We're Ready and Set for Summer...Are You? Shop NY Handmade Collective Artists at Grand Bazaar, Sunday, May 6th!

May 04, 2018 by NY Handmade Collective

This coming Sunday, May 6th, between 10AM-5:30PM, we are pleased to be hosting "Ready, Set, Summer," a market of exceptional handmade wares, including 40+ NY Handmade Collective vendors in the Tri-state area will at Grand Bazaar NYC (100 West 77th St., NY, NY 10024 @ Columbus Avenue) just in time for the turn of warm weather and Mother's Day next weekend.

We are excited to return to Grand Bazaar for this collaboration's second year! Started last year by two NY Handmade Collective team members, one of which will be participating again this year, Billoware, has a personal relationship to the space - she attended that school years ago as a teenager. Proving to be an amazing market for vendors and customers last year, we're back to show the Upper West Side what handmade artistry means to NY Handmade Collective and to Grand Bazaar.

This year's vendors include:

Entrechat Dance

Diana Anton Jewelry Design

Mateo Mattia

Cindy Penguin Jewelry

SimplyNu LLC / Enmeshed Jewelry

Curious Vintage Shoppe

Nuna knits

Handmade Crafts39

Artikal Handcrafted Millinery

Brooklyn Creative Fibers

Vicki Finkel Ceramics

And YOU! We hope we'll see you at Grand Bazaar, too!

Announcing Year Two! NY Handmade Collective Presents "Ready, Set, Summer" Handmade Market

April 09, 2018 by NY Handmade Collective

Meet the Artisans at "READY SET SUMMER,” - proudly featuring exclusive one-of-a-kind artisanal crafts by NY Handmade Collective Members

New York, NY (March 7, 2018)- Consumers seeking one-of-a-kind, artisanal and designer crafts, totally handmade in New York need look no further than "READY SET SUMMER,” a unique, pop-up shopping experience taking place on Sunday, May 6th from 10:00 am - 5:30 pm. A collaboration between NY Handmade Collective (NYHC) and Grand Bazaar NYC, a popular shopping destination at 100 West 77th Street and Columbus Avenue, this event will kick off the summer season, offering shoppers a special opportunity to personally meet the artisans behind these unique, handcrafted products and come away with a memorable purchase.

"Grand Bazaar NYC is a great venue for our team's talented artisans to promote quality handmade goods while bringing people together to raise money to further the education of New York City children.'" said Sandrine Valentine, Events Director at the NY Handmade Collective and owner of Sandrine B. Jewelry.

Shoppers will be able to select from a juried showcase of exceptional, diverse handmade merchandise from nearly forty vendors. Among these handmade products are fine art, paper goods and stationery, jewelry and unique fashions, home décor, amazing skincare products and items for children and pets.

"We are absolutely thrilled to again partner with NY Handmade Collective for another special pop-up shopping experience at Grand Bazaar NYC," said Marc Seago, Grand Bazaar NYC Director. "It's a natural fit for us to work together. Part of our mission is to keep New York City creative and authentic by providing this unique and quality shopping environment for our local talented artists, designers and craft-makers."

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About NY Handmade Collective

Representing one of the oldest, largest and most professionally organized teams of local active sellers on Etsy, Inc., the group, created in 2007, has cultivated a long-established, local presence in the NYC metro area by hosting a number of successful and highly curated in-person markets, workshops and events (Holiday Handmade Cavalcade, Crafts in Chelsea, and Celebrate Brooklyn to name a few). NYHC is also known for its all-volunteer organization dedicated to the promotion and marketing of online selling opportunities on behalf of its members through its wide-ranging press outreach, immense social media presence, great blog and beautiful website.

About Grand Bazaar NYC

Open year-round, Grand Bazaar NYC, located at 100 West 77th St at Columbus Avenue is one of the oldest, and largest weekly curated markets in NYC with over 43,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor space. It is the only market with a social mission for the exclusive purpose of raising much needed funding, donating 100% of its net profits for art enrichment programs, classroom teaching assistants, books, supplies, sports programs and more for the four neighboring public schools, benefiting over 4,000 children.

Maker Spotlight: Jan Finnell of OvertheTop

March 28, 2018 by NY Handmade Collective

I’m Jan Finnell, a NYC native, graduated from The High School of Art and Design and NYU’s School of the Arts, majoring in Costume Design, and have been a costume designer for over 35 years, working in film, stage, opera, TV, print and commercials.

I have always been “crafty” and made accessories for show like hats, bags, eyeglasses, women’s accessories and of course jewelry for my shows as well as for other designers. In the 1990s, I sold hats that I designed and made to Barney’s and other retail outlets. It was exciting to discover Etsy in 2006, and I opened my shop, OvertheTop, assembling jewelry using the beads, buttons and small bits that I had been storing for decades from my travels and while buying for shows.

In 2012, after a break caring for my father, I decided to take time off from doing commercials to finally learn metalsmithing, something I'd never had time for in the past. I began taking classes at my local Jewish Community Center (JCC) and was able to use the skills I already had in design immediately as I learned various techniques. I discovered gemstones and now work in sterling silver, brass, copper and bronze.

I still take classes and five years later, would like to use metal and stone for pieces that evoke jewelry through the ages, from jewelry of antiquity through the centuries, in addition to the stone. My shop currently focuses on modern and organic pieces. To see more and shop, visit the following:

Instagram: @jan_finnell

Shop on Etsy: OverTheTop

Maker Spotlight is part of a month long series during Maker/National Craft Month, where NY Handmade Collective artists and Etsy small business shop owners are featured. They share a bit about themselves and their craft, helping to create connection between them, the team, and our reader and customer base. We hope you enjoy learning about and seeing the people behind our multi-faceted handmade collective.

Maker Spotlight: Tracy Atkinson of Mythologie Skincare

March 26, 2018 by NY Handmade Collective

Tracy Atkinson created Mythologie out of her passion for 100% nontoxic and ethical skincare and firm belief in the healing power of plants.

This passion began almost twenty years ago when Tracy was diagnosed with eczema. She was faced with the choice of taking traditional medications or to adopt a holistic approach. Taking the alternative route, she began making changes to her diet, started doing yoga and experimenting with botanical oils.

The combination of education, research and experimentation eventually led Tracy to create her own face and body oils. In the spring of 2017 she decided to offer three of her facial oils to the world, and thus Mythologie was born.

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Since launching Mythologie, it has become clear to Tracy that there is a large group of people who are under going an expansion in consciousness and want to improve the world around them, feel more connected to themselves and more connected to others. What used to be called alternative is becoming mainstream and the ancient healing traditions of the past are now becoming openly accepted in the present. A new paradigm is emerging that is very hopeful and Mythologie is ecstatic to be a part of it.

Website: mythologieskincare.com

Instagram: @mythologienewyork

Shop on Etsy: MythologieSkincare

Maker Spotlight: Neena Litton of Kaibelle

March 22, 2018 by NY Handmade Collective

Hi! My name is Neena Litton, and I started kaibelle three years ago, after having my first child. I went from daydreaming, to brainstorming, to eventually finding the courage to walk into the county clerk's office in Brooklyn to officially register my small business. I block print original designs onto responsibly-sourced stationery, bags, and homewares. The designs, which are carved and individually printed by hand, are inspired by travels, life experiences, and the little ideas that pop into my head at night. I’ve also found a particular sense of satisfaction that comes from having made something start to finish with my own two hands.

When I was younger, I would lay on my bed and draw designs reminiscent of mandalas and mehndi (traditional Indian henna art) in my school notebooks. Decades later, when I first carved into soft rubber during a block printing class at the Brooklyn Brainery, I was surprised to find I could carve similar designs with relative ease. I was hooked from that day onward.

Lately I've felt inspired to carve more geometric, modern designs with cleaner lines. I'm trying to allow myself the space to explore different styles, and embrace them even if they are a departure from what I've previously created. I have so much gratitude for the support I've received since I began kaibelle, which has allowed me to grow as an artist and an individual. I consider my block printing to be a journey, and I'm anxious to see how my work will evolve as I continue to explore this path.

If you want to check out what I've created so far, you can find me at:

website: kaibelle.com

shop: kaibelle.etsy.com

FB: facebook.com/kaibelle

IG: @kaibelledesigns

Maker Spotlight: Sandrine Valentine of Sandrine B. Jewelry

March 19, 2018 by NY Handmade Collective

Hi, I'm Sandrine Valentine. I am a child's attorney by trade who found her calling in jewelry design at a jewelry artist show on a trip to Arizona in the summer 2008.

Upon my return to New York City I studied metalsmithing in a private studio and it blew my mind. I have been making jewelry ever since and have continued to learn throughout the years various techniques. In the past few years I have been focusing on the lost wax process whereby making wax models later casted into metal.

I first gifted my jewelry to family and friends. Over time I sold my jewelry through word of mouth. And in the past two and a half years I have been selling through my Etsy shop and at various markets around New York City.

My tag line is "finding inspiration in the land around me." During my walks in NYC and travels oversea I take photographs, draw, and collect discarded objects that I use for inspiration. My jewelry is handmade in my studio in Brooklyn. I use precious metals and semi precious gemstones.

To learn more about my jewelry, visit SandrineBJewelry on Etsy, or my website.