Wednesday, December 21, 2011


OK, so our Craftermath ornaments aren't for everyone...

If you have a great sense of humor and get a kick out of crafts made with tongues firmly planted in cheeks, don't forget to do a little last minute shopping at our craft table on Christmas Eve at Joe's Pub for "A Night of Dirty Songs", 9:30 PM. You can get your tickets, which are $15 each, HERE or at the door, the night of the show.

Stop in and say hello before our holiday craft season comes to a close.

Friday, December 2, 2011

It's That Time Again


The Craftermath crew is back in the swing of things for the holiday season. We have shows coming up all over the month of December featuring our wacky and lovable crafts made out of reused, recycled, upcycled and found materials. We love to craft and it shows. And we love to craft at shows! So if you have a rock, variety, burlesque, holiday or miscellaneous event coming up and would like to have us show up with our original skull or tampon holiday ornaments, jewelry, unique cut paper cards and ornaments, and more, please contact us or leave a comment below so we can get in touch. Or find us at one of the events below:

Every Monday in December
Holiday Pop Up Shop @
Bowery Poetry Club
308 Bowery
NY, NY
Every Monday @ 10 PM
Free admission to Craftermath,
$3 to see Talent Show Variety Show

Friday, Dec. 9
Triple Shot of Rock Punk + Crafts
Otto's Shrunken Head
14th @ Ave B
NY. NY
10 PM
Free

Sunday, Dec. 11
De Flea Art & Craft Market
benefitting animal rescue
Bar 82
136 2nd Ave,
NY, NY
3 - 8 PM
Free Entry

Monday, Dec. 12
Open Love NY Holiday Party
DJ, live performances, food, crafts
@ Affaire
50 Ave B btw. 3/4
NY, NY
7:30 - 9:30
Free

Thursday, Dec. 15
The Local 269 Bar
Garage Rock bands / party / crafts
269 E. Houston @ Suffolk
7 PM til ?
Free

Craftermath's presence at your event is a lot of fun. We dress up, sell stuff and people love us. It's pretty much as simple as that. We don't charge you to show up, (obviously!) and you don't charge us. We help cross-promote your event and add to the ambiance. Yep, sharing resources is what we do best.

And isn't that what the holidays are all about, kinda? Sorta? Well, ok, fine, the holidays are about drinking spiced egg nog, too.

** Check back soon for more holiday dates **

Saturday, April 23, 2011

EARTH DAY SWAP, UPCYCLE ART SHOW

Today was the annual NYU Swap-A-Palooza, and as I do every year, I showed up with a suitcase full of clothes, emptied it and left with a suitcase full of clothes. It's my yearly shopping extravaganza, except no money is exchanged -- usually. However, this year, I did, in fact, buy a pair of leather Marc Jacobs gloves from another swapper who'd found them. But it was a small price to pay for the suitcase full of clothing I took out of there.

Swapping is a great way to benefit the planet, and you don't have to stop at clothes. You can swap baby furniture (or adult furniture), books, CDs, bric-a-brac, dishes, art, food & recipes, and so much more. It's a simple concept, really, and it costs almost no money to produce a swap. If you don't have the space in your or a friend's home, often times a bar or local venue will offer the space in exchange for people buying drinks or paying a small cover.

For more interest about the Swap-A-Palooza or an update next year, join my mailing list or visit www.nonsensenyc.com, who usually lists the event.

I'd also like to share an art opening called, "Art from Detritus: Upcycling with Imagination" which takes place at the Williamsburg Art & Historical Center, or WAH, April 23rd - May 29 at 135 Broadway, Williamsburg, Brooklyn. For more info, call (718) 486-7372 or email wahcenter@earthlink.net.

From the press release:

"Since 1994, the changing group of artists in this exhibit has opened dialogues with viewers about the importance and usefulness of art as something beyond decoration. The current exhibit at the Williamsburgh Art and Historical Center is the 19th realization of the concept. This exhibition gives talented artists who are outside the mainstream and whose artwork does not fit the prevailing fashion, a much-needed opportunity to exhibit. By curatorial choice many of these artists are ”emerging” artists, and still unknown, who continue to make art in which they believe, despite fame & fortune, thus far, eluding them. These artists often cannot afford studio assistants or expensive materials and equipment for art making. All see beauty in the discarded that fills and eventually serves to destroy our environment and realize this is a satisfying and rewarding way to creatively deal with the problem of too much trash."

In short, it's a show of artists who make stuff from garbage -- they sound like people after our own heart.