save the date...

Sorry benny and I have been quite since christmas, but it is only because of a lack of time not love!  Lately we have been super busy making new accessories, stenciling new renewed items and getting shows together...so we are super exctied to announce our that first show of the year will also be our first trunk show in Los Angeles!!

Join us for an awesome day of holiday re-gifting, amazing local clothing & accessories, and as always awesome people! "What is the re-gifting?", you ask. Well along with all the amazing local shopping there will be a huge FREE gift exchange.  Bring in any unwrapped & unwanted gift from the holiday season and exchange it for another's unwanted gift that you like better!

save the date...

We are super excited to announce our next show, A Fair to Remember.  This will be a back alley super sweet arty party in san francisco!  And for your entertainment there will be people playing their records on turntables, hourly raffles, and lots of unique local vendors. Mark your calendars cause this will be awesome!

next up...Urban Stitch

We had a fabulous time at Indie Mart and  it was one of our best shows yet!  Thanks soo much to everyone that came out and showed us some love!

Next up, we will be doing a new shopping event called Urban Stitch.  Once again we will be heading out to the city for this awesome event, featuring a ton of local fashion designers, art and great music.  There will also be gift bags full of awesome goodies given to the first 150 people to show up!

When:  Sunday Aug 23rd  12pm - 5pm
Where:  Roe  651 howard street, san francisco
Cost:  $5  (you can buy tickets in advance here)

about Urban Stitch....

an Stitch is Fashion, Art, & Beauty: a F.A.B. collective.

Urban Stitch is fashion, art & beauty:  a F.A.B. collective!  this organization was created based on the founding principle of a modern cross-cultural renaissance: exposure, marketing, and talents. Mindful of the current grassroots artist revival and a consumer population thirsty for original flavor, their network will facilitate an on-going venue that is at once fresh and familiar.

sneak peek...indie mart!

We have seriously been having sleepless nights trying to make so much new awesome pieces for you to shop this sunday at indie mart!!  If you like what you see below come check us out in our first san francisco show, we could use the love!!

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Also we will be offering a free temporary tattoo of our awesome oak tree design to anyone that spends $40+ (while supplies last)!!

SAVE THE DATE...

We will be at this month's Indie Mart and we couldn't be more excited!! Besides shopping our handmade goodness you will get the best in local designers, makers, vintage, local rad stores, skateboards, zines, rock tees, local authors, bakers bringing you sweet treats and about everything else you can think of.  Indie Mart will also feature D.I.Y. demos every hour form 1pm on and lots of good music, of course!

MUSIC: local bands...123 Picnic (experimental pop), Red, White and Drunken (a new spin on 90s boy band covers) and Era Escape (Top Gun rock)
rad DJ's...Resident DJ Sarahdactyl, the Magnificent 7 and Mother Barry bringing you lots of old school punk rock, some rock and roll, a little metal and a few surprises to make you shake your ass.



. NO SPONSORS . NO BULLSHIT . JUST GOOD ALL DAY FUN . THE INDIE MART .

When: Sunday August 16th 12pm - 6pm
Where: thee Parkside (all ages) 17th & wisconsin street, san francisco
Cost: $2 suggested admission

the best part of the show...

We must admit that our favorite part of doing a craft show is all the trade!!  And the Craft Bazaar was one of our best scores yet!  Check out these awesome artists and their goodies we traded for...

wonderwear: we just fell in love with this clothing line and to make things better the girl, Monica, that handcrafts it all is the sweetest thing ever!  well we had to get one of her unique tank tops and thankfully Monica was more than will to oblige.  Be sure to check out all her other fares on etsy.

salvaged beauty:  I adore salvaged beauty!  I got to work with them last october at the Pretty Penny fashion show "Mineral"!  The designer, Lea McKenny Willcox, is extremely talented and just keeps making amazing fares with a subtle connection with nature, femine grace and childlike fun (our favorite!).

it's scrap:  beautiful handmade leather earrings, wrist cuffs and wallets made from left over scrapbooking leather.  We love this designer!  Not only does she make gorgeous fares that our completely sustainable but she charges extremely reasonable prices.  Stop by her store and pick up something amazing for yourself!

volta press:  these guys make awesome handprinted goodies!  you can get more info on their products at their website.  We eagerly traded beer cozies for an awesome greeting card and a "very important stuff" notepad!  We have been finding any excuse to write things down in our new notepad!!

The Bazaar

Don't forget, saturday is the day Pretty Penny and the Parlour Gallery present the Craft Bazaar!!  We are soo excited to be participating and can't wait to see all your smiling faces tomorrow.  And to make things even more enticing we kindly donated one of our one-of-a-kind beer cozies to the bazaar's one dollar raffle!

So come to shop or come to win the raffle either way we would love you to be there!



When:  Saturday!!
Where: Pretty Penny  5488 college ave, oakland

Participating Artists:
Wonderwear , bennykelly , Crooked Sister , It's Scrap , Queen of Hearts Apparel , Volta Press , kittinhawk , Pollyannacowgirl , Salvaged Beauty , Abeo Bestia Design , BirdversusBird Design

one dollar RAFFLE!
we will be having a raffle where you can win all these awesome prizes...
$25 gift certificate from SLASH DENIM
$25 gift certificate from VOLTA PRESS
custom made beer cozy by BENNYKELLY
fabric flower hair piece by CROOKED SISTER
leather earrings by IT'S SCRAP
handmade coin purse by BIRDVERSUSBIRD
Handmade brooch by SALVAGED BEAUTY

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Homegrown pictures...

We had a fabulous time at Homegrown, but for a three hour event there was almost too much going on!  They had ethnic dancers, little kids doing trapeze tricks, great food and of course local vendors.  Check out all the festivitives below!  Pictures by the lovely Christopher Bennett.

more photos after the jump....

Homegrown

We will be hocking our crafty goods at an awesome fundraiser tomorrow afternoon with ALICE (Arts and Literacy in Children's Education) to celebrate five years of teaching arts and culture to under-served Bay Area communities.

Homegrown: A Celebration of Local Arts, Food, and Culture takes place June 14, 2009 from 2 to 5 PM at the Oakland Museum Gardens. Sample exquisite food and wine, as well as performances by the Bay Areas very own Ensambles Ballet Folklorico de San Francisco, Les Aerielles trapeze arts troupe, and Latin-American singer Yolanda Aranda. Check out a fashion show by fashion maven Erica Varize, as well as an outdoor visual art exhibit.

When:  Sunday June 14th  2pm - 5pm
Where:  Oakland Museum Gardens  1000 oak st, oakland
Cost:  tickets are $15 in advance here / $20 at the door!!

ABCO craft fair!

This saturday, ABCO Art Space is hosting the start of a series of crafty shows. The event will featuring local artists from around the bay area. Shoppers will find clothing from local designers, hand made belt buckles, hair accessories, organic body products, ceramics, original artwork, organic coffee, and so much more. There will also be live music, DJ's, Food and Beverages.

The idea was first explored last November by ABCO's founder and director, Barry Monigle. With no place for artists to gather and sell their wares, Monigle stepped in to offer up the expansive amount of space that ABCO has to offer for an event like this. With a huge outside area, a large indoor gallery and an expansive warehouse to spread the event through, it is an ideal location for a craft fair.

When:  saturday June 6th  12pm - 8pm
Where:  ABCO Art Space 3135 fillbert st, oakland

spring craft show pictures

We were at oakland DIY's spring craft show yesterday evening and it was interesting.  No big crowds but some totally awesome people and sweet fairs being sold!  For those that missed it, here are a few pictures of our space.

we have shoes too!

So Benny and I are in the process of packing up all our shit for the craft show and we just had to give you one last sneak peak! We are so excited about the sweet vintage shoes for you to score at the craft show.  Come and get em!

see you there...

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We cannot wait to see your awesome faces this evening!  And don't forget to drop the secert code, "stenciled geese", in order to recieve 10% any one item of your choice!  See you there...