Spring Handmade Cavalcade Coming Soon!


Mark your calendars for Saturday, May 5th, for the much anticipated Spring Handmade Cavalcade! Nearly thirty of the best New York City artisans will be selling jewelry, clothing, toys, paper goods, housewares, and more.

In the next couple of weeks, look out for blog posts from our wonderful sponsors! A special thanks to our overall sponsors, Etsy, Outright.com, Square, and Lion Brand Yarn Company. Each of these companies contribute to the work of handmade artisans in very special ways, and we look forward to highlighting them.

In the meantime, please take note of the event details:

Location: Littlefield, 622 Degraw Street, Brooklyn (between 3rd and 4th Avenue)
Date: Saturday, May 5th
Time: 11am - 5pm


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Karina
Windows of Agate

The Handmade Cavalcade is Coming to Town!


It's that time of the year again when we all get ready for the return of the Spring Handmade Cavalcade on May 5th. This time our intrepid artists and designers will gather at Littlefield at 622 Degraw Street in Brooklyn.

Wish by Felicity
From 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. shoppers can load up on clothing, jewelry, accessories, paper goods, bath and body treasures, toys, housewares and more, all handmade by some of the most creative local artisans and crafters in the New York City metropolitan area. Hang out and celebrate Cinco de Mayo with our “Cavalcade Cocktail” from your Littlefield bartender, being served specially for this event.

La Muse Kalliope

As with all our events, you are encouraged to arrive early, for the first 100 shoppers will receive an amazing goodie bag packed with a unique sampling of handmade wares from members our Etsy Street Team and local small businesses sponsoring the event. With each purchase, shoppers will also receive a raffle ticket for a chance to win one of three of our prize packages, filled with handmade donations from our talented members.

Better Than Jam
So come and visit with some of your favorites like Windows of Agate and Aperture Agog and discover some new vendors like Tracey Toole and La Muse Kalliope.

Simone
groundsel.etsy.com

Spring Handmade Cavalcade Wrap-Up


With the fifth and final winner of the Spring Handmade Cavalvade Raffle Boxes announced last week, it's time to say a fond farewell to this year's Spring Handmade Cavalcade extravaganza. "Adieu, my sweet, until we meet again next year!"

Photos by Yichen Lin


Thank you once again to our generous sponsors: Etsy, the bestest online handmade marketplace around and the reason the NewNew exists (yay!); The Ink Pad, Lion Brand Yarn and Purl Soho, three local crafting cornerstones; and McClure's Pickles and Swindle Chocolate Truffles, ...YUM!

Thanks also to Slate for their very hip and happening hospitality!

And special thanks to NewNew member Felicity Stiverson of Wish by Felicity for all her hard work coordinating and organizing and otherwise pulling everything together to make the Spring Handmade Cavalcade 2011 a resounding success!

Free {NewNew} Swag Bag - Sneak preview!

When was the last time you got something for nothing? Like...a beautiful screen printed tote bag with free stuff and coupons inside?

(...yes, that's them below!)
(want to see them in the making? Check out the post "Getting Ready for the Spring Cavalcade")

We've done it again loyal shoppers! Over 40 amazing {NewNew} vendors are participating in this year's annual Spring Handmade Cavalcade. We have put together 100 (yes, 100!!) swag bags that contain handmade products, coupons and giveaways that will be free to the first 100 people through the door this Saturday at our event!
(...I heard that last year there was a line around the block!)

Say what? Yes...you did hear me correctly. Free bag, free stuff. (and did I mention they were screen printed by hand?). We love you guys that much.

Keeping in {NewNew} style, each of the bags will be different and unique, just like us. You'll have to wait and see what you get - don't you love surprises?

So maybe your swag bag will have items in it from Leslie of AstorKnot, who makes cute tote bags....


or perhaps something from Martin, of AdornmentsNYC, who designs stunning jewelry?


Beth from BShorr Handmade, who designs knitwear, is contributing several gadget cozies!


Hop on over to our Spring Handmade Cavalcade website to learn more and to see a list of participating vendors!

When: Saturday May 7th (10am-5pm)
Where: 'Slate' in the Flatiron district of Manhattan
What: Handmade shopping, food, music, drinks and fun!!


...and, if you're not one of the first 100 lucky shoppers to receive a free swag bag, you'll still be eligible to win one of 5 raffle swag bags (with even more stuff inside!). You are eligible for one raffle entry for each purchase you make at the event - don't forget to hand in your ticket near the door for your chance to win. Good luck and happy shopping!

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See you on Saturday! :)

Creating at Lion Brand Yarn Studio - A Cavalcade Sponsor

We are proud to present our sponsor, the Lion Brand Yarn Studio, which incidentally is only a few blocks away from Slate the site of this year's Spring Handmade Cavalcade. With right, the Studio is proud of the strong educational component of its offerings. Recently they shared with us just a few of their many classes available.


Are you a beginner who has been yearning to learn to knit or crochet or pick it up again after years away? Located at the Lion Brand Yarn Studio classrooms at 34 West 15th Street in Manhattan, our Beginning Knitting and Beginning Crochet courses help you to build a reliable foundation of skills. We know how daunting a project can seem when you’re looping your first slipknot onto a hook or needle, so we make sure you get personalized attention by limiting these classes to 8 people. In fact, in Beginning Knitting: The Complete Course, your skill level can go from absolute beginner to confident knitter in only 6 weeks!

If you’ve got the basics down but want to go beyond the scarf, we have several options. Make an adorable, flattering summer cover-up in My First Cardigan. Master the elusive turned heel in one of our three different sock classes—for knit and crochet. Drop into Patty’s Sweater School for Knitters whenever you need the help; she can even teach you how to design your own sweater! We also offer classes in yarn working skills such as dyeing and loom weaving. We’re there for you as you grow your skills, taking you step-by-step from the basics to advanced techniques. Often, our students surprise themselves at just how quickly they learn.

In our Master Classes, you will be up close and personal with knit and crochet celebrity designers. Each Master Class is taught by a top innovator working in yarncrafting today. Often, designers and fiber artists will speak about their work at our RSVP-only events, only to teach a class a few days later.

Master Class with Adrienne Sloane: Knitting with Wire

For more personalized, one-on-one attention, we also offer private lessons for $40 per hour, and duet lessons, perfect for a parent and child or for two friends, for only $60 an hour.
Best yet, enrollment in a class gets you 10% off our already famously affordable selection of yarn. And as our graduation gift to you, you get an additional 10% off when you complete the class—so you can keep on stitching!

Go ahead and browse the extensive selection in our May class schedule—you’re sure to find the perfect fit. A new class schedule is posted on the 1st of every month, so be sure to check back for updates!

Lion Brand Yarn Studio
34 West 15th Street
New York, NY 10011
(212) 243-9070
www.lionbrandyarnstudio.com
Open Monday - Wednesday 11:30am-7pm, Thursday 11:30am-8pm, Friday 11:30am-5pm, and Sunday 11:30 am-5pm. Closed Saturdays.

Spring Handmade Cavalcade Sponsor: The Ink Pad


The Ink Pad is one of the coolest crafty stores in New York City. Located at 37 Seventh Avenue at 13th Street in Manhattan, you can find stamps of every size with any image or saying, stamp pads of any color, or paper of every thickness or shade. When you visit, be sure to leave a substantial amount of time to browse the shelves of stamps that cover every inch of the wall!

Whether you are a craft enthusiast or just showing a preliminary interest in making your own cards, The Ink Pad has everything you need. To get that extra bit of inspiration, take one of their many classes. From seasonal card making to advanced paper techniques, you'll be sure to find the right fit for your mood and skill level.

 Sample from the "Hello Luscious!" card making class utilizing florals. Wednesday, April 27, 7:15pm - 9:30pm. 


Sample from the Star Photo Album class.

The Ink Pad also makes custom stamps and has an arsenal of designs and ink colors for you to choose from. Treat yourself to an address stamp, or a stamp for your business. Buy a custom name stamp for your new niece or nephew. Make a stamp out of a sketch that you're particularly proud of! 

Not only does this little store have amazing products, but the staff couldn't be friendlier. I recently went there with my two daughters, ages 1 and 3, and they were busy picking up stamps, glue, and paper and bringing them to Barbara, the store manager, so she could "ring them up". 


The {NewNew} is so pleased that The Ink Pad is an overall sponsor at our upcoming event, the Spring Handmade Cavalcade. They will be contributing items to the swag bags (given to the first 100 people at the show) and will also be distributing literature and class schedules at the event itself. Be sure to stop by the Cavalcade and say hello to them, and definitely swing by their beautiful store. 

The Ink Pad
37 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10011
212.463.9876
theinkpadnyc.com
Open Monday - Saturday, 11am - 7pm and Sunday, 12pm - 6pm

Karina