http://www.marketsofnewyork.com All About the City's Best Artisan, Farmer, Food, and Flea Markets Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:03:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 http://www.marketsofnewyork.com/2011/12/two-great-holiday-pop-ups-at-chelsea-market/ http://www.marketsofnewyork.com/2011/12/two-great-holiday-pop-ups-at-chelsea-market/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 20:55:46 +0000 Karen Seiger http://www.marketsofnewyork.com/?p=7518
Two great hopliday pop up markets opened this week in Chelsea Market in Manhattan. Jingle at the Chelsea Market: A Holiday Pop Up Store is the creation of designer Jill Schwartz.  Back for its 5th year at the market and featuring over 20 companies, Jingle boasts a wonderful boutique esthetic that reminds a bit of the [...]]]> http://www.marketsofnewyork.com/2011/12/two-great-holiday-pop-ups-at-chelsea-market/feed/ 0 http://www.marketsofnewyork.com/2011/07/weekend-market-picks-july-30-31-2011-and-brewla-bars-video/ http://www.marketsofnewyork.com/2011/07/weekend-market-picks-july-30-31-2011-and-brewla-bars-video/#comments Fri, 29 Jul 2011 23:59:02 +0000 Karen Seiger http://www.marketsofnewyork.com/?p=5734
We have a new video blog! Watch this interview with Rebecca from Brewla Bars.  Brewla Bars are frozen pops made from brewed beverages, like coffee and tea.  They have a frozen root beer float bar that I can’t get enough of.  You can find them at the Fulton Stall Market every Sunday.  And please support [...]]]> http://www.marketsofnewyork.com/2011/07/weekend-market-picks-july-30-31-2011-and-brewla-bars-video/feed/ 0 http://www.marketsofnewyork.com/2011/07/weekend-market-picks-for-july-16-17-2011/ http://www.marketsofnewyork.com/2011/07/weekend-market-picks-for-july-16-17-2011/#comments Fri, 15 Jul 2011 05:42:14 +0000 Karen Seiger http://www.marketsofnewyork.com/?p=5563
And now for this weekend's Market Picks for everyone who is staying in town this weekend of visiting New York City from far and wide:]]> http://www.marketsofnewyork.com/2011/07/weekend-market-picks-for-july-16-17-2011/feed/ 0 http://www.marketsofnewyork.com/2011/06/independent-designers-pop-up-in-chelsea-market/ http://www.marketsofnewyork.com/2011/06/independent-designers-pop-up-in-chelsea-market/#comments Thu, 23 Jun 2011 04:35:21 +0000 Karen Seiger http://www.marketsofnewyork.com/?p=5342
Opening Day of the Independent Designers Pop Shop at Chelsea Market today revealed a wonderful array of high quality clothing, jewelry, and accessories.  The clothing designs are particularly exciting, with smart, eco fashion by Nina Valenti,  the extremely innovative and beautiful creations of Selma Karaca, and more. Most of the designers here also sell [...]]]> http://www.marketsofnewyork.com/2011/06/independent-designers-pop-up-in-chelsea-market/feed/ 3 http://www.marketsofnewyork.com/2011/06/photo-of-the-day-birdhouse-jewelry/ http://www.marketsofnewyork.com/2011/06/photo-of-the-day-birdhouse-jewelry/#comments Mon, 20 Jun 2011 18:23:26 +0000 Karen Seiger http://www.marketsofnewyork.com/?p=5297
Birdhouse Jewelry’s tented boutique at the Brooklyn Flea has become a destination in and of itself within the flea.  Designers Amy and Alen Lapierre create lovely, versatile, and unusual pieces that suit any taste.  From dainty to edgy, sparkly crystals to headphone charms, the designs are so diverse that I could not choose just one [...]]]> http://www.marketsofnewyork.com/2011/06/photo-of-the-day-birdhouse-jewelry/feed/ 0 http://www.marketsofnewyork.com/2011/04/prospect-heights-craft-fair-a-great-collection-of-local-artisan-for-a-good-cause/ http://www.marketsofnewyork.com/2011/04/prospect-heights-craft-fair-a-great-collection-of-local-artisan-for-a-good-cause/#comments Sun, 10 Apr 2011 03:38:33 +0000 Karen Seiger http://www.marketsofnewyork.com/?p=4552
This year's third annual Prospect Heights Craft Fair featured an impressive collection of local and regional artisans. Proceeds from this fair go to support the arts at P.S. 9, "so every kid from our neighborhood public elementary school can take art and dance every week and participate in amazing programs like Brooklyn's own Lava Acrobatic Program, Studio in a School and the Guggenheim Museum Learning Through Art," according to their website. ]]> http://www.marketsofnewyork.com/2011/04/prospect-heights-craft-fair-a-great-collection-of-local-artisan-for-a-good-cause/feed/ 0 http://www.marketsofnewyork.com/2010/11/photo-of-the-day-november-4-2010-artist-harriet-faith/ http://www.marketsofnewyork.com/2010/11/photo-of-the-day-november-4-2010-artist-harriet-faith/#comments Thu, 04 Nov 2010 16:16:59 +0000 Karen Seiger http://www.marketsofnewyork.com/?p=3617
I spent a Saturday morning in September at the Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket signing books and chatting with the good people of Brooklyn.  Afterward, I took a stroll to see the artisans who set up their tables at the entrance to Prospect Park. The work of Artist Harriet Faith struck a chord with me.  She is [...]]]> http://www.marketsofnewyork.com/2010/11/photo-of-the-day-november-4-2010-artist-harriet-faith/feed/ 2 http://www.marketsofnewyork.com/2010/09/photo-of-the-day-september-27-2010-paperelle/ http://www.marketsofnewyork.com/2010/09/photo-of-the-day-september-27-2010-paperelle/#comments Mon, 27 Sep 2010 15:39:48 +0000 Karen Seiger http://www.marketsofnewyork.com/?p=3313
Paperelle is all sorts of wonderful ideas rolled into one:  origami, upcycling, decoupage, design, handcrafting, and whimsy.  Talented artisan Lauren Donnelly creates colorful, paper jewelry and other objets, such as this lovely lightbulb full of tiny, plump origami stars, each one made carefully by hand.  She also makes bangles and other pieces of jewelry using [...]]]> http://www.marketsofnewyork.com/2010/09/photo-of-the-day-september-27-2010-paperelle/feed/ 2 http://www.marketsofnewyork.com/2010/09/photo-of-the-day-september-21-2010-urbanrose-handcrafted-jewelry/ http://www.marketsofnewyork.com/2010/09/photo-of-the-day-september-21-2010-urbanrose-handcrafted-jewelry/#comments Tue, 21 Sep 2010 03:11:51 +0000 Karen Seiger http://www.marketsofnewyork.com/?p=3246
What woman doesn’t have a soft spot for lockets?  Didn’t everyone have a teensy locket with a photo of a beloved grandmother inside, or maybe a weensy photo cut out of Tiger Beat Magazine?  Growing up, you had to have a locket and a diary with a lock on it – for privacy reasons, of [...]]]> http://www.marketsofnewyork.com/2010/09/photo-of-the-day-september-21-2010-urbanrose-handcrafted-jewelry/feed/ 0 http://www.marketsofnewyork.com/2010/09/photo-of-the-day-september-14-2010-wink-flip/ http://www.marketsofnewyork.com/2010/09/photo-of-the-day-september-14-2010-wink-flip/#comments Tue, 14 Sep 2010 18:58:33 +0000 Karen Seiger http://www.marketsofnewyork.com/?p=3217
Wink & Flip designer and founder Natasha Spedalle has beautiful, sparkly baubles under her tent at the Hester Street Fair.  She handmakes many of her designs, and she sells carefully selected commercial items as well.  The collections include beads, crystals, metals of all colors, and headbands made from ribbons and fabrics. Earlier this year, a [...]]]> http://www.marketsofnewyork.com/2010/09/photo-of-the-day-september-14-2010-wink-flip/feed/ 0