Hoppy Holidays!


Much love to those who supported Fact & Fancy this year!

Wishing you the very best for 2009!


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Holiday hours:

Wednesday, December 24th - 1pm to 5pm
(come on by for last minute handmade gifts and cards!

Thursday, December 25th - CLOSED

Friday, December 26th - CLOSED

Saturday, December 27th - 12pm - 6pm

Sunday, December 28th - 12pm - 6pm

Monday December 29th to Thursday January 1st - CLOSED

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Last Minute Shoppers! We're open!

Still need a few unique, handmade gifts for your loved ones? Fact and Fancy will be open December 22-24 from 4pm to 8pm. Pop on by! We still have 2 more Trunk Shows to go, too.



felt & knit accessories by nguyen le
monday dec. 22nd 4pm-8pm

bags and wallets by callieco
tuesday dec.23rd 6pm-8pm

Last Minute Gifts @ Our Trunk Shows

Snap Earrings
Free Holiday Card with Purchase
Thursday | 6pm to 8pm | Meet MetalNat


Fake Diamond Ring
Free Tree Ornament with Purchase
Friday | 6pm to 8pm | Meet Danielle Maveal


Fox Print
Free Print with Purchase
Saturday | 3pm to 6pm | Meet Aya Rosen


Odysseus Coasters
Free Ornament with Purchase
Sunday | 3pm to 6pm | Meet Cakehouse


Artist Zipper Pouch
Custom made on the spot from your choice of materials!
Monday | 6pm to 8pm | Meet Callieco



Fact & Fancy is Newsworthy!


Fact & Fancy was featured this morning on Fox 5 Good Day! Elise from Lucky Magazine encourages viewers to buy holiday gifts from local boutiques and galleries. Featured in this shot: Feverish, LushBella, Louche Lab, Showpony and Block Party Press. Yay! Click here to watch.

Fancy Trunk Shows!




Find the perfect one-of-a-kind handmade gift at Fact & Fancy's Seven Holiday Trunk Shows. From jewelry to housewares, meet local artists, win prizes and have your gifts customized by them right in the gallery! Support local business and independent artists this season!

RSVP to one or more of these shows by emailing
factandfancybrooklyn at gmail.com
and get a free gift!

jewelry by metalicious
wednesday dec. 17th 6pm-8pm

jewelry by metal nat
thursday dec. 18th 6pm-8pm

jewelry by danielle maveal
friday dec.19th 6pm-8pm

fine art and ceramics by louche lab
saturday dec.20th 3pm-5pm

housewares by cakehouse
sunday dec.21st 3pm-5pm

felt & knit accessories by nguyen le
monday dec. 22nd 6pm-8pm

bags and wallets by callieco
tuesday dec.23rd 6pm-8pm

Fun Weekend with Fact & Fancy

Saturday I'll be hanging out with theNewNew Etsy Team at their exciting show!

Sunday I'll be at the Gifted Holiday Market, which I had a fun time selling (and shopping) at last week!

Fact & Fancy Proper (75b Hoyt St) will be open all weekend too!

Gifts Under $50

showpony | andy eats only candy


j. davis | metalicious (new!)


imogene | block party press


knit knit | louche lab


amazing talking paintings | sara broski



sofia arnold | lush bella


cornflower blue studio | your secret admiral

All framed prints are under $50!


We're Gifted!


Fact & Fancy will be at the very first Gifted Holiday Market this Sunday (Nov. 30). We'll be bringing our best gifts and holiday cards! Hope to see you there, pop by after brunch!

New work in the Fact & Fancy Etsy Shop!

What You'll Hear When You Come In


stars are lovely.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Fact & Fancy will be open today from 12-4pm! And now.... ridiculous animated turkey gif!

New In the Gallery: Jennifer Vella Rucksacks


These soft cotton, impeccably made, rucksack are perfect for a bike ride in a 1950's french film.

New in the Gallery: Yellow Owl Workshop




LCD Create your own message wrapping paper. Kind of aaaaamaaaaazing!










Tree Trunk Journals. Weeeeee.









Stamp it up! Check out some samples on the Yellow Owl Workshop blog.

What You'll Hear When You Come In


video is beautiful, too!

What are our artists up to?




Cosmo Norway featured Julia Pott!










KnitKnit will be at the Handmade Cavalcade in NYC on December 6th! Lots of good handmade shopping action!







Sarah Blank is having a giveaway! Details here.










Have a peek at Bailey Doesn't Bark's Flickr page to see her process!














Justin and Elise of Argyle Whale adopted a hedgehog and named him Acorn! More pics here!







Angel D'Amico created an amazing mural for a BKStudio project!

Shop Local!


SBNYC’s 10 Reasons to Shop Local

  1. Significantly more money re-circulates in our community when purchases are made at locally owned, rather than nationally owned, businesses: More money is kept in the community because locally owned businesses often purchase from other local businesses and service providers. Purchasing local helps grow other businesses as well as the city’s tax base.
  2. Non-profits receive greater support: Non-profit organizations receive an average 350% greater support from local business owners than they do from non-locally owned businesses.
  3. Our one-of-a-kind businesses are an integral part of our city’s distinct character: The unique character of New York City is what brought us here and what will keep us here. Shopping at local businesses will help maintain our city’s unique urban landscape.
  4. Reduced environmental impact: Locally owned businesses can make more local purchases, requiring less transportation and generally set up shop in town or city centers as opposed to developing in fringe areas.
  5. Most new jobs are provided by local businesses: Small local businesses are the largest employer nationally and provide the most new jobs to local residents.
  6. Customer service is better: Local businesses often hire people with more specific product expertise for better customer service.
  7. Local business owners invest in community: Local businesses are owned by people who live in this community, are less likely to leave, and are more invested in the community’s future.
  8. Public benefits outweigh public costs: Local businesses in urban commerce centers require comparatively little infrastructure investment and make more efficient use of public services as compared to nationally owned stores entering the community.
  9. Competition and diversity leads to more choices: A marketplace of thousands of small businesses is the best way to ensure innovation and low prices over the long-term. A multitude of small businesses, each selecting products based not on a national sales plan but on their own interests and the needs of their local customers, guarantees a much broader range of product choices.
  10. Encourages investment in New York City: A growing body of economic research shows that in an increasingly homogenized world, entrepreneurs and skilled workers are more likely to invest and settle in communities that preserve their one-of-a-kind businesses and distinctive character.
So how about it? Come on by your neighborhood gallery for some handmade gifts this holiday season! Here are a few of our favorite local businesses:


New in the Gallery: Louche Lab


Louche Lab Vases, originally uploaded by Fact & Fancy.

Original art, prints, and these lovely ceramics! Aya from Louche Lab is a delight. These pieces are very fancy!

Blogged: Design is Mine

Design Is Mine featured my wrapping paper in their Etsy Picks. I'm honored to be in the company of the other Etsy artist they picked! Some are even in the gallery (Dutch Door & Mudpuppy), yay! Have a look. Love this blog!

Help the Bunnies with Marmee Craft!













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$5 from each purchase will go to the House Rabbit Society!
Keep your eyes peeled for more prints available online this week to celebrate our love of bunnies!
All prints are 5 x 7 and very lovely.

Help the Bunnies with Nice!










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$5 from each purchase will go to the House Rabbit Society!
Keep your eyes peeled for more prints available online this week to celebrate our love of bunnies!
All prints are 5 x 7 and very lovely.

Help the Bunnies with Joshua Gorchov









Options






$5 from each purchase will go to the House Rabbit Society!
Keep your eyes peeled for more prints available online this week to celebrate our love of bunnies!
All prints are 5 x 7 and very lovely.

Help the Bunnies with Altar'd Beast!










Options






$5 from each purchase will go to the House Rabbit Society!
Keep your eyes peeled for more prints available online this week to celebrate our love of bunnies!
All prints are 5 x 7 and very lovely.

Help the Bunnies with Feverish!









Options






$5 from each purchase will go to the House Rabbit Society!
Keep your eyes peeled for more prints available online this week to celebrate our love of bunnies!
All prints are 5 x 7 and very lovely.

Help the Bunnies with Vacon!











Options






$5 from each purchase will go to the House Rabbit Society!
Keep your eyes peeled for more prints available online this week to celebrate our love of bunnies!
All prints are 5 x 7 and very lovely.

Help the Bunnies with Pearl & Marmalade!








Options






$5 from each purchase will go to the House Rabbit Society!
Keep your eyes peeled for more prints available online this week to celebrate our love of bunnies!
All prints are 5 x 7 and very lovely.

Print Party Participants


Click to see who's who!

First off! OBAMA! Hurray!

Secondly - Hope to see you this weekend for our print party! Here's a selection from some of the participating artists who where kind enough to grace this little gallery with their brilliant and charming work! We said we'd be selling these prints online for those of you who cant get to Brooklyn... and we will. But you'll have to wait until next week! Starting Monday we'll have the prints that are still available for sale online. Keep your eyes peeled!