Wednesday, November 9, 2011

NEW EVENT ADDED: NOT YO MAMA'S - JERSEY CITY

Check out the Upcoming Events page to see that in addition to the Columbus Circle Holiday Market LA MUSE KALLIOPÊ will also be staying close to home in Jersey City! 

Les Musettes make excellent Christmas gifts (if we do say so ourselves). How cute a stocking stuffer will a Baby Dragon Monster make? The cutest! Guaranteed!



If you can't make it to Jersey City on December 2nd and December 3rd, remember you can always find us at the Columbus Circle Holiday Market November at the Lil' New Yorker store.


Sunday, November 6, 2011

The Etsy Artisans of Lil' New Yorker

As everyone, no doubt, knows by now, I have been real busy preparing for the Holiday shopping season.

I will be at the Holiday Market at Columbus Circle from November 30th to December 24th. But I won't be alone. I will be sharing the Lil' New Yorker store with five other great Etsy Artisans!  

The Lil' New Yorker is an avid supporter of Etsy (the world's most vibrant handmade market) and the NewNew (an eclectic group of handmade Etsy artists, designers, makers and crafters in the Metro New York area).

We will have a wonderful selection of various handmade items that will make great Holiday gifts for any youngsters you know.

The Lil' New Yorker booth will feature:


LA MUSE KALLIOPÊ - handcrafted cuddly stuffed animals for children, each character a personal whimsical Lil' Muse! Photos of products here!
 
Bugged Out - screen printed whimsical bug and fruit and veggie designs available on organic cotton onesies and T-shirts, cotton fleece hoodies, recycled cotton canvas tote bags and note cards. Photos of products here!

M Voli E - girls hand knit bracelets & crochet flower hair clips.
Photos of products here!

Overall Baby - specializing in children overalls in fun fabrics and prints.
Photos of products here!

Valtline - screen printed apparel for kids and babies from original freehand drawings of animals.
Photos of products here!

Woolly Boo - handcrafted, one-of-a-kind, heirloom quality basic bedding for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers.
Photos of products here!


Make sure to stop by! November 30th - December 24th!

Saturday, October 29, 2011

Games of Thrones inspired Baby Dragon Monsters!!!

Last April before the HBO series Game of Thrones debuted we went to some GOT Food Trucks that spent a week in NYC.  You can read about those adventures here, here, and here.

Well, since then in GOT-related news, we watched the show on HBO (I loved it even though I kept having to ask hubby what was going on) and hubby read the newest book in the A Song of Ice and Fire series: A Dance with Dragons. It was a big book but I remember he devoured it quickly and then spent days talking to his brother about it.

(Just last night he was reading ADWD again - "I want to reread the Davos chapters" he said, quickly adding "You haven't met him yet in the TV show." Later, when I mentioned how cold it was getting in the bedroom, he just said "Winter is Coming" followed by "The North doesn't forget." This morning when I noted it was snowing , he commented "I was never sent my white raven." Sometimes I don't know how I put up with him.)

I'll get around to reading the series one day. Right now I am too busy.  But I have not forgotten about Game of Thrones, especially the final scene of the season. I just loved Dany rising out of the ashes with those cute little dragons. It was a beautiful, powerful scene, one of the best of the entire series.

Now, as you all know, some of my favorite creations (they are all my favorites, really) are the WannaBe Dragon Monsters and Baby Dragon Monsters. So inspired was I by that last scene and by the hints hubby gave me about the rest of the story that I decided to make some Baby Dragon Monsters in honor of Daenerys and her Dragons.

I got the color combinations and created them. There is black/red just like Drogon, green/bronze same as Rhaegal, and cream/gold modeled after Viserion.

Here are some photos below or you can visit my Etsy page for more information.

Winter is Coming, or perhaps, more appropriately, Fire and Blood. Enjoy!

Drogon: Black/Red; Viserion: Cream/Gold; Rhaegal: Green/Bronze




Drogon: Black/Red; Viserion: Cream/Gold; Rhaegal: Green/Bronze

Thursday, October 27, 2011

HALLOWEEN - GLOW-IN-THE-DARK FANGS

What could be better for Halloween than a MONSTER???

How 'bout a Dragon Monster!!

Not just any Dragon Monster but a Baby Dragon Monster!!

with GLOW-IN-THE-DARK FANGS!!!

I'll tell you what could be better for Halloween.  Nothing.

Click here to find your Baby Dragon Monster today.


BUSY, BUSY BUSY!!!!

WHEW! Staying busy getting ready for the Columbus Circle Holiday Market (November 30 to December 24).

 All of the Les Musettes Families will be there. Remember to let us know your favorite Musette. Ménagerie Oiselet (Sachet birdies - now available in lavender and balsam fir!), Muzzit Haiku, the Arabesque siblings - Ragtime, Sonnet, Cadenza, and Nebula; and the Dragon Monsters. Who can forget the Dragon Monsters! 


Speaking of Dragon Monsters, I have been working on new and exciting Baby Dragon Monsters. Don't worry, they are still the same ole' Baby Dragon Monsters, what with their tough cuteness and glow-in-the-dark fangs.  But look for a new look on some of them. 

New fabric, new patterns, same baby Dragon Monsters!



Wednesday, October 26, 2011

THE HOLIDAY MARKET AT COLUMBUS CIRCLE

LA MUSE KALLIOPÊ will be easy to find this Holiday season!

Along with the other wonderful Etsy Artisans that comprise Lil' New Yorker we will be offering all of your favorite Musettes and Muzzits at

THE HOLIDAY MARKET AT COLUMBUS CIRCLE

NOVEMBER 30 – DECEMBER 24, 2011
CENTRAL PARK AT COLUMBUS CIRCLE


If you can't make it to the Columbus Circle Holiday Market, the "Lil' Muses" are available at our Etsy Shop. 

Saturday, October 8, 2011

Fall Crafts in Chelsea - October 15, 2011

LA MUSE KALLIOPÊ is happy to announce Les Musettes will be at the Fall Crafts in Chelsea on October 15th. It's gonna be loads of fun with creative people.


 Shamelessly copied from TheNewNew.
CRAFTS IN CHELSEA
WHEN: Saturday, October 15 from 10-5pm
WHERE: 21st street between 8th and 9th avenue

This event spotlights over 100 of the best local New York artists and craftspeople vending their own unique jewelry, pottery, clothing, fine art and other handmade goods. Visitors to the fair will enjoy the opportunity to converse with artists about their creative processes while shopping for one of a kind items.