Springing into May

The April showers have run into the May days, bringing a wet lush green with speckles of yellow forsythia and daffodils in the Hudson Valley landscape.  I am excited to be out of the house enjoying the spring flowers and preparing for summer's gardening.  I have begun my spring cleaning inside since it's too wet to catch up on the outside work just yet.

1. These Get Tangled pot scrubbers are great for scrubbing the winter out.  Easy to rinse and a rainbow of colors!  2. L and M Studio Cityscape Bud Vase is perfect to bring the first blooms inside as we get hit with a cold dampness in the early days of spring. 3. Speed up the smell of open windows with Medicine Gardens Meadowy Refresher spray. 4. Recycle your plastic bags and then run out with your Stone and Fiber Cotton Market Bag to the reawakened farmer's market.

Where To Find The Hudson Valley Etsy Team This Weekend Part 2

We actually have members not just representing at Lyndhurst this weekend but in 3 other fairs as well. It's supposed to be a gorgeous weekend so go out and shop and support your local makers!

Five Etsy shops will be at the Hudson Valley Garden Association Garden Fair at Montgomery Place in Red Hook, NY this Saturday, May 3, from 10AM-5PM. Nothing better than the lovely outdoors, flowers and handmade and rolled together in one! Huzzah Handmade, Merry Alchemy, New Prospect Pottery, Digilio Designs and Rosey Morris will all be selling their creations.

Huzzah Handmade

Merry Alchemy

New Prospect Pottery

Digilio Designs

Rosey Morris

Pulp Sushi will be selling her jewelry at Bazaar-On-Hudson at the Living Room on Main Street in Cold Spring, NY, this Sunday, May 4, from 10:30AM-4:30PM.

Pulp Sushi

And last but not least Beyond The Picket Fence will be representing the Hudson Valley at Bust Craftacular's Primped event at the Brooklyn Night Bazaar space at 165 Banker Street in Brooklyn, NY, this Sunday, May 4, from 11AM-6PM.

Beyond The Picket Fence

Happy shopping!

Meet out New Members! Spring edition

It's that time again: new member time!  I'm pleased to welcome our two new members to the Hudson Valley Etsy Team. They create some truly wonderful things and I hope you'll say hello to them.  Oh, and happy spring!

Glass Pumpkin in Matte Winter Ivory with Dark Amber Stem by LukeGilveyGlass

Luke Gilvey of LukeGilveyGlass works with hand-blown glass in Beacon, NY.  He has a variety of pumpkins and gourds in some really excellent colors, as well as bowls, glasses, ornaments, and even a lovely glass apple.  He even has a coupon code available to celebrate spring. Check out his shop for details.  Welcome to the team!

Deer Hoop Art, Embroidery art, Applique, Floral Animal Silhouette by KitschAndStitchNY

Sarah Grange from KitschAndStitchNY spends her time in Millbrook, NY.  Not only does her shop feature lovely stitching, generally in the form of hoops to hang on your wall, but the kitsch comes into play with her collection of vintage home goods, prints, and other odds and ends.    And to top it all off, she has a collection of cute greeting cards as well.  Glad to have you!

I hope you'll check out their shops and say hello.  Don't forget to shop local and help out your local artisans - they might just be your neighbor! 

Until next time,

Amber