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Craft Fair at Bohemian Hall and Beer Garden!

sweetpicklepie — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 13:15:35 +0000

This Saturday April 4th is the first day of the year that the Bohemian Beer Hall in Astoria will open their outdoor area! And what would make a more perfect Saturday than a cold beer, some delicious goulash, and an awesome craft fair! I’ll be selling my wares with other local artists from 1 to 4:00 inside the Beer Hall. Come check it out!

A mention in Time Out New York!! Hooray!

sweetpicklepie — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 22:11:13 +0000

Pictures of my work are featured in this week’s Time Out New York Magazine, and on their website! Yay! Here’s the text from the online article:

For the DIYers who never leave Williamsburg
There’s more to the Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden than booze this opening weekend. Splurge on indie goods at its inaugural Spring Flea Market (29-19 24th Ave at 29th St, Astoria, Queens; 718-274-4925; 1–4pm, free), benefiting DA Sokol, a space that offers low-cost gymnastics to Queens kids. Organizer Jessica Bardy has assembled a diverse collection of artists for it, including Anne Messley, who makes stuff out of felt, and jewelry designer Felicity Stiverson (work pictured).

My Vintage Beaded Nile Necklace is featured in the print magazine, and my Marseille Necklace is featured online!

Marseille Necklace

Check out the whole article here:

http://newyork.timeout.com/articles/own-this-city/73006/the-best-events-on-saturday-april-4-2009

Thanks Time Out New York! Woo hoo!

New Etsy banner – woot!

sweetpicklepie — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 02:00:47 +0000

My fantastic and crafty husband just designed me a new banner for my Etsy shop – I think it’s a big upgrade from my old one, and captures the colors and vintage beads that I use so much in my designs! Here’s a little piece of it:

The Brooklyn Flea – Dumbo Edition!

sweetpicklepie — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 22:32:14 +0000

This Saturday, March 14, I’ll be selling with fellow {New New} York Etsy Street Team members at the Brooklyn Flea in Dumbo. It’ll be my third time selling there in the past month or so, and if you’re in the neighborhood, you should stop by and check out all the cool antique sellers and other handmade vendors – and especially the awesome food vendors, like the famous Papusa guy! And I’ve heard a rumor that the equally famous Red Hood Taco Guys will be there this weekend!! Tacos, papusas, and cool handmade stuff – sounds like a good Saturday to me!

The Dumbo Brooklyn Flea

Rub a dub dub

sweetpicklepie — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 23:23:17 +0000

I started using handmade soap a few months ago, and now that I’ve started using it I’m totally obsessed. I just hit 100 sales on Etsy today (someone bought 5 necklace from me last night – woot woot!) and I’m tempted to reward myself with some delectable handmade soap from some awesome Etsy sellers. Specifically, I’ve been eying soaps that look and sound edible – Coconut Mochi? Fig and Black Pepper? Delicious!! Here are some soaps that I’m dying to try:

Mint Chip Ice Cream Soap from EpicallyEpicSoap

Black Pepper Fig Soap by FlourishBathBody

Coconut Mochi Soap by Savor - Yum!!!

The Poor Boy Beer Soap by Dennisanderson - I'm getting thirsty just looking at it

The NewNew has a NewNew website! :)

sweetpicklepie — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 02:30:31 +0000

The NewNew York Etsy street team, of which I am a proud member, has proudly unveiled their new website today! There are awesome how-to posts, info on upcoming events, and a link to the ever-popular NewNew blog! Ch-ch-check it out:

Vintage bead-mania

sweetpicklepie — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:29:24 +0000

So I’ve been on a tear creating new necklaces from the amazing vintage beads I’ve been amassing lately. Here are a few of my newest designs – I already sold the South Beach necklace over the weekend at the Valentine’s craft fair (which was kind of a bust, but at least it was abnormally warm out, since we ended up vending OUTSIDE! It’s February in NYC!! Geez!) I’m going to be crafting up many more designs this week, since I’ll be vending at the indoor Brooklyn Flea this Saturday in DUMBO! Yee haw!

Smoke and Mirrors Necklace

South Beach Necklace

Urban Artifact Necklace

Getting into the swing of things . . .

sweetpicklepie — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 02:15:24 +0000

After a well-deserved month off after the holiday rush, I’ll be doing my first sale in 2009 this Saturday the 7th at the Secondary School for Research’s Valentine’s Craft Fair in Park Slope. There will be craft and flea market vendors (including several of my fellow New New York Etsy Street Team peeps!) and a bake sale – and hey, it’s supposed to get up to 50 degrees outside this weekend, so if you’re in the NYC area, come on by!

Dreaming of Domino’s Doublemelt

sweetpicklepie — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 06:03:54 +0000

Okay, so I live in New York City, arguably home to some of the greatest pizza and pizzerias in the world, which I enjoy and appreciate often. But sometimes – like in the dead of winter, when you drag yourself home after a long day, having been sprayed with an icy slush puddle by a crazy cab driver – you just want a little comfort food. So it’s with some New Yorker embarrassment that I admit to sometimes ordering, and loving, Domino’s Pizza. Years ago, they had a special pizza that was called the Double Melt – it was a diabolical sandwich of two thin layers of pizza glued together with a creamy, cheesy ranch-like sauce, which totally combined two of my favorite things – Ranch and pizza – into one crave-able treat. Alas, the Double Melt was a short-term specialty pizza thing, so you’re just going to have to take my word for it that it was totally awesome.

Which brings me to my point – sometimes the specialty pizzas at Domino’s can totally rock, which was why I was so excited to get an email (yes, I get emails from Domino’s – don’t judge) about their new “American Legends” pizzas. I think the “Cali Chicken Bacon Ranch” pizza has my name all over it.

Did I mention they have 40% more cheese?

Sitting on the beach with a margarita . . .

sweetpicklepie — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 01:02:32 +0000

Doesn’t that sound great? Yeah, too bad I’m sitting in a snowy, slushy, frozen Manhattan, with nary a margarita in site. I have been channeling my dreams of beach vacations into my jewelry designs, however – hence, my Marseille necklace. Imagine sitting on a sea wall, sipping a glass of Cotes du Rhones, and gazing at the clear blue waters of the Mediterranean. Now that’s a vacation!

Marseille Necklace