I just wanted to share my new Yarn Journal. I found this notebook on clearance at Walmart and had to have it... even though I'm not in school anymore and couldn't think of a use for it. But then I had a light bulb moment (as my friend Barb calls it!) and decided to use it to catalog my yarn. :) (Sorry for the blurry photos, but I think you get the idea!)
4.03.2012
Yarn Journal
I just wanted to share my new Yarn Journal. I found this notebook on clearance at Walmart and had to have it... even though I'm not in school anymore and couldn't think of a use for it. But then I had a light bulb moment (as my friend Barb calls it!) and decided to use it to catalog my yarn. :) (Sorry for the blurry photos, but I think you get the idea!)
11.28.2011
☃ Shop LOCAL and HANDMADE this holiday season! WORLD DOMINATION SCHEDULE for December! ☃
Featuring local artisans, entrepreneurs and imports from foreign lands.
Free Admission
Jewellery, clothing, art cards, bags, t-shirts, kids stuff, gourmet soaps, knitted items and much more. Fair trade treasures and non-profit ventures.
Free kid’s crafts 1pm-3pm
Vendor list
Sparrow Avenue
S’up Cuz
Sneaky Moose Suedeworks
Operation Sock Monkey
Granny Gold
RedHen Craft
Leila Cools’ Fused Glass
Jet.Designs
Jewelry and Custom Gloves, Truth and Beauty Organic Skin Care Products, Hand Died Accessories and Fimo Accessories
Diamond Jane
Katie Muth original prints
Kaotic Ekko’s Curiosities
Knotted Nest
Amita Sen Gupta-Visual Artist
Étoile
Fehu
Sun. Dec. 4
Toronto, ON.
Whether you're buying for a friend or loved one, or buying for yourself, you're guaranteed to find a treasure.
FREE ADMISSION
Frost Bite: is a delicious cocktail of darker arts and crafts!
A holiday marketplace for any shoppers that like to support handcrafted and out of the ordinary gifts!
FREE to attend!
Come shop, have fun, listen to some good tunes or just hang out.
Craft fair and one of a kind art show.
Christmas Eve
2pm until Midnight!
Get all your last minute holiday shopping done in one location!
Skip the Mall and Shop Handmade this Holiday Season!
The bar will be open and gift wrapping will be available!
OPEN LATE Christmas Eve!
11.20.2011
VENDOR CALL: The Last Minute Market
VENDOR CALL!
The Last Minute Market
Craft fair and one of a kind art show.
December 24th
2pm until Midnight!
Get all your last minute holiday shopping done in one location!
The Tranzac Club; 292 Brunswick Ave, Toronto
Located between Bathurst and Spadina, off of Bloor.
Show time is 2:00pm until 12:00 am (Midnight)
Set up time is between 12:45 and 2pm
The fee for a table is 50$.
Application deadline is December 3rd
To Apply to be a vendor:
Please send an email to: TheLastMinuteMarket@gmail.com
List the following details;
Name:
Email:
Website:
Twitter:
What do you make/ plan on selling?
Please attach photos if you can.
Looking forward to hearing from you!
Emily & Mel!
10.20.2011
THIS SUNDAY (10/23): The Bazaar of the Bizarre Halloween Marketplace!!!
The Bazaar of the Bizarre!
October 23rd/2011, from 11am till 7pm, FREE to attend.
The Bazaar of the Bizarre is a bi-annual marketplace that takes place in Toronto Canada.
Its full of independent artist, crafts makers, designers and other fun things.
We will hav ea GHOULISH stilt walker HALA
Circus performances by the talented ladies from Circus Alchemy (featuring mobot, sadie spins, and faeya tal)
www.circusalchemy.com
music all day provided by our amazing DJ's:
Jonah K (www.teknotribes.com)
Sausy Misso
DJ Hangman
Vendor list:
Auxiliary magazine (http://auxiliarymagazine.c
Black Currant Jewelry (http://blackcurrantjewelry
BitchCraft (BitchCraft.ca)
Bunners cake
Chatpeaux www.chatpeaux.com
ChiZine Publications (http://chizinepub.com/)
ClockworkZero (www.clockworkzero.etsy.com)
Creepy Christine (www.creepychristine.com)
Chained Reactions
Dark Destiny (www.darkdestinydesigns.org)
earth{en} wind (www.facebook.com/earthenwi
Eden Bachelder Fine Art (www.edenbachelder.com/pain
Encyclopedia Gothica (http://www.liisaladouceur.
jaxamuse & jonah k (www.jackielevitt.com & www.teknotribes.com)
Jen Tsuchida - Felt Artist (http://www.flickr.com/phot
Justin Erickson (www.justin-erickson.com)
Kaotic Ekko's Curiosities (www.kaoticekkoscuriosities
Magpie Creations (http://magpiecreations.ca/)
Michael Archibald (www.michaelarchibald.ca)
mike riley (http://jrworm.com/art/art.
My Ghoul Friday (www.ghoulfriday.com)
Paige Reynolds (www.paigereynoldsart.com)
Pamela Williams (www.interlog.com/~romantic)
Papersnake Jewellery (www.papersnake.ca)
Peculiar Potions
Pixie Fashion (www.pixiefashions.etsy.com)
Plastik Wrap (www.plastikwrap.com)
Random Pretty Things (http://www.flickr.com/phot
Roxy Swing Creations (http://www.etsy.com/people
Sadistic Vanity (www.sadisticvanity.com)
Sandy and Laura (http://www.etsy.com/shop/g
Sci Feye Candy (www.scifeyecandy.com)
Sew Scary (www.sewscary.com)
Sick On Sin (http://www.sickonsin.com/)
The Circus Store
Through A Cracked Lens Photography (www.crackedlensphoto.com)
Victoria Wilson Corsets (www.victoriawilsoncorsets.
vintagelove (www.vintagelove.ca)
Find out more: http://thebazaarofthebizar
10.12.2011
VENDOR CALL: FROST BITE - December Bazaar of the Bizarre
VENDOR CALL from Plastic Wrap:
FROST BITE the first ever December Bazaar of the Bizarre.
That's right we've done it again.. first it was the halloween marketplace.. then we added the Spring Circus sideshow... now we have Frost Bite, the December Bazaar of the Bizarre! December 11th/2011, this time in the new location The Great Hall 1087 Queen st. W.
9.29.2011
THIS WEEKEND (Fri-Sun)! Kaotic Ekko's Curiosities will be at the DISTILLERY ART MARKET!
Visit www.distilleryartmarket.ca for a list of participants and activities.
The Distillery Historic District has been labeled as a “must-visit” location by the New York Times, Frommer’s, Toronto Life and The Globe and Mail. The 13-acre arts and entertainment district comprises more than 40 heritage buildings and 10 streets, and is the largest collection of Victorian era industrial architecture in North America.
9.24.2011
SEE MY WORK IN CALIFORNIA!
If you are in the Yucca Valley area of California from Sept, 17 through October 31, 2011 stop in to see my work along with other talented artists at the Drawn from the Desert Art Show / Benefit!
OPENING RECEPTION:
Date: Sat, Sep 24, 2011
Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location:
Tamma's Magic Mercantile
55727 Hwy 62
Yucca Valley, California
(760)228-0700
Sponsored by: Sun Runner Magazine & Glitter Bitches Handmade
Announcing "Drawn From The Desert" benefiting local artist Kim Mayhew of Ant Farm Studio (www.got-ants.com), home of the Ant Farm Gang and "Loco Folko" art. Kim recently underwent uterine cancer surgery and treatment with minimal insurance and our community is rallying to help Kim. Your donations will help with existing and future medical expenses.
The Sun Runner Magazine is hosting our Desert Writers Celebration on Saturday, September 24, from 6 to 9 p.m. at Tamma's Magic Mercantile in Old Town Yucca Valley in conjunction with publication of The Sun Runner's fifth annual Desert Writers Issue. Desert writers and poets, including contributors to the Desert Writers Issue, will be reading from their work, and some will be hosting signings of their books during the event. There will be refreshments and the opportunity for writers and poets, who often work in relative isolation, to meet each other and share their work. In addition, The Sun Runner's Desert Writers Celebration is part of 100 Thousand Poets for Change, a global event taking place on September 24 with 650 individual events in 450 cities in 95 countries around the globe, in a demonstration and celebration of poetry to promote serious social, environmental, and political change. Poems from poets around the world will be read during the Desert Writers Celebration, in addition to works by desert poets, as part of 100 Thousand Poets for Change.
The Sun Runner is also hosting Drawn from the Desert, an arts benefit for local artist Kim Mayhew, during the hours of the Desert Writers Celebration. Donated works of art from around the country have been arriving as part of the benefit to help raise funds for Mayhew's cancer treatment. The works will be on sale Saturday evening. Drawn from the Desert is a collaborative benefit by The Sun Runner Magazine, Glitter Bitches Handmade, and Tamma's Magic Mercantile. The public is invited to attend the Desert Writers Celebration and Drawn from the Desert arts benefit, to listen to writers and poets read their work, meet them and discuss their work, obtain signed copies of their books, and browse works of art for sale to raise funds in support of a local artist.
The Sun Runner Magazine is the magazine of the real California desert. The publication is based in Joshua Tree, and will celebrate its 17th birthday in January, 2012. The magazine now reaches from Borrego Springs to Death Valley and Lone Pine, and is available at more than 500 locations across the California desert and southern California.
9.20.2011
WORLD DOMINATION SCHEDULE: Sept 2011 !!!
Visit www.distilleryartmarket.ca for a list of participants and activities.
The Distillery Historic District has been labeled as a “must-visit” location by the New York Times, Frommer’s, Toronto Life and The Globe and Mail. The 13-acre arts and entertainment district comprises more than 40 heritage buildings and 10 streets, and is the largest collection of Victorian era industrial architecture in North America.
Opening Reception is Saturday, Sept. 24 6pm-9pm
Sponsored by: Sun Runner Magazine & Glitter Bitches Handmade
Announcing "Drawn From The Desert" benefiting local Morongo Basin artist Kim Mayhew of Ant Farm Studio, home of the Ant Farm Gang and her signature "Loco Folko" art. Kim recently underwent uterine cancer surgery and treatment with minimal insurance and the art community is rallying to help someone who has given so much over the years. Your donations will help her with both existing and future medical costs related to this diagnosis.
7.07.2011
WORLD DOMINATION SCHEDULE: JULY!!!
The Poets:
angela rawlings
Damian Rogers
Chris Doda
Dani Couture
The Bands:
Sylvus
http://sylvus.bandcamp.com
Vilipend
http://vilipend.bandcamp.c
Ein Traum
http://gatesritual.bandcam
Come give the scream the wake it deserves. Bring your livers and your earplugs.
The Scream is dead; Long live the Scream!
Awesome poster by Matthew Daley http://www.shinypliers.com
SPONSORED BY: Canada Arts Connect! http://canadaartsconnect.c
ART in the PARK
Art in the Park is an annual juried outdoor community arts festival held in the beautiful parkland surrounding the Scarborough Arts building.
On Saturday, July 16, 2011 artists will have the opportunity to connect with the community, sell their original work and discuss ideas and practices.
Art in the Park is a one-day event and is open to all artists working in fine art and craft.
5.20.2011
World Domination Schedule: JUNE 2011 !!!
Sunday, June 5 from 12 - 5 pm
Visitors can check out works for sale from over 25 vendors located in the 2nd floor artist studios. Vendors will be showcasing a wide range of items including paintings, furniture, jewelry, beauty products, baked goods and one-of-a-kind home and fashion accessories. Guests at the Saturday night opening party will be treated to music from local DJs The Vinyl Den and Matt Gracie and will enjoy refreshments while they shop. Participants have donated pieces of their work to be raffled off and all funds will be donated to the Furniture Bank.
We are planning our Spring Show Spectacular! Taking place on JUNE 11 2011 @ The Lengendary CAMERON HOUSE! from 12-5!!!! It is going to be an amazing day! We are taking over the front and back rooms of the Cameron House and packing it with amazing artists selling their awesomness! As well as some bbq and tons of drinks at the bar :D
*more info on this event to come!*
4.21.2011
Fun'Raiser! MAY 19 @ 9PM @ BUDDIES!!! See you there!!!
3.02.2011
Vendor Call Newsletter Questionnaire
As most of you know, I'm pretty on top of the craft show scene here in Toronto. I participate in as many shows as humanly (and financially!) possible. Over the years, I've been asked by fellow artists to keep them apprised of vendor calls across the city and I have to the best of my abilities.
But my list of artist friends has grown and grown and keeping everyone up-to-date (via email and Facebook) has become quite a task! That's why I'm asking you all to fill out this questionnaire: For less than a cup of coffee per month, you can receive vendor calls from in and around the city! Let me spend the time trolling the internet for artistic opportunities... all you have to do is check your email and apply!
So, sound good?
2.26.2011
WORLD DOMINATION SCHEDULE: March !!!
spirit oak: bre (broken telephone) and mark (thin hotel)'s wonderful super folk duo opens the night with - you guessed it - super folk awesomeness.
http://www.myspac...e.com/THESPIRITOAK
LUM (first rate people sideproject): though first rate people were not able to play due one member's absence, first rate person liam sanagan will be playing a set with or as his sideproject LUM. i would expect insanely hooky folk-pop if his band material is anything to go by. I've been told he will be "rocking the beats."
http://www.myspace.com/fir
http://www.myspace.com/lum
union duke: phenomenally fun indie-bluegrass band. i lived in halifax for a year and am not the biggest fan of bluegrass, but these guys are amazing and everybody who's seen them says so.
http://www.myspace.com/uni
the elwins: indie twee folk pop awesomeness. check out the video for sitting pretty on their myspace.
http://www.myspace.com/the
seoul: fashion-folk from ben landau (formerly of burn planetarium) and crew.
http://www.youtube.com/use
the box tiger and friends (unplugged set): the box tiger have been gaining a lot of momentum in the indie scene, but i asked them if they could unplug for the night and play an acoustic set to show people another side of the band they don't usually see. not only will they be playing their own stuff, but some they'll be joined by some other friends for a little songwriters circle towards the end of the night. stay tuned to find out who will be joing them.
http://www.myspace.com/the
and there will be a small crafts fair going on. get there early to check out what's for sale while things are quiet, cuz later it's going to get...less quiet...
Crafters at the show will include:
kate swan - http://www.facebook.com/pa
kristin wulff - http://www.knottednest.blo
natalie amber - www.etsy.com/shop/thegild
lindsey davis - http://CaterpillarPeacock.
mel smith - http://www.artfire.com/use
$6 cover
$4 beers
19+
doors at 8
Theme for this event is CIRCUS SIDE SHOW.
http://thebazaarofthebizar
...
If you have not been a part of the last bazaar and do not know what to expect...it is a Marketplace for all things macabre, exotic, whimsical and just right out freaky, fun, interesting, cool and some bizarre of course. ;)
The event will be held Sunday, March 20th, 2011 at 6 Noble Street (Queen West of Dufferin).
The event is free to attend and child friendly.
Expect to have loads of fun accompanied by amazing.....music, dancing, shopping, treats...
Music by:
Jonah K http://www.teknotribes.com
Drumatix Six http://www.youtube.com/use
Performances by:
The Serpentina North Ensemble
1.13.2011
WORLD DOMINATION SCHEDULE: ♥♥♥ January and February ♥♥♥ !!!
An evening of elegance featuring the creme de la creme of Burlesque's finest. Get out of the cold and get HOT this coming 2011 with January's best burlesque exposition- the original Girlesque.
Headlining acts, direct from NYC Amber Ray, and special appearance by the first lady of burlesque and legend April March, Tanya Cheex- Canada's finest, Montreal's Mlle Oui Oui Encore as well as performances by GCB's Fionna Flauntit, GCB'...s Dolly Berlin, GCB's Mina LaFleur,GCB;s Belly dance beauty Aviva,GCB's Chaos Divine, GCB's Glamour Puss Burlesque,GCB's The Harlettes, plus Queen street Can-Can by the Saucy Tarts and special guests, Legend Miss Mitzy Cream, The incredible Patte Rosebank, St Stella and the strange and amazing Obskyura-
Musical guest- Kella Watts, chanteuse and upcoming star.
Hosted by none other then the Legendary Great Canadian Wolfman!!
Tickets available for holiday stocking stuffing at Good Catch 1556 Queen West and all great Canadian burlesque shows!! $25 in advance $30 at the door, $45 V.I.P priority seating and meet and greet with special gift.
Sat Jan 22 Burlesque workshop with Miss March - free to V.I.P ticket holders
Brought to you by Mill Street Brewery, Christian D and the Hangovers, Great Canadian Burlesque, MOPO Photography, Kaotic Ekko's Curiosities, Blonde Moxie Makeup, Pin Up Parlour, Floral fetish design and Monster Muffin Custom gear!!
SAT. FEB. 12th
11.24.2010
World Domination Schedule: ☃ NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER ☃
&
Sun. Nov. 28
Toronto, ON.
Toronto, ON
The Parkdale Bazaar provides locals with an outlet for showcase and sales to promote craft, recycled and homegrown merchandise. As a response to the neighborhood's thriving vintage and craft communities the event will take place 5 times throughout the year and include over 60 vendors.
The Parkdale Bazaar Holiday Edition is our biggest and... best market of the year. The event will take place in the Masaryk-Cowan Community Center (220 Cowan Ave.) from 11AM – 5PM on December 4th, 2010 and will feature a hot chocolate station, Christmas card portrait studio and vintage Christmas special marathon.
Christmas Card Portraits:
Holiday portraits can be a little cheesy, especially with a 90’s Christmas Eve backdrop and Rudolf sweater. Why fight it? Come have your corny portrait taken by guest photographer Jillian Botting. It’s free! And we’ll provide everything from the antlers to Christmas sweaters, so come with friends and get silly.
Vintage Christmas Special Marathon:
Remember when Will hatched a harebrained scheme to have Boyz II Men perform at Little Nicky’s Christmas Eve Christening? Or the time Ricky was homeless on Christmas and Angela tried to save him with help from a mysterious homeless ghost? …Here’s your chance to remember all those lost television gems of the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s at our Vintage Christmas Special Marathon. It’s free! And happening all day, so grab a cup of coco and enjoy!
VISIT PARKDALELIBERTY.COM FOR MORE DETAILS!
- Indie arts and crafts (stationary, cards, toys, small sized artwork)
- Fashionable gifts (jewellery, accessories)
- Homemade food (baked goods, preserves)
- DIY presents (ornaments, stockings, warmwear)
- Vintage
The Great Sudini Proudly Presents:
THE 12 DAYS 'TIL CHRISTMAS CRAFT SHOW & SALE!!
A merry mixture of over 20 local vendors, all showcasing their unique handmade crafts for the holiday season! Take a break from the usual shopping mall madness and come experience some Christmas cheer with hot cocoa, cupcakes & crafts!!
Hope to see you!
Net proceeds will go towards the Toronto Humane Society.
We will also be collecting canned goods for the Daily Bread Food Bank.
Shop Hours: December 10 - 27, 12 - 6pm daily
Closed: December 25, 26
...
Press Preview: Friday, December 10, 6 - 8pm
Holiday Party: Friday, December 10, 8pm - 12am
This playful space of curiosity and wonder, featuring the work of 50-plus local and international creators, promises to take the drudgery out of the holiday gift-seeking experience, making it fun and memorable while giving new meaning to the term “presentation is everything.”
Methinks' Holiday PopUp Art Shop Village is more than a sale. It's a conversation about quality, craft and the business of persuasion in Toronto’s art scene. Says Ringer: “This is a rare and special opportunity for a general audience not just to find special stocking-stuffers, but to consider the exhibition as a work of art, to have a magical encounter. Moreover, it challenges traditional art sale formats and raises the bar for anyone working with the popup shop concept in Toronto.”
Past Holiday PopUp Art Shop Projects include a replica of the livingroom-museum of the fictional curiosity collector Uncle Ronnie Graham (one of Ringer’s many alter egos), and a faux-stone-and-mortar Chris’mas cottage made of cardboard and papier-mâché. This year, Ringer and his specially chosen crew of collaborators will build not just one popup shop but an entire village of popup shops inside Project 165’s storefront exhibition space in Kensington Market.
For sale will be artist books, painting, ceramics, illustration, sculpture, dollies, greeting cards, fashion and home accessories, artist-performed dinners-for-two, dioramas, hand-printed t-shirts, posters and other one-of-a-kind finds.
Participants Include:
Alex Bowron
Catharine MacIntosh
Cheryl Mendoza
Colleen McKeown
Dana De Kuyper (Damned Dollies)
Daeve Fellows
Elly MacKay
Eric Cheung (Orphans)
Gillian Manford
Gregory Elliot
Jaime Leon
Katie Webb
Haena Kim
Inkyung Choi
Jeremy Kai
Jin Chun
Jenny Kuri
Julia Burton
Kristine Heilenday
Lisa Ng
Laura Heaney
The Larry Sanders Collective
Leo Zylberberg
Nicole Varney
Peter Kalyniuk
Ryan Ringer
Ryan Solski
Samantha Dizon
Shari Kasman
Tara Winterhalt
The Spooky Astronauts Club
Tiberius Papp
Tyler Schwarz
Yoojin Guak
and others
Price Range:
$20.00 - $200.00 (with some exceptions). New goodies will be added regularly.
















