So much going on, my lovelies! I've been busy stocking up my retail shops with new goodies, mailing out orders, going to class at Emily Carr & getting ready for my last market of the season - a return to Portobello West. I haven't been to Portobello for several months, so I'm really looking forward… Continue reading Sunday at Portobello
I had my first day of selling at the Vancouver Farmers Market on Wednesday, and despite grey skies, a bit of rain AND missing the first game of the Stanley Cup hockey finals, it was a wonderful afternoon. The Vancouver markets take place in 4 different locations on various days of the week, so Wednesday… Continue reading Vancouver Farmers Market
I've been helping the organizers of Got Craft with the upcoming spring market (mark your calendars for May 8th!) & one of my favorite tasks has been collecting all of the swag donated by our talented vendors. Every show people will line up bright & early in the morning, hours before even the first vendor… Continue reading Got Swag?
I'm slowly recovering from a fabulous weekend at Make It! Vancouver & by "recovering" I mean coming down from one of those exhaustedly happy highs whilst playing with the new treasures I scored at the show. I had very little time to get out of my booth & actually shop & *still* managed to buy… Continue reading Make It Vancouver Recap
I love this time of year! The cherry blossom trees are blooming. The birds are chirping. And the craft shows are bustling! I'm a busy bee getting ready for Make It! Vancouver which kicks off this Friday & runs through Sunday at the Croatian Cultural Centre on Commercial Drive. It also happens to be hockey… Continue reading Making Things for Make It!
I had a fantastic time last weekend at the Portobello West season opener. The new location at Creekside Community Centre in Olympic Village isn't quite as spacious & beautiful as the Rocky Mountaineer Station (gotta love those huge ceilings!), but it's so much more accessible that I think it will turn out to be a… Continue reading Portobello West Season Opener
Taking a gander out my window yesterday afternoon I spotted this wily guy, just hanging out on my sidewalk: I love that a city the size of Vancouver has maintained so much green space that us city dwellers still get regular run ins with coyotes, raccoons & skunks, but in the middle of the afternoon… Continue reading East Van Wilder
Amid my uncertain housing situation, there is one thing that is certain - the show must go on! Craft show, that is. 😉 Here's a break down of where you can find me over the next little while: March 26th & 27th Portobello West Creekside Community Recreation Centre 1 Athletes Way ~ map The season… Continue reading Spring Markets
Blerg. I'm feeling wildly unproductive & uncreative right now, in part because the awesomeness of the Home & Garden Show totally kicked my ass (thank you, rad customers!) & partly due to a nasty cold that I seem unable to shake (& by "shake" I mean "unable to stop the sieve that is my nose… Continue reading Moving to Crazyville
We've been home from Hawaii for a whole week now, but stepped so thoroughly back into "real" life that I feel as if we hardly had a holiday at all! We came home to a smashed car window & stolen GPS, a big SOLD sign on the house we're currently renting, an appointment to pick… Continue reading Back to Life