Featured BuffaLoveFest Vendors: Woodwork Creations, Born In Buffalo, Desire Link, Jewelry By Rachel NY, Regina Rexford, and Road Kiln

Today's the day, BuffaLoveFest 2014! Here are the last featured vendors that will be here tonight selling their Buffalo-themed products and showing their Buffalo pride.

Woodwork Creations

1. How do you/your product embody "BuffaLove?"
My work enhances the symbols of the city and its teams.

2. What are you selling at BuffaLoveFest on May 30th?
I will be selling handmade wooden signs and ornaments of Buffalo and its sports teams. Also there will be some national sports memorialized in wood.

3. How does your business contribute to our community?
My business helps boost the image of our city.

Born In Buffalo

1. How do you/your product embody "BuffaLove?"
Our shirt designs embody the spirit and history of Buffalo. For years, we have focused on traditions and architecture in the city that has sometimes been forgotten but is making a come back; the grain elevators, the water front, the central terminal, etc.

2. What are you selling at BuffaLoveFest on May 30th?
We will be selling all of our best selling designs plus some of our brand new designs.

3. How does your business contribute to our community?
Our "Born In Buffalo" facebook page has over 60,000 followers. We are constantly promoting the city through posts, photos, events and outreach, allowing the many followers to stay connected to their hometown.

Desire Link

1. How do you/your products embody “BuffaLove?”
My products embody "BuffaLove" because not only do I love Buffalo, but I have several different designs that incorporate the theme of loving Buffalo

2.What are you selling at BuffaLoveFest on May 30th? 
I will be selling various relief and silkscreen prints, as well as hand-stenciled Buffalo ornaments, and silkscreened t-shirts and tote bags, as well as many different designs of pinback buttons.

3. How does your business contribute to our community? 
My business contributes to the community by promoting the love of Buffalo through the various product designs.

Jewelry By Rachel NY

1. How do you/your products embody “BuffaLove?”
Jewelry By Rachel NY creates jewelry designs that are as unique and original as Buffalo! We create designs which embody our customer’s and the community’s individuality and creative spirit.

2. What are you selling at BuffaLoveFest on May 30th?
Jewelry By Rachel NY is known for creating quality, unique jewelry sets, bracelets, earrings and necklaces. All of our designs are one-of-a-kind. No jewelry set designs are duplicated!

3. How does your business contribute to our community?
Jewelry By Rachel NY makes donations to area fundraisers and/or benefits for organizations and individuals. We are always looking for ways to help out our community.

Regina Rexford

1. How do you/your products embody “BuffaLove?”
As a local artist, I design and fire my fused glass jewelry and small raku pottery in my sun porch studio in Cheektowaga.  I enjoy sharing the process with other local artists and exhibiting my creations among the many talented local artisans!

2. What are you selling at BuffaLoveFest on May 30th?
One of a kind fused glass jewelry and raku pottery- each jewelry piece is designed, fired, ground, fire-polished, then finished in either a setting or with a ready to wear bail. My pots are wheel-thrown, fired, then finished in the outdoor raku firing method.  

3. How does your business contribute to our community?
I have been fortunate to donate pieces of  my artwork to charitable organizations’ fundraising campaigns. It is also a wonderful feeling to see my jewelry worn and enjoyed by many, in our tight-knit community!

Road Kiln

1. How do you/your products embody “BuffaLove?”
My unique lines of jewelry have been created by using an American and English penny.  Many of the designs have a buffalo within the piece, helping to promote our love of Buffalo.

2. What are you selling at BuffaLoveFest on May 30th?
I will have men’s and women’s jewelry as well as wine charms.  Specifically, I will bring necklaces, bracelets, pins and earrings for women.  Men can purchase cuff links and lapel pins.  Wine charms make the perfect gift or look great on wine glasses at your own party.

3. How does your business contribute to our community? 
The products are upcycled from pennies and are a great way to show off our Buffalo pride.

Tickets for BuffaLoveFest will be available at the door! The event starts tonight at 5:30 p.m. See you there!

Featured BuffaLoveFest Vendors: Gizmo's Creations, Ooo La La Fashion Truck, Devil Chicken Design and Mary Grace Artisan Jewelry

BuffaLoveFest is tomorrow! Don't forget to check out all the wonderful vendors we have coming. All the vendors are featured on this blog and on The Good Neighborhood Blog!

Gizmo's Creations

1. How do you/your products embody "BuffaLove?"

People are able to show their love for Buffalo by wearing the jewelry. It's a fantastic city and people take pride in that.

2. What are you selling at BuffaLoveFest on May 30th?
Buffalo necklaces, earrings, rings, bracelets, cuff links and tie tacks.

3. How does your business contribute to our community?
We do a number of fundraiser events in the community to support different causes such as domestic violence and children with disabilities. We also sell in different boutiques and help out one another in growing the local businesses!

Ooo La La Fashion Truck

1. How do you/you product embody "BuffaLove?"
We are part of the Buffalo trucker community and support creativity dreams and small businesses in our area. Buffalo has a stereotype of not being a fashinable city and we are here to change that by spreading pink power to all #Buffalove.

2. What are you selling at BuffaLoveFest on May 30th?
Our Ooo La La Fashion Truck is a mobile boutique filled with clothing, accessories and so much more.

Here is a sneak peak at what the fashion truck looks like inside.

3. How does your business contribute to our community?
We are Buffalo's first mobile boutique and we are bringing fashion to the streets. We have a fun and unique way to dress the people in Buffalo in fabulous fashion.

Devil Chicken Design

1.  How do you/your products embody “BuffaLove?”
I am a visual artist from Buffalo.  All of my work in some way or another reflects my life in this city.  I see my work as a reflection of both the hardships and successes of Buffalo.  My work is layered and textured with a variety of materials and media.  It shows the scars of the process that it went through to become something new, something more than what it was originally intended to be.  To me that is what Buffalo is.  That is why I choose to live and work here.

 2. What are you selling at BuffaLoveFest on May 30^th?

 The BuffaLoveFest is a great opportunity to connect with the community and showcase the work that I have produced.  The best part of my work with Devil Chicken Design is the opportunity to meet and communicate with the people of the towns we exhibit in.  That is what I am looking forward to most about the BuffaLoveFest.  The icing on the cake is that I will get that opportunity in such a unique and historical location like the Buffalo Zoo!

 3.How does your business contribute to our community?

Devil Chicken Design contributes to the community by providing visual imagery unique to Buffalo.  I am proud to be a part of the resurgence of our city. A resurgence that has been spurred forward by the arts and cultures that have been a part of our city for over 100 years.

Mary Grace Artisan Jewelry

1. How do you/your products embody "BuffaLove?"
In 2003, I was taught how to make jewelry at the famous jewelry store – Where the Wild Things Are located on Lexington Avenue in Buffalo.  Also in 1995 I was taught how to make jewelry by Annie Shepard of In the Beginning, a Buffalo company, and worked for her for eight years until I launched my own business.
2.What are you selling at BuffaLoveFest on May 30th?
I will be selling sterling silver and gemstone jewelry.

3. How does your business contribute to our community? 
I contribute to many charitable organizations and donate jewelry to many benefits in the area for basket auctions.



Tickets for BuffaLoveFest are available now. Click here to get yours before they sell out!

BuffaLoveFest Featured Vendors: Queen City Shirt Company, Maze Art, Message Suite and Spa, and Patrice Design

BuffaLoveFest is only three days away! We still have a lot of vendors to share with you before the big celebration. Check out all the vendors coming to BuffaLoveFest on this blog and The Good Neighborhood Blog.

Queen City Shirt Company

1. How do you/your products embody "BuffaLove?"
Our products embody "BuffaLove" because they are old designs from old Buffalo companies. Also, we have new designs with present topics in the city.

Queen City Shirts

2. What are you selling at BuffaLoveFest on May 30th?
We are selling shirts, caps, and belts.

3. How does your business contribute to our community?
We have contributed to the community by donating shirts for events. We have done fundraisers for Black Rock Girls and Boys Club ourselves.

Maze Art

1. How do you/your products embody "BuffaLove?"
Some of my prints and all of my T-shirts, kids shirts, totebags, aprons, and cards have a Buffalo with hidden words intertwined in a maze like design. Some of the hidden words are Buffalo Bills, Sabres, Queen City, Albright Knox, Delaware Park, snow, wings and more. Another Buffalo print has hidden words containing famous people from Buffalo embedded in the design.

2. What are you selling at BuffaLoveFest on May 30th?
I am selling Buffalo prints, cards, T-shirts-adults & kids, tote bags and aprons.They will all have the same Buffalo design with the hidden Buffalo words. I am also selling other prints of various themes, one I made reflecting the Garden Walk. Most of them have hidden words.

Some of the items that will be sold at this years BuffaLoveFest.

3. How does your business contribute to our community?
With so many people wearing my T-shirts, it is good advertising and a conversation piece for Buffalo. Many people have purchased a Buffalo item to give to a family member or friend who has moved out of Buffalo! Many people in Florida are wearing their Buffalo T-shirt or sweatshirt! I have also contributed to organizations raising money for a good cause.

Massage Suite and Spa

1. How do you/your products embody "BuffaLove?"
We love Buffalo and keeping our community stress free.

2. What are you selling at BuffaLoveFest on May 30th?
We are selling chair massages. First minute free and after that it's $1.00 a  minute. We are also selling gift certificates.

3. How does your business contribute to our community?
We are a small locally owned massage practice helping the community relax. We also donate out time at particular events.

Patrice Designs

1. How do you/your products embody "BuffaLove?"
I incorporate Buffalo in all of my artwork.

2. What are you selling at BuffaLoveFest on May 30th?
Hand-painted "Buffalo" wine and beer glasses and Buffalo inspired prints.

Here are some of the Buffalo-themed glasses made at Patrice Design.

3. How does your business contribute to our community?
My business contributes to the community by making people love where they came from.


Tickets for BuffaLoveFest are available now. Click here to get yours before they sell out!