March 7, 2010 of 365 : birch panels at mjolk on dundas west
Finally had a chance to stop into Mjolk in the Junction. What a wonderful space full of beautiful things. My favourite was the huge wall of birch panels at the front of the shop.
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March 5, 2010 of 365 : fox print by melinda josie
I’m so excited about all the new prints Melinda has been making. I had to get this darling fox. Look at his bushy tail! Then, I really couldn’t say no to this amazing clover print, which she just announced she is also doing in fabric. I want it all!
365 : dinner with andrew at yama sushi on bloor
We have been going to Yama Sushi for a long time and it’s our favourite. The food is delicious and the family that owns it is wonderful. I always order the rocky mountain roll, which is way too big, but I love all the crispy tempura bits on it.
I’ve been hoping to get to Seedy Saturday for the last few years. I was pretty happy to hear that this year they were holding it on a Sunday. A perfect excursion on my day off with Andrew. It was also our first visit to Wychwood Barns. What a great space. The re-purposing of this building and land is very inspirational.
Seedy Sunday was jam packed and I picked up some treats for myself – a signed copy of Gayla’s new book, “Grow Great Grub“, some seeds from Matchbox Garden & Seed and several discs of drinking chocolate from ChocoSol.
Can you believe it’s time for another fun trunk show? Our Valentine’s shows are always such a bright, warm spot in the dreary winter. Check out the City of Craft blog to see detailed vendor profiles for some of the show’s talent. I hope to see you this Sunday!
365 : on top of my dresser
This photo gives you a bit of a sneak peek of my handmade Christmas gift from Andrew. It’s a gorgeous cedar jewelry box with grey wool felt lining. What you see is only a fraction of it, as it is about three feet long. The poor daytime lighting has prevented me from getting good detailed shots that show it off properly, but I’m working on it!
Also in this photo:
address file by lovely design
ceramic vase by nesting emily
crochet stone by resurrection fern
‘judy’ silkscreen print by alanna cavanagh
bunny drawing by sarah mcneil
wood + thread artwork by rosalyn faustino
benjamin bunny by old weston handmade wonders
Sheridan Textile Studio Sale
Friday November 20, 2009
5-9pm
at the workroom
the workroom has a certain fondness for the Sheridan Textile Studio program. Students in this program spend three years exploring printing, dyeing, felt making, surface embellishment, mixed media and digital design. So much fun! Both Debbie and Rosalyn are enrolled in this fantastic program, so I’ve seen first hand all the incredible work that goes on there.
Every year the students have a fundraising sale to make money for the graduating class’ final exhibition. I’m delighted to be able to host this year’s winter sale at the workroom. I hope you’ll drop by after work on Friday to browse the lovely wares and support Sheridan’s third year Textile Studio class. I got a sneak peek at a sampling of the goodies for sale and they include hand-printed pincushions, lavender sachets and aprons. I can’t wait to see what else they’ve made and to pick up some early holiday gifts.
I got a surprise addition to my bunny family on Sunday. The lovely Kalpna dropped by with a beautifully packaged gift, complete with mini pinecones and my initial stamped on the bag. Inside was a very special bunny, his name is Benjamin. Isn’t he handsome?
Benjamin is a fall bunny, as you can see. Dressed up in his fall sweater and striped scarf, he was ready for an adventure on Monday with the perfect autumn weather we were having. We went off to High Park to check out the fall colours, run through the leaves and then to Sorauren Park to see the annual pumpkin parade.
Kalpna is a regular at our trunk shows, so you may have seen the adorable crochet bears she makes. I’ve been dropping “not so subtle” hints for the last while that those bears might easily become a bunny, which would be perfect for my bunny fetish/collection.
The thing with bunnies is that they tend to multiply, so I’m pretty sure you might be able to pick up one of your own darlings at an upcoming holiday craft fair. Kalpna will be vending at Winter Fling and City of Craft in December.
This week is whipping by! I wanted to post a couple photos from the fun Kids Trunk Show on the weekend. Thank you to everyone who dropped by, it was really wonderful to see you. I especially loved how excited all the kids (and adults) got over the button maker.
Through some stroke of luck, it didn’t even rain so we had the backyard open the whole time! Did you get to sneak a peek back there?
I was pretty reserved with my shopping this time, but I did pick up a sweet collage by Aprile.
