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And don’t forget about the Other Moments show happening at the gala.

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Check out the cozy and affordable upocoming workshops at nathalie-roze & co. below. Also note that Nathalie-Roze is looking for workshop instructors: “If you are an artist, crafter or designer who’d be interested in teaching a specific workshop in 2007, please contact Nathalie-Roze with a proposal – at least, a blurb about yourself and what you do. Workshops are intended to be beginner-friendly and accessibly priced too.”

JANUARY & FEBRUARY 2007 WORKSHOPS

Please call 416-792-1699 to register for workshops – all sessions are [...]

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Welcome to the first installment of Cross Country Craft Checkup, where the TCA checks in on crafty haps in other places in Canada. (See here for more info on the concept). We’ll begin with la belle ville de Montreal, a city dense with creative types living cheaply, keeping odd hours, and making awesome stuff happen. Thanks to Luce, Vanessa, Janick, and Melanie for their suggestions, and Worn Journal for their [...]

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If you haven’t tossed your holiday booze corks yet or plan to drink some wine in the next little while, Michelle of MaRGie Jewellery asks that you hold on to them for her. She’s in the process of opening a jewellery studio (there will be daily classes in metal, glass and beaded jewellery) and would like to spruce up the less-that-lovely washroom in the space by gluing old wine bottle corks to the walls to make it seem a bit homier.

If you live in the city of T.O. (including Scarborough & Etobicoke) and would like to help Michelle [...]

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The Pacific Mall in Markham (on the NE corner of Steeles and Kennedy) is known to many as a haven for flashy-trashy-guilty-pleasure shopping for Asian import fashion, electronics, and, er, illicitly reproduced dvds. Recently a friend tipped me off to the Japanese tableware shop on the 2nd floor (where the food courts are located) and man, am I glad he did.

Utsuwa-No-Yakata (‘House of Pottery’ in Japanese) is filled with gorgeous ceramics and pottery imported from a variety of artisan towns around Japan. You’ll find high-end ikebana (flower arrangement) vases and tea sets, and everyday noodle bowls, plates, [...]

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Some goodlookin (and conveniently colour-coordinated) stuff on Akimbo today:

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