Etsy Louisiana at St. Roch

This past Friday I hung out at the new Friday on the Roch market to represent the Etsy Louisiana Street Team and spread the Etsy love. I’d made a fun tablecloth/sign for us to use at events like this one, and I even brought my dog along to help spread the word (she’s rockin’ an awesome Etsy bandana that I picked up last May at the Maker Faire).

Miss Kathy of betweenpeityanddesire is one of the fabulous organizers of this event (which I really hope takes off, because they’re trying to revive the St. Roch Market as a community marketplace — it’s one of my favorite buildings in town). I also got to chat with other local Etsyians GypsyCharmsJewelry and I picked up an amazing one of a kind acrylic seahorse necklace from yabettasupadont. (She said she plans to make more like it soon. Though I’ll admit, I was also swooning over her hummingbird earrings.)

If you’re in the New Orleans area and missed this event, many of the same artists will be at the new Freret Market this Saturday. My fellow Craft Mafioso art by mags! will also be in town for the event, though I will not be unfortunately. I’m headed to New Jersey later this week with my friend Gwen from Sigh Co. Graphics (a local NOLA company -- I keep trying to recruit her to Etsy!) to help her out at Chiller Theatre.

(this post has been cross-posted from my blog, MissMalaprop.com)

Uncommon Thread Wearable Art Show

This is something pretty cool that someone in Baton Rouge contacted the New Orleans Craft Mafia about:

There's a call for artists out for the Uncommon Thread Wearable Art Show, which will attempt to merge fashion design and visual art. Put together by the people at Culturecandy.org and the Baton Rouge Gallery, this juried competetion will be judged Suzanne Perron, who has previously worked for Vera Wang. Artists will be judged on craftsmanship, innovative design, dramatic detail and use of alternative materials.

Artists from all over the country are encouraged to submit proposals. Entry forms and more info can be found at their website. The deadline for entries is September 17. Accepted entries will be presented in a staged dance performance, and there will also be a musical collaboration, combining a local DJ with a string quartet.

Pretty awesome, huh? Maybe if I can find the time I'll come up with something myself.