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Video: Wild Child Burning Man Styles from Miritika Designs

Karen Seiger

May 21, 20152 min read

Video: Wild Child Burning Man Styles from Miritika Designs

Tika she makes groovy bucket hats and sun hats, multi-textured belts, and artistically sexy clothing. One of her clients described her...

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Sweet, Big Eyed Kitties from The Strawberry NYC

Karen Seiger

May 5, 20152 min read

Sweet, Big Eyed Kitties from The Strawberry NYC

Kitty Doll With Her Own Kewpie Doll, from Strawberry NYC How can you resist a basket of kittens? The fact is, you can’t. At Crafts on...

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We Are Camera Monsters: Capturing The Beauty Of The Camera Itself

Karen Seiger

Apr 30, 20152 min read

We Are Camera Monsters: Capturing The Beauty Of The Camera Itself

Camera Monster Tees at the Nolita Market We usually think of the camera as an apparatus used to capture beautiful and significant images....

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SKT Ceramics Studio Sale on Wednesday & Sunday

Karen Seiger

Apr 21, 20151 min read

SKT Ceramics Studio Sale on Wednesday & Sunday

If you have ever been to the Brooklyn Flea, you have probably fallen in love with the beautiful work of SKT Ceramics featuring lovely...

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Weekend Market Picks April 11 & 12, 2015: A Wealth of Spring Markets

Karen Seiger

Apr 10, 20155 min read

Weekend Market Picks April 11 & 12, 2015: A Wealth of Spring Markets

Illiustration of The High Line by Nadia Ackerman, Natchie Art Artist and Musician Nadia Ackerman of Natchie Art has captured the feeling...

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Weekend Market Picks March 28 & 29, 2015: New Urbanrose Gilded Collection

Karen Seiger

Mar 27, 20153 min read

Weekend Market Picks March 28 & 29, 2015: New Urbanrose Gilded Collection

Urbanrose creates delicate and uniquely handcrafted jewelry. Owner and designer Rosemarie Ferrara has launched her new Gilded Line of...

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Vendor Call for Grand Central Holiday Fair April 16 & 17, 2015

Karen Seiger

Mar 12, 20152 min read

Vendor Call for Grand Central Holiday Fair April 16 & 17, 2015

I am happy to post this press release from the organizers of the Grand Central Holiday Fair for 2015! ARTISANS WITH HAND-MADE PRODUCTS...

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Weekend Market Picks February 28 & March 1, 2015: On Common Pop Up

Karen Seiger

Feb 27, 20151 min read

Weekend Market Picks February 28 & March 1, 2015: On Common Pop Up

Lucky Selectism’s On Common Pop Up: Fashion, eyewear, hats and accessories This is the last weekend for the Lucky Selectism On Common Pop...

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Weekend Market Picks February 21 & 22, 2015: Deep Winter Distraction

Karen Seiger

Feb 20, 20153 min read

Weekend Market Picks February 21 & 22, 2015: Deep Winter Distraction

Spring Bowties from Kingston Twenty One at the Brooklyn Flea If you want to take your mind off of the frigid temps outside, my latest...

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Chicago Style: Meet The Elegant Ladies of The Windy City

Karen Seiger

Feb 4, 20151 min read

Chicago Style: Meet The Elegant Ladies of The Windy City

Grace Napoleon of Folk Couture at the One of a Kind Show in Chicago In December, 2014, I went with my friend Grace Napoleon, of Folk...

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More Fun and Innovations from Wacky Magnets

Karen Seiger

Jan 14, 20152 min read

More Fun and Innovations from Wacky Magnets

Wacky Magnets Owner and Maker Carolyn Smith with the Markets of New York City Guidebook Last Sunday, I paid a visit to one of the...

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Meow Parlour: A Fluffy Refuge on the Lower East Side

Karen Seiger

Jan 9, 20153 min read

Meow Parlour: A Fluffy Refuge on the Lower East Side

You Put the O in Meow. Or Is It The Meow in O? This story is dedicated to the memory of our beloved Pantera Azul, a not-so-wild African...

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Happy Handmade Holidays From Markets Of New York City

Karen Seiger

Dec 24, 20141 min read

Happy Handmade Holidays From Markets Of New York City

Holiday Baubles at the Grand Central Holiday Fair with Tiny Nieces Maddie & Tessa Happy Holidays! Thank you for shopping locally and...

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Whimsy and Surprises Around Every Corner at Jingle – A Holiday Pop Up

Karen Seiger

Dec 18, 20143 min read

Whimsy and Surprises Around Every Corner at Jingle – A Holiday Pop Up

Jingle – A Holiday Pop Up is now open in Chelsea Market through Sunday, December 28, 2014, one of the few holiday markets that is open...

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Design Your Own Vintage T-Shirt with Golly NYC (Mine Is Aquaman)

Karen Seiger

Dec 9, 20142 min read

Design Your Own Vintage T-Shirt with Golly NYC (Mine Is Aquaman)

Golly cuts out the image you’ve selected Despite his bad rap on “The Big Bang Theory,” Aquaman is the coolest superhero in my opinion....

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Press Release: Holiday Gifts With Style at ID Pop Shop

Karen Seiger

Dec 4, 20143 min read

Press Release: Holiday Gifts With Style at ID Pop Shop

NOTE: ID Pop Shop is one of the top true designer pop-up event, and their Holiday Edition starts this weekend. So I am very happy to post...

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Drink Up With The Golden Girls From Urban Cricket

Karen Seiger

Dec 1, 20141 min read

Drink Up With The Golden Girls From Urban Cricket

Golden Girls Coasters from Urban Cricket I feel like I’m more like Rose in my heart of hearts, but I aspire to be Sophia. I saw these...

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Weekend Holiday Markets November 29 & 30, 2014

Karen Seiger

Nov 28, 20142 min read

Weekend Holiday Markets November 29 & 30, 2014

My tiny nieces Maddie & Tessa at the Grand Central Holiday Fair (although they’re not so tiny these days…) I hope you had a wonderful...

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Press Release: Grand Central Holiday Fair Opens November 17, 2014

Karen Seiger

Nov 12, 20144 min read

Press Release: Grand Central Holiday Fair Opens November 17, 2014

Grand Central Terminal is one of my favorite places in the city, and their holiday market is filled with world-class artisans, many of...

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A Hurricane, A Blackout and A Bottle of Champagne: Two Years Since Sandy

Karen Seiger

Nov 2, 20144 min read

A Hurricane, A Blackout and A Bottle of Champagne: Two Years Since Sandy

Chilling with Sir Winston Churchill during the Hurricane Sandy Blackout Two years ago this weekend, the East Coast was hit hard by...

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