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What did you get at Art Star? Show us your goodies!

POSTED: Monday, May 17, 2010, 2:58 PM

Filed Under: Shopping Fashion

This weekend was every craft aficionado/fashionista/lover of all things funky dream: the Art Star Craft Bazaar (Alex told you about it, remember?). So what'd you get? The first thing I picked up was this tank/super mini-dress from Buffalo, NY's Holly Hue for only $10!:

I love the wolf detailing but my fave part is the moon, which, when I wore it later that night, led to lots of comments about how my boobs were over the moon (although, I guess they were really under them?). My cell phone cam doesn't do the colors of this shirt justice, but I loved everything Philly's own Workhardened had to offer. These were all limited edition for Art Star so I couldn't help myself.

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Maine's Pinecone+Chickadee was a big hit with my crowd. I went with this veeery low-necked ultra soft shirt:

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Despite being out-of-date, my favorite purchase of the entire Bazaar?:

Clearly. RELATED >> COVETED: How Bazaar, how Bazaar

Lindsey

Posted 2010-05-17 11:04:13

Molly picked the perfect weekend for this out-of-towner to visit Philly. First the craft bazaar and then the italian market fest, how could you go wrong? If I had the funds, I would have bought every dress at Holly Hue and every shirt at Pinecone+Chickadee. Instead, I just got one at each. But I love them both, a lot. I'm rocking the robot serving you a meal shirt (or that's how I like to look at it at least) right now. Super soft and cute. But it's the dress that I love best. Off center zipper, pockets, three different patterns!!! It was pretty much meant to be owned by me.

Emily Currier

Posted 2010-05-17 11:50:11

I tried to be very, very well-behaved at Art Star (due to dwindling bank account, not any legit self-control).  Holly Hue was hawking those adorable re-vamped hoodies, Jay McCarroll had cute skits and vests, and there were so many weirdly lovable stuffed animals.  But.  I only left with a shrinky-dink necklace by BirdQueen Designs and my friend picked up a fun wallet from Orange Slice.  Still an amazing venue for browsing and coveting!

Emmy

Posted 2010-05-17 12:03:43

I was a vendor (third time, love it more every year!), so I didn't have much time to look around, but I did buy a necklace from the Foundling for myself, and one for a gift. I just love her work! It was probably a good thing I couldn't leave my booth, or I'd have bought so much more....

Leila Marvel

Posted 2010-05-17 14:28:34

I wanted to buy so many lovely things I got my eyes on. However this year, I only bought a couple of things. I purchased a pair of antique parchment handwritten deed earrings from Peg and Awl. I also got a vintage journal recycled from Overdue Industries made from an old children's book called Rip Van Winkle and the untold stories of Sleepy Hollow. Super cool idea!

Molly Eichel

Posted 2010-05-17 14:40:00

Overdue Industries was also a hit with my group. Loved those journals but I had t-shirts in my eyes and couldn't get them out.

Lisa

Posted 2010-05-17 15:55:49

I bought an awesome KimmChi t-shirt and a cute Supermaggie short sleeve hoodie. I <3 Art Star!

Carolyn

Posted 2010-05-17 17:14:57

I had a very strict $27 budget (aka the contents of my wallet), so I set out a goal -- find a beautiful print in the orange-yellow-brown color palette to complement my dining room colors -- and stuck to it. Wound up back at Art Star's table to purchase a $20 (plus sneaky tax) print of a girl with long dark hair that turns into a pair of ravens at its tips. The artist's name isn't on the print, and I can't find it on the Art Star website, but if anyone knows what I'm talking about, let me know!

Megan/Art Star

Posted 2010-05-18 09:16:46

Carolyn - Thanks for your puchase! The print is by Noosed Kitty - NY based artist Jamie Fales.  

Thanks to everyone that came out & supported our amazingly talented vendors. I purchased two awesome mounted taxidermy creatures by Horrible Adorables & a red sun hat by Endless Hats. My hubby got me a wooden fox pin from peppersprouts.

Tim C

Posted 2010-05-18 10:02:50

My wife bought a hand-bound note pad with LEGO(r) base plates for our son from Moonlight Bindery. Since my daughter had a booth at Art Star we went back the next day to show off the LEGO(r) creation my son had created using the note-pad as the base. You can see a photo of it at Moonlight Bindery's blog (http://moonlightbindery.blogspot.com/)

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