This Sunday December 13th stop by "Winter Blast" Holiday Handmade Market

This Sunday December 13th from 1030am-430pm join us for the biggest holiday shopping event of the season "Winter Blast" our venue is "The Cretan's Association" 32-33 31st street in Astoria. Browse and shop: jewelry & fashion accessories, clothing, bath/body & beauty, soy candles, crochet, handbags, holiday decor/ornaments, toys, baby products, clothing, lingerie, fine art paintings and photography. You are guaranteed to find gifts for everyone at this event! Our special guests "Seeds of Love" (non-profit group) will be raising money, proceeds from their sales will go to grant winter wishes for New York City kids in need through "NY Cares" and The Ronald McDonald House in NYC. There will be a DJ all day long, baked goods & coffee, and raffle prizes! Located right under the N/W Broadway train stop, right next to a municipal parking lot. Here is a preview of some of our vendor's products.










































And a lot more!!! Come and support the talented artists, designers and indie business owners from the NY metro area. Buy something uniquely designed and handmade this holiday season! Hope to see you all there!

Artists & Designers of Winter Blast- Holiday Handmade Market

Naturally Good Soaps began in 2003 when Melissa Rivera started to develop an interest in all things natural. Melissa wanted to begin living a green life, she started to read about aromatherapy, researched how soap is made. Naturally Good Soap products are formulated and produced in small batches. Individual care goes into each product. A cruelty free company, that uses recyled shipping materials and packages. Melissa completed the Queens Borough President's Office of Economic Development Corporation; Entrepreneurial Assistance Program Certification, toured the Sun Feather Soap Factory in Potsdam, NY, attended the Aroma Tours Aromatherapy Retreat of Provence, attended a soap making class by Ursula Basch from The Herbal Bear School of Botanical Medicine.

Artists & Desginers of WINTER BLAST- Holiday Handmade Market

Anna Almiroudis has always been drawn to the beauty and harmony of nature and believed in the amazing healing power of herbs and their ability to balance and restore the body. She wanted to create a natural, organic skincare line that was infused with nutritious ingredients such as organic herbal extracts, organic flower hydrosols, vitamin-rich botanical oils and butters, and precious essential oils that were healing to the skin. Anthesis is the period when a flower is is the period when a flower is in full bloom and at its most beautiful and flourishing state. Anna founded Anthesis Organic Skincare on the belief that by feeding your skin with naturally derived, organic and nourishing ingredients, it too will blossom and be at its most beautiful and healthy state. Her products are hand-made in small batches and free of chemicals you find in conventional skin care products such as synthetic dyes and fragrances, pthalates, parabens, and petroleum. Most of all, they are infused with nature's love and will make you feel good about what your are putting on your skin.

Giving thanks for "Winter Blast" Holiday Handmade Market

We have a great event planned for December 13th, don't forget to stop by
"Winter Blast"
from 1030am-430pm
@ The Cretan's Association"
32-33 31st street in Astoria
between Broadway and 34th avenue
under the N/W train

Our special guests Seeds of Love will be raising money at "Winter Blast" for "Winter Wishes" (NY Cares). Danielle Mahoney, the founder of the non-profit was "New Yorker of the week" last year. Checkout this video clip to get an idea of one of the many ways "Seeds of Love" helps families in need NYer Of The Week: Neighbors Sow "Seeds Of Love" Through Community.

We will have a raffle drawing with wonderful prizes that have been donated by our generous sponsor "Sanfords Restaurant" and many of our handmade artists & designers.The proceeds from the raffle will be donated to "Seeds of Love". We will have over 40 handmade artists and designers that will be showcasing. Our vendors will be selling, jewelry & fashion accessories, clothing, crochet, toys, baby clothes, bath/body & beauty products, soy candles, holiday ornaments & decor, greeting cards & stationery, photography & art.

Come and have a BLAST, with the most talented handmade vendors from the NY metro area, skip the mall this year and head over to "Winter Blast" the one stop place to shop this holiday season!

Thanksgiving is a few days away and we want to give our thanks to:

• "Seeds of Love" for helping families in need and getting Astoria,our community involved.
• Sanford's Restaurant who has contributed to our event and raffle prizes,
• Our returning vendors for joining us again
  
• The vendors that contributed to our raffle prizes
• All our new vendors for joining us at "Winter Blast"
• Our families, friends, supporters, customers/shoppers, fans & followers

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL!

"Seeds of Love" will be joining "Astoria Events" at Winter Blast, Holiday Handmade Market

Astoria Events is happy to announce that Seeds of Love will be joining us at our next event, Winter Blast Holiday Handmade Market on December 13th.

Seeds of Love is a nonprofit organization providing financial and social assistance to families in need. They are a small, but growing, group of family and friends who volunteer their time to make the world a better place.

To view some of the Seeds of Love they have planted and their past events,
Checkout http://seedsoflovecares.com/pastevents.html

We have dedicated a section at the event for Seeds of Love
They will be raising money for "Winter Wishes" for kids and families

The "Astoria Events' team would like to thank Sanfords Restaurant

The "Astoria Events" team would like to thank Sanfords Restaurant, for sponsoring our
"Winter Blast" Handmade Holiday Market
on Sunday, December 13th
@The Cretans Association
32-33 31st street in Astoria

Sanfords Restaurant is an Astoria landmark, and has been known for their great and affordable food for over 75 years. Sanfords Restaurant went from being a coffee shop to a diner and finally revamped into a trendy restaurant. The Sanfords of today serves exceptionally well prepared American comfort food, in a modern, casual & sleek environment. Sanfords also has the most affordable and diverse premium beer and bottled wine list. Be sure to check out Sanfords if you haven't already!

Announcing "Winter Blast" Holiday Handmade Designer's Market

SAVE THE DATE for "Winter Blast" Holiday Market '

THE one day only shopping event for this holiday season

Sunday December 13th 2009
from 1030am-430pm
32-33 31st street in Astoria

Featuring handmade artists, designers and crafters. Our vendors will be selling: holiday decor/ornaments, holiday greeting cards, holiday treats and gifts, jewelry, clothing, handbags, housewares, bath/body/beauty products, candles, artwork, photography and accessories.

We are now accepting and reviewing vendor applications.
Vendors can download our application from our downloads page

Email to: AstoriaEvents@gmail.com

This Sunday October 4th stop by "Autumn Fest" a handmade designer's market!

We're just 3 days away from "Autumn Fest".
Stop by this Sunday October 4th
from 11am-5pm
@ The Cretan Association
32-33 31st street in Astoria, Queens
right under the N/W Broadway station

Come and experience the shopping event of the season. We have the most talented and skilled artists, designers and crafters that will be showcasing and selling their products. Browse through jewelry, clothing, bath/body & beauty, handbags, leather goods, stationery, decor, crochet, baby items, accessories, ceramics, mosaics and more... Baked goods and DJ all day long.

Anna Almiroudis owner of "Anthesis" will be selling her organic skin care.

Be sure to check out Alyssa Savva's jewelry

Karen Costopoulos owner of "Artique" will be selling her mosaic frames, mirrors, boxes, trays, birdhouses

Anna Economides Garcia owner of "Lithos Du Monde" has an elegant and funky jewelry line


Simone John will be selling her crochet doilies and handmade jewelry collection