Kimm Alfonso

come celebrate my launch of Paper Made! and get crafty with me at the powerHouse Arena
If you don't live in the NY area, have no fear! I will be coming to a city near you!

Lovers of all things local and handmade are marking their
calendars for Saturday May 5th, when Etsy New York, your local street team, hosts its fourth annual Spring Handmade Cavalcade at the arts and performance venue Littlefield in Brooklyn’s Gowanus neighborhood. From 11AM until 5PM shoppers can load up on clothing, jewelry, accessories, paper...

WMRC is proud to present its first-ever Spring Festival, featuring live music / live art / hands-on activities for enthusiasts of all ages / raffles, prizes, and a bake sale!

The event will take place on Saturday, April 28, 1 - 3 p.m. in both the indoor and outdoor spaces at Union Pool in Williamsburg.

$5 suggested donation (no one turned away...

Stache is having a Spring cleanse.

The studio is too packed to move, so I'm pulling everything I can sell for $10 or less, and hosting at my place (Roebling & N 8th).

There will be bubbly as always, and some tasty morning treats, as well as loads of vintage awesomeness to score for almost nothing.

Men's and woman's. Clothing...

On March 10, 2012, Greenpointers.com is organizing a gallery tour of the neighborhood. Many galleries and alternative locations will stay open late (from 6-9pm) exhibiting artwork from local artists.

A map is available for download from greenpointers.com.

The WG News & Arts will be featuring the map in their next issue alongside maps of...

Solo exhibition of new drawings.

New Year's Resolutions!! Get started January 7th and/or 28th! Come join our free group to learn how to crochet a coffee cup cozy or hand sew one from felt.

Hosted by Julie Schneider & Kim Grassie, two local artists/makers/teachers from the neighborhood, who also happen to work for Etsy. Also hosted by Kure Croker from the Greenpoint...

Get hands-on and help out your community this season. Stop by your local West Elm store to make handmade ornaments and browse a mini-market of Etsy sellers — find something for everyone on your list and contribute gifts and decorations to the tree we're donating to a local charity. See the FULL LIST of Etsy Sellers and find a West Elm store...

Pricing is one of the toughest small business topics to master. Many creative entrepreneurs seem to be at a loss when they are considering setting or re-evaluating their prices. With Black Friday/Cyber Monday just around the bend, many of you may also be pondering offering a discount, giveaway or add-on. Can you still profit when you have a sale?
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Celebrating our 18th year, Urban Space's Union Square Holiday Market showcases over 100 artisans with unique handmade items you won’t find in stores. You won't leave the market hungry either, as this year we're featuring some of the Big Apple's most buzzworthy local chefs. The Holiday Market is open daily Monday-Friday, 11-8,...

The 8th Handmade Arcade is guaranteed to be the shopping experience of the upcoming holiday season, with 156 innovative craft vendors from in and around Pittsburgh, across Pennsylvania and around the country. Its largest show to date!

Handmade Arcade features affordable, hand-constructed wares from some of the country’s most imaginative and...

As part of our first ever Etsy Social Media Week, we're hosting a very special tweetchat with Moo, CraftyChica, Klout and Etsy! Join us for a chat on all things social media by following #EtsySuccess (https://twitter.com/#!/search/realtime/etsysuccess).

We'll chat about ways creative entrepreneurs can use Twitter to effectively connect...

Do you hear that sound? It's a Rumble Above the Clouds, Openings 5th group exhibition at the historic Church of St. Paul the Apostle. Openings, an artists’ collective on Manhattan’s West Side, which seeks to spark discussion and interaction in the creative community, presents their largest group exhibition to date.

The show will feature...

World Maker Faire is an amazing showcase of creativity and cool technology that celebrates the DIY mindset. It’s stimulating, inspiring and fun for all ages. You just have to be there to experience it for yourself. There will be first-time makers as well as favorites returning with something new. Practical. Whimsical. Experimental. Original....

Maker Faire is the premier event for grassroots American innovation. As the Midwest's Largest DIY Festival, Maker Faire Detroit is a two-day family friendly Faire that has something for everyone - a showcase of invention, creativity and resourcefulness and a celebration of the Maker mindset.

DEKALB MARKET—A HUB FOR ARTISANS, EATERIES AND
CREATIVE START-UPS—COMING TO FULTON MALL IN JULY

New “shipping container” market Visit www.dekalbmarket.com features local shops, an incubator farm, an Internet radio station, and cutting-edge food vendors
Brooklyn, NY (July, 2011)—Urban Space is excited to announce that Dekalb Market, a...

It’s July... the dog days of summer are surely here. If you’re not lying on a beach somewhere, chances are you’re stuck inside your office or home dreaming of the beach and trying to stay cool.

Well, what better way to spend that time than snatching up some great deals, brought to you by the NewNew?

From July 14th through July 24th only,...

Order tickets via Eventbrite:
http://www.eventbrite.com/event/1861550949/efbevent

Please join the World Maker Faire team on Wednesday, July 6th, 2011 at Etsy! Dale, Sherry, Louise, Bridgette, Dan and Nick will be present to update you on our plans. In addition to providing updates on the event, our
goal is to recruit Makers, answer...

Hosted by Andy Borowitz
Stories by Salman Ahmad, Sherman "O.T." Powell, Jessi Klein, Bonnie Levison and Jerry Stahl
Free Admission!
Doors 6:30 / Stories begin 7:30

Join The Moth in Central Park for an evening of stories that feature the moon in cameo. Nocturnal tales of glory or defeat, win or lose, the culmination of forces both within...

The Renegade Craft Fair is headed back to McCarren Park for our 7th Annual Brooklyn Fair on June 11 +12, 2011, from 11am – 7pm each day! Along with hundreds of today’s best makers of handmade goods, we’ll be hosting hands-on crafting workshops and planning a handful of summertime surprises! New York’s most exciting outdoor showcase of...

Throw an Etsy Craft Party in your town. The power is literally in your hands. Call on your local community to celebrate creativity June 10, 2011. This event is yours for the making!

All the juicy details: http://etsy.me/craftparty2011

No matter where you live or what you love to make, you are invited to participate. Musicians, painters,...

We're releasing a new EP! Come and party.

When: Saturday, May 14th from 11-6pm & Sunday, May 15th from 11-6pm RAIN OR SHINE
Where: Philadelphia, PA @ Penn's Landing Great Plaza - on Columbus Boulevard between Walnut Street and Chestnut Street
What: over 100 artists & live music!
FREE TO ATTEND

complete vendor list: http://www.artstarcraftbazaar.com/vendors.html

music...

Planning another Mother's Day brunch at Salty's with Mom and 5000 other Seattlites? Sounds fun, but how about adding some crafty gifts or creative shopping to the occasion?

Join us for some of the regions most beautiful, creative, fun and even practical crafts at the etsyRAIN Handmade Craft Show May 7 at Intiman Theatre.

Free admission!...

Lovers of all things local and handmade are in for a treat on Saturday May 7th when the local Etsy Group, The {NewNew}, brings its third annual Spring Handmade Cavalcade
to the posh gaming parlor Slate in the Flatiron District. From 10 a.m.
until 5 p.m. shoppers will be able to browse handmade clothing, jewelry,
accessories, paper goods, bath and...