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Mushpa y Mensa’s Fall Update

November 23, 2014Art, Clothes, craft, DIY, Etsy, Fashion, Flea Market, Gay, Green, happiness, holiday, Homemade, Jewelry, Kickstarter, Latina, Lesbian, Organic, Queer, Small Business, Stuffed Animal, T-shirts, Vintage Trucks, Woman Owned Business, Womenart, artist, Cara Reynolds, clothes, crafts, diy, eco-friendly, etsy, fashion, gay, handmade, Happiness, homemade, kickstarter, lesbian, Maria Emilia Borja, Mensa, Mushpa, Mushpa Y Mensa, organic, plush animals, queer, stuffed animal, t-shirtscara007

Hello To All of Our People!

We here at Mushpa y Mensa wanted to send out a Fall 2014 update about what’s going on with Mushpa y Mensa’s Magical Motor Machine Makeover! We wanted to let you all know where your gracious support has taken us thus far.

With the help of Alberto Borja, Mensa’s magician electrician father, we set up the amazing solar powered system to power all the electrical things Maya, our mobile art truck, will need. We installed a 150 watt solar panel on the roof of the truck, hooked it up in a series to two 6 volt golf cart batteries, and did some serious wiring. We did this so we could set up track lights, LED lights, a fan, plus working outlets to charge our laptops and basically work off the grid with the help of the sun! It’s pretty amazing.

We have become best friends with our jigsaw, circular saw, wire cuter and drill. We cut plywood not only for the electrical set up, but also to put up new walls, and to create different types of storage boxes! We have screwed in, nailed, spackled, siliconed, sanded, painted, painted again, wallpapered and distressed many a thing inside our truck. Our old dashboard got a fresh coat of robotic silver paint, and we built a curvy, new, purple dashboard panel with cup holders!

Soon to come:

– installation of floor

– birch poles to hang our shirts from!

– a million little touches

We're Getting It Done We're Getting It Done — We’re Getting It Done We’re Getting It Done

We will be done on November 25th when we get our marmoleum flooring installed. We can’t wait! Just in time to hit up all the Holiday Markets!!! :]

Stay tuned!

Much love,

Mushpa y Mensa aka Cara and Maria Emilia

www.mushpaymensa.com

Go Magazine’s Red Hot Entrepreneurs of 2014

September 13, 2014Art, Environment, Etsy, Flea Market, Gay, Lesbian, Photography, Queer, Review, Small Business, Social Media, T-shirts, Woman Owned Business, Womenartist, Cara Reynolds, eco-friendly, etsy, fashion, gay, Go Mag, Go Magazine, Go Magazine's Red Hot Entrepreneurs, Go Magazine's Red Hot Entrepreneurs of 2014, handmade, Happiness, home-made, homemade, homo says what?, Kat Long, lesbian, love, Maria Emilia Borja, Mensa, Mushpa, Mushpa Y Mensa, New York City, organic, organic cotton t shirt, queer, Red Hot Entrepreneurs, Red Hot Entrepreneurs of 2014, t-shirtscara007

That’s right, we’re red hot entrepreneurs!!! Read more about it by clicking on this super fly link!

Watch out world here we come! :]

– Mushpa y Mensa

So Handsome

September 12, 2014accessories, Art, Etsy, Fashion, sewing, Small Business, Woman Owned Businessartist, bow tie, bow tie cat, Cara Reynolds, cat in a bow tie, eco-friendly, etsy, fashion, handmade, Maria Emilia Borja, Mensa, Mushpa, Mushpa Y Mensa, recycle bow tie, recycled, refurbished bow tiecara007

You too can be this handsome by going here!

You’re welcome.

-Mushpa

Penny in Yo Pants!

July 10, 2014active, Biking, Comedy, DIY, Fashion, Homemade, How-To, Kickstarter, Small Business, Woman Owned Business2014, bikeable skirt, biking in skirts, Cara Reynolds, Cyclehack Glasgow, eco-friendly, fashion, gay, handmade, Johanna Holtan, kickstarter, lesbian, Maria Emilia Borja, penny in yo pants, penny in your pants, pennyinyourpants.co.uk, queercara007

I dedicate this to my Mensa! 😀

To find out more go here, pennyinyourpants.co.uk.

❤❤❤

– Mushpa

Hester Street Fair Here We Come

June 20, 2014Art, Clothes, Fashion, Flea Market, Gay, Green, Homemade, Organic, Small Business, Street Fair, Woman Owned Businessart, artist, Cara Reynolds, eco-friendly, fashion, gay, handmade, Happiness, Hester Street Fair, home-made, homemade, jewlery, lesbian, love, Lower East Side, Maria Emilia Borja, Mensa, Mushpa, Mushpa Y Mensa, necklace, New York City, organic, plush animals, queer, recycled, screen printing, Street Fair, stuffed aimals, stuffed animal, t shirt designs, t-shirtscara007

If you are in the New York area and want to check out our art in person you may!!! Good times!

Where exactly, Hester Street Fair, located in the heart of the Lower East Side and housed on the historic grounds of New York City’s largest pushcart market at the turn of the century, the Hester Street Fair pays homage to those roots by bringing together a collection of NYC’s best vendors in a bustling outdoor marketplace. They curate the finest artisanal food, vintage clothing, jewelry, crafts, home goods and much more.

Corner of Hester and Essex, take the F J M Z to Delancey F to East Broadway!

See you there.

– Mushpa y Mensa

Photos of Our Peeps

June 16, 2014Art, Clothes, crafts, Cuban, Ecuadorian, Etsy, Fashion, Gay, Latina, Lesbian, Organic, Photography, Queer, Social Media, T-shirts, Woman Owned Businessart, artist, Cara Reynolds, clay bead necklace, clay beads, crafts, DAS, eco-friendly, etsy, fashion, felt, gay, handmade, Happiness, home-made, homemade, jewlery, lesbian, love, Maria Emilia Borja, Mensa, Mushpa, Mushpa Y Mensa, necklace, organic, organic cotton t shirt, photography, photos, plush animals, queer, recycled, screen printing, stuffed aimals, stuffed animal, t shirt designs, t-shirtscara007

What, Mushpa y Mensa has a new section on their site featuring their amazingly gorgeous super fans sporting their art? YES…yes, we do! You need to go check it out here, www.mushpaymensa.com/photos-of-our-peeps/.

If you too have a photo of you in an original, organic cotton shirt, unique handmade jewelry, or your lavender stuffed plush pets made out of recycled plastic bottle felt doing something, or whatever art you may have gotten from us here at Mushpa y Mensa, send it in. We will put you up on Mushpa y Mensa’s “Photos of Our Peeps” page. Just email the photos to info[at]mushpamensa[dot]com and we’ll do the rest.

Much love,

– Mushpa y Mensa

So Close To The End!

May 27, 2014Art, crafts, Etsy, Fashion, Gay, happiness, How-To, Inspiration, Kickstarter, Latina, Lesbian, Organic, Queer, Small Business, Vintage Trucks, Woman Owned Businessart, artist, Cara Reynolds, eco-friendly, etsy, fashion, Final Countdown Kickstarter, gay, handmade, Happiness, homemade, kickstarter, kickstarter project, lesbian, love, Maria Emilia Borja, Mensa, Mushpa, Mushpa Y Mensa, Mushpa y Mensa Kickstarter, organic, queer, recycled, stuffed aimals, t-shirtscara007

That is correct! We have literally HOURS to go and need to raise $800. We are on the 99th backer. Who will be our magic 100? Basically, we need 33 people to buy us a $25 NYC cocktail or our 99 backers to increase their pledge by $10. We will take either! :]

Here are three reasons why Mushpa y Mensa’s Magical Motor Machine Makeover needs YOU and you need US:

1. We make people feel good.

Our art speaks to people, and grand people listen. When you can speak through your art, that makes it worth all the struggle.

2. You will be happy to have a little piece of you with us all the time! When you support, contribute, help, pitch in, donate, share, join…whatever you want to call it, that means that a little piece of your hard work went into making magic happen. Thank you and you’re welcome.

3. We are JUMPING with our EYES closed!

This is happening, no matter the circumstances, no matter the sacrifices, no matter what!

…and we’re cute. No, but really only 20ish hours left to go. Let’s do this!

Much love,

Mushpa y Mensa

P.S. – Here is the link again in case you missed it, https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mushpamensa/mushpa-y-mensas-magical-motor-machine-makeover ;]

The Final Countdown

May 25, 2014Art, crafts, Flea Market, Gay, happiness, Inspiration, Jewelry, Kickstarter, Lesbian, Organic, Queer, Small Business, Woman Owned Businessart, artist, Cara Reynolds, ford, ford box truck, Ford E350 Step Van, gay, handmade, Happiness, home-made, homemade, kickstarter, lesbian, love, Maria Emilia Borja, maya box truck, Mensa, Mushpa, Mushpa Y Mensa, stuffed aimals, t-shirtscara007

First off, Happy Memorial Day weekend. It is officially, unofficially the beginning of Summer! This is Mushpa y Mensa’s season of organic cotton, original design, hand-made t-shirt glory! You need a new organic tank top for the season? We’ve got it! We will be in Astoria at the Astoria Flea and Food @Kaufman Astoria Studios (click here for more information) today from 10AM-6PM. Come see us and check out Maya, our box truck in person! We will even have the diorama with us. I know…exciting!

Alright people let’s get to it! We have hit the final 3 days of our Kickstarter project, Mushpa y Mensa’s Magical Motor Machine Makeover! We are 81% funded at $5,971, but our goal is $7,300 in less than 3 days. That is $1,329 we need to raise in a very short amount of time. We can do it, but we need the help of family, friends and strangers. Go check out Mushpa y Mensa’s Magical Motor Machine Makeover and see how we will take this blank canvass of a box truck and transform it into mobile street art. Be a part of something you can brag that you brought into fruition! That alone is worth it. ;]

Much love,

– Mushpa

Paradise

May 22, 2014Art, Dance, Gay, happiness, Inspiration, Kickstarter, Latina, Lesbian, Music, Music Video, Organic, Queer, Small Business, Woman Owned Businessart, artist, beauty, Cara Reynolds, coldplay, dreams, fashion, freedom, gay, handmade, Happiness, home-made, homemade, jewlery, kickstarter, kickstarter project, lesbian, life, love, Maria Emilia Borja, Mensa, Mushpa, Mushpa Y Mensa, Mushpa y Mensa Kickstarter, Mushpa y Mensa's Magical Motor Machine Makeover!, music, music video, organic, paradise, queercara007

We are going; come with us.

Check out our Kickstarter Dream – Mushpa y Mensa’s Magical Motor Machine Makeover!

ONLY 6 DAYS LEFT!!! Help us make it to Paradise. We promise we’ll save you a spot for when you get here.

Much love,

– Mushpa

Only 7 Days Left To Make Herstory!

May 21, 2014Art, Etsy, Fashion, Feminism, Gay, Green, happiness, Inspiration, Kickstarter, Latina, Lesbian, Organic, Queer, Small Business, Social Media, T-shirts, Woman Owned Businessart, artist, Cara Reynolds, eco-friendly, etsy, fashion, gay, handmade, Happiness, homemade, kickstarter, kickstarter project, lesbian, love, Maria Emilia Borja, Mensa, Mushpa, Mushpa Y Mensa, Mushpa y Mensa Kickstarter, Mushpa y Mensa's Magical Motor Machine Makeover!, organic, queer, recycledcara007

It is the final week of Mushpa y Mensa’s Magical Motor Machine Makeover and we are 72% funded. We need your help in these last few days to get that other 28%. As you may or may not know, if we do not reach 100% we receive 0%. That cannot happen.

For those unaware of what Mushpa y Mensa’s Magical Motor Machine Makeover is all about, click here, https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mushpamensa/mushpa-y-mensas-magical-motor-machine-makeover to learn more. It is worth it, cool drawings, awesome 3 minute video, super interesting plan! To sum it up rather nicely, it is about, “Two Brooklyn girls, their art, and their hope to fit it all into a box truck!”. The essentials photo above is our artist’s rendering of what we actually need to make that happen. If you would like to see the actual list of everything we need and how we got to the $7,300 amount you may click here.

I wish I had more time to get into all the juicy details, but I must go finish fundraising the world! :] Soon we will be able to come to you. Isn’t that cool? So check it out and show some love via pledging if you so choose. In addition to your pledge, feel free to post the link on Facebook… Tweet… Insta… Pin… Tumblr… etc… Spread the love! :] https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mushpamensa/mushpa-y-mensas-magical-motor-machine-makeover

Thank you to all of those who have supported us thus far and to all of our future dream makers!

– Mushpa