:

Which one should I make?

I will be posting my progress here and at the etsynyteam blog.

Thanks for reading!

Crafts in Chelsea

This Saturday is Crafts in Chelsea. A market filled with designers, crafters and artisans in New York City. The market also benefits PS 11.
Hope to see you there!

Crafts in Chelsea