RNEST Holiday Show Dates

Come check out the amazing talents of RNEST artists this holiday season!

Shop small, shop local, shop handmade!

Every Saturday before Christmas - Holidays at the Hungerford, Rochester, NY 10a-3p
- Francesca DeCaire


12/2 - RIT SAU Building, Rochester, NY 9a-5p
- LimeMade


12/3 - Cobblestone Creek Charity Guild Holiday Boutique, Victor, NY, 5:30p-9p
- On Hand Lotions


12/5 Holiday Shopping Fair, University of Rochester, Wilson Commons, Rochester, NY 10a-4p
- LimeMade
- JackBear Stamps
- Moya Lazy Factory
- Sunshine on Water
- Papersaurus


12/5+6 - Metro Justice Alternative Fair at First Unitarian, Rochester, NY, 12/5 5p-9p 12/6 10a-2p
- On Hand Lotions
- Papersaurus
- Puccoon Raccoon
- CM Goodenbury Photography 

12/6 - East Canyon Artisan Sale, Wyoming Arts Council Bldg., Perry, NY 12p-
- MFcrafts


12/6 - Eastside YMCA, Penfield, NY 9a-3p
- Sunshine on Water
- Moya Lazy Factory


12/6 - Bethany Gardens Bazaar, Rome, NY, 10a-4p
- KiraArts


12/7 - Holidays at the Market, Public Market, Rochester, NY 9a-3p
- Sunshine on Water


12/9 - RIT SAU Building, Rochester, NY 9a-5p
-LimeMade


12/12 - RIT Fireside Lounge, Rochester, NY 10a-4p
-LimeMade


12/12+13 Last Minute Holiday Panic, WNYBAC, Buffalo, NY
- Fly Rabbit Press


12/13+14 Brainery Holiday Bazaar, Rochester, NY 10a-6p
- Making the Nest of It
- Artful Creations
- Moya Lazy Factory
- Christine & Co. Design
- KiraArts
- Puccoon Raccoon
- CM Goodenbury Photography


12/14 - CRAFTACULAR, Best Coffee, Public Market, Rochester, NY 9a-2p
- Fly Rabbit Press


12/20 Mini Mayday
- CM Goodenbury Photography
- Puccoon Raccoon

Treasury Wednesday: Soup’s On! Get ready for the fall.

Soup’s On! featuring SchumArt

Treasuries Created by RNEST Members:

Fall is in the Air curated by JustEggsquisite

Treasuries Featuring RNEST Members:

No.9 featuring CircuitBreakerLabs

Antique Glass featuring NightOfJoyVintage

Sage and Coral featuring TheKnottyOwlShop

Eat Here featuring SewIndieShop

Spinning Wheels featuring MetalSomeArt

Friends R Us, Treasuries for the Birds featuring TatteredPearls

Song of Silver featuring MyBonnyMonAbri

Blue on Blue featuring FrancescaDeCaire

Fall on Me featuring VeryMuchAliveShop

Sunshine Delights featuring HeatherBehrendtGlass

On a Wing and a Prayer featuring LoveLivePray

Excellent Unique Gifts & Craftmanship featuring JasonTennant

Message Floating in the Clouds featuring UpTillNow

Sepia featuring JWPhoto

Button Bracelets featuring WLCcreations

Surprise Baby featuring LilyStitches

Pink and Grey featuring PoetCharms

: ) featuring LisaJaneSmith

Mod featuring LynnSchaferDesigns

I heart you to the moon and back featuring RinaMiriam

Autumn and Fall in Burbank, California featuring GoldhawkPotteryEtc

Vivid Rainbow featuring PapersaurusCreative

Tuesday Treasuries: Orange is the Color of the Week.

Orange you glad you looked at this treasury curated by JackBear, featuring R-nest members

Treasury Created by RNEST Member:

Outrageous Orange curated by JustEggsquisite

Treasuries Featuring RNEST Members:

Let the Wild Rumpus Start featuring TheWhimsicalSweet

Ski Mask Freedom featuring MFcrafts

Sunflower featuring TatteredPearls

Simply Silver featuring SunshineOnWater

Nearing Autumn featuring SewIndieShop

Stay Awhile featuring RinaMiriam

Infinite Lemon Choices featuring OnHandLotions

VintageBeaded Beauty featuring NightOfJoyVintage

Smile featuring MyBonnyMonAbri

Clothespin featuring MakingTheNestOfIt

Sweet Green Tea featuring HappyEarthTea

A Few of My Yellowish Favorites featuring HeatherBehrendtGlass

Cool Things that Go Together featuring JasonTennant

Some Day My Prince Will Come featuring JWPhoto

From the Top featuring KarenSwimmer

Summer Buddha Yoga Love featuring Dance2Create

Bicycles featuring MetalSomeArt

The Juvenile Handwriting Jewelry Finds featuring BrittanyLeighJewelry

Tuesday Treasuries: Enjoying an Endless Summer

Endless Summer featuring KarenSwimmer

Treasury Created by RNEST Member:

Ocean Blue curated by BrittanyLeighJewelry featuring TheKnottyOwlShop

Treasuries Featuring RNEST Members:

Wonderland featuring PeachesProducts

Eclectic Gallery Wall featuring PoetCharms

Every Little Thing She (He) Does is Magic featuring PuccoonRaccoon

Pretty Pastel featuring RinaMiriam

Art on Etsy 8.4 featuring RinaMiriam

Lifestyle featuring SewIndieShop

In the Forest I See You featuring SugarAndType

Somebody Told Me It’s All Happening at the Zoo featuring SugarAndType

Decoupage Artistry featuring TatteredPearls

Have Something to Say…Write It featuring TatteredPearls

Summer Ocean Blue featuring TheKnottyOwlShop

Naïve Monkey Applique Chest featuring LilyStitches

Red featuring LynnSchaferDesigns

Lush Lovely Greens featuring LynnSchaferDesigns

Hippy Dippy featuring MakingTheNestOfIt

Where Would We Be Without Water featuring MyBonnyMonAbri

465 featuring PapersaurusCreatives

Dutch Treat featuring JWPhoto

Corn Silk featuring CircuitBreakerLabs

In the Trees featuring ArtNMetal

Monogram Mug featuring BusyBBoutique

Treasuries for Warm Summer Days By the Sea Shore

Warm Summer Days curated by BetsyOnClover (SunshineOnWater)

By the Sea Shore curated by JustEggsquisite

Treasuries Featuring RNEST Members:

Monkeying Around featuring TheWhimsicalSweet

So-ohhh Sweet featuring VeryMuchAliveShop

Blue Lagoon featuring TheKnottyOwlShop

Star Struck featuring TheKnottyOwlShop

It’s Summer! Travel! featuring TatteredPearls

My Miracle Washer Finds featuring SunshyneSilverwear

Celebrate the Blue Planet featuring SugarAndType

Find Your Own Way featuring SewIndieShop

At the Carnival featuring SchumArt

Campsite Wedding featuring SchumArt

Western Vibe featuring RinaMiriam

Happiness is Your Favorite Thing featuring RinaMiriam

Great Garnets featuring PuccoonRaccoon

Teal We Meet Again featuring PoetCharms

Take Me Back to the Seventies featuring PoetCharms

Welcome to My Bleutopia featuring PeachesProducts

Alternative Weddings… Lady Mantis Style featuring OnHandLotions

Gothic or Black featuring NightOfJoyVintage

Oceans of Blue Neckwear featuring MFcrafts

Blue Life featuring JustEggsquisite

Treasury Wednesday: How does your garden grow?

Home Grown featuring OnHandLotions

Curated by RNEST members:

It’s Black and White curated by JustEggsquisite

Featuring RNEST members:

Let’s Head Down to the Beach featuring OnHandLotions

Wild Nature featuring ArtNMetal

June #085 featuring MyBabyParty

Summertime…and the livin is easy… featuring BrittanyLeighJewelry

At the Office featuring ChristineAndCoDesign

Summertime Citron Slushy featuring CircuitBreakerLabs

Smile Power featuring FrancescaDeCaire

Creamy Mushroom and Pea Sauce featuring HappyEarthTea

Bright Morning featuring HeatherBehrendtGlass

Make-it Mondays : Handmade Envelope

If you have even the slightest flair for crafting and creative endeavors, you (like the rest of the RNESTers) probably have a tendency to hoard cool objects for unknown future projects. In this case, here's an idea for all that sweet paper you have sitting in a drawer.
And it's fast! This took me about 5 minutes.

Handmade Envelope

What you need :
-envelope to use as a template
-decorative / recycled paper
-pen (or pencil)
-scissors
-double sided clear tape (or a glue stick)


1) Open by your store bought envelope by carefully seperating the adhered edges and trace the shape on the envelope onto you decorative paper.


2) Cut out the form of the envelope.


3) Fold the side wing in and use double stick tape to adhere it. Fold to opening flap down as well. And, ta da, a fancy envelope!

Make-it Mondays: And by "make" I mean SHOP!

From Buenahelena!

This Sunday marks a milestone for our street team. On December 13th we are holding our first organized, public sale event as a team, the R-NEST WinterFest, at the RIT Inn and Conference Center (5257 West Henrietta Rd. Henrietta, NY 14602). Join us from 9 am-4 pm to support fellow team members and shop, shop, shop for great, handmade holiday gifts. Every purchase of $10.00 at an individual seller's booth will buy you a raffle ticket towards free prizes from individual sellers and one grand prize basket of goodies from ALL of our vendors and other street team members.

Top 5 reasons to shop local this year:
1.) Your gifts will be unique! No embarrassing double gifting!
2.) You'll boost small entrepreneurs in Rochester in a tough economy and support its Arts community.
3.) You can rest assured that you are getting a quality item that was ethically produced. Not in a sweat shop. Not by small children working for a pennies a day...(cough, cough Walmart).
4.) You won't get that nagging mall headache. You know that brain overload of too many colors, lights and choices?
5.) You will avoid horrendous traffic and that angry, overtired shopper who will invariably yell at you for "pulling into their space" in crowded parking lots.


If you can't make it to the WinterFest, be sure to visit our team member's Etsy shops. This holiday season many of us are offering specials sales and deals from discounts on multiple purchases to free shipping. (Team members leave you deals in the comments section of this post!) Happy giving! Don't forget to give a little TLC to yourself as well...