Where To Find The Hudson Valley Etsy Team This Weekend

Hi everyone,

We got a couple of awesome events for you this weekend!

Elena Rosenberg will be making her premiere at the prestigious Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show in Philadelphia, PA. The show is open now through Sunday, November 9. For the exact hours check here http://www.pmacraftshow.org/about-the-show.

Elena Rosenberg

Elena Rosenberg

Frau Lämmli and Cynla will be selling their creations a little closer to home, at the Chappaqua Craft and Gift Fair,  this Saturday, November 8, from 10AM-4PM. It is located at the Robert E Bell Middle School in Chappaqua, NY, across the street from the train station.

Frau Lämmli

Frau Lämmli

Cynla

Cynla

Happy shopping!

Stickley Museum

Some times you head off the beaten path and you discover little unknown treasures.  In the summer I was looking for inexpensive flooring for a room I was finishing, and found I could get some at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore in New Jersey.  On the drive to Morris, New Jersey, I passed a sign that said "STICKLEY MUSEUM."  My head turned, as any one who loves the Arts and Crafts Movement in the United States knows the wonderful furniture made by Gustav Stickley.  Of course I had to find out what this museum could be. 

It turns out that there was a beautiful property in New Jersey that Stickley bought, and then built as a school for boys to learn a trade.  The school never took off, but he lived there with his family for a short time as his country estate when he was at his most successful, furnishing every room with pieces designed especially for himself and to his specifications.  I took a tour of the lovely grounds and the building with an agreeable and knowledgeable old docent. 

Below is the main building, called the Log House, which is filled with many of his original pieces, wall hangings and decor.  Every room has been loving restored, right down to an old Cornell pennant on the wall of his daughters' room, as it was seen in photographs.  Inside, the fireplaces are of brass with typical arts and crafts style mottos beaten into the metal.  Everywhere are small soft golden electrical lamps hanging from posts or the ceilings, lighting the dark rooms.  It's like stepping into an illustration for a proper home from the Arts and Crafts Magazines of the time.  I was so pleased to come upon this hidden gem!

The Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms

The tour entry

A box of the beautiful joinery used by the Stickley craftsmen.  No nails!

The gift shop is in the old kitchens.  There was a giant stove and ice room because he thought he would have a school here.

I wasn't allowed to take photographs inside so you can get a better idea of the treasures within by visiting their website: 

Stickley Museum

What a treat that was!  I love the design and craftsmanship, it was so lovely!

Jody

a Studio by the Sea

Where To Find The Hudson Valley Etsy Team This Weekend

We have two events for you this weekend.

Huzzah Handmade is taking part in Art in Bloom at the Newburgh Illuminated festival. Her gorgeous felted vase covers will be exhibited at the Karpeles Museum at 94 Broadway in Newburgh, NY, this Friday and Saturday, June 21 and 22, from 10AM-4PM and on Sunday, June 23, from 12-4PM.

Huzzah Handmade

Huzzah Handmade

Wishbone Letterpress will be rocking the Renegade Craft Fair at the East River State Park on the Williamsburg waterfront in Brooklyn, NY, this Saturday and Sunday, June 22 and 23, from 11AM-7PM.

Wishbone Letterpress

Wishbone Letterpress

Happy shopping!