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QUEENS WEEKLY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2019
Shop ‘Made in Queens’ market in Bayside today
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 Madein-
Queens. 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 non-toxic, 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 Madein-
Queens 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-to-earth design
processes and accessories.”
Whether it’s greeting cards,
accessories or art prints 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
Thai-style 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.