Renegade Craft Fair Brooklyn this weekend!!

I'll be vending this weekend in Brooklyn! Come out, beat the crowds, and get your shopping done early. My sister will be selling a few of her beaaautiful watercolor + paper cut out (all unique & handmade) pieces. This one's my favorite:

November 23 + 24, 11am – 6pm // Skylight One Hanson - One Hanson Place, Brooklyn, NY 11243 // Free to attend!

Makers // A curated selection of 200+ talented Makers!

Special Features // Create a knitted necklace or embroidered gift tags in a special hands-on workshop hosted by Kollabora // Installation art from Amanda Hu

Entertainment // Music by the Renegade Gang! // Free photo booth by  Magnolia Photo Booth Co.

Food + Drink // Savory snacks from Home Shoppe, Jicama NYC, La Crêpe C’est Si Bon // Sweet treats from Wandering Waffle // Coffee by Brooklyn Roasting Company.

Bonus: There's a shake shack across the streeeeet!!! 

BK Flea!!

I promised I'd post more pictures. A little late but better late than never! :)
(all photos by my little sister bina)

My new mini radio flyer. It's so cute!Mr. & Mrs. Biggers. Hands-down the sweetest couple I know.
He's soo cuuute. He looked at each plush & handled them so gingerly.
He found a friend!!
Breakfast: blood orange & hibiscus flower doughnuts. YUM! But wayyy sweet after a while.
me & my mini substitute lady. She's so tiny compared to the usual one.

Mini cupcakes kitty-corner from my booth... deliciously dangerous. Flavors: red velvet, passion fruit, fresh strawberry, chocolate-caramel-fleur-de-sel. You got one if you were a visiting friend/helper. I have to say Mrs. Biggers came away the winner with 4 cupcakes hehe.
These were from the following week. Whaaat! She had new flavors!! Maple sugar bacon & root beer float (with fresh, cold creme icing). There was also a boba table DIRECTLY ACROSS. DIRECTLY. Ackkk! So I got some for David, Bina & myself by way of trading. Paper Airplane seems to be the popular print amongst trading vendors

She gave us these ones for free because they were smushed. Still tasted great!
Lunch: Asian fusion hotdogs. Pretty darn tasty.
Downward dog lady!!

More food. Hey, you have to stay well fed at these things. Especially if there's a smorgasbord of delicious dishes around you.

Sissy working the table.
So second week of the fair, I basically got rained out. It was somewhat miserable but dang, New Yorkers don't stress!! I still met lots of people and made sales. I closed up shop early only to have the day refunded. I have nothing but positive things to say about the fine folks of Brooklyn Flea. It was an honor to vend there & with all the vendors.

After the fair, I ventured with Bina to Boka to use a groupon. Oh god. It was so good. The perfect thing to warm my damp feet. Korean fried chicken & bibimbap!
We also got one of those soju watermelon things. TASTY!
&.... momofuku compost cookies & birthday cake truffles for dessert :)

The Couches of NYC: Pavithra, Bob & Zach

It's been hella days since I blogged. So long that I'm already back in the bay area. But here's some catch up!

So, I spent day 4 at Bob's in Chelsea. This is the view:

Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang, right??

Then day 5 & 6 at Pavithra's in East Village.

Her place is so charming and sweet. On my last night at her place, we watched game 4 of the playoffs over hard cider, levain cookies, high fives & high pitched screams. One of my favorite moments of the trip! Then it was back to Bob's for two nights and then to Park Slope for one night at Zach's. I'd like to give a special shout to every kind gentleman who carried my giant suitcase of craft fair supplies up the subway station stairs :)
We went to see Andrew Bird for free to kick off the summer concert series at Prospect Park and had some delicious pizza. The folks went out drinking while I was a good, responsible lady and went to bed by 1am to prep for my second round of Brooklyn Flea.

BROOKLYN FLEA!!

banner borrowed from brooklynflea.com

Get ready for Le Petit Elefant's big voyage across the US of A. Destination: NEW YORK CITY!

The plush are packed & awaiting their return to where it all started. I'm thrilled to see old & meet new friends! So come on down to Brooklyn Flea & say hello to me and the neighboring 150+ vendors. & you can meet my little sister!! It'll be a good time :) Oh, and I'll be showing off the NEW CARD that has something to do with hearts and boogers. BOOGERS!

Brooklyn Flea
June 4, Saturday
10am-5pm, Rain or Shine
176 Lafayette Ave. (btw. Clermont + Vanderbilt Ave.)
Subway:
C to Lafayette Ave.
G to Clinton-Washington Ave.
B/D/Q/N/R/2/3/4/5 to Atlantic Ave.-Pacific St.
Map

Autumn in New York... Swooon!

Warning! Most of the pictures are of TREES & what they're supposed to look like in autumn.

I traveled to one of my favorite spots in New York... Dumbo, specifically the area by the park & Powerhouse.

Mmmm... look at that orange!

I sat down on the rocks, used the crevices as my cup of water & started painting.

A gent from the NY Daily News was snapping pics of me as I painted. It was very awkward & flattering.

Yay powerhouse arena! Infinite love for his place.

So silly.

SO GOOD.

Found these at Spring in DUMBO.

In a moment of serendipity, my left frontal gut told me to walk into P.S. Books before getting on the train. Like a good person, I listened to my gut & was rewarded: directly in front of me was a poster advertising Drawn in Brooklyn, an art exhibit of local children's book illustrators in the Brooklyn Library. Oh, & what? The museum is by Prospect Park? What?! Heeee... So off I went!

I decided to make a game for myself: find the tree with the reddest leaves!

While talking to James today, I remembered my story about Irene. When I picked up my car from the dealership last week, I chatted a bit with Irene the receptionist. Definitely in her 60s, she had a strong New York accent & a full head of poorly dyed hair. I knew she & I would get along well since she encouraged me to have a donut hole with my chamomile tea. Anyway, I told her I was going to NYC in a week. She got really really excited for me and told me to do two things: first, I had to eat a potato knish at a random Jewish deli, and second, fly to Mass. to see the leaves. One of her fondest memories is walking with her friend (now deceased) and collecting red maple leaves. Before he died of cancer, he mailed her a set of leaves in a plastic bag with a note saying he missed her. She keeps the leaves the fridge & claims they haven't changed color or wilted one bit. Magical. So I plan on giving my red leaves findings to her :)

Pretty good...

But clearly not good enough :)

Jackpot. I sat down & drew & collected.

BK library.

Heeee... Chowder!

Madeline & her elephant :)

Afterwards, I did yoga & met with Brian & Candy at Lulu's.

I love the jars! The little drawers contain the toppings!!

Oh hello sundae for dinner. Cake batter & carrot cake ice cream (gluten free & vegan) with ginger cookie crumbs, fudge & coconut whipped cream :)

After, we dined on pomme frites & I met with Pavithra for beer at Burp Castle. Shhhhhhhh!!

A foggy walk from LES to Chelsea

I tried to make a christmas tree in the elevator but then I realized my phone was off. SO I had to wait for it to turn on, then by the time I did I was on the 26th floor. I pressed it again, but instead all the lights turned off. wah wah. I think security caught on to my inner Elf.