I’m pulling the stock for Bird x Bird today: scarves, 3/4 boatneck tops, canvas clutches and totes… We’ll have a wide selection on hand in the BxB gift shop, so come by and check us out.

In its 7th year, BxB supports one of my favorite places in the Twin Cities, Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden and Bird Sanctuary. It took me far to long to discover this unique garden, a place where you can pretend you are far from the city even while you are in the middle of it.

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Mark your calendars for some excellent holiday shopping… We just finished up a show benefiting Nest, who has a brand new website where you can buy Rectangle stuff and lots of other things while supporting craftswomen around the world.

Next up we’re delivering a bunch of shirts, baby hats and bags to the first ever MN Fashion holiday store. If you work downtown, skyway your way to this new venue for buying locally made fashion.

Then we’ll be at the Midtown Global Exchange Dec 5-6 for the No Coast Craft-o-rama again this year! Details here. Bombastic is an understatement for this show.

Finally, we are also participating in Finch’s holiday-time boutique. An intimate little open house of Minneapolis designers.

Now…back to work. We hope to see you at one of these events!

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Come celebrate all things local & fair trade at our trunk show this Friday. Stop by after work and enjoy a glass of wine and light refreshments from Common Roots Cafe while you shop.

Rectangle is pleased to share the evening with Marguerite von Duerckheim of The Amias Project, promoter of fair trade accessories, and eco-jewelry designer Felicia Parsons of Green Fuse. We’ll be bringing a generous selection of minidresses, deep v-neck tops, tees and bags bearing a wide variety of our colorful botanical motifs.

Details (click here for a map):
Friday, June 6, 2008, 5 pm – 8 pm At Birch Clothing
2309 West 50th St. (at Penn Ave.)
Minneapolis, MN 55410
612.436.0776

Hope to see you there!

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I love the reverse inspiration of the Art in Bloom show at Minneapolis Institute of the Arts–floral arrangements inspired by paintings. Rectangle was invited to provide wares for the event gift shop, and I’m thrilled to be a part of such a cool event at an amazing local institution. We’re making up a special selection of canvas clutches, scarves and some baby hats for them. We’ll remind you again, but the event is April 30-May 4.

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This is the first year I’m doing the No-Coast Craft-o-rama at the renovated Sears building, now called The Midtown Global Market. If you haven’t been there yet, this is a great excuse to get over there and see a really good urban renewal project. The old Sears building was a vacant hulk for years, and now it’s a gorgeous indoor market with everything from Japanese candies to big jugs of olive oil.

Here’s the scoop: the Rectangle Designs booth will be located at the north end of the building beyond the main market area. We are in a beautiful hallway with big windows in “section J.” If you enter the building through the main entrance that leads to the elevators and security desk, that is near the entrance to section J. I’ll have a ton of new stuff–lots of handmade gifty items sporting various Rectangle motifs that I don’t sell in stores. I’ve made some totes, pillows, ornaments and reusable gift bags that turned out really cute.

Time: Friday, Nov 30 3:00- 8:00 pm + Saturday, Dec 1 from 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
There will be tons of great vendors, but veterans advise coming early to get the best selection.

Where: Midtown Global Market is located at Chicago and Lake St. in MPLS. Here is a map
Parking is available in the Midtown Exchange Ramp on 10th Ave S just north of Lake Street and at the parking meters to the west of the market off of Elliot Ave S and Lake Street. Parking is FREE at the meters from 5pm to 8pm on weekdays and is free for up to 3 hours on weekends at both the parking ramp and the parking meters!

More info at No Coast Craft-o-rama. Hope to see you there!

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