BatHaus Brooklyn Flea

Alright kiddies. The time has come for another fair at BahHaus Brooklyn Flea Fair. I'm nervous and excited for this one because it's a new venue in Bushwick, created by an awesome collective of creative peeps at BatHaus. The event is this upcoming Saturday, Sept. 9th at 12pm. If it goes well, I might become a regular vendor there, because it looks a great hip place to be at.

Stop by and check our the huge loft filled with all kinds of goodies. http://bathaus.tumblr.com/page/2

Blog Feature: Cuteable

The super adorable blog Cuteable featured my "Autumn Dawn" mushroom pendant.
Cuteable is a one stop for all your cute cravings.
Updated daily,  there are always new cute stuff to discover.
Check it our for yourself.

Thats my pink mushroom pendant on the bottom. If you like it, it can be purchased here.

New Treasury:

You are my sunshine when skies are grey. This is in no reference to that book 50 shades of grey. I just came up with this one because it has been raining in NYC for the past 3 days. Enjoy and remember to support your Etsy artists by clicking, commenting, sharing, and of course shopping ;p

'When Skies Are Grey' by byMarta

You are my sunshine when skies are grey.

Wish Flags Wedding Bann... stitchinnetka $32.00	Grey / Gray / silver sh... SouthernBelleS... $8.00	Fabric flower bobby pin... thepaisleymoon $4.50	Steel Grey Star Necklac... beinthemoment $55.00
swarovski beaded WATCH-... mulryjewels $45.00	Women's Messenger B... JHFabricCreati... $43.00	Credit Card, Business C... PinotByLyn $7.00	Mustache earrings Gray ... beautysociety1... $6.99
Gray and Lace JensBowdacious... $9.95	Jumping Snowboarder Win... BigBridgeStudi... $24.00	Gray Baby Shoes with Ha... LaValya $45.00	Felt Skull ponytail hai... annatrimmeldes... $10.00
Grey necklace, short sa... Karavakishop $32.00	Grey Marble Cup Cozy, G... natalya1905 $17.50	Grey Crochet Slouch Bea... GlamourDamaged $20.00	Square Knot Bracelet - ... DobleEle $15.00

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Direct Check Out

Etsy recently created a Direct Checkout. That basically means that Etsy now accepts credit card payments directly instead of going through PayPal. This is great because many people hate setting up a Paypal account just to buy something, I think we all have enough accounts floating around the web. I can't remember or even count how many little accounts I've opened just to see or buy something, urgh.

byMarta

Anyway, it should simplify things a bit and I'm glad they did it. Please stop by my shop and have a look see. there are many new items on sale, including new knits and accessories.http://bymarta.etsy.com

Treasury: Let The Eat Cake

Gather around kids, it's Treasury Time. Yay!!!
Today's Treasury is oh so sweet and delicious. Check out all these Etsy goodies from the super talented crafters. Treat yourself to one, two, or more sweet goodies. At Etsy, you can have your cake and eat it too ;)

As always, support the handmade movement by clicking, liking, commenting, and sharing with friends.

Let Them Eat Cake

Blog Feature

So excited. The very awesome CRAFT GOSSIP.COM featured my work on their site.

Craft gossip site is the one stop for all things indie and crafty. They regularly showcase very talented indie designers, artists, and crafters, many of which I adore and follow. I'm especially excited because this is my first blog feature, hope there will be many more to follow.

Please show your support and check out my first blog feature.

Better Than Jam: Pop-Up Shop

This summer, I was honored to be selected as one of the talented Etsy crafters to be featured in the Better than Jam Pop-Up shop on governor's Island. The traffic was a bit on the slow side, mainly due to our location. But it was a learning experience and I made a few new friends. Plus, I got some really photos of my products (hello, free photoshoot).

HairBows Barrettes with art prints enclosed in recycled bottlecaps.

Adjustable charm bracelets with my signature art.

Art Lockets and small pendants with my original art prints.

Small art pendants in ornate bronze settings.

My black mushroom giclee print framed.

Wearable Art: Pendants

Check out the photos I took of my square art pendants. The settings comes in either gunmetal or antique bronze. the miniature print of my art is enclosed with glass like resin. Available at my Etsy shop.

New Braclets Available:

Hey guys,

It's been a while but I'm back and I've got new goodies. Check out below some of the bracelets I've created.
All charm bracelets are handmade with strong adjustable brown cord. A miniature print of my original art is in a bronze setting and enclosed with a glass dome. They are very cute and versatile. Makes a great gift for anyone who wants a little whimsy in their life.
Get yours today.

Treasury: On the Line

Walk the line with these adorable striped items from your favorite Etsyers, including the awesome and talented member of the EtsyNYTeam.

Go Green Greenpoint Festival!!!

This upcoming Saturday, May 5th, will be my very first crafts fair. It will be held at McCarren park in Greenpoint, Brooklyn for the Earth Day Celebration. The festival will focus on earth friendly merchandise, art, activities for the kids, and classes, check out the poster below for more info.

I will have a 10x10 space to exhibit my wares: giclee art prints on earth friendly bamboo paper, upcycled bottle cap accessories with miniature print of my art enclosed with resin, hair bow clips and ties from recycled fabric (very cute), as well as magnets, pinback buttons, and pocket mirrors.

If you have no plans this weekend, or happen to to be on the neighborhood, or just want to support earth day, then come down to McCarren Park for the Go Green Greeinpoint, Earth Day Festival.

Society6

Two months ago I joined Society6. I finally decided to post something up for sale, starting with my mushroom trio. They are available as prints, laptop skins, and iPhone covers.  Check them out at Society6.

Giclee Canvas: Mushrooms

Introducing Giclee Prints of my mushroom trio, printed on stretched canvas. I am very impressed with the quality.

I have done extensive research to find a good, reliable printing company. I must have spent months researching and contacting different printers. Many were simply unreliable, unavailable,  and I felt they didn't care. I'm not going to name names as this is not a venting post.

Anyway, I am very satisfied with these canvas. The Canvas arrived a week after I ordered and were sealed with maximum protection (took me a while to unpack it). They even attached hooks on the back for hanging and little velvet dots to keep the painting form bumping into the wall, so it doesn't damage the painting or the wall.

On sale at byMarta:

Etsy shop is now open.

That's right, after much time spent procrastinating, I finally dove in and opened my Etsy shop byMarta. Now if you go on Etsy and look up my shop, you may notice that I registered in 2008, thats not a typo, It's sad to admit that yea it took me that long. But now that I have everything planned, organized and got my giant grey monster (aka my archival printer) I am all set to go.

So far I have listed a few giclee painting of my whimsical mushrooms, a couple of original painting from my Buratino series, and couple of magnets of my mushrooms. Hoping to be productive this weekend and list some giclee prints.

Please check out my byMarta Etsy shop, comment as you see fit.

Packaging

I'm slowly preparing to take my art public by offering art prints and other merchandise for sale. It's taking a bit longer to start due to all the logistics.

Today, I made some progress and ordered some packaging and shipping supplies. After all, shipping anything bare bones is fine but who wouldn't rather receive a beautifully packaged work of art that truly feels like a luxurious present, even if it's for yourself?

It took me some time deciding how to package my work, plus different items and sized need different packaging. I researched online for some truly inspiring packaging ideas. Some of the things that kept grabbing my attention where natural items like burlap and hemp cords in earthy colors. So, here is what I ordered so far:

I decided to go with a white glossy wrapping paper. Originally I thought of Kraft brown paper but since some of the other component will be brown or beige I was afraid it will look too bland with not enough contrast. Plus I think glossy will look more sophisticated. Plain matte paper reminds me of what restaurants use to cover tables.

I really like this burlap ribbon and think it might serve multiple functions for packaging, such as background for pins or pocket mirrors. It's 2 in wide, which is perfect, not too thin and not too wide. I really excited to test it out.

This is another item that I thought could be used in multiple ways. The olive green is pretty accent of color among the beige and white, but still remains in the earthy pallete.

My card and thank you card will be on a recycled brown French Paper.