Face Painting with Etsy NY on Governors Island

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Our traditional summer kick-off begins this weekend on Governors Island. You can find May of Take Me Homeware and her intrepid Etsy NY volunteers at the Governors Island Alliance Family Festival at our free face painting booth on Sunday May 26th (rescheduled due to inclement weather) from noon to 4 p.m. in Nolan Park.

Chinaman Ditsy Dish by Take Me Homeware

While in Nolan Park don't forget to stop by Better Than Jam where you can find many Governors Island inspired gifts handmade by our team members.

Throughout the summer Etsy NY members will teach free workshops on Saturdays from 1-4 at Better than Jam on Governors Island in Nolan Park. The first workshop will be on June 1st taught by our very own blogger Melissa of Prairiefunk.

Cowgirl Necklace by Prairiefunk

See you on the island,

Jammin' Out on Governors Island

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It's finally here...opening weekend at Governors Island! GI is my favorite "undiscovered" spot in New York and with Better Than Jam's shop opening this weekend, I couldn't be more excited!

As Simone mentioned last week, it is curated with some of the best handmade items from Etsy New York artists and is open from 10am to 6pm every weekend during the summer from Memorial Day Weekend to September 3rd. The shop is located this year in one of the island's historic apartment buildings named "The Governors Galleries."

Shop owner, Karin Persan spoke about the store's concept, “Ultimately, the goal of Better Than Jam’s collaboration with Governors Island is to offer visitors a handmade and local shopping experience, with craft demonstrations, all within the setting of a unique, peaceful and historically rich public space.” The selection includes items designed and crafted with the island in mind, and will allow every visitor to take home a tangible memento from their Governors Island visit.

Here's a sneak peak to how the shop is shaping up:









As an added bonus, every Saturday the shop is collaborating with the Etsy New York Team to share their wide range of artistic skills by hosting crafting workshops. For opening weekend, the Team is helping kick off our craft workshop series with a face painting booth at the Governors Island Family Festival this Saturday, May 26th from 12 to 4pm at Nolan Park.

The crafting workshop schedule thus far is as follows:
- May 26th: face painting (at Nolan Park)
- June 2nd: toy making
- June 9th: sun prints
- June 16th: TBA
- June 23rd: beaded ladder rings
- June 30th: card making
- July 7th: sachet making

Happy Spring and we're all very excited to see you on the Island!

-Stacy