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/2011/10/weekend-market-picks-october-29-30-2011-lovely-day-designs/ http://www.marketsofnewyork.com/2011/10/weekend-market-picks-october-29-30-2011-lovely-day-designs/#comments Sat, 29 Oct 2011 00:04:43 +0000 Karen Seiger http://www.marketsofnewyork.com/?p=6798
Louise Lasson is the artisan behind Lovely Day Designs.  I saw first her work at the Brooklyn Flea Gifted Market in 2009, and she keeps on adding more creative designs and products to her line. She is known for her extremely wide array of switch plate covers!  Everything from Buddhas and Mermaids, to Flowers, Cats, Pinup [...]]]> http://www.marketsofnewyork.com/2011/10/weekend-market-picks-october-29-30-2011-lovely-day-designs/feed/ 0 http://www.marketsofnewyork.com/2010/06/where-im-doing-this-summer-book-signing-schedule/ http://www.marketsofnewyork.com/2010/06/where-im-doing-this-summer-book-signing-schedule/#comments Wed, 23 Jun 2010 00:40:13 +0000 Karen Seiger http://www.marketsofnewyork.com/?p=2024
Book Signing This Weekend: Sunday, November 6, 2010:  Abingdon Square Market - 9AM to 12PM.  Finally hanging out at my market!  Come out and say hello! A HUGE THANK YOU to the wonderful people who contributed to the IndieGoGo.com project to add video to this site! We exceeded our $1500 goal for a total of $1690!  [...]]]> http://www.marketsofnewyork.com/2010/06/where-im-doing-this-summer-book-signing-schedule/feed/ 4 http://www.marketsofnewyork.com/2010/04/pre-publication-book-launch-at-the-brooklyn-lyceum-this-weekend/ http://www.marketsofnewyork.com/2010/04/pre-publication-book-launch-at-the-brooklyn-lyceum-this-weekend/#comments Tue, 27 Apr 2010 04:17:22 +0000 Karen Seiger http://www.marketsofnewyork.com/?p=1405
I will be at the Brooklyn Lyceum’s Spring Food and Craft Market with The Little Bookroom this weekend!   Please stop by, say hi, and pick up your advance copy of the guidebook!  Many of the wonderful vendors featured in the guidebook and blog are also going to be at the [...]]]> http://www.marketsofnewyork.com/2010/04/pre-publication-book-launch-at-the-brooklyn-lyceum-this-weekend/feed/ 0 http://www.marketsofnewyork.com/2009/12/there%e2%80%99s-a-giant-pink-squid-under-the-christmas-tree/ http://www.marketsofnewyork.com/2009/12/there%e2%80%99s-a-giant-pink-squid-under-the-christmas-tree/#comments Tue, 29 Dec 2009 03:22:42 +0000 Karen Seiger http://www.marketsofnewyork.com/?p=209
What happens when artisans sell their creations at the markets or pack them up and ship them to all corners of the world for the holidays?  They never get to see where their handiwork ends up or who opened the packages on Christmas morning.  After talking to artisans at the holiday markets recently about [...]]]> http://www.marketsofnewyork.com/2009/12/there%e2%80%99s-a-giant-pink-squid-under-the-christmas-tree/feed/ 4 http://www.marketsofnewyork.com/2009/12/brooklyn-lyceum-holiday-craft-market-%e2%80%93-a-procrastinator%e2%80%99s-paradise/ http://www.marketsofnewyork.com/2009/12/brooklyn-lyceum-holiday-craft-market-%e2%80%93-a-procrastinator%e2%80%99s-paradise/#comments Sun, 20 Dec 2009 06:14:11 +0000 Karen Seiger http://www.marketsofnewyork.com/?p=194
Yes, I left some of my shopping until this weekend.  But I totally scored at The Brooklyn Lyceum Holiday Craft Market.  In addition to cupcakes, chocolate, and sandwiches that kept me going, the handmade merchandise was impressive.  The Lyceum is an excellent space for a market, and I heard a lot of people saying [...]]]> http://www.marketsofnewyork.com/2009/12/brooklyn-lyceum-holiday-craft-market-%e2%80%93-a-procrastinator%e2%80%99s-paradise/feed/ 3