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The little-known pre-show to cats-lying-with-dogs, frogs-falling-from-the-heavens, yadda yadda…

Wild Dolphins Tail-Walk on Water

Head over to the {New New} York Etsy Street Team(where I am Blog Admin) and read the great series of interviews with Indie Style Bloggers. Crafty lady Danielle L. Green of Collective Elements is the author of the interviews, which provide insight into, among other things, how the bloggers choose to feature a particular artist.

…and at Brooklyn Indie Market tomorrow 11-7.

My commute to work usually includes a walk over the bridge, and for the past few weeks the walkway entrance has been slightly diverted by some mysterious work being done along the usual path.

This morning I finally got to see what they’d been cooking up: some of those sidewalk inlays that least nearby locations and the distance to them:

There is a five day celebration planned that starts on May 22. Get your Brooklyn Bridge Bling!

Alison from the Sampler is organizing a special MTV Style Lounge Sampler, and I am participating as part of the {New New} York Etsy Street team. Here are some previews of what I’m sending:

You have two chances to shop wabisabi brooklyn this weekend:

SATURDAY: Brooklyn Indie Market kicks off its second season with Brooklyn Indie Fest this Saturday, May 3, from 11-7. At the red and white tents on Smith and Union Streets in Carroll Gradens. http://brooklynindiemarket.com/
SUNDAY: Hoboken Art and Music Festival. Washington Street, Hoboken.

I recently joined the Etsy Street Team the {New New} and am now their blog administrator. I’ve written a couple of Earth Day related posts there, which you can read here. I’ll be selling with some fellow {New New} members Sunday, April 27 at the Brooklyn Flea

The Brooklyn Flea is at Lafayette and Vanderbilt Avenue in Fort Greene. Also at the {New New} table will be: Karen’s Monsters, clothing and other sewn goodness from Vyphuisdesigns, stationery by fubabee, and bling from Metal Sugar and Emily Elizabeth Jewelry.

So elusive is the coveted Etsy Treasury - yet after much unsuccessful stalking, I landed one this morning! Want to see it? Go here

UPDATE: It was on the front page last night! Sadly, after I was asleep. Luckily some of my New New Team Members caught a screen shot:

My friend and fabulous frock fabricator Melissa Bell and I decided to try our luck at the Henri Bendel Open See this morning. Essentially the designer’s version of a cattle call, it attracts scores of attendees from far and wide (I mean, dude, Melissa and I schlepped to the Upper East Side all the way from Carroll Gardens!) . Knowing this, we decided to splurge on an Arecibo car service and arrived at 5:30. There was already a line, but not a ghastly one. We took our spots behind Beetle who took pity on my shivering and lent me her leg warmers. The lovely Canadians of Tenielle showed up right after us and graciously shared their chairs.

Definitely the biggest surprise was just how nice the other designers were.

At nine-ish, they brought us into the basement from out of the cold. (I think everyone who was in line by noon got to go in, but I imagine their wait was way longer.) They numbered us, (I was “10,” which was flattering) lined us up, and then we signed in under our category.

After signing in, we got to wait in the break room for the runners to wrestle with the lists of our hard-to-say and illegibly written names and lead us into a third line.

It was at this point in the proceedings that a began to feel I flutter of nervousness: Once in the third line, I stood at the threshold of the buyer-filled room, able to watch as the young lasses (for I saw no buyer who was visibly male) patiently and - for the most part - politely interacted with the designers.

The jewelry buyers were swift and merciful, enthusiastic about my creativity and products, but apparently the typical Henri Bendel shopper is not in the market for decoupage earrings on dimes. Even if they’re on sterling silver!

Anyway, I knew going in that the best case scenario for jewelry is to be invited to do a trunk show, and I wasn’t even expecting that. The most salient feeling I experienced in the immediate aftermath of the rebuff was…relief.

And exhaustion. For some reason I awoke at 2 this morning.

And now, it is time for the traditional post-Henri Bendel Open See nap.

Click here to see more pics on flickr.

If you’re in the city and in the mood to check out our latest jewels, stop by at the Young Designers Market in NoHo on Mulberry, right off of Houston Street. We will be there often in the coming months, but here are some sure dates:

Saturday, February 2nd and Sunday, February 3rd

Saturday, February 9th and Sunday, February 10th

Last month was all about buying gifts for other people. Now you can pick up a little something for yourself. There are just a few items left in our Etsy shop. Go on and take a gander!

Our love of the Sampler is well documented. Well, this month the website Brooklyn Based is coordinating an all Brooklyn Sampler.

Among the six Brooklyn goodies in each Sampler, you might get one of the wabisabi brooklyn pieces we contributed.

The Brooklyn Sampler goes on sale this Saturday at 10am on the Sampler site. At $20, it’s a hometown bargain.

Lot’s of news today.

First, Diane from CraftyPod interviewed me for the September 21 show. I am a big fan of CraftyPod and was really excited to talk to Diane.

Next, I brought Tom at Mongo more of our cuff links. I asked him for the story behind the shop’s name, and he told me the NYC Sanitation Department refers to the good stuff people throw away as “mongo”. He talked about how finding the beauty and usefulness in what someone else might discard (he pointed out a couple of gorgeous fixtures in the shop that he rescued to illustrate his point) is to him the essence of Brooklyn life. Word.

As if that weren’t enough excitement for one day, I headed over to the fabulous artez’n where Jessica was excited about the cufflinks, the nickel necklaces, and the penny earrings. She remarked about the steep learning curve we’d climbed in just three short months, as evidenced by our finer finishes and more professional looking pieces.

The Sampler is just the gift that keeps on giving. Both Diane at CraftyPod and Jen at Indie Fixx gave us a shout on their sites. Hooray!
In other good news, a selection of wabisabi brooklyn jewelry will be available at the new boutique - called MONGO - that just opened at 246 Smith Street near Degraw in Brooklyn.

Hurray!

As I’ve posted previously, wabisabi brooklyn is participating in the August Sampler. We were so delighted with that experience that we went ahead and quadrupled our contribution for the September Sampler. If you’ve never heard of the Sampler, click the link above to find out all about it - it’s awesome.

We at wabisabi brooklyn are participating in the August edition of The Sampler, “an ever-changing monthly collection of samples, goodies, promos and more from indie crafters, record labels and zines - mailed right to your door!” (To quote their site). Go on and have a look in their gallery to see the other August contributions. and maybe sign up.

On this hot and sticky day, wabisabi brooklyn offers up the recipe for a favorite summer cocktail: the Spriz (pronounced “Spritz,”) first enjoyed in Venice but since consumed to keep the local swelter at bay:

One part prosecco

One part Aperol

Fill a rocks glass with ice and pour in the Aperol, followed by the prosecco. Stir. Add a slice of orange. Drink.

Mmmm…

After a two-week break, we’ll be back at Brooklyn Indie Market tomorrow from 11-7. Stop by and see the new designs we’ve been coming up with!

Brooklyn Indie Market is on Smith Street near Union Street. Take the F train to Carroll Street and get out at the President Street exit.

Next month will be busy busy busy here at wabisabi brooklyn. We will be selling at Brooklyn Indie Market every Saturday in July, and we will feature a design a day both here on our website and in our Etsy shop.

The photo uploader is not working for me today, but here is a picture of us from our first Brooklyn Indie Market Sale.

Click the link at the top of the page, or click here.

Until we turn this site into a proper shop, please visit our Etsy store here

It was cold and rainy but we were in the tent, so it wasn’t so bad. We also got to meet Liz Shaw, Deb Stein, Denice Nora, and Ami Nyitray.

Saturday, May 19:
We will be back at Brooklyn Indie Market on Smith Street near Union Street. This time we’ll be inside the tent rather than in a kiosk. We’ve both been working on lots of new pieces, so stop by!

More dates coming soon!

Wabisabi prepares for opening day with a display for our wares.

Please visit us at the Brooklyn Indie Market on Smith Street and Union this Sunday, May 6.