December 19, 2011
Yesterday I posted a link to the Hand-Made Holiday Gift and Craft fair that MAD commenter and CBBM documentarian, Spike and his wife, Sacha host and tonight I thought I’d go check it out. And you’re invited too!
Brrrr...it's cold out here tonight!
Luckily, it's a short walk and here we are at d.b.a.
And here's a sign for the 7th Annual Hand-Made Crafts Fair, let's go check it out.
It's nice and dark inside and the bar is marble at the end and wooden in the middle, nice.
And the lovely and friendly bartender, Brie is quick with a beer and a nice smile.
They serve a huge variety of beer and have a large liquor list as well, some of the varieties are listed on the boards hanging over the bar.
Candle lit wooden tables line the wall opposite the bar.
And it looks like the craft fair is back here.
Wow, it's very festive and cozy back here!
And here's the hosts of the fair, Sacha and Spike!
Sacha is the founder and director of Stiggly Holistics, an East Village, New York City based holistic wellness center.
She had an impressive display of items for sale ranging from various balms to tea cups, pottery, granola and tea.
Let's take a look around and meet some of the other vendors in the fair.
Here's Deborah who had a nice selection of blown glass items on display.
Cid was selling hand=made jewelry and told me about an access cable show called, "Mark After Dark." I have to meet this guy! She also had two little wooden hands on her table that frightened me a little bit!
Karen was working at her table that boasted a very nice array of hand-made items.
This is a great event and I'll be back next year for sure.
Thanks to Spike and Sacha for the invitation and for hanging out with me, I had fun, but now I have to go and face the cold.
Yikes, it's even worse now. I haven't had a fire in the fireplace so far, but I think I'm going to fire it up tonight! Let's get moving!
Here we are...aaaaahhh...wait a second...a Cardboard Box Man in a fireplace? Probably not the best place to try and scare me.
Burn, baby, burn! Could this be the end of the Cardboard Box Man's reign of terror? Probably not, but one can hope! Goodnight everybody and see you tomorrow after dark.
d.b.a.
41 First Ave. (Near 2nd St.)
212-475-5097
Further Reading: New York Magazine, Diner’s Journal and EV Grieve.
16 Comments
Reader Comments (16)
I like Brie's ink. I also like that you didn't go for a pun too easy or cheesy. CBM dead? Doubted By All.
Cardboard box man sure gets around. What did you buy for Christmas Marty???
I want that red vase on Deborah's table...does she have a website?
@csp: Nice ink, indeed! And I have a feeling CBBM may rise from the ashes!
@Melanie: I bought a miniature tea cup and saucer and a handmade sign that says, "Eat More Greens." I'll put up a picture of them tomorrow as a bonus post.
@Jaws: She doesn't have a website, but I'll send you her email this afternoon. Right now I have to get in to work, I'm praying for a slow day!
Oh,the craft fair looks so great!!!!! Hope it was a huge success! Looks like a lot of great stuff there!
You should have set up a booth selling cardboard box men. It should be the new coal.
Covered a lot of stuff today,,,,the NY street (brrrr) at night which I always enjoy,,,the dark bar with marble and wood,,,the pretty bartender, the arts and crafts fair, a great idea, a bar with another room with a fair,,,very cool.
I guess CBBM had a good run while it lasted .....
Great meeting you Marty -- thanks for coming out in the cold! The fair was great fun and I'm continually amazed at how talented & creative some people are. Me? I'm good at carrying things, showing support and maybe drinking a few beers. But that ain't too bad I reckon!
@Lindsay: It was a cool event, you definitely need to check it out next year, I'm going back for sure! "You should have set up a booth selling cardboard box men. It should be the new coal." Ha ha ha! Good one!
@Al: It was a fun and festive night indeed! It's a great idea to have the fair inside of a bar. Lots of fun!
@GENE: I have a feeling he may rise from the ashes, like a cat, CBBM has more than one life!
@Spike: Great meeting you, Sacha and everybody else at the fair. It's a really cool idea and great that it's become a tradition! And speaking of drinking a few beers, we'll have to hoist a few in 2012!
My kind of craft fair! Also hope that did really well. And I second @Lindsay's suggestion for CBBM :)
I dig it.
oh man...great to see sacha and spike on MAD...waitin' for all the rest to show up...yeah i know that a few have shown up in their habitat but we (inquiring\/ minds want to know) how they look in MAD's realm...whoa whoa is that gomer and sgt. carter observing the flames of CBM?...
Other kids did drugs; I did crafts. I never knew where I fit in.
Kathie Lee Gifford
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As a crafter myself, I love a good craft fair! Very cool. :)
@Kari: It's a cool craft fair and there's booze nearby, you can't lose!
@Biff: I knew that you would!
@rr: Ha ha ha! I was hoping you'd notice, yes, that is indeed the elusive Gomer and Sgt. Carter, revealed finally! Love the quote! I was a drugs person, myself!
@Britta: You'd love it, you and Kari should try to time a visit for next year's fair!
Those hand made crafts are totally super kick ass!
@meleah: I agree, a wonderful craft fair!