An OTBKB reader wrote in with some {news news} from the Brooklyn Indie Market (BIM) and the {NewNew} Etsy Team. Both groups are faves of this blog. So here goes:

    On November 16, 2008 from 11am-7pm, the Brooklyn Indie Market (www.brooklynindiemarket.com) will team up with The {NewNew} Etsy Street Team (http://www.TheNewNewNY.com) to present a one-day shopping event. The emerging designer outlet in Carroll Gardens is hoping to expand on its mission to connect local designers with local consumers by teaming up with The {NewNew}; a group of New York based independent artists and designers of handmade goods.

    The Brooklyn Indie Market is located under the red and white striped tent on Smith and Union Street , Carroll Gardens , Brooklyn .  Buyers will be able to shop through 20 booths for one-of-a-kind items, all handmade by the hippest DIYers located in the metro NYC area. You’ll find smashing jewelry, paper goods, hand-screened clothing and accessories, unique artwork and items for the home, yummy soaps and body butters, and much, much more.

    This collaboration between the BIM and the {NewNew} also offers the chance to meet the artists and crafters who made the stunning wares for sale.  Visitors to the red and white striped tent that day will also have the opportunity to win a gift bag filled with handmade goodies donated by sellers at the event.
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    Best,
    Danielle L. Green
    Member of The {NewNew} Etsy Team

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