{NewNew} contest!

This week you can win this GORGEOUS necklace by ThirdFloor at the {NewNew} York Team blog
You just have to blog to win!
Go on and check it out!

Etsy Purchase of the week!

I have held off as a swapper until the past couple of months - and now I love it! Every time I do a craft fair or sale, i think who i can swap with to get some presents for myself!

My latest swap was with the talented Wabisabi Brooklyn who makes decoupage jewelry on to coins. I got a beautiful necklace with a little black bird and a pin with a greedy squirrel.

When I got home my sister loved the necklace, so I gave it to her and kept the greedy squirrel for myself! I may have to go see her at the Brooklyn Indie Market to try and reclaim the necklace - i miss it already.
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UPDATE: I stole my little birdie necklace back from my sister! I will post a pick when I can or when it's not on my neck!

Bicycle related giveaway!

Check out the {NewNew}'s blog this week and enter their Monday contest. All you have to do it blog to win the prize! And this week is some great notecards and journal from BlueStitchbooks. Hand made and goocoed right here in Brooklyn - I love these cards! The bright colors in greens and oranges really grab your attention and show off the romantic silhouette of the bicycle.

Love to cycle, these notecards are for you!

At the Brooklyn Flea this Sunday!

Hey ya'll New Yorkers! I'll be selling at the Brooklyn Flea this Sunday with the {NewNew} tent. If you are around, stop by and say hello. The flea is on Lafayette beweteen Vanderbilt and Clermont in Fort Greene, I'll be at the back right on the fence. I'll be there Sunday, September 28, 10am to 5pm. I'll have new tees and longsleeve for the coming fall in new color combos...

Etsy Purchase of the week!

I found these great earrings by AutumnLeavesJewelry through a storque article and bought them for my mom - she loved them! A % of the sale goes to fund the Obama campaign - and my mom gets a cool pair of earrings - it's a win win!

New Long Sleeve's Up in The shop!

New Designs!

3/4 Sleeve!
Silkscreened on to American Apparel in great brown, green purple and grey.

Shop for KimmChi at AuH2o, NYC

You can now find KimmChi shirts at AuH2o - a great little boutique in the East Village in Manhattan (84 East 7th Str)- it's chock full of Indie Designer's and you can find some great clothes made by owner Kate Goldwater, all with a sort of eco-indie slant.

Atlantic Antic- Here we come!

just found out where we'll be at this year's Atlantic Antic. Between Clinton and Court.


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So mark the spot and save the date - Sunday October 5 from 10am to 6pm!

Directions to the Handmade Cavalcade

Hey all - here is my little how-to on getting yourself up to Beacon this weekend for the Handmade Cavalcade! You can rent a zip car and drive on up from the city or join the other straphangers by public transporting it up to Beacon.

Option 1
Supplies:
1 - Car
2 - Driver

Optional supplies: GPS enabled i-phone, buddy with a map
And these simple directions:

Take the George Washington Bridge to Palisades all the way up to the Bear Mt. Bridge. Fastest way to get up to the Palisades on a Saturday would be the West Side Highway or FDR drive then go on the upper level of the bridge if you can - if you end up on the lower level no problem, stay in the far right and pay attention to the signs to get onto the Palisades since the exit is the first on the right (the upper level turns directly into the Palisades from the right lane on the bridge). Take the Palisades to the Bear Mt. Bridge, it's at the end after exit 19.

Once over the Bear Mt. Bridge take a left on 9D towards Cold Spring, stay on this road for about 20 minutes and you'll hit Beacon (you have to go through Cold Spring then the next town is Beacon). Turn right at Main Street and follow it around until you hit North Cedar St. Turn left and the workshop is behind the yellow Paper Presence shop. The workshop is on the right side of the street and there are two garage doors which will be open with signs out for the Cavalcade.

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Option 2
Supplies:
1 - Subway/Bus
2 - MetroNorth train

Beacon is on the Hudson Line from Grand Central Terminal - make sure to take a train with Poughkeepsie as the last stop. You can find the train schedule here: Buy an off peak ticket - make sure to sit on the left side of the train so you can see enjoy the view.

From the Metro North Beacon station, it's a 10 minute stroll to Main Street or you can take the Beacon trolley which runs hourly loops from the train station to Main Street. The Handmade Cavalcade is right in the middle of town across from the library - you can't miss us!

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-Kimm
KimmChi.etsy.com

Giveaway Contest

The {NewNew} York Etsy Street Team is hosting a contest each Monday - with different products donated by different Team members each week. This week is my week. I'm giving away this FAB bubble appliqued tote bag. with orange velvet. All you have to do is blog about why you want it to be entered to win.

Go to The {NewNew} York Etsy Street Team's blog for full contest info and to enter.

And check back each Monday by noon for that weeks' contest item.

Featured in Saturday Shopping List

Featured on LittleLoveBlue's Saturday Shopping List - September 6!
That's my Paisley + Lotus design on Grey in the bottom center.

Thanks for the Feature Cary!

Mark Your Fall Calendars!

Well, my fall seems to be really shaping up to be a busy one - with tons of local events as well as a spate of virtual sales. See below, and mark your calendars!

SEPT 8 - Tote bag Giveaway at TheNewNew.blogspot.com - I have donated a snazzy appliqued tote bag to be given away at random. All you have to do is blog about the item and leave comments about where you blogged about it to be entered to win it! Couldn't be easier! Check out TheNewNew.blogspot.com on Sept 8 for full instructions and rules.

SEPT 13 - Handmade Cavalcade in Beacon, NY
Train it, bus it, cab it, or drive if you can up to Beacon New York for this indie extravanganza! (So DIY we thre it ourselves!)



SEPT 28 - I will be vending in the {NewNew} York Street Team booth at the Brooklyn Flea. Bringing mostly sales items with me - men's shirts and women's older designs - putting things on sale at the Flea. Most will be reduced to $15! Trying to really move em. Stop by if you are in the neighbor hood.

OCT 5 - I don't have my exact location yet, but I will be vending at this year's Atlantic Antic, which spans from Hicks Street to Fourth Avenue from 10am to 6pm. More info when I know where I'll be.

Looking REALLY far ahead....

NOV 13 - 7-9 pm I will be participating in a Trunk Show in The Virtual labs of Etsy with the the {NewNew} York Street Team. You can login and chat with all the vendors ask about process and get a live look at the goods with webcams. We'll be offering some great on-line promotions for the two hours of the sale - so be sure to login at 7pm!

NOV 16 - The {NewNew} York Street Team will take over the Brooklyn Indie Market and fill the tent!

DEC 13 - The {NewNew} York Street Team will be back at it hosting the Holiday Handmade Cavalcade at the Knittng Factory. 10am to 5pm - come early - you'll have three floors of indie craft fair goodness to make it through!

DEC 20 - I'll be back at the Brooklyn Indie Market for your last minute holiday needs!

And that's the long view! Update your calendars and stop by where you can.

I want Complete Embellishing! - The BOOK!

I first heard about Complete Embellishing: Techniques and Projects through Kayte Terry's flickr pool actually! Those photos are just amazing and to think that there are actual How-Tos behind them! I downloaded the free How-To from the Storque article - and though I haven't started on it yet - i can't wait to!

What I love about these projects that in true crafty fashion - they span all sorts of discliplines and materials. I can get all my creativity needs filled doing glass etching or I can work on my wordrobe and do some applique - it's not stuck in all sewing or all knitting or all anything - suits all moods!

Good luck with the book Kayte, it looks really wonderful and jam packed with fun and - from the photos - elegantly executed projects to suit all of our diy needs!

YOU can enter to win it too - just blog about why you want it and post in the comments. See here for complete rules and regulations.


-Kimm
KimmChi.etsy.com