Got Craft? Vancouver - Sunday, May 6, 2012

 Okay, okay, it is almost that time. After endless hours of making new jewelry, designing packaging, printing labels, ordering supplies (I love ordering supplies), and bribing friends to help me, I am just about ready for Got Craft? this Sunday. It would be great to see lots and lots of you Vancouverites there! I realize that I have a few new scarves, a ton of new jewelry (earrings and necklaces galore) and even four new cave explorers that are exclusive to Got Craft.

Got Craft? is at the Royal Canadian Legion on Commercial Drive on Sunday, May 6th from 10AM - 5PM. I'll be hanging out with my good friend Laura and am really looking forward to browsing the other vendor's booths, too. Hands down my favourite craft fair in Vancouver. You should really come out if you can!

And now, back to coffee and jewelry. Thanks to Jeff, Laura, Emily and Lara for all their help this time around! Time to re-thank Jacqui and Sam for their help last time! I won't forget to bring a light and an extension cord this weekend!

See you Sunday!

got craft?

I'll be at Got Craft? on Sunday from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. It's at the Royal Canadian Legion on Commercial Drive (just a couple of blocks north of Broadway). Remember! The first forty people to show up get a swag bag with goodies from the vendors inside. I've heard that people line up to get into this show and am looking forward to being a vendor at Got Craft? for the first time.

A couple of other things to note: I'll be able to take cash, credit cards (using my phone) and PayPal/Interac money transfers (using your phone). That should have most people covered, I hope. I'm also going to have some friends helping me out, so thanks in advance to Sam and Jacqui for hanging with me on Sunday.

Here's a little time lapse video of a previous Got Craft? event:

Got Craft from blueolive on Vimeo.

portobello west all weekend long!

I'll be at Portobello West all weekend long, so be sure to stop by and say hi. There are coupons for free admission in The Georgia Straight this week. You can find me and my friend Sam at Table 19 down the centre row. We're going to have tons of new necklaces, earrings, and a few special, limited edition hand dyed scarves to share with you. Some items will be deactivated in the shop starting later tonight as they're coming with me tomorrow! Have a great weekend everyone! See you at the market!

Portobello West runs from 11AM - 5PM both Saturday and Sunday at the Creekside Community Recreation Centre in Southeast False Creek (Athlete's Village). Come get some holiday shopping done!

Sadie at BLIM

Despite the perfect storm of a playoff hockey game, the long weekend, and a downpour conspiring to keep people away, BLIM was fun and not totally slow today. Thanks so much to all who stopped by, took a card or hung out with me for a little bit. It was great to meet so many talented Vancouverites. I am definitely coveting a few items that I saw at some other tables today and can't wait for the next BLIM market that I can be part of. I'm looking forward to working on some custom pieces for people that I met today and restocking the Sadie shop with some pieces that I made for this event. Enjoy the rest of the long weekend, Canada! There will be an amazing Day in the Life post here on the Sadie blog tomorrow featuring Hwasoon Kim of Morning Calm. 

BLIM in Vancouver is tomorrow!

Hi everyone! My first week of work went really well (they kept me busy!) and now my first real long weekend in quite a while is getting started. I'm going to be spending much of today doing things to get ready for the BLIM market here in Vancouver. I'm going to bring as many new pieces as I can and the Sadie shop will be closed tomorrow. If you're in Vancouver please stop by and say hi. Thanks so much to all of you for your comments on my island adventure photos. I'm glad you're all interested in this part of the world now. It really is worth visiting, it's so beautiful. See some of you tomorrow!

Since the BLIM poster is impossible to read, here's the info: 

Sunday May 22 | 12 – 5 PM | By donation

@ Heritage Hall (Main St. and 15th Ave.)

Featuring:

4-elements / Army of Rokosz / Bianca Barr / Boat / BollyWool / Brian Robinson Fine Foods / Cardero /Collective / Delainy Gluten Free Baked Goods / Dream On! / EWMA / Firefly Notes / Irit Sorokin / Jem Gallery / Kristy Biggs / Marnie Jantzen / Parish / Rho your / Ripe / Robbie Vergara / Roy / Sandra Saunders / Sari Fujikawa / Sassy Vintage / Sadie Designs / Farmers Daughter / It’s Your Life / Open Sesame / Sedated /Selfish Birds / Shanti Uganda / Soaps / Squid Kid / Super Craft Star / Sweet Valentines High Tea / Tiny Fig / Trudy Ann’s Chai / Vancouver is Awesome / Zula Designs

and many more…

Blim will be presenting a monthly Community Market this month to take place back in good old Heritage Hall.

This Month’s market will include 48 vendors, music, hot food, beverages, and entertainment. Vendors will include food, fashion, accessories, supplies, fine art, vintage items and records, and not be limited to crafts. And there will be a focus on nurturing and promoting creative production in our community. We want to appeal to young, old, hip, plain, babies, animals, men, women, everyone.

We are very excited about this event and what it can contribute to Mount Pleasant’s artistic vitality, and how it can help support and encourage the local creative community.

Call 604 872 8180 or info@blim.ca for more information.

five friday favourites

rainbow garden duvet cover by diane von furstenberg

the moon - black gold paper bowl by etco

simple geometry triangle earrings by kathiroussel

amulet no. 20 by fort

leather storage tote by gildem

Five things, almost all of Etsy origins, definitely 100% awesome. First of all, I'm looking for a bold floral print bedding set, inspired by this image I pinned a few days ago. I found this amazing Diane von Furstenberg set and would love to have this duvet cover in our bedroom. Our apartment is south facing, but we look into our building courtyard and don't get a whole lot of direct sunlight. A rainbow garden would really brighten things up this summer.

Next a beautiful gold lined paper bowl by Etco. I'm not sure what I would do with something this delicate, but I know that it would look good in my house. I just really love the texture and matte tone of the exterior of this bowl. The whole Etco shop is worth checking out, really.

I know I really don't need any more accessories, at all, but I wanted to share these two pieces. The first, triangle earrings by kathiroussel are made with textured stainless steel. The second piece is by one of my favourite Etsy sellers: fort. I already have a fort necklace made from crocheted brass chain and I can't speak highly enough of this awesome shop. The packaging my necklace arrived in was really beautiful and each piece is truly one of a kind. I love fort's new amulet series. Check fort out regularly, you'll often find one of a kind jewelry pieces, ceramics, and even handmade leather-bound journals. It's always worth a look.

Finally, who does't need a leather basket? Perhaps you'd never considered your need for such a thing. Well, you are about to be obsessed with the idea. These leather storage totes are sooooo nice and so not grandma-style at all; I just had to share. I think I'd fill mine with library books.

There you have it, a few of my favourite things from the internet this week. Please don't forget to come and see me in the real world at Blim this Sunday here in Vancouver. I'll be at Heritage Hall with some great Sadie stuff from 12 - 5. And have a great long weekend, Canadians!