Event: GOT CRAFT?
Date: Sunday, December 6th, 2009
Time: 11:00am to 5:00pm
First 30 people through the door receive a FREE swag bag full of goods!
Location: Legion - 2205 Commercial Drive (at E. 6th Avenue)
Admission: $2.00 (kids 10 and under are FREE)
More information: http://www.gotcraft.com
Vancouver’s largest indie craft fair featuring over 50 local and handmade vendors from clothing to jewelry to children’s accessories to bath and body products. Bringing a modern twist on the conventional craft fair, Got Craft? is a one stop shop showcasing the best talent Vancouver has to offer while providing the general public with an opportunity to purchase one of a kind items.
The Second Annual West Coast Christmas Show taking place November 27-29 at the Tradex Exhibition Center, is Western Canada's leading Holiday Season Show that brings together under one roof Holiday décor, gifts, food, personal services, festive seminars and celebrity stage presentations.
Visitors to the West Coast Christmas Show will discover amongst the many exhibits new ideas and products for holiday gift shopping, entertaining and home decorating. Amongst the many exhibits visitors will find holiday decor items, holiday spirits & wine, specialty foods, condiments, seasonings, chocolates along with unique and hard to find gift items both from artisans as well as unique manufacturers.
Notes to Nourish is a grassroots project featuring original art by Lower Mainland artists and designers. The contributing artists are: Chris Allen, Sarah Cavanaugh, Nova Hopkins, Luke Krienke, Jean Lee, Anne Pearce, Robyn Sommerville and Kathryn Wright.
We are selling two limited-edition sets of four holiday greeting cards to raise money for the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society and British Columbia SPCA. The cards present a unique way to give back during the holidays; you are supporting two non-profit organizations, local arts and culture, and presenting sustainable greetings to your friends and family.
A set of four cards costs $10, or buy both sets for $15. Visit www.notestonourish.com to purchase. Cards will be shipped in the first week of November.
COME DOWN FOR SOME GREAT CHRISTMAS SHOPPING. LOTS OF NEW PRODUCT.
Twice Shy organic clothing, Fig organic kids fashion, Trendy Tots, Ag47 Clutch Jewels
www.gotcraft.ca
11:00am to 6:00pm
Royal Canadian Legion – 2205 Commercial Drive (at E. 6th Avenue)
$2.00 (kids 10 and under are FREE)
First 30 people receive a FREE handmade swag bag full of goodies.
Featuring 50 local artists, got craft is a modern twist on the conventional craft fair. Support Vancouver’s handmade revolution and buy local. Visit our website at www.gotcraft.ca for more information and a full list of participating vendors.
So once again it is that time of year again. Christmas. And let me just say that I hate Christmas. Not only because I'm a bitter grinch (I can admit it), but because of all that wasteful consumerism running rampant. And let me just say, Christmas came way too early this year. It's in VERY poor taste to be putting Christmas trees and holiday decorations prior to Halloween, and definitely in poor taste to have such things up on Remembrance Day. Yet they were up well before both holidays. Disgusting. Anyhow, let's talk about Christmas cards, or how I'd like to see them, "seasonal greeting cards" which are only sent during one season. I have decided to get into the networking business and I have found sending seasonal greeting cards to be the least offensive manner to keep in touch with all those people you met during the year- "I know you but I don't really know you"-types. You know what I'm talking about. All those people that you know you'll need to keep in touch with because at some point along the road you'll need them. So here I am, attempting to be a seasonal greetings card with no reference to any religion. It's difficult, to say the least. All cards either have references to Christmas, Hanukkah outside and inside the card, or have implicit references with pictures of ornaments or trees.
