Last Friday, Etsy held their annual Craft Party. All over the world, people got together and made crafts- isn’t that such a wonderful idea? You had a couple of options- you could host your own craft party and Etsy would send you a box of supplies, or you could attend a meetup in your area. As much as I would have enjoyed hosting my own craft party, I couldn’t sort out the logistics in time, so I decided to attend the Etsy event in New York at Brooklyn Bridge Park.
Wambura and Ariel
Of course, this event was very popular, so even though we technically arrived on time, we had to wait a little bit before we could enter the craft tent. That wait gave us just enough time to grab icy sodas from a nearby stand to cool down a little. I also tried to surreptitiously take pictures of interesting passerby, like that man with the bright orange hair!
Once we were all checked in, we strolled into the lot where they had the crafts all set up. In one area, you could purchase food from some local vendors, while underneath the large tent were all the crafts. There were three different items you could make- hand-stenciled cotton towels, decorated glass bottles, and mixed media collage postcards. For each type of craft, there were several long tables filled with supplies and you basically had to plop down at a table as soon as a seat opened up somewhere.
Since we could only stay for a little while, we decided to each make a postcard. There were so many supplies to play with and so many different directions you could choose for your card. Once we all started working on our postcards, we became really quiet- we were too busy being in the zone and crafting to our heart’s content!
The final products
To wrap up an already fun-filled evening, we decided to take the ferry back to the city. This was a new experience for each of us and it was absolutely thrilling! By the time we left Brooklyn, it was already starting to get dark, which meant that the lights of the city were shining brightly. My only complaint was that the ferry ride was too short. It only took minutes to reach the other side, but I could have ridden on the ferry much much longer.
If you would like to see more pictures from our evening at the craft party, check out my facebook page. Thanks to Etsy for organizing such a fun event and I’m already looking forward to the next one!
Tell me: Did you attend an Etsy Craft Party in your city?
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This looks so fun! Do I spy the Coolhaus truck? One of my favorites in the city. :)
I believe it was the Coolhaus truck! :)
LOVE the dress! That looks like so much fun…and crafty! :) Brooklyn Bridge Park is def. one of my favorite areas in BK.
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Thanks Heather! This was only my second time at BB Park and I agree that it’s a really cool spot!
Oh the NYC one looks fabulous! Thanks for sharing.
We had a great party in Cambridge, UK although on a much smaller scale!
I must say, I do like your frock too :-)
I loved reading about your craft party experience and thanks so much for linking to my post! :)
Your posts always make me miss NY. It always feels like I’m discovering a new part of the city with each of your posts. All those fun events and such! Glad you had such a great time.
Aww, thanks! Like I think we’ve talked about, I feel like you could live here your entire life and still have some many unexplored parts of the city. There’s just so much to experience!
Aww looks like so much fun – I want to go!
Next time we should all go! :)
That sounds like so much fun! It seems like you go to so many of these amazing events! This has lead me to the conclusion that I need to A: Move to New York where all of these events seem to be located or B: Look harder for similar things in Minneapolis. Or option C would be to live vicariously through your event posts on the blog. In other news, your dress is ridiculously adorable. I love the color and the pop of lace!
Haha, those all sounds like good options to me! You should definitely at least visit NYC if you get the chance- there’s always something fun going on. And thank you Jackie- I really like this dress too :)
This is really cool! I’ve never heard of an Etsy party but it’d be right up my alley! Great pics :)
Thank you Maria! This was my first time hearing of a craft party too, but I’m very glad I went!
I love that esty encourages crafters to get together like this, it’s a brilliant idea, and seems like a lot of fun. love your water shots, so pretty in the evening light.
Thank you Lydia- I need to start taking my camera out more for events like this so I can get the practice!
That looks fun! I love the shade of your dress.
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Thanks so much!
I want to take the ferry! I never have. I want to take the Staten Island Ferry, too,
which is free and supposed to be awesome!
We should take the ferry together sometime! I would love to ride it for a little bit longer than like five minutes, haha :)
What a wonderful way to build the crafting community.This looks like something I’d love to attend. I love Etsy!
Etsy is so awesome and I love that the put on events like these!
omg i want to curl your hair!!! love long hair
I would love for you to curl my hair Elle, I’m so bad at doing it myself!
No etsy party for me :( I was really bummed because I was working the whole day and didn’t get to even participate in an online one. poooooooo
Aww, hopefully next year you will get a chance to join in!
Thanks for sharing, looks amazing :)
Thanks so much for reading the post! :)
This is a brilliant idea. Really nice
Thanks Barbara- I think so too!