ahhhh

yes, kraftenplatz was so awesome. so great! wonderful. yea!

and i will put the photos up soon...in the next week...i'm taking a little break. thank you to all the admirers of my crafts - i hope your friends/family/etc enjoyed my little octopai!

happy everything to you!

xox

craft fair at cake shop! everything $1-$30!

affordable, AWESOME crafts, etc at the cake shop! everything $1-$30! me, chantel, la'kenya and zawadi along with about 24 other vendors will be selling our hand-made items so mark your calenders!

Where: Cake Shop is located at 152 Ludlow Street, NYC, 10002.
When: Sat, Dec 20th
Cost: FREE!
Time: 12-6pm
Directions: J, M, Z or F to Delancey. Exit on the North side of Delancey at Essex. Walk north on Essex to Rivington. Left on Rivington.Right on Ludlow. Cake Shop will be on your right.

http://cake-shop.com/directions/

xox

holiday craft fair at community church of ny!

the crafting collective!
lisa with her multi purple and hot pink octopus ornaments!
la'kenya and her hand made soaps, oils, scents!
phil, la'kenya, zawadi, la'kenya's bf!
behind the scenes!

oooh! ahhh!

faye and her grey/purple neck cozie!

little girl and her multi-colored purple-ee octopus finger puppet!

ray and partner and new friends!

hugging friends, monsters, octopus!

ray and his partner!

winifred and her wiggly squid-like finger puppet

guest and some little guys

jody (craft fair organizer) and her new little orange friend!

erin checking out a funky neck cozie

boyuan and her new neck cozie!

boyuan modeling my hat and her new cozy

me and kaoru and our little friends!

kaoru, her bf mahbo and their new friends

ji-eun's bf, charlie, and his purple/orange octopus ornament

ji-eun and her fashion plate finger puppets & the lone bug eyed guy

me and my set up

zawadi and her octopus stuffed animal

Community Craft Fair, Sun Dec 7th 12-4pm

Please join me, my friends (Chantel, Elvis, La'Kenya, Phil & Zawadi) and the crafting community at the The Community Craft Fair this Sunday, December 7th (12-4pm).

I'll be selling my crocheted finger puppets, stuffed animals, neck cozies, hats, etc.

This is your chance to support local creativity!

Clothing, jewelry, bags, toys, winter-wear, etc!

Stocking stuffers and Hannukah & Kwanzaa gifts!

This FREE Community Craft Fair offers customers

the key components that are often missing in big box

retail chain stores—artistic design, locally made items,

and a chance to meet the artists and designers

and ask them personally about their work.

WHERE: Community Church of New York
40 E. 35th Street (b/w Madison & Park Ave)

DIRECTIONS: Take 6 train to 33rd St and walk up town.

Click below for more directions:

http://www.ccny.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=131&Itemid=175

buy nothing day! 11/28/08, day after t-day!

Buy Nothing Day 2008: Dance Your Debt Away!

Free dance party at Union Square

Friday, November 28, 2008 3:00pm - 5:30pm

FREE

Take the L, N, R, W, Q, 4, 5, 6 trains to Union SquarePhone Contact: 917-825-3562

Email Contact: Michael@revbilly.com Website: http://www.revbilly.com

http://www.revbilly.com/events/buy-nothing-day-2008-dance-your-debt-away

happy days

i'm so excited about the new crochet designs i thought of with geoff...these octapai but bigger, thicker yarn, octapus hats! octapus dolls! octapus pillows! it might be more costumey than fashion, but as long as its fun, who cares? i love it!! eventually i'll move on to another animal...how to make a whale?

brooklyn independent designers trunk show, Nov 8th

joey c-note and freaky finger puppet

founder of "kongo crochet" with pink friend
geoff and joey c-note's cozy dap

stephanie and natty with their new friends

friend & wadiyah all smiles!

christopher gandsy, designer and trunk show organizer, with his wife's hot pink/grey neck cozy co-founder of "not just vintage" trying on a neck cozy

client modeling her newest purchase! cyclist with a fancy neck cozy!

sam with her purchases: fashion red, softie octapus and ketchup-mustard finger puppets!

founder of "kongo crochet" and her yellow octapus

joey c-note and his peanut butter & jelly neck cozy

fashion red!

light yellow posable octapus!

client, wadiyah, trying on a neck cozy

last saturday was the brooklyn independent designers trunk show organized by christopher gandsy (http://www.cgandsy.com/). it was awesome! i met so many great designers! natty, her stephanie, marc showed up as did louise, geoff, joey c-note and sam. it made me so happy to have so many friends come out and support me. xox

Sam!

sam trying on her favorite neck cozy

puppets go to a photo shoot!

grace and her muse myself and my octopai

cutie!

cutie!

everyone!

monsters!

octapus

louise's octapus

octopai!

under the sea!

octopai!

yea!

we hug!

we hug too!

hugging gang! two cuties

three friends!