Showing posts with label local. Show all posts
Showing posts with label local. Show all posts

March 31, 2010

Save the Date! April 24th is the Spring Handmade Cavalcade!


Shop Sustainably this Earth Day with the {New New} at the Spring Handmade Cavalcade.

 This spring, make eco-conscious shopping and gift-giving a part of your Earth Day tradition. Join the independent artists and makers of the {New New} at the second annual Spring Handmade Cavalcade, where local designers and makers will feature the best of their handmade collections.

Why Earth Day? Because {NewNew} member artists care about New York and its sustainability.  To reduce waste, {NewNew} member artists use little packaging, recycle and upcycle materials, and create and sell locally.  At the Spring Handmade Cavalcade, you will find a variety of these sustainable goods including housewares made from post-consumer waste, jewelry made with recycled metals, and much, much more.


The Spring Handmade Cavalcade will take place on April 24th, from 10am - 5pm at Berry Park, 4 Berry Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.  Be among the first 100 people to arrive and receive a free, limited-edition goody bag full of wonderful eco-inspired giveaways.

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{New New} ECO TIP #1 - When shopping, skip the plastic bag and use a tote bag instead.  You can make your own tote bag using an old t-shirt.  For this and other DIY tips on how to recycle, upcycle and reuse items to create new treasures and live more sustainably, come back for more tips and ideas!



November 11, 2008

The {NewNew} At the Brooklyn Indie Market

The {NewNew} York Street Team fills the tent of the Brooklyn Indie Market this Sunday, November 16 - bringing locally handcrafted goods ranging from soaps to gemstone jewelry and silkscreened refashioned housewares and clothing.
At Smith and Union streets - under the red and white striped tent 11am to 7pm. [MAP]

Shop local NYC!

Participating artists include:
Wooden bookmarks using high-quality woods and scrap hardwood by
BeaconBookmarks
BetterThanJam
BlueStitchBooks
Cakehouse
CollectiveElements
DewOnAPetal
Fofolle
Fubabee
JDavisstudio
KarensMonsters
KnitKnit
MayLuk
NewYorkClocks
NordeaSoaperie
PulpSushi
RedBridge
WabisabiBrooklyn
Yaniamor


-Kimm
KimmChi.etsy.com


April 5, 2008

Freecycle


Freecycle is a community of global groups sorted by location that helps people looking to re-use items either by giving them or receiving them. To quote from their website: "It's all about reuse and keeping good stuff out of landfills." To sign up is totally free and you get emails daily with posts of people looking for specific items like boxes, and people looking to get rid of items like say, a coach. You can look through their regional groups and sign up for your local chapter to start receiving posts immediately!

It's also a great source for us crafty people looking for bolts of fabric, old sewing machines, sergers, flex shafts - post your wish list, you never know what someone will be trying to freecycle!

-Kimm
KimmChi.etsy.com