thank you, bust magazine!

what dummies we are! despite our best efforts to prep for saturday's show and fill outstanding orders, we still found ourselves sewing and packing at 1:00 am on friday night. so much to our chagrin, we left boston at 5:00 am to arrive in manhattan at 8:00, drop off the pooch at girlladyfriend's, and arrive in williamsburg just in time to set up and put on our weary yet cheerful faces for the onslaught.

the warsaw played host to this year's bust magazine craftacular - our first of such events and certainly our first craft fair set in a nightclub. at first skeptical of our placement in an unmarked side room off the main thoroughfare, we quickly realized what a blessing it was to be right next to the main bar - not for us, silly - a blessing in that it lured an endless stream of thirsty customers to our little nook.

the place was packed for most of the evening and business was fantastic (we nearly sold out of every item!). and while we felt sympathy for the customers having to elbow their way around the floor, dabney and i couldn't help but feel a little relieved that we at least had a somewhat clear 2' x 3' area to stand in all day.

and everytime the fatigue began to settle in, a friendly face would stop by and say hello. so thanks to the following friends who muscled through the crowd and made their way to the mogo booth.











in addition to familiar faces, there was some craft royalty in our midst.


hey look! it's matt burke, etsy founder. we had a chance to chat with matt about some upcoming features to the site. keep a look out! it sounds really exciting!


debbie stoller , editor of bust magazine and author of stitch n' bitch and stitch n' bitch nation. debbie seems like a cool lady with an even cooler job.

thank you, williamsburg. thank you, bust magazine! hope to see you next year.