Keep checking back!

B/c again we have another treasury! Remember to search "WMASS TEAM" on Etsy!!!

Another team treasury!

Make sure you check it out! You can do so by clicking here.


Also, here are some other items, not on there:





Check them out!

Additional Dates...

I will continue to post upcoming dates of when our team is out & about. Here are some more that just got emailed to me:

Moon & Sundries-9/7-
9/7- SOWA South End Open Market, Boston MA, 10am- 4pm
9/13- PICNIC Music & Arts Festival, Portland ME, 11am- 6pm
9/14- SOWA South End Open Market, Boston MA, 10am- 4pm
9/21- stART On The Street, Worcester MA, 11am- 5pm
10/5- SOWA South End Open Market, Boston MA 10am-4pm
10/19- SOWA South End Open Market, Boston MA 10am- 4pm

Don't forget about our other team mebers who posted a couple blogs down.
Also remember to search "wmass team" on Etsy!

We Have a team treasury!

If you'd like to check it please click here.

Featuring Jansjems!

Our featured Western Ma crafter is Jansjems! If you haven't taken a moment to stop by and check out her work, you should! http://jansjems.etsy.com She makes amzing jewelry that has so much attention to detail. She has pieces for every day and for that specail occasion!

Who are you? "I’m Jan Bajgier, I live in So. Deerfield, and my shop is called Jansjems."

What do you make? "I design and create jewelry primarily using genuine gemstones and precious metals. I create jewelry that I would like to wear but can’t find anywhere else. I prefer to make necklaces over anything else and it’s not unusual for me to start making a bracelet and have it become a necklace. My jewelry tends to create itself. And the jewelry in my shop is pretty eclectic partly because my ideas just come from everywhere and partly because my daughters also submit pieces when they can. We have everything from pearls to steampunk in long and short lengths."

How long have you been making it? "I’ve always had an interest in gemstones. I took some classes, read alot and eventually started buying faceted gemstones--some just to have in mycollection, some I actually had set into jewelry. This evolved, with a little encouragement from my daughters, into purchasing gemstone beads and creating our own jewelry. That was probably around 15 years ago. But it wasn’t until 2 years ago that my oldest daughter discovered Etsy and thought it would be a good idea to try to sell our jewelry. We opened our shop in February, 2007. Etsy turned out to be a perfect place to start a small business. It’s user friendly, inexpensive, and provides us with a community where we can ask questions and from whom we can learn."

What is your favorite piece and why? "That’s like asking me which of my children I like best. Each piece is my favorite at the time I’m creating it. My cluster necklaces are the most fun to make—large clusters, small pendant clusters and now charm clustered bracelets. I start with a pile of beads and add and subtract colors, shapes and textures until the pile is balanced and visually pleasing. Then I play with them until a design evolves. Some end up being very symmetrical and neat and others are more like modern art."

What do you love about Western Ma? "Western Mass. is eclectic, diverse, and encourages the arts. There’s always something to do—theater, arts and craft events, and every kind of music. And there are so many cultures are represented."

Is there any place other then Etsy we can find your work? "We have a few pieces on Mintd. But other than that you can see our work at several local craft events and markets this fall. I'll be at the Berkshire Open Market on Rt 7 in Lenox on Aug. 30, Oct. 11 & 25 and Dec. 13, stART on the Street on Park Ave. in Worcester on Sept 21, Roseland Cottage Craft Fair in Woodstock, Ct on Oct. 18 & 19, Shepherd Hill H.S. in Dudley on Nov. 22, and at the Heirloom Artisan Expo Holiday Show at the Tri-County Regional High School in Franklin, MA on Nov. 30 (this is run by some Etsy crafters)."

Upcoming Fairs

I have great news! Many of our members will be vendors in the TWIST fair at the Northampton Center for the Arts Sept. 5-7th. For all info on this fair please go to:
www.twistfair.com

Please make sure to stop by and say hello to them!

Jansjems- she will be out at the Berkshire Open Market on Rt 7 in Lenox on Aug 30, Oct. 11 & 25 and Dec. 13. She'll be at stART on the Street on Park Ave. in Worcester on Sept 21, Roseland Cottage Craft Fair in Woodstock, Ct on Oct. 18 & 19, Shepherd Hill H.S. in Dudley on Nov. 22, and at the Heirloom Artisan Expo Holiday Show at the Tri-County Regional High School in Franklin, MA on Nov. 30.

Oakandacorn- Will be at the Garlic & Arts Festival Sept. 20 & 21st. It will be at Forsters Farm, 60 Chestnut Hill Road, Orange, Massachusetts.
For more info:
www.garlicandarts.org

Majenta Designs- will be doing the following shows:
9/6/08 @ 3-7pm: Rock n' Roll Yard Sale in Somerville, MA
9/21/08 @ 11-5pm: StART on the Street Fair in Worcester, MA
9/27/08 @ 10-4pm: Faire on the Square in Watertown, MA

Lee Lee's Faux Cakes- we will be in The Original Wedding Expo in Marlborough, Ma on September 7, 2008, Booth #124. Brides and Grooms to be and their guests can go to our Etsy shop ... copy and paste the link they can down load a two for one pass to the Expo !!!

Check back as I will be posting all of our fairs we will be attending!

Welcome to the Western MA Street Team. Here I will do my best to show the best of the best in Western MA. Here are some items listed by our team that I think are great:






Make sure to check out everyone's shop. I think each and every seller has a unique style that turns out great products! I am proud to be a part of this team.