Get handcrafted goods at MadeinQueens in Bayside
BY JENNA BAGCAL
In less than a week, visitors
at Bell Boulevard’s Sunday
Stroll can shop handcrafted
goods from some of the area’s
small businesses.
The Bayside Village Business
Improvement District announced
a new partnership
with MadeinQueens. On Sept.
22 from noon to 5 p.m., get a
jump on holiday shopping at
the outdoor market, located on
the front lawn of the Bayside
United Methodist Church. at
38-20 Bell Blvd.
Chances Environmentally
Friendly Products: Marina
Horan founded Chances based
on her desire to create employment
opportunities for lower
functioning adults with autism
like her son Joseph. The Long
Island-based business started
out selling lavender sachets and
eventually branched out to creating
lavender sprays and nontoxic,
environmentally friendly
laundry soap. Chances also sells
homemade body scrubs, Epsom
salts, balms and massage oils.
Belle’s Creation: Rockaway
Park resident Renee Radenberg
specializes in glass sculptures,
mobiles and jewelry, which
the artist has worked with almost
exclusively for the past
17 years. “Glass has a wonderful
physical property — transparent
or opaque — allowing
you to see the illusion of space
and depth, the constant play of
positive and negative spaces,”
said Radenberg. Purchase
one-of-a-kind glass pieces including
wall hangings, sculptures
and delicate cuff links,
earrings and necklaces.
Callio Fragrance: If you’re
searching for a special scent,
look no further than Callio Fragrance.
Founder Melissa Gibson
started the company in 2011 after
a decade of mixing her own
fragrances. The company creates
perfumes based on scents
like a local bakery, fresh flowers,
the ocean breeze and just-picked
peaches. Fragrances come in 1
ounce or .25 ounce sizes.
Connection Jewelry: Katiuska
Medrano has been selling homemade
jewelry on her Etsy shop
since 2015. According to the MadeinQueens
website, the founder
decided to turn her passion
for collecting precious stones
into more than just a hobby.
Medrano said that the different
stones have a specific purpose or
benefit and each piece is meant
to promote a positive attitude.
All the businesses jewelry is
handmade with “original and
pure materials.”
grl: Ridgewood resident Marissa
Baca is the founder of grl &
co., a multidisciplinary creative
studio specializing in “down-toearth
design processes and accessories.”
Whether it’s greeting
cards, accessories or art prints
Photo credit: Feel Good Chocolates
and banner for the home, shoppers
are sure to find unique
pieces suited to all needs.
About A Cloud: Widad Franco
started this paper goods and
gifts studio with the purpose
of “capturing small moments
in the big city.” About A Cloud
specializes in greeting cards,
prints, and decor items made
from paper, wood and fabric.
Many of the pieces feature the
color and textures she grew up
with in Ecuador, combined with
the expansive skylines and old
buildings of big cities. Whether
its her own cat Mimosa or street
performers jamming out, Franco’s
work captures the nuances
and subtleties of everyday life.
SD Sauce: SD Sauce sells Thaistyle
hot sauce known as “nam
jim” sauce, which combines the
four traditional Thai flavors:
salty, sweet, sour and spice. The
raw, handcrafted sauce is produced
in a commercial kitchen
in Long Island City using natural,
fresh ingredients free from
artificial flavors and preservatives.
SD Sauce sells two flavors,
original and ginger vegan, in 5-,
10-, 12- and 32-ounce options.
Feel Good Chocolates: Founder
Chen Shaw wanted to create
a healthy alternative to her
daughter’s favorite processed
sweets. Shaw studied at the
chocolate making at the International
Culinary Center and conducted
countless experiments in
her own kitchen. Each chocolate
bar is made from 72 percent or
higher organic, cold-pressed
cacao, organic, raw honey and
superfruits and superfoods. The
“clean” chocolate bars are also
wrapped in environmentally
friendly packaging.
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