This past Sunday I woke up in the wee hours of the morning to meet up with my friend Laura Leebove and company in line for the Bust Craftacular. She went last year and showed me all the cool stuff she bought, so this year, I just had to see it for myself.
When I found her in line, it was already reaching around the corner and later it made its way around the entire block.
The line was worth it. Two dollars and a free goodie bag (for the first 500 people) later, we were inside and there was SO MUCH TO LOOK AT! I did not know where to begin. Vendors everywhere. Jewelry, purses, clothing, chocolates, cookies, toys, stuffed animals, handmade cards…
We made our way around the maze and I ended up with one thing for one of my sisters. I obviously can’t tell you what it is. There were a million things I could have bought for myself, but that wasn’t the point of going there now, was it?
I’ve realized I really like handmade cards. They are so adorable. And they’re about the same price as the mass-produced ones you find at Kate’s Paperie so why didn’t I buy some? You tell me.
Here’s a table of some interesting stuffed animals:
And a t-shirt display I was pretty fond of:
And now for the killer. There was one particular booth that really stuck out at me. You know I really like creatures. I especially like penguins. So here was this table with ceramic mugs and ceramic necklaces with different creatures on them. And the creatures were just so CUTE! I seriously wanted to cry about it, they looked so sad and lonely on the mugs and necklaces and I wanted to be their friend.
This necklace I wanted especially:
A penguin in front of the Brooklyn Bridge! This is even better than my amazing photo of the ice cream in front of the Brooklyn Bridge! This necklace is City Mitten!
Why didn’t I buy this? I don’t wear necklaces that much but that penguin should have been mine. The woman who made them was really nice, maybe she can make a pendant for me and make it into a bracelet. I would love love that. For now I can only hope that Mr. Penguin here found a home at the Bust Craftacular. And, you should check out the 3rd Ward Handmade Holiday Craft Fair this coming Sunday, cause SKT Ceramics is gonna be there.
that place looks fun! The craft shows around here are BLAH all country and wooden and weird stuff. NOT my style. But that necklace is SWEETNESS you sh ould have gotten it!
I know! You’ll have to come to a fair with me sometime!
I love the bunny stuffed animals and the shirt with the two bunnies and the heart in the middle of them.
Just wait til Christmas, ma’am! Sorry, it was no bunny shirt or bunny though. :)
Is that the Martha Stewart craft fair thing? She was talking about it on her show this morning, and I was up way too early and recognized those stuffed animals!
Also, your page is snowing! Did you do that?
One more thing, I like the tiny smiley face at the top. I’m noticing all sorts of crazy things today!
Hmm… I’m not sure if that’s what Martha was talking about, it’s a pretty popular fair! They have one in LA and London, too.
And yes, I did make it snow!
Thanks for all the love, girl!
:)
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