When: Saturday, October 15th, 2016

What: Etsy NY Crafts in Chelsea at PS 11 Fall Festival for the Arts

Where: West 21st Street, btwn 8th & 9th Ave, NYC

Website: www.etsyny.com/events https://www.facebook.com/events/1804701966430616/

Contact: Jenny Topolski email: jenn.topolski@gmail.com

2016 EtsyNY Crafts in Chelsea – Local Designers and Artisans Show Support for PS 11’s Arts Program with Handmade Market

Chelsea, NY, October 15th, 2016 - As autumn breezes into the historic Chelsea neighborhood, as children fall back into the routine of school, and the cooler weather make strolling the streets a delight, comes the time to once again join PS 11 and Etsy NY at their classic harvest time celebration, Crafts in Chelsea.

The Etsy New York Street Team, a vibrant collective of multi-discipline artisans from the metro area, and PS 11, The William T Harris school, are presenting on this date a wondrous array of celebratory activities sure to please young, old, native and visitor; games, raffles, homemade sweets and goodies inside the school grounds, and on the street, an affordable artisan market full of original, hand-made-only products from local designers.

Shoppers will find beautiful handcrafted jewelry to suit every taste, but especially the tastes of New York. Whether you like elegant and simple, or bright and funky, our artists are locals and so run the gamut of New York style. We have paper goods and charming stationery, knitwear that will get you ready for winter, unique children’s clothing and footwear, adorable little monsters in plush and crochet, eco-friendly home goods and unique fashion, ceramics, original art prints, and amazing skincare products. There will even be treats for your pets, and captivating art for the pet lover. All artist vendor fees and festival proceeds will benefit the school and the children's art enrichment programs. So come out to support our public school and our Etsy artists this fall on October 15th at Crafts in Chelsea and the PS 11 Fall Festival. Everyone will be sure to find something special, one of a kind, and locally made!

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About the Etsy New York Street Team

Based in Brooklyn, N.Y., Etsy, Inc. is a handmade online marketplace with 1.5 million active sellers, 21.7 million active buyers and $1.93 billion in annual revenue. The Etsy New York Street Team, one of the oldest and largest teams representing the best active sellers on Etsy, Inc., is a vibrant, nonprofit collective of artisans in the New York area who pool their talents and skills, to create highly-quality opportunities for customers to buy handmade items directly from the artists that create them. To learn more about Etsy New York Street Team visit www.etsyny.com.

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About PS 11 – The William T. Harris School

PS11 is a school where every child has the ability to reach his/her true potential within a diverse community of learners. As each student brings his/her unique strengths and challenges, our teachers strive to teach in a variety of ways to tap into those strengths. Our philosophy and culture support a standards-based education that is challenging and focused on the individual learner. We carefully guide our students to become actively involved in their social growth, teaching them to be responsible for themselves and respectful of others.