Everything Old is New Again

The above title is referencing a few things, me and my crafts. February and March are grey, wet and dragged out for me.  Every winter slogging out to the kiln in the garage is a little more dicey. But these past few mornings being able to see even a little grass and pavement has me energized. Who thought items like ring holders and plant pots would be trending but they are! Here are my takes on ring cones and plant pots for succulents.

The same goes for macrame a craft I learned as a Grade 5 student which was a reallly long time ago. but trending as things do, macrame is back and all over both Pinterest and Etsy. So, I have been asked to teach macrame, which I am delighted to do, its clean, portable, and can be as simple or complicated as you want it to to be.

I will be offering something in a few places this year, and even if you dont want to learn macrame, A Pinch of Creativity at 296 McDermot is going to be offering lots of classes this year to stimulate your creativity and learning in a warm, friendly , bright setting.  This is the link to the instructors so far:  http://www.apinchofcreativity.com/workshop-facilitators/


Hope you can check it out.

Creativity on the Loose

I feel so proud to be part of the beginning steps of a brave friends great new venture in Winnipegs exchange district. Tannis and a Pinch of Creativity is her business and she is going to be opening a bricks and mortar on McDermot in the exchange. Stay tuned...The link to see who is part of this great adventure so far....http://www.apinchofcreativity.com/our-artisans/.


Still a few more sales about 2 weeks of trying to keep healthy and producing before I can rest and put my Etsy shop on vacation. So hard to say no to things when we know that January will be a whole different ball of wax. This is  a shot from the Manitoba Crafts Museum and Library Festive Artisans Sale at the Hydro Building. Such a beautiful building in a great location. Sure loved loading in with no stairs and dollies available to us.  Met a young artist, Sarah Neville who had some beautiful hand drawn gift tags and cards, my kind of garden humour.  Her mom Marg was great too.  I was mighty grateful I had taken buttons with me as they paid for my costs. Without being overly critical, it seemed the show may have benefitted from a higher social media presence. Looked like I may have a lead on another retail outlet soon, but need to be patient.

Polar Bears for the great white North

Lots of ornaments having gone off to the Forks Trading Company, and they seem to be doing well, so that is a great help as I think more about palm trees, and push snow shovelling into the realm of denial.

Stars of all sizes

Manitoba's symbol the buffalo or bison

Here come the First Manitoba Fibre Festival

One of my unrealized dreams is to be a fibre artist, felting specifically.  As I hope I still have another 50 years of life in me it may happen.. However,   in the meantime I will continue to work on collaborations with fibre friends like Margaret Brook of Cloverleaf Art and Fibre.

This weekend is the first festival of Fibre for Manitoba, and I am a vendor with buttons, yarn bowls , mugs and necklaces. 

I am really enjoying making these items and seeing them be used by creative people to enhance their creations.  Thanks to Wolseley Wool for carrying both my yarn bowls and buttons. Just had a great email from someone who picked up buttons for their creations and as for gifts for other knitters.  So cool!

Here it comes, one week away!

Vineyard is a week away.  the power of social networking is seen in the success of this great yearly event that is only 4 years old! I love supporting this group because of their connection with Women in Nepal, and their committment to the core area of Winnipeg.