One week passed.. Columbus Circle Holiday Market

We are in holiday market at Columbus Circle!!

Everyday hitting cold and cold.. Even I have 2 heaters from the top and bottom,, I am so cold...

This is our booth

See you in this booth!!

Raining craft shows

Last weekend, I had 2 craft shows in the city, However, both Saturday and Sunday were raining.. Especially, Sunday was disaster!!!

Here is Saturday BBC.. Morning was nice, but afternoon...

Sunday was on Bleecker street.. Last year, Juliette Lewis  stopped by my booth..

BUT, this year... I was just sitting on the corner of my booth waiting for customers to come..

I hope next year will be both sunny days!

Then, since I didn't have many sales, I have quite inventory which is good. So, I had a lot of time to make new items.

I have many Japanese kimono obi which I had no idea what I could do with. However, I found out.

Yes, I made triple headband. Voila.

This is jersey ring headband.

I think these are cute. aren't they?

Long time I haven't posted.. I was too busy or too lazy.
I created a new style product. Triple headbands

Japanese Kimono obijime 

 Japanese Kimono fabric 

Just,, Ribbon

These are ADJUSTABLE!!!

As I sell my product at flea markets, craft show,, many of my customer says " too small" "too big" etc..

so I made adjustable wool headband last winter then people love them so much.

I think it's a good idea. no?

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..