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REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE...RECRAFT!
An eco-friendly craft fair brought you by Magpie and the Somerville Arts Council.
Saturday August 18 2007, 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm (rain date August 19)
Union Square’s Central Plaza in Union Square, Somerville, MA
(intersection of Washington, Prospect and Somerville Ave click for directions)
The Recraft Fair will have 25 vendors selling eco-friendly goods, local
environmental non-profits, free activities and live music. See below for details!
An eco-friendly craft fair brought you by Magpie and the Somerville Arts Council.
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Saturday August 18 2007, 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm (rain date August 19)
Union Square’s Central Plaza in Union Square, Somerville, MA
(intersection of Washington, Prospect and Somerville Ave click for directions)
The Recraft Fair will have 25 vendors selling eco-friendly goods, local
environmental non-profits, free activities and live music. See below for details!
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Decorate
Your Own Reusable Grocery Bag Decorate a canvas reusable grocery bag with fabric paint, letter stamps and other fun embellishments. Brought to you by Magpie. |
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Freestyle
Crafting with Recycled Materials Extras for Creative Learning is a clearinghouse that recovers tons of cast offs from being burned or buried by business or industry and redistributes it for creative educational use. Flex your crafty muscles and create something fun and recycled! |
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The
Disco Ball Discount Stop by the Project MUM table and create your own Disco Ball from recycled materials. After dinner, join our 70s dance party under McGrath Highway at 9 pm. More info at: http://www.artsomerville.org/event/2007/mum07.html http://www.myspace.com/projectmum |
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Live musical performances
by: Neptune
(6pm), The
Blind King (3pm) and The
‘Mericans(4:30) Neptune's origins trace to 1994 as a student art project by sculptor/musician Jason Sanford, who, in order to create a new music medium while simultaneously destroying the posture of five young men, forged heavy, menacing-looking guitars and drums out of circular saw blades, gas tanks, oil drums, bike parts, VCR casings and miscellaneous scrap metal found in the trash. Neptune was assembled to showcase these contraptions in the winter of the same year and has evolved into a full time band that has traversed the US and Europe several times. The current three-piece lineup relies as heavily on home-made electronics as it does its signature scrap metal instruments. With less guys and more gear, Neptune rocks like The Fall, clangs like Neubauten and drones like Faust with improvised and not-so-improvised songs that you can almost dance to. |
 Magpie Magpie is a store in Davis Square Somerville that carries the work of over 300 crafters, artists and indie designers who are local and national. Magpie has a special place in its heart for the ingenuity and forward thinking that goes into eco-friendly art and craft. (Pictured above: Recycled metal sculpture at Magpie by Somerville artist 80GritArt.) http://magpie-store.com |
 Greenward Greenward is a store in Porter Square Cambridge that sells eco-modern goods. As they define it, an eco-modern product is always elegantly designed, attractive, and functional. It is also at least one of the following: made from recycled materials, recyclable, made from organic materials, handmade, made from sustainable materials, energy efficient, biodegradable, educational. http://www.greenwardshop.com |
 Albertine Press Letterpress greeting cards, notecards, coasters, and other ephemera - hand printed original designs with antique presses on 100% cotton paper. Sets of gift tags made from off prints and cuts. In addition to Albertine Press's tree-friendly production, the shop prides itself on using green solvents on the presses, shredding the rest of their paper cuts for packaging, donating scraps to paper makers and scrapbookers, and relying on hand-cranking, foot-stomping human power to keep their machines running. http://www.albertinepress.com |
 Ilana Krepchin Jewelry made from credit cards and candy wrappers set under glass, recycled computer parts, and recycled gears and nuts set with colored resins. http://www.ilanakrepchin.com |
 pequitobun Jewelry from vintage beads, new old stock charms, recycled bits and pieces of antique and vintage jewelry/hardware/buttons, etc. http://pequitobun.etsy.com |
 Jessica Burko Artwork from original photographs, found papers, and ephemera including old romance novels, stamp collection books, school notebooks, letters, computer paper, stationary, sewing patterns, and found photos to make unique works of art for the wall. http://www.jessicaburko.com |
 The Artisan Square Pop Art pins/magnets from recycled, reused beer caps http://www.theartisansquare.com |
 One Small Star Handmade, rehabbed, repurposed and semiprecious jewelry; etched recycled glassware -- vases and candleholders; and jewelry storage pieces from recycled wood, cork and coat hanger wire. http://www.onesmallstar.com |
 Lazer Beanz Breathes new life into second hand garments and accessories to create one-of-a-kind designs with original appliques. http://www.lazerbeanz.etsy.com |
 Pleasant Living Headbands made from repurposed ties and felted sweaters plus t-shirts refashioned into halters and a few other surprises! |
 Project Have Hope Non-profit which sells jewelry made from recycled paper by women in Uganda.The money raised goes directly back to the village to fund the following: enrolling children in school (31 children are currently enrolled), vocational training for the women (14 enrolled), a small loans program, 3 co-ops, and many, many more programs. http://www.projecthavehope.org |
 skullknocker Colorful animal pillows made from repurposed naugahyde, stuffed with recycled t-shirt scraps. http://www.skullknocker.etsy.com |
 Applecart Using a mix of vintage and retro fabrics, Applecart is an independent line of colorful and playful accessories. Handbags, purses, wallets, and clutches are handmade in a variety of styles by designer Emily Geanacopoulos. They are often embellished with appliqué and/or vintage trim and buttons. http://applecart.etsy.com |
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 Fern Animals Little handmade animals, 2-4 inches tall, from mostly reused, vintage, or recycled fabrics http://www.fernanimals.com |
 Utilities Vintage ties, hankies and patches handsteciled with text and/or images. http://www.truthserum.org/utilities |
 Haptotrope Repurposed yarns, and fantastically cobbled, with textures into scarves, wraps, and "scoodies" (scarf- hoods!) Reflective patches from scrap fabrics. http://haptotrope.etsy.com |
 Fusion Ethos Fashion Measuring tape earrings, rings, pins, keyboard key rings, shoe leather and hardware scraps, bottle cap rings and earrings, puzzle piece earrings, card earrings, fortune rings, paint chip rings, lp record bowls. http://www.fusionethosfashions.com |
 Raine Newman Wall tiles and wearable art made from discarded scraps of glass and mirror pieces. |
 Bread and Badger Original illustrations free-hand etched onto repurposed glass objects. http://www.breadandbadger.com |
 Mimi Kirchner Original design, artist made figures (dolls, pillows) made from recycled and vintage fabrics and notions. http://mck254.etsy.com |
 t8designs Inspired by the past...eager to delve into the future... t8design's jewelry designs incoporate vintage bits and bobs (think your grandma's cool stuff but without a heady perfume sent). All pieces handmade with love and ruminations on nature, history, and hope. http://t8designs.etsy.com |
 Diamonds An' Trash Jewelry and accessories with repurposed beach findings, i.e. primarily found beach glass from Boston shores along with the occassional found pottery shard and some sea stones. Plus jewelry made from beads that are passed on by people of higher means as opposed to their trashing them. http://diamondsntrash.etsy.com |
 Melissa Glick Mosaic tiles designed with bright colors and geometric patterns, and collage art with found elements. |
