Made in Queens - MiQ

🎁 Made in Queens Holiday Giveaway 🎁

Queens Economic Development Corporation is giving away three wonderful gifts this December, made locally by our Made in Queens and Entrepreneur Space clients.

There will be one winner for the three prizes:

1. Thai Hot Sauce Combo Set by
2. Chocolate Truffle Gift Box by .jardine.chocolatier
3. Mini Classic Pie Candle by

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Giveaway will end on Friday, 12/13 at 5 pm ET, with the winner being announced in stories on 12/16. Good luck!

Our Made in Queens holiday market at Bulova Corporate Center starts this week Wednesday 12/11 - Friday 12/13!

There will be a variety of local makers with gifts ranging from candles and art to sauces and dog hoodies.

Makers include: .1of1

Can’t wait to see you there!

We want to shoutout the amazing vendors who participated in the Made in Queens holiday market at Bulova Corporate Center last week. Thank you for participating, and also thanks to all the shoppers who supported them. If you weren’t able to make it, and want to support these great local businesses, check out their socials:

Queens-based small business is offering a holiday sale to the MIQ community. Use Code MIQ23 and get 20% off your online order.

Choose from eco-friendly tote bags to magic rainbow sucnatcher stickers that transform light into rainbows in your room.

Go to https://litchinut.square.site/s/shop?cc=MIQ23 (link in our stories).

Join at their Wrap and Ribbon event this Sunday 12/10. and other MIQ makers will be there!

Our Made in Queens holiday market is happening next week! Come by the Bulova Corporate Center on Thursday, December 14 and Friday, December 15 between 10AM-2PM.

Shop for your gifts from a variety of great local businesses:

Stand Alone Cheese () in Jackson Heights is now selling a number of Made in Queens products!

Many of these products are also made in Long Island City.

Shop & eat local!
📍 79-07 37th Ave, Jackson Heights, NY 11372

The next .jh event is happening this Sunday 9/24, hosted at ! Enjoy some Latine food, and check out the local makers!

For Mother's Day this year, we have lots of great gift ideas from our Made in Queens businesses! Here's the third part of our guide, which you can also find on our website:⁠

The Winsome Apothecary
Handmade, craft, small-batch skin care and organic body products made just for mom. Maybe she would like their Divine Feminine In-Shower Body Scrub, Nourish Face and Body Oil, or Plum Cashmere Body Balm. All of it is ecologically friendly and perfect for your wallet.
https://www.thewinsomeapothecary.com/

MumsKitchensNYC
Fabulous food, made for your favorite person. There will be a 10% discount for early birds between May 1st and May 6th, so make sure to get your orders in by then. Maybe your mom would enjoy one of their delicious dipping sauces or, my favorite brownies!
https://mumskitchensnyc.com/collections/the-mothers-day-collection

Jewelry & Clay Works
Polymer clay jewelry for every style! Earrings, necklaces, bracelets and more, all hand-crafted and one-of-a-kind!
http://www.jewelryclayworks.com

For Mother's Day this year, we have lots of great gift ideas from our Made in Queens businesses! Here's the first part of our guide, which you can also find on our website:⁠
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Baked by Noon ()⁠
Crunchy, flavor-packed granola clusters that can be eaten as an anytime, energy-boosting and nourishing snack. Check out their socials for access to a buy three, get one promotion for Mother’s Day! https://bakedbynoon.com/⁠
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Michele Benjamin ()⁠
Make Mom Smile with Mother’s Day Heart charm 18-inch necklaces with Butterfly, Dragonfly and Bee motifs. Available in Sterling silver and 18K Gold plated sterling (vermeil).⁠
Gift boxes and pouch included.⁠
https://www.michelebenjamin.com//⁠
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Atelier By Cat ()⁠
Show mom that you care with their handmade stationery sets featuring a notepad and three notecards. The cards are one of a kind hand painted abstract florals on 100% recycled paper and feature a seed paper envelope that can be planted into non-invasive wildflowers!⁠
https://atelierbycat.square.site/

New Member Monday!

Our newest MIQ maker, M Bur Candle Co., makes luxury scented handmade 100% beeswax candles with wooden wicks.

Their mission to make a better candle: one with no dyes, toxins, carcinogens, phthalates and all the other bad things that are released from burning a generic made from soy or paraffin candle.

Shop at www.mburcandle.co.

New member Monday!

Cobblestone Candies manufactures high quality, artisan confections that are perfect for your sweet tooth.

They use artisan techniques and fresh ingredients, free of artificial preservatives. Their caramels come in three flavors: Classic Butter, Vanilla Sea Salt, and Chocolate Sea Salt.

You can shop their candies, and find more information at their website: cobblestonecandies.com