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Brooklyn Flea & Smorgasburg Go Indoors For The Season

Karen Seiger

Nov 4, 2016
4 min

Brooklyn Flea & Smorgasburg Go Indoors For The Season

Winter Flea + Smorgasburg 2016 BROOKLYN FLEA + SMORGASBURG RETURN TO HISTORIC SKYLIGHT ONE HANSON STARTING NOVEMBER 5+6 THRU MARCH 2017 Saturday and Sunday, November 5 and 6, Brooklyn Flea and Smorgasburg begin their annual winter merger in a single location, returning this season to their 2010-2012 indoor/winter home at Brooklyn’s most iconic interior, the glorious former Williamsburg Savings Bank space known as Skylight One Hanson. With 75 Brooklyn Flea vendors selling vint

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Weekend Market Picks August 13 & 14, 2016: Eat Your Colors

Karen Seiger

Aug 12, 2016
3 min

Weekend Market Picks August 13 & 14, 2016: Eat Your Colors

Eat Your Colors Do you find yourself sweating while sitting still? Do you dread opening your air conditioning bill? Have your popsicles turned into juice puddles on the way home from the store? Well, that’s August for you. On the other hand, we have the most beautiful, fragrant, and delicious fruits and vegetables in the greenmarkets all over the city right now. The tomatoes are juicy and luscious, and I can’t shove enough luscious peaches in my cake hole. So make the most of

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Weekend Market Picks September 26, 27 & 28, 2014: The Cameo Sisters Jewelry Designs

Karen Seiger

Sep 25, 2014
4 min

Weekend Market Picks September 26, 27 & 28, 2014: The Cameo Sisters Jewelry Designs

Cameo Sisters’ Coral and Turquoise Necklaces at the Nolita Market Cameo Sisters Designs, owned by two wonderful sisters, make beautiful handmade jewelry. Their style is quite delicate, and you can see the fine, handcrafted techniques in their pieces if you look carefully. They have the unique talent of creating statement pieces that are also understated. Look at these coral and turquoise necklaces to understand what I mean. The colors and shapes are dainty and small, but they

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Easter Weekend Market Picks April 19 & 20, 2014

Karen Seiger

Apr 18, 2014
3 min

Easter Weekend Market Picks April 19 & 20, 2014

Beautiful old instruments and sheet music at the Brooklyn Flea’s market at PS 321 in Park Slope, Brooklyn – Now open for the new season! Happy Easter! I hope you are planning to get out and enjoy springtime while it is with us. It looks like the weather is going to be great too! So plan on spending time outside this weekend shopping and eating at these amazing spring markets: Weekend Market Picks Saturday, April 19, 2014 Union Square Greenmarket: Union Square is the largest f

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Customer Service: Natchie Art Turns a Cardboard Box Into A Lovely Experience

Karen Seiger

Apr 17, 2014
3 min

Customer Service: Natchie Art Turns a Cardboard Box Into A Lovely Experience

There is always talk amongst everyone selling products about how to provide outstanding customer service. This is a story about one artisan who delivered so much more to me than just a piece of jewelry. She turned a standard shipment and a cardboard box into a delightful experience. I don’t know anyone who doesn’t LOVE getting a box in the mail. Especially if it is a box with a handwritten label. A few weeks ago, I picked up this beautifully promising box at the Post Office.

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PRESS RELEASE: LIC Flea & Food Kicks Of This Weekend

Karen Seiger

Apr 2, 2014
3 min

PRESS RELEASE: LIC Flea & Food Kicks Of This Weekend

LIC Flea & Food opens this weekend for their second season. Here’s their full Press Release. ~Karen Seiger, Markets of New York City Photo by LIC Flea & Food LIC Flea & Food Market to operate outdoors every Saturday and Sunday starting April 5 & 6, featuring over 85 vendors, including the best in food, jewelry, fashion, furniture, arts and crafts, antiques, collectibles and much more Long Island City, Queens – LIC FLEA & FOOD, one of the biggest and well-known markets in New

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Karen Seiger

Feb 13, 2014
4 min

Natchie Art: Can You See The Music?

“Risk It All” Lyric Pendant by Nadia Ackerman (Photo by NatchieArt.com) I found myself crying in a holiday market. With two other people I didn’t know. Who were crying too. But it was a good thing. We had all just met Nadia Ackerman at the Hester Street Fair Holiday Pop Up. We were looking up at one of her large original drawings on the wall above her table. It was a sweet image of a mother and her kids sitting around a dinner table, next to a large Christmas tree. Flying out

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Success Stories: The Skill Behind the Sparkle at Altantis Jewelry Studio

Karen Seiger

Feb 6, 2014
3 min

Success Stories: The Skill Behind the Sparkle at Altantis Jewelry Studio

Atlantis Jewelry. His jewelry designs grace the city’s best artisan and design markets. What makes Arsham and Atlantis Jewelry my first subject in this series of Market Success Stories is the fact that this business sells exclusively in markets and online and employs 7 people plus seasonal sales staff. I hope you find these facts as inspiring and remarkable as I do. I wanted to learn more about Arsham’s relationship with the markets, and he invited me to visit his studio in t

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Photo of the Day, December 18, 2013: Kiln Design Studio

Karen Seiger

Dec 17, 2013
1 min

Photo of the Day, December 18, 2013: Kiln Design Studio

This intriguing, small enamel bowl felt lovely in the palm of my hand. It is part of a set of three little bowls made by Elissa Ehlin and James Leritz of Kiln Design Studio in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. I was drawn into their beautiful and peaceful boutique at the Grand Central Holiday Fair. The copper enamel works of art by Kiln have so much depth and complexity. The colors range from natural tones to bright colors, and each piece is hand made and therefore has a unique color a

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Bestow Holiday Pop Up: Take Your Style to New Heights

Karen Seiger

Dec 15, 2013
2 min

Bestow Holiday Pop Up: Take Your Style to New Heights

The Bestow Holiday Pop Up may be the most exciting new addition to the holiday market world this season. It is sponsored by Design Entrepreneurs NYC, an initiative by Mayor Bloomberg and the NY Economic Development Corporation to support design entrepreneurs in the city. For the designers, the program offers business development and management training, merchandising and mentoring. For you and me, the program sends us some of the cleverest, most innovative designers in the wo

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NEW VIDEO: The Best Gifts are Local and Handmade

Karen Seiger

Dec 13, 2013
1 min

NEW VIDEO: The Best Gifts are Local and Handmade

Many many thanks to all the wonderful people who participated in this Holiday video! Mr. Cory’s Cookies Lolafalk – Clever Little Wallets, Handbags and Accessories ShayaNYC – Fine Handcrafted Jewelry Southern Hospitality – Natural Foot Care Products Urban Man Made – Designs for Men La Muse Kalliope – Toys and Personal Muses Ice & Vice – Artisanal Ice Cream Bugged Out – Organic Handprinted Clothing Fav’s Treatery Karen Curtis – Swarovski Crystal Jewelry and Lighting Juli Raja

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ID Pop: Fine, Fun and Serious Design in New York City

Karen Seiger

Nov 7, 2013
2 min

ID Pop: Fine, Fun and Serious Design in New York City

ID Pop Shop Shoppers ID Pop Shop is open once again in Chelsea Market. And once again, I am blown away by the design, innovation and energy of this event. ID Pop Shop (which stands for Independent Designer Pop shop) is a venue where some of New York’s finest independent and emerging designers can bring their wares to the public. The quality of the clothing, accessories and decor products is always outstanding, with a very exciting mix of styles. This week’s event features 24

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Weekend Market Picks, August 24 & 25, 2013: Captivating Designs by Atlantis Jewelry

Karen Seiger

Aug 23, 2013
3 min

Weekend Market Picks, August 24 & 25, 2013: Captivating Designs by Atlantis Jewelry

Atlantis Jewelry’s 18K ring with a brown diamond, surrounded by pavé diamonds set in rhodium. Available this weekend at ID Pop Shop in Chelsea Market. I have known Arsham Bekarian of Atlantis Jewelry for several years now, and I am so happy to feature his beautiful jewelry designs here on Markets of New York City! Originally from Turkey, Arsham started as an apprentice jewelry maker at a young age. I love hearing him talk about his colorful designs, which range from rich stat

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Fulton Flea Market: A Small Flea With A Big Community Impact

Karen Seiger

Jul 23, 2013
3 min

Fulton Flea Market: A Small Flea With A Big Community Impact

Jewelry Designer Edline Talking with Customers at the Fulton Flea If you’ve ever walked by the Fulton Flea Market on your way to the Brooklyn Flea maybe, I encourage you to stop and have a long look around. The aim of this market is “to take an empty lot and turn it into an active gathering space where people can meet and engage in the sharing of information, entertainment, goods and services.” They do exactly that every Saturday, often well into the evening when the neighbor

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Weekend Market Picks July 13 & 14: Cherry Season with Samascott Orchards

Karen Seiger

Jul 12, 2013
3 min

Weekend Market Picks July 13 & 14: Cherry Season with Samascott Orchards

I normally don’t choose any favorite anything when it comes to markets because I truly appreciate all aspects of all markets. But I will admit that high summer is my very favorite time in the farmers markets. Our farmers are harvesting the juiciest fruits, sweetest corn and plumpest tomatoes as I write. And I have been enjoying as much of their bounty as I can so I can savor the memories in the deep winter while I’m trying to peel a squash without severing a finger. Today’s p

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Weekend Market Picks June 1 & 2, 2013: Lunacy Design Nostalgic Tees

Karen Seiger

May 31, 2013
3 min

Weekend Market Picks June 1 & 2, 2013: Lunacy Design Nostalgic Tees

Lunacy Design is known for their sweet retro and nostalgic prints and their yummy organic cotton fabrics. This robot tee is printed with non-toxic but glittery ink onto an organic cotton tee shirt. The shirts come in childrens and adult sizes. The designs include owls, rocket ships and birds. You have to see them in real life to appreciate the great design elements. And you have to see them on real kids to appreciate just how awesome they are. Lunacy Design will be at Crafts

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Weekend Market Picks March 30 & 31, 2013 + Royal Doulton Duck

Karen Seiger

Mar 29, 2013
2 min

Weekend Market Picks March 30 & 31, 2013 + Royal Doulton Duck

It’s my birthday!! And I wish a very happy birthday to my awesome sister, Leslie Seiger, whose birthday was Thursday, March 28th. Growing up, we always had birthday parties together for all our friends. We always flew kites. And if our birthdays fell on or near Easter, Mom would make us bunny cakes. (Since I’ve moved to New York, I always get a yellow cake with pink frosting from Amy’s Bread!) In honor of the fledgling spring season, I am happy to feature this wonderful, mini

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Weekend Market Picks, February 23-24, 2013 + Simply Curated

Karen Seiger

Feb 22, 2013
2 min

Weekend Market Picks, February 23-24, 2013 + Simply Curated

During a recent visit to Artists & Fleas in Williamsburg, I was smitten by a golden unicorn. Who wouldn’t be, right? It was perched on the side of a lovely, hand-poured, soy wax candle made by Sarah Cooley of Simply Curated. Sarah’s charming booth boutique at the vintage and artisan market highlights her eye for color and style. She carefully selects every single item she sells, and her sense of design and color is evident in the way she displays her collections of homeware a

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Karen Seiger

Nov 23, 2012
2 min

Penguins Abandon Antarctica for Williamsburg, Brooklyn NYC

The fabulous New York Etsy Street Team is holding their 5th Annual Holiday Handmade Cavalcade! Here is the press release in full: [singlepic id=1582 w=480 h=640 float=center] NEW YORK, NY (Nov. 1st, 2012) – Santa’s Workshop isn’t the only place to find quality, handcrafted items for the Holidays. New York has its own enclave of busy craftspeople who work all year long to create one of a kind items that make truly unique gifts for everyone on your list. These modern day elve

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Karen Seiger

Oct 18, 2012
4 min

Weekend Market Picks for October 18 – 21, 2012 + Cuzin’s Duzin

What is heaven on earth? Watching your own dozen donuts get made right before your eyes and popping them in your mouth as you wander off into bliss, that’s what. Come meet Todd Jones, founder and owner of Cuzin’s Duzin, makers of the most adorable, munchable, bite-sized donuts-made-to-order, this Sunday at the Grub Street Food Festival, sponsored by the Hester Street Fair and New York Magazine! As you can see in this video, Cuzin’s Duzin has the coolest donut-making machine,

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