Coming up this weekend:

Saturday, December 17th, 2011

Holiday Farmers Market

Croatian Cultural Centre ~ 3250 Commercial Drive

10am-5pm

Sunday, December 18th, 2011

Women’s Winter Faire

Heritage Hall ~ 3102 Main Street

11am – 6pm

If the weekend shopping won’t work for you, check out one of the lovely retail shops that carry my work:

A Cagey Bee retail shops

Happy shopping!

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Some of the things I’m excited to bring to this show are my bookmark clips:

Custom framed prints with rounded mats and UV-filtering acrylic instead of glass will also be for sale:

Most importantly, I can’t wait to do some of my own shopping! There are so many fantastic vendors that Got Craft is usually where I do the bulk of my Christmas shopping. See you tomorrow!

Got Craft Holiday Edition
Sunday, December 4th, 2011
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Admission: $3.00 (kids under 10 are free)

Royal Canadian Legion
2205 Commercial Drive (@ E.6th Ave)
Vancouver, BC

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Got Craft is right around the corner & the swag has started to roll in for the legendary Got Craft swag bags! The first 45 people through the door get a free bag of goodies graciously donated by the rocking indie craft vendors. Check out the bags from the spring show to get an idea of the kind of awesomeness I’m talking about.

In my mailbox this morning were these fabulous bracelet cuffs by Urchin Bags:

They’re made by upcycling old bicycle inner tubes & aside from looking totally rad, they’re a pretty clever way to go green. Love!

Here’s a small sampling of some of the other swag bag goodies:

vintage stationary from dani press

lavender sachets from twig prints

handmade bracelets with vintage beads from Bueno Style

postcards packs from me!

There is so much more to come (once I finish photographing it all), but it’s safe to say that the swag bags are going to make some lucky people very  happy this year. If you’re not an early riser, there will also be swag bag giveaways. Stay tuned to the Got Craft blog for more info.

See you on December 4th!

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The fall favorite Vancouver Home + Design Show kicks off this Thursday & I’m pleased as punch to have a booth. You’ll find the Cagey Bee goodness nestled in a special section of vendors from Portobello West, running along the far wall (from the entrance), right beside the stage.

Since I’m usually trapped in my booth at these kind of shows, I’m excited to be near the stage so I can catch Jillian Harris, the design expert on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. The Urban Barn Design Stage will also host presentations by Bryan Baeumler, host of Disaster DIY & House of Bryan. Hopefully I can sneak away to catch some of the cooking demos at the Cook Like a Pro area. I definitely want to see the Contained Living setup too. The designer has such perfect transformations for small spaces – like a “shed” package that functions as a home office in your backyard. Brilliant!

Check the website for a full schedule.

October 13 to 16, 2011

Vancouver Convention Centre ~ Google map link

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Portobello West Market

Sunday, September 25th ~ 11 -5pm

Creekside Community Recreation Centre
1 Athletes Way
Google map link

I’ve been working on new lockets & bookmark clips, plus making progress on a couple of new paintings (though I’m not sure if I’ll have them ready for sale at Portobello). My next market isn’t until mid-October, so it will be nice to take a bit of a break while preparing for the holiday shows.

The class I’ve been taking at Emily Carr University is the last one I need to complete my certificate in Fine Art Techniques. It’s a business class, related to the arts, of course, & though we’re only two classes in I’m already very happy that it’s a required course. My homework assignments are things I know I *should* do (like work on my artist statement), but usually put off (until I’m staring at a show application that requires that stuff).

This week I need to do a worksheet on how much money it actually costs to run my business. How long does it really take me to make the products that I sell? To shop for supplies? To do all those super time-consuming administrative tasks that artists (& most self-employed folks!) forget to factor into the cost of operating their business? Should be enlightening, to put it mildly!

Hope you’re enjoying the change in seasons. I love fall & watching the leaves begin to change in Vancouver is a thing of beauty. Stop & enjoy it!

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photo credit: Rosedale Annie

Harrison Art Market

July 9th & 10th

look for the tents on the grass, right in front of the beach!

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Attention Vancouver shoppers: I will be at Portobello West market this Sunday, May 29th – the last indoor market on the horizon!

Portobello West Market

Sunday, May 29th ~ 11 -5pm

Creekside Community Recreation Centre
1 Athletes Way
Vancouver, BC

The farmers market season has already begun & I’ve been enjoying the fresh produce & yummy baked bread for a few weeks now. Starting in June, I’ll be selling my own wares at several locations throughout the city. I’ve updated my Events page with all of the dates.

I’m also taking 2 summer art classes at Emily Carr starting in June, so it will be a super busy (& super fun!) month. Now I just need that sunshine to come join me!

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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 arrives, in hopes of getting their hands on one of the famous Got Craft swag bags. Here’s a sneak peek at what the first lucky 45 people through the door will be taking home:

If you’re not the early morning sort, there is still hope! A few fabulous blogs are doing contest giveaways. Find out more on the official Got Craft blog here.

See you in a few weeks, Vancouver!

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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 stuff from 6 different vendors! Yay!

I launched a couple of new products at this show including the bookmark clips I mentioned last week & a new line of greeting cards featuring my little critter paintings. I made a pile more brooches too, but still managed to sell out of Stanley the Robot (my personal favorite).

Keeping me company this weekend were the fabulous Brandi & Brent from Kukubee, who will also be joining me in 3 weeks at Got Craft:

I finally snagged one of the ridiculously cute notebooks made by the Tiny Fig:

The lovely Christi from Bueno Style (who may have been drinking wine, but certainly not “cougar juice”) scours antique shops all over the world to create her stunning re-imagined vintage pieces:

Bueno Style is also one of the vendors that will be at Got Craft on May 8th. Click here for a full vendor list.

Now for some yummy treats! Hands down the best macarons I’ve ever had the pleasure of tasting were made by French Made Baking, a new vendor on the Vancouver scene. David and Catherine hail from France, which might be why their baked treats are so amazing. At any rate, I’m sure I’ll be stalking their booth at the farmer’s markets all summer!

I also scored 2 big delicious jars of mustard beans & pickled veggies, just like my mister’s grandma used to make. He’s in heaven.

As a thank you to my mister, I picked up these dashing Lego cufflinks from Nostalgic Links:

There were so many other talented folks at this show that I’m missing here, but as much as I hate to leave anybody out, this post is getting way too long & my dog is getting way too barky to continue to ignore. So. Thanks for a wonderful weekend to everybody who came out! See you at the next show!

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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 play-offs, so I guess we’ll see how much overlap there is amongst the hockey fan & the crafty shopper!

One of the new things I’m working on for Make It is these super cute bookmark clips:

I’m also hoping to have some new cards on display, but we’ll have to wait & see what the postman brings me today. I ordered the prettiest blue envelopes ages ago & they still haven’t arrived. The clock is ticking!

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In other crafty news, the Got Craft blog is now sporting a shiny new post penned by <drum roll…> me! Click on over to check it out.

Got Craft spring edition is less than a month away!

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