Grand Central Holiday Fair

NYC's Grand Central Holiday Fair runs from November 12 - December 24. Our toys will be sold in the Clay, Wood & Cotton booth this year! We are honored to be represented at this incredible show. Here's a glimpse of the booth, with Zooguu toys on the right!

Cabin Fever & Toy Fair

On Sunday in the South End in Boston, I was at the Cabin Fever Show selling my handmade toys. After doing a lot of holiday shows back to back, it was nice to have some time to replenish stock. It felt great to have a large variety of animals in different sizes and colors. I loved seeing some of my SOWA regulars, and also meeting new people who just saw our work for the first time. It makes me look forward to the start of the outdoor show season in May. I'll be at the SOWA Market almost every Sunday from May-October.

After Cabin Fever on Sunday, I went to New York on Monday to participate in Toy Fair. Every year, thousands of people in the toy industry come to New York to see the latest and greatest toys. This year, Etsy partnered with a booth called the Creative Factor and invited some Etsy toy makers to give live demonstrations of their craft during the show. It was an interesting contrast to see people actually making toys in the same setting where most of the toys are manufactured in large factories overseas. We had a lot of interesting conversations with convention-goers, and met some great people along the way.

 Two of my Etsy seller neighbors were Ana & Aileen, who did crochet & needlefelting. I really enjoyed showing my step-by-step process of how the toys are made. I was also pleasantly surprised by the number of people who had already seen my toys (and were fans) either online or in person at a craft show.
Now it's time to get back to work and fill the orders I got this weekend!

Villain's Lair @ Etsy

The first of three rooms that Brian and I are creating for Etsy is complete! Enjoy the Villain's Lair!

More photos and full description over at Brian's blog:
http://goobeetsa.blogspot.com

South End Open Studios - Sept. 19 & 20

Come out and visit us this weekend at Boston's South End Open Studios!

Crafty Bastards - October 3rd in D.C.

Gubicza and I will be at Crafty Bastards on October 3rd in Washington, D.C.

They're also running a contest to vote for your favorite crafter. I'd love it if you vote for Zooguu!