Holiday season

Finished Merry Christmas, relaxed on the mountain and my sister in low came from Italy with her BF!
Now just waiting for 2012 to come.

Thinking about this year..
Sales became better than last year but still I was hell to work for 7days a week...
I made 4 of new items.

Thank you for being my model Susannah and Eva!!

I started asking my Etsy customer to send their photo with Mercato items.

Then I received this!! Model is Michelle and her 7 years old son Evan took this photo.
he will be a famous photographer!! I love her black pet too!


and I found that I have a neck hernia!! bummer.

New item

I created these Irénée and Alban series  hair scarf this summer

 Irénée

 Irénée

Alban

Irénée was super hit and every week I had to make a bunch of Irénée!

Alban,  was also but not many people tried it on.

I think narrow scarf is easier to wear??

Then, of course I made for winter!!

so far just ear warmer/ headband

Flower can be removed (not pin!! but something else!!)

then, you can flip inside out to use other color!

since flower can removed, you can wash headband itself.

Wool denim, gray wool and red wool available.

Vintage fabric lining $32

color jersey lining $28

Winter!!

Few weeks ago, I bought a vintage wool.. then here is the new winter item!!

I just love this color...

I keep continue list winter items, please keep checking 

mercato

New items

Since I made "Mercato Alban" below ↓

I was thinking, it needs to be washable...now, I tell customers "dry clean"

they have never complain but, ...

I try to wash my Alban by hands.. then seems OK just need to wash very very gentleman hands!!

However, this blue cotton make very thick blue tears so much, so some of the light color flower petals got light blue...

so, I made this kind 

New friend Nathalie.

Her flower is removable!! 

I am ready to use this system on Alban too, so just remove the flower and wash the scarf, then put flower again!!! how convenience..

SUNDAY OFF

I took Sunday off from Brooklyn flea.. I have not had Sunday nice weather day off since2009, I think.

First I went to a flea market!!! as a customer.　

I used to go there always.. but, got shocked.. this flea market will be closed end of August..

I just got important vendor's new locations..

I got this vintage fabric and buttons.. You will see them on my website very soon!!

Next, I went to buy a shower curtain..

Then, just walk around...

How much I missed Sunday off... I should do again...

New items

I started to use vintage fabric this year and I am really into it. I love one of the kind products, since my items are very common, headband, hair scarfs etc, I needed at least fabric to be one of the kind. Then, I started to use vintage scarf for my head wear. I met a vintage seller who has nice scarfs, so I keep continue to make more!!

    Vintage scarf

Vintage fabric

Cotton silk scarf

Started list my scraps flower tote bag and T-shirts on my etsy site. I have sold many at weekend market for these years and now I'd like to share with etsy customer.

So far, I just listed a few baby T, but I will list for adult one very soon.

Scraps flower tote

NYU Eco fair

Nice weather with friends.


I was at NYU for SCGI Eco fair. I love to be at a fair during the week, especially, with my friends.
I met few vendor friends from Brooklyn flea and my dear friend Dina, Bugged out owner, was with me.

my table

6' is smal anyway.

Bugged Out

I don't know why they are using 2tables. not fair.

I need to ask her tonight.

I will be busy tomorrow.

Sunny and Hot

Saturday was rain and I expected Sunday too.
BUT, that was very nice day.

I was at Brooklyn flea as usual and because of Easter weekend, many vendors were off...
However, I had a good day.

Set up like this

Catherines were good to be together

I had fun.

Tomorrow, I will be at NYU. 

Finally

 Finally, I am off on Saturday!! Then, finally, I started type on this page.
I created this blog long time ago, even I do not remember when was it..

Anyway, I just did photoshoot yesterday for my new items and introduce here.

Polyester hair scarf multi size. Cute baby pink

Vintage cotton head cover scarf. very very cute bird nest print!!

Vintage cotton head cover scarf. Red and Navy ballon.

all items you can check out from 

www.mercatonyc.net

I like to take off from Brooklyn Flea sometimes but I have to.

I hope no rain tomorrow!!