Fenton Street Market

Saturday, June 8

Amina — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:29:24 +0000

Programming:

1:00 – 3:00 p.m.: Bead Class at the market

Saturday, June 1

Amina — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:25:10 +0000

Programming:

Saturday, June 15: Blues Festival

Amina — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:25:08 +0000

Join us for the Silver Spring Blues Festival as we host many performances at the market from 10am-3pm. Don’t forget that Sunday is Father’s Day and you probably owe your dad a gift. Meet some of our market dads and grandfathers enjoying the Blues Fest under the pretense of “helping” at booths.

06.15 Community Programming:

Blues Festival Stage 10am – 3pm:

MSG – The Acoustic Blues Trio

Gina DeLuca

Blue Panamuse

Stacy Brooks

Archie Edwards Blues Ensemble

Catherinette

Amina — Wed, 22 May 2013 01:14:46 +0000

Meet Katie of Catherinette. She brings her amazing leather wallets, bags, device cases and even more to the market! You may have seen her at FSM from time to time and even at the new Grant Avenue Market in Takoma Park. We are a huge fan of her vintage upcycled leather work and know you will be too. Get to know her even better below..

1. Who are you, where are you from and what do you sell? How are you known at the market?

My name is Katie Stack and my company name is Catherinette. People have started calling me Catherinette, and although it’s not my name, I think it’s cute. I am originally from Orlando, Florida. I have lived all over the East Coast and Chicago, and have been living in the DC metro area for the last 5 years. My work is predominately handmade leather goods made from industrial salvaged leather. I also make resin belt buckles featuring vintage paper goods, and artisan dyed scarves.

2. How did you get started in your business and what is your future vision?

I got started in my business when I was in college (a very long time ago). I needed to make a little more money, and so I started selling things I made. After graduation I continued to make and sell as a supplement to my income working in theatrical costume shops. Recently I decided to take a leap of faith, and quit my day job. It is an exhilarating time for me! My vision for my company is to continue to grow and expand and someday open a little retail shop selling my work and the work of other local artisans. Until then, I am enjoying my time at Fenton Street Market and a variety of other shows and markets in the area.

3. Tell us why you do what you do. What is so special about your business?

I love to work with my hands. I have always been a very creative person. As a child my parents used to find me “making things” in my bedroom in the middle of the night. I suppose I was always destined to be a maker. I can’t remember when I decided I should pursue a creative career, it just seemed like the next logical step. My little business is special because there are not many companies who use obsolete technology to make goods by hand here in the United States. I use salvaged and remnant supplies, water-based adhesives and solvent free resins whenever practical, so my work is literally as “green” as I can possibly make it. It’s a one woman show, I do all aspects of design, patterning, sewing, marketing and (unfortunately) book keeping.

4. What is your favorite thing about FSM?

I love the community aspect of Fenton Street. Many of the vendors know each other, customers return week after week to see your new work, and talk about the goings-on of the area. It’s a very strong community feeling. It’s great to know that you are part of a larger group of small business owners and makers and that group is supported by the community at large.

Find Catherinette on Etsy and follow her work on Twitter and Instagram at @katieiscrafty and of course, she is on Facebook!

Saturday, May 25

Amina — Mon, 20 May 2013 22:18:46 +0000

Happy Memorial Day Weekend!

Late May has hit and we are as anxious for summer to start as you are. We’ll help sooth your nerves with some yoga at the market this morning. This season from May to September on the fourth Saturday of the month, we will host two free yoga classes by Sky House Yoga in Silver Spring. They will have our morning Community Programing time slot and break it into two one-hour yoga sessions – for kids at 10:30 and for adults at 11:30. More details on each class at the bottom.

Come early to the market for a chance to ring the market bell!

Joining Us This Week:

Katie Stack of Catherinette is back with her leather wallets, belt buckles and silk scarves. Get to know her via her new FSM vendor profile here on the site!

Yakitoko – Graphic t-shirts and posters

TyniseNicole Jewelry and Things - Nicole’s old culture mixed with new culture jewelry is a great find at the market. We especially love her brass work and the new amethyst necklaces!

Get your own Funny Face Painting done at the market this Saturday!

Community Programming:

10:30 am: Live Music by Raycurt

10:30-11:30 am: FREE Yoga Class by Sky House Yoga

11:30 am – 12:30 pm: FREE Yoga Class by Sky House Yoga

These 60 minute classes will stretch, open, and strengthen the body while incorporating breath work that will relax and focus the mind. These classes are suited for all levels of experience and will focus on standing, balancing, and hip opening postures. Bring your yoga mat and towel and join your community members for a delicious yoga experience! Kids and pets are welcome!

1:00-3:00 pm: Sewing Demo by Sarah Gingold of Think Outside the Store. Check out her website and studio full of vintage treadle sewing machines just down the street from us on the corner of Thayer Ave. and Fenton St. in DTSS.

The Riverdale Model Train Club is back again!

Yinibini Baby

Amina — Thu, 16 May 2013 17:16:50 +0000

Soyini of Yinibini Baby is a Fenton Street Market Veteran. She sells baby oneseies, bibs and other baby clothing and accessories. We know you’ve seen her at the market before! This Saturday, she joins us again for the first time this season as a member of the Capital Region Etsy Selling Team (CREST). Read up on her work and business here and be sure to pick up a onesie for the newest little member of your family this Saturday at the market!

1. Who are you, where are you from and what do you sell? How are you known at the market?

Hi! I’m Soyini George from Yinibini Baby, and I sell the cutest handmade clothing and accessories for little ones! I use cotton and organic cotton fabrics. I enjoy making baby clothing and I like using fabrics that are stylish and unique.

2. How did you get started in your business and what is your future vision?

I actually started my business on my kitchen table in 2010, and slowly graduated to a full-fledged studio, which is currently located in Brookland. It’s my dream to eventually have a studio/boutique. For now, you can find me at crafts shows around the city. You can also find my work at Whole Foods and www.yinibinibaby.com.

3. Tell us why you do what you do. What is so special about your business?

I enjoy making pieces that people can use and wear and possibly hand down to the next new born. It’s a big tradition in my family to pass around a handmade baby gown that is probably 25 years old now! What you will get from Yinibini Baby is a handmade with love, made in the USA item that can be treasured.

4. What is your favorite thing about FSM?

I love FSM for the variety of vendors that are there at market day! It’s always a vibrant, colorful atmosphere and the crafts that the vendors make are very unique and lovely.

Check out Yinibini Baby on Facebook and look out for Soyini’s little blue tent on Saturday!

Arden Jewelry Design

Amina — Wed, 15 May 2013 19:42:46 +0000

Meet Sara of Arden Jewelry Design. You’ve definitely seen her tent at the market full of beautiful jewelry. She’ll be joining us on May 18 as a part of the Capital Region Etsy Selling Team so be sure to stop by and say hello!

1. Who are you, where are you from and what do you sell? How are you known at the market?

I’m Sara Pollack of Arden Jewelry Design. I create one-of-a-kind jewelry featuring semi-precious stones, sterling silver, and copper. I primarily make necklaces and earrings, but am working on incorporating bracelets and rings into my collection. I am usually known as the red-head with the robin’s egg blue tablecloths. I am originally from Long Island, NY and I attended college in Manhattan but I have been in the DC area since 2003. My studio has been based in Loudoun County, VA since 2009.

2. How did you get started in your business and what is your future vision?

I have always had a creative side, so I think I was destined to make things for a living. My very earliest memory is of me sitting at my play kitchen in preschool and painting watercolors. In middle school I took beading classes and then a silver smithing class. I had the coolest parents to let me play with jewelry saws and torches at the tender age of 12! In college I studied sociology and history and I worked in the non-profit sector for several years after graduation. However I always found myself looking for some craft or project to work on, and ultimately came back to jewelry in 2007. Arden Jewelry Design was born out of my desire to create and my frustration what was available in stores – the designs I like jewelry that makes a statement, and I just could not find what I was looking for. I knew that if I felt this way other women must too. My goal is to have a line that is in boutiques throughout the mid-Atlantic.

3. Tell us why you do what you do. What is so special about your business?

As much as I love creating, which is really what drives me in my business, I love helping people find the perfect item. I delight in helping someone find the perfect birthday present for that hard to shop for person, or choosing the perfect item to wear for a special occasion.

One of the reasons I started making jewelry is because I was not satisfied with the quality of what I could find in stores. I like nice things and unique pieces, but there seems to be a disparity of what is available, especially in larger stores. I love that my designs are made in small batches so no piece is exactly the same, and it is a great point of pride for me that I use high quality materials in my jewelry.

4. What is your favorite thing about FSM?

For me it is the community around FSM – both the sellers AND the shoppers. Everyone is supportive, fun, and welcoming even in bad weather! Of course, the doughnuts are amazing, too.

Check Arden Jewelry Design out on Facebook and window shop online before seeing her wares in person at the market on Saturday!

Saturday, May 18: C.R.E.S.T. Day

Amina — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 22:15:59 +0000

Join us and the Capital Region Etsy Selling Team (CREST) Artisans this Saturday for lots of handmade fun! All of these vendors are also on Etsy and as a local, handmade team of small business entrepreneurs, they will be bringing lots of unique creativity to the market. Come and support them!

CPMMA is back with us again this Saturday for another self defense demo!

Some featured CREST members:

Arden Jewelry Design: unique, handmade jewelry. Check out their Vendor Profile!

Yinibini Baby: handmade onesies, clothing, bibs and other baby accessories by Soyini, a FSM Veteran.

Boughie Boho: handmade boho jewelry

Also Joining Us This Week:

Fearless Threads Bags and Accessories: an eclectic brand of amazingly printed bags, clutches and accessories. Naima, the hands and brains of the operation, also does lots of custom work!

Bahari Deco Crafts: cloth bags and accessories from Kanga cloth as well as painted Tinga art cards

Hooked and Loopy: Sarah’s crocheted sassy stuffed animals are back with us again! Follow her on Twitter to get her animals’ back stories!

CFJ Fine Arts: note cards, prints, posters and original art by Cynthia Farrell Johnson. Perfect for all those graduation parties you’ll be attending this month!

Community Programing and Events:

10:00 am: Self Defense demo by College Park Mixed Martial Arts

10:30 am – 12:30 pm: Live music by Snakehead Run

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm: Live music by Kristin Rebecca

The Meditation Museum will also join us this week so stop by their booth to take a deep breath and relax.

We’ll see you at the market!

Saturday, May 11: Mother’s Day Shopping at the Market!

Amina — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 22:11:06 +0000

Sunday is Mother’s Day! Come out to the market on Saturday to get your mom something special and unique this year from one of our vendors that makes things with love, and meet some of our many market moms. You may have seen them loitering in the corners of their grown kids’ booths, covering for booth owners while they take a break, or straightening items on tables. We couldn’t run our businesses without them!

Joining Us This Week:

Azur Soleil Organics: Dominique’s organic, handmade soaps make great gifts for moms! We especially love how beautifully wrapped each soap is and are sure your mom will too.

Little Peeps Emporium: Jewelry for kids and moms! How about a mother-daughter set for Mother’s Day?

El Rosal Sewing Cooperative: This women-run sewing cooperative based in the Long Branch area of Silver Spring makes and sells hand-sewn bags and other goods. They will be joining us this Saturday and the second Saturday of the month all season.

Sam’s Stir Fried Portraits: Get a portrait done by Sam this Saturday at the market. Mom will love it!

Carly Noel Collection: Carly’s high quality jewelry can be customized on the spot at the market! They will also be having a great Mother’s Day sale at the market on Saturday.

See all Saturday’s vendors on the market map.

Community Programming & Activities:

10:30 am – 12:30 pm: College Park Mixed Martial Arts Self Defense Demo

11:30 am: Join us for a special announcement from Lt. Governor Anthony Brown!

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm: Live music by the Highland Lassies

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm: John Rice Performance Piece

Friends Community School Volunteers will be at the market right in time for summer camp registration!

The Gandhi Brigade Youth Media Festival will be held in the Civic Building and on Veteran’s Plaza starting at 5 after we close up shop for the day!

See you at the market!

Saturday, May 4

Amina — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 21:59:15 +0000

It’s the first Saturday of the month! Come out this morning and have crepes and mini donuts for breakfast while the little one enjoys storytime in the gorgeous spring weather. But there won’t just be stories for them this week at the market..

Joining Us This Week:

Regina Quality Used Books: Get in the mood for a good book after Sara’s storytime with some great page turners courtesy of the Reginas. One of our anchor vendors this season, their booth is always stocked full of good reads!

ThunderKid Manga: our favorite kids-friendly comic is back!

Outdoor Bookstore Greater Grace: new and used Christian books. Step into their double-wide (booth) for their wide selection of reads.

YB Green Jewelry: Come out and see Yasmin and her amazing recycled glass jewelry from New Orleans for the only time this season.

Community Programming & Activities:

10:30 am – 12:30 pm: Storytime with Sara

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm: Musical Stylings of Zach Parkman

Create Arts Center will be joining us all day with a hands-on kids craft table

The Center for New American Dream will have information on their “Guide to Sharing” — learn how to do host your own clothing swap or book/tool/musical instrument lending library!

We’ll see you at the market!
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