Exchange District Revisited

I spontaneously took the kiddos to the Museum of Man & Nature today.  We were heading to the park and then turned the other way to catch a bus downtown.  It felt like a day of exploration.  ;)  After the museum we followed the music to Market Square and had some delicious and very bad for me vegetarian poutine from Smoke's Poutinerie while listening to a musician playing some classic hits.  After that we of course ended up at Cake-ology for a chocolate imperial cookie and peanut butter and chocolate cupcake.  The imperial cookie was all chocolate with chocolate ganache inside and blue icing.  It was $1.50.  For 3 imperial cookies and a cupcake it was just over $8. Why are all the bakeries so much more money??
After we were full of fat, salt, and sugar we walked down Arthur for a play at Toad Hall Toys which happens to be my favourite toy store.  :)  We are home an lazy now and I was checking my Facebook and my status quote from last year was that I visited the museum with the kidlets and then visited Cake-ology.   I am guessing it wasn't spontaneous...it seems to be in the cards that August 30th is reserved for Museum and cupcakes and my subconscious makes sure I get there somehow.  ;)



 

Rosenort's Muddy River Market Place Returns in Two Weeks

Here are some details I was recently sent about Rosenort's Summer Festival August 26th-28th, 2011.  The whole festival looks great and the marketplace looks interesting of course.  :)

"We are very excited to be holding the third annual Muddy River Marketplace this year!  After last year’s rain out, we are hoping that we’ve learned a few things to make the Marketplace even better for 2011! 

The Muddy River Marketplace will be open during the Festival on Saturday, from 10:00am until 4:00pm.   We expect a great turn out, so if you have some wares you’d like to share, please come and join us.  We are looking for all types of items, including baking, sewing, crafts, cards, gift items, home business products, garden produce, canned goods, books, etc.  So make your Christmas list (or just bring your wallet) and come browse the Marketplace!"

2011 Vendors:  Krystal Ring Kreations, Norwex, Usborne Books, Scentsy, Splash Sensations, Paper Stilettos, Epicure, Baking by Margaret, Revita Kroeker Art, Cards by Lisa, Gold Canyon Candles, Jen Thomlinson Crafts, Kin-Aquatics & Massage, The Tyson Method, Lilypad Crafts, Mary Kay, Stella & Dot, Manitoba to Ecuador, Diamond in the Ruff Kennels, Fundraiser for Tyrel Eidse

If you are an interested vendor, please contact Heather Plett by commenting on this page, or phone 204.746.2829 or email heather.plett@gmail.com.  More vendor information below:

Vendors are asked to have their booths set up before 10:00am.  The marketplace will be located along the bike path, east of the picnic shelter on the arena yard.  Vendors are encouraged to find tents or canopies, as well as bringing your own tables and chairs.  A space at the market will be $15, or if you prefer, a percentage of your sales can be donated to Samaritan’s Purse – the charity of choice for this years proceeds."

Needlefelting Workshop and Wild & Woolly Fibre Festival in Neepawa

Fibre artist Linda Glowacki is teaching her "Painting with Fleece" needlefelting workshop on Saturday August 13, 1- 3:30, at the Wild and Woolly Fibre Festival in Neepawa. This Festival is part of the Manitoba Sheep Association's annual weekend show and sale. The weekend includes a fleece auction, sheep show, stock dog competition, spinning workshop, sheep to scarf competition and more. You can get updates on the event on their facebook page.

Here's the information on Linda's class:
Needlefelt Workshop ‘Painting with Fleece’
Explore texture, colour and design in a whole new way through the art of needlefelting. The technique is simple - strands of coloured fleece are applied to a woollen fabric background using a special barbed needle - but the possibilities are endless. Linda will provide a choice of designs as inspiration for the picture you will create in this class.

Your new skills can be used to decorate clothing and accessories, to embellish quilts, and to create your own unique fibre art.

The fleece provided is from the Leafhaven backyard flock of purebred Shetland sheep, in a delightful range of natural and hand-dyed colours.

Cost: $45 (includes fabric, fleece in a variety of colours, and felting needles )

Register by emailing cloverleaf.fibre@gmail.com
or contact Gerry Oliver of the Manitoba Sheep Association  gerry@spiritsands.ca.  204-834-2261.

Handmade Wellness Sale on Saturday, June 16th

Crafty Minions: The Handmade and Vintage Sale

I am sorry to miss this one.  We will be out at the lake.  I do hope it has a good turn out because it is one of my favourite craft sales!!  I love it because I can go and be out again in 15 mins with all my money spent on awesome stuff.  Here are the details I swiped from their Facebook page:

"Crafty Minions: The Handmade and Vintage Sale

Aqua Books

274 Garry Street

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Saturday, August 13 · 11:00am - 5:00pm

One of Winnipeg's biggest indie craft sales features the city's hottest established and emerging crafty superstars including Head in the Oven, Marathon 1981, Lady T. Tees, Julrei, Midkid, Papertrail Craft Co., Mrs. Glockenheimen, Bitchin’ Kitsch ‘n’ Kitchen, Lori’s Vintage Purseonalities, Swai Design, Sew Dandee, CJ Tennant, Boomerang 360, Periwinkle Designs, Monkeys, Monsters and More, Everything Is Ticketyboo, Blackbird Bazaar, Echo Creations, SeaCaps, Papergirl, and more. Banish all thoughts of rows and rows of crocheted slippers or washcloths or ponybead keychains...think, instead, vintage-inspired handmade dresses, leather and ribbon wrist corsets, funky jewelery made of vintage silverware, tiny ceramic apartment buildings and octopus tentacles, retro aprons hand-embroidered with sassy 80s pop lyrics, handmade natural skincare luxuries, wall-art created from bass strings and recycled children's books, silk-screened courier bags and babywear, weird and wonderful stuffed animal-ish creations of all sorts, and much more. This is the new world of gorgeous guerilla DIY craft, right here at Aqua Books.

It's never too early to begin your holiday shopping, it's never the wrong time to pick up something completely unique and beautiful for yourself, and it's always the right time to support local artisans and crafters, and maybe even become inspired yourself.

Admission is free."

Summer Holiday for Handmade in Manitoba

Hi Folks.  You may have noticed my writing petering out over the last month or so.  Life seems to get pretty busy around Spring and Summer and life seems to move away from the computer.  :)  Summer is here and I will be taking a writing break.  I will still write if I am heading to a craft sale, if someone emails me wanting to be on the blog, or if I see anything else that NEEDS to be written about.  Otherwise I am hoping to be out enjoying what Canada has to offer us.  If you email and do not hear back for a bit don't fret I will get back to you as soon as I can.  In the meantime, if you are looking for new handmade news and artisans keep Made in Manitoba and W.E.S.T. bookmarked or look back at my past posts.  There are many good artisans, artists, and local businesses that I have written about over the last year and a half.  I hope you all enjoy your summer.  Ciao!

New Gallery Feature at Zephaniah Gallery In The Exchange

Christian Worthington and Andrew Milne have a new art show at the Zephanian Gallery in the exchange district.  Christian Worthington is my husband's favourite local artist so we have already decided what piece we want once our house is painted and renos are done.  If it sells I am sure we will find a dozen more that we like.  :)  Have a peak at the video and below through the artists' webpages for more details.

Below is a video made by Tyler Funk about the event.


Representational Technologies: images for the end of an age from tyler funk on Vimeo.


Zephaniah Gallery
3-374 Donald Street
Winnipeg
Opening Night June 9th 2011 7:30 pm

christianworthington.com
andrewmilne.tumblr.com 


the initial testing of the Large Camera from Andrew Milne on Vimeo.