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Set up and load-in at the Union Square Holiday Market started last night.  It's great to see old friends from previous years and other markets.  This photo is the "Before" picture of me last night, with my friends who are helping me with the construction and installation. Urban Space NYC encourages us to create unique spaces in our booths.  Personally, I've been planning my holiday market booth for months, and I am very excited for everyone to come see it.  We have three d

No little elves here in the Shaya Studio.  It's just me and my metal working tools, hammering away and creating jewelry for the Union Square Holiday Market! This will be my second year with a booth boutique at Union Square, and I am very excited to be back.  Last year was great.  So many nice people buying gifts, and the weather wasn't even so cold.  I have some great heaters, and my booth was so warm most of the time I didn't need to wear a jacket. The market runs for al

New York City is one of my greatest sources of inspiration.  I moved here from Israel in 2000. I had been a paramedic, and I was not happy with what I was doing with my life.  I wanted to see what I could do with my life in a city like this.  And let me tell you, I did a lot of different things.  I got to know the city like the back of my hand. In 2003 I started selling in the streets.  I made jewelry out of vintage buttons, which was cute, but not classy.  I w

You probably know that I set up at the Nolita Market almost every weekend.  The market is on the sidewalk of Prince Street between Mott & Mulberry, and we are an organized community of artisans.  As a group, we are a destination for market shoppers to visit and see the work of local creative entrepreneurs. I enjoy what I do because I get to make a living by creating beautiful things.  I get design inspiration for things in life from the people I meet, especially at the mark

To thank you all for your support over the years and going forward, I am doing a Giveaway each week for the next month!  This week’s giveaway is a Large Bangle!  All you have to do is leave a comment below, and I’ll pick a winner randomly on Saturday night, July 30th, 2011 at 11:59 PM! I have customers and friends who come see me in the independent artist markets in New York once a year or so when they visit from across the country or other parts of the world.  And