Reminder of Boston Handmade’s show in Somerville on July 11th!

New Etsy Shop Banner

I’m so excited to have finally updated my Etsy shop banner to include images of my actual items for sale in the shop!

You dont even need Photoshop, I just used the free program, “Gimp,” instead!

Thanks to the help of the “BlissbyHeather” blog for their helpful tutorial!  Here it is copy/pasted for those who want instant gratification:

1) On the GIMP toolbar, click on “File” then “New”

2) a box will pop up that says “Create New Image”

3) In the box beside “Width”, type in the numbers “760″

4) In the box beside “Height”, type in the numbers “100″, click on the box that says “OK”

5) A rectangular shaped box will pop up. This is your banner.

6) If you want to add text to your banner, go back to the GIMP toolbar and click on the icon that looks like a capital letter “T”.

7) If you look at the bottom half of the toolbar you can see that there are options to adjust the size of your font, the style of letters etc.

Click on your banner where you want the text to show up. Start typing!

9) To add other pictures to your banner, you can go to the GIMP toolbar and click “File”, “Open” and browse through the files on your computer to find pictures that you have already saved. I found that in order to get a product to fit onto my banner I had to shrink the size of the picture first. I did this through an online site: http://www.resize2mail.com/ . I chose “shrink the photo by 75%” and then for some photos, I had to go back and do “shrink the photo by 25%”. This was how I added the purse and wallet pictures to my banner.

10)After the photos were resized and saved, I went to “File”, “Open” and found where I’d saved them. Then in order to add them to my banner, I went to the GIMP toolbar and clicked on the icon in the top left hand corner (it looks like a grey rectangle). I used this to select the areas of the resized photo that I wanted to use on my banner, and then I copied it and pasted it on my banner. (To copy, click on the piece that you want to copy, and hit the control button and the letter C on your keyboard. To paste, click on the banner where you want the item to be, and hit the control button and the letter V on your keyboard). If you want to move the picture that you just pasted on your banner, click on it and moved it.

11) To save my banner, I chose “File”, “Save As”. A grey box that says “Save Image” will pop up. Click on the cross icon beside “Save File Type by Extension”. A white box will show up at the bottom, scroll down and choose “JPEG image” and then click on the “Save” bottom in the bottom right hand corner.

12) A grey box that says “Export file” will pop up. Click on the “Export” box.

13) A grey box that says “Save as JPEG” will pop up. You will want to move the bar to the right, so that it says 100 in the white box and click “OK”.

14) You’re finished!

15) To upload your new banner, sign into your etsy account, click on “Your Etsy”, in the left hand colum under “Shop Setup”, click on “Appearance”. Under the heading “Banner” you can click on the “Browse” button and find where you saved your banner. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on “Save Changes”. That’s it

Boston University Market

find us at the OPENING DAY of the BU Market place! FREE admission, every Thursday!

BOSTON UNIVERSITY (BU) MARKET

June 25, 2009 (Thursday)
~12 – 4pm ~

outside the BU George Sherman Student Union
right next to the BU Bridge
take the #47 or CT2 bus or “BU Central” B-line T stop

July Handmade Marketplace in Somerville, MA

Boston Handmade Marketplace in Union Square Somerville

Union Square, Somerville, MA: July 11, 3-7pm

More than 25 artists, artisans, and craftspeople will be showing and selling handmade jewelry, clothing, accessories, housewares, art, photography, toys, and sculpture in Union Square (at the intersection of Washington, Prospect & Somerville Ave.) on July 11, 2009, 3-7pm, as part of the Somerville Arts Council ArtsUnion series.

The Boston HandmadeMarketplace is an outdoor art and craft exhibition featuring work by Massachusetts area artists, craftspeople and artisans associated with the arts group Boston Handmade and Etsy.com: helping people make a living making things. This exhibition promotes local independent businesses and individuals creating one-of-a-kind and limited edition handmade works in small studio environments, not factories. In addition to the individual exhibitors at the 2009 Boston Handmade marketplace musicians will be performing throughout the day. Performers include Boston bands The Grownup Noise and One Happy Island. There will be also be handcraft demonstrations with Faculty and Staff of The Eliot School of Jamaica Plain, and Members of the Common Cod Fiber Guild of Somerville. Another highlight of the afternoon will be martial arts demonstrations from the Shobu Aikido of Boston.

About BOSTON HANDMADE: A group of Massachusetts artists and craftspeople actively engaged in selling their handmade work on Etsy.com, a web site dedicated to the handmade life.  Visit BostonHandmade.org for more info.

About MAJENTA DESIGNS: Your one-stop shop for handcrafted Asian-inspired jewelry, housewares, party favors, and knick knacks all for under $15! Come find gifts for everybody: your mother, girlfriend, coworker, bridesmaids, even your husbands too!  We make pendant jewelry, magnets, cufflinks, portable purse hanger hooks, pocket mirrors, keychain bottle openers, and more!  Some of the items that will be available at the marketplace can be found in our Etsy Shop, plus even more items not currently listed!  such as night lights, tea canisters, and more!

Come find our booth at the BOSTON HANDMADE MARKETPLACE in Union Square, Somerville, MA on July 11th!

Etsy Yart Sale

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YART SALE     (June 10 – 14)
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FREE worldwide shipping on any purchase in my Etsy shop! In order to get the free shipping, you must make sure you type “YART SALE” in message to seller during CHECKOUT and then WAIT until I send you the adjusted invoice!

So if you are looking for affordable, unique Asian-inspired jewelry, housewares, gifts, and party favors, then make sure you come check out MaJenta Designs!

New Product Line – Foldable, Portable Purse Hangers!

by Jennifer Tang of  MaJenta Designs

TIRED of going to a restaurant or bar and having your purse taking up half your seat? or risk being knocked off the back of your chair? or worse yet – sitting on the dirty floor?! Then you’ll really love my new product line of Foldable, Portable Purse Hooks!

I was so excited to put these to use when I went for a night out on the town, and I can attest that they really do wonders!  After a long day at work, my friends wanted to hit up a bar, but the only table left was a tall standing table.  Well, its never fun to be standing around, with your stuffy coat on, and heavy purse wedged into your arm pit and weighing down your shoulder.

Then I realized that I had a handy dandy “Foldable, Portable Purse hook” inside my purse, and viola!  I was able to hang my very heavy purse (with a heavy academic textbook inside) AS WELL AS my coat too! 

I’m so excited to have these products available at MaJenta Designs Etsy shop as well as soon to be available at my upcoming shows!These convenient little hangers will make their debut at the:

Boston Handmade show at the SOWA Outdoor Market

Sunday, June14, 2009. (10am – 4pm)

540 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02118

June Show in Boston – SOWA Outdoor Market

www.majentadesigns.etsy.com

SOWA SOUTHEND OPEN MARKET
http://www.southendopenmarket.com/

June 14, 2009 (Sunday)
~ 10am – 4pm ~
540 Harrison Ave., BOSTON, MA

FREE admission

FREE parking

near Backbay, Broadway, and Arlington T stops

I’ll be there representing with my Group “Boston Handmade”

Look for us with the light blue balloons!

Boston Handmade Members – May Shows

by Jennifer Tang of MaJenta Designs

Craft Show season has officially begun and Boston Handmade members are showcasing and selling their wares all throughout the greater Boston area and New England! Come check us out in person at any of these various shows!

MaJenta Designs will be at Design Hive Market

on Sunday, May 3^rd (10am – 5 pm)

28 Sacramento St.

Cambridge, MA

10am – 5pm

 

 

 

Sea Glass Things will be at South End Open Market – Opening Weekend

On Sat/Sun May 16^th & 17^th (10am – 4pm)

540 Harrison Ave.

Boston, MA

 

 

 

Kerry Hawkins Photography will be at JP First Thursday’s

On Thursday, May 7^th (5 – 8pm)

Curtis Hall Lawn

20 South st.

Jamaica Plain, MA

 

 

Vintage by Crystal will be at at Design Hive Market

on Sunday, May 3^rd (10am – 5 pm)

28 Sacramento St.

Cambridge, MA

10am – 5pm

 

 

 

Lucie Wicker Photography will be at South End Open Market – Opening Weekend

On Sat/Sun – May 16^th & 17^th

540 Harrison Ave.

Boston, MA

 

 

 

Blue Alvarez will be at JP First Thursday’s

On Thursday, May 7^th (5 – 8pm)

Curtis Hall Lawn

20 South st.

Jamaica Plain, MA

 

 

 

Bancroft Studios will be at Brewster in Bloom

On May 2^nd and 3^rd

Brewster, MA

 

Arts In The Park
May 8th
Andover Ma

 

North River Arts Festival
May 23rd, 24th
Marshfield Ma

 

 

 

Chroma Lab will be at JP First Thursday’s

On Thursday, May 7^th (5 – 8pm)

Curtis Hall Lawn

20 South st.

Jamaica Plain, MA

 

South End Open Market – Opening Weekend

On Sat/Sun May 16^th & 17^th (10am – 4pm)

540 Harrison Ave.

Boston, MA

 

 

 

 Linda B Dunn will be at RISD Alumni Sale

Benefit Street, Providence, RI, on the RISD campus

May 2^nd (10am – 4 pm) rain or shine.

 

Western Avenue Studios First Saturday

122 Western Ave Suite 350 Lowell, Ma. 01851

May 2^nd

 

 

 

Christine Marie Art will be at South End Open Market – Opening Weekend

On Sat/Sun May 16^th & 17^th (10am – 4pm)

540 Harrison Ave.

Boston, MA

 

South End Open Market

On May 31^st (10am – 4pm)

540 Harrison Ave

Boston, MA

 

 

Lush Beads will be at Western Avenue Studios First Saturday Western Ave Suite 350 Lowell, Ma. 01851

On May 2^nd

122 

 

SOWA Art Walk

On Sat/Sun, May 16^th & 17^th

560-580 Harrison Ave.

Boston, MA

 

 

Elizabeth Brennick Designs will be at South End Open Market – Opening Weekend

On Sat/Sun May 16^th & 17^th (10am – 4pm)

540 Harrison Ave.

Boston, MA

 

Providence Open Market’s Opening day

May 23rd (10am – 4pm)

Blackstone Blvd, Providence, RI, Lippit Park

 

Concord Arts Market – Opening Day

May 30^th (9am – 3pm)

33 Capitol St., Concord, NH

 

 

 

Jessica Burko/Reclaimed to You will be at

Inside Out, at Gallery 1581

May 1 – June 27th, 2009
Opening Reception Friday May 1, 2009, 7-9pm
Gallery 1581 is located at the
Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis
1581 Beacon Street, Brookline MA 02446 

 

RISD Spring Art Sale
Saturday, May 2, 2009
10am – 4 pm, rain or shine.
Benefit Street, Providence, RI, on the RISD campus

  

SoWa Art Walk

May 16 – 17, 2009
11am – 6pm both days
35 Wareham Street
between Harrison Ave. and Albany St.

 

 

Stonehouse Studio will be at:  

 

Design Hive Market

on Sunday, May 3^rd (10am – 5 pm)

28 Sacramento St.

Cambridge, MA

10am – 5pm

 

Joy of Old – Mother’s Day Trunk Show

on May 7-9

85 Warren St.

Charlestown, MA

 

South End Open Market – Opening Weekend

On Sat/Sun May 16^th & 17^th (10am – 4pm)

540 Harrison Ave.

Boston, MA

 

South End Open Market

On Sun May 23^rd (10am – 4pm)

540 Harrison Ave.

Boston, MA

 

South End Open Market

On Sun, May 31^st (10am – 4pm)

540 Harrison Ave.

Boston, MA

 

May Craft Show @ Cambridge, MA

In the month of May, come find me and my stunning and affordable Asian-inspired gifts of Majenta Designs at:

DESIGN HIVE MARKET

Sunday, May 3, 2009

10am – 5pm  (FREE admission)

Maria Baldwin School

28 Sacramento St.

Cambridge, MA

FREE on-street parking

Between Red line’s Harvard Sq & Porter Sq T stops

~~In addition to the indoor craft marketplace, there will also be a mini-wedding expo too!~~

Spring is Here! – Boston Handmade items

“Spring is Here! – Boston Handmade items” by Jennifer of MaJenta Designs

Spring is here, and that means snow melting, trees beginning to bud, flowers starting to bloom, and birds migrating back home!  I did a bit of “bird watching” and found such a variety of bird-themed items amongst the talented Boston Handmade Team - from clothing, accessories, jewelry, cards, and more! Below is just a small sample of goodies.  Feel free to peruse all BH members’ shops in Etsy for more great items, simply type “bostonhandmadeteam” into the “search” bar!

“Kawaii Mother & Baby Chick – Glass Pendant” by MaJenta Designs

“Wrist Pin Cushion – Bird” by ElizabethBrennick

“Bird Pillow” by BumbleBellyDesigns

“Vintage Inspired Spun Cotton Spring Chick” by VintagebyCrystal

“Elegant & Sweet – Pillow” by Lbranchd

“Reversible Jumper Dress or Top” by AlltheNumbers

“Black n Yellow Birds, Art Print” by ThirteenthStory