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Fall Handmade Cavalcade

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Start the season browsing the most unique locally made handmade goods the NY Metro and Hudson Valley have to offer, complete with goodie bags and tasty treats. Join the {NewNew} York Etsy Street Team in Beacon, NY on September 12 for the 2nd Annual Fall Handmade Cavalcade.

The Handmade Cavalcade has partnered with the Hudson Valley Etsy Street Team to bring you unique handcrafted jewelry, kitschy housewares, handmade soaps, one of a kind paper goods, children’s toys in all shapes and sizes, as well as fashion forward apparel and accessories. With over twenty vendors the show will be an intimate shopping experience where you are bound to find something for everyone. Make a day of it with your friends and family. Enjoy delicious snacks from The Groovy Baker and explore the inside and outside spaces brimming with unique handmade wares from the Brooklyn Bridge all the way up through the Hudson Valley.

Come early, the first 40 people will receive a limited edition silkscreened tote bag full of goodies!

The Fall Handmade Cavalcade
Saturday September 12 from 11am – 7pm
Corner of Main Street and North Cedar in Beacon, NY

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If you like seasonal samplers and cross stitch patterns with a primitive twist, you’ll enjoy the collection from Curious Carrie Designs.

You’ll find alphabet designs, biscornu, patriotic projects and more. The summer category is the largest on the storefront, with Americana and floral designs. There are also categories for the other seasons and more general designs.

One of my favorites is this pretty sunflower cross stitch pattern, which is shown styled as a biscornu but it wouldn’t have to be. The pattern features sunflowers and bees and a little beehive. It uses 12 colors of floss and each side of the pattern is 51 by 51 stitches, which comes out to 3.64 inches or 9.2 cm square.

I love the fabric she used for the sample, which she actually dyed purple herself, but it would also be pretty on a purchased light blue or other color if you don’t want to dye your own.

There’s also a whole set of themed biscornu with a four letter word on one side (crow, home, love and snow, to name a few) along with a seasonal pattern on the other side.

The shop has a rather small selection at around 90 patterns as of this writing, but it’s a nice collection of traditional looking designs heavy on samplers and biscornu designs, so if those are things you like you’ll want to be sure to check it out. Visit Curious Carrie Designs on Etsy to see all her pretty designs.

Are you a designer or do you have a favorite cross stitch designer who hasn’t made it into the spotlight yet? (You can see all the featured designers in the craft businesses category on the page.) Let me know in the comments, or you can submit more detailed information by clicking on “suggest a craft” at the center top of the page.

[Photo: Curious Carrie Designs]