Toronto Craft Alert

Hi guys, long time no post!  Hope everyone is feeling their craft jones return after a long hot summer and are getting stoked for cozy nights in with tea, afghans, animals-of-choice, and a knitting project or the like.  I know I am.

I’m poking in today to let you know about a fundraising campaign that is close to TCA’s heart, to help fuel Kid Icarus‘ dream of building a community printing space in their new expanded studio/shop in Kensington market (now located at 205 Augusta Ave).  In case you weren’t [...]

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Perhaps some of you are aware that Artscape has plans to develop a facility for creative entrepreneurship in the areas that include art and design, new media, film, and performing arts. Artscape’s Launchpad will provide space, facilities, and expertise to support professional development and making work. They are hoping to create a hub for creative peeps to connect, share skills and support one another. If this sounds like something you’ll like to be a part of or have some ideas [...]

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day 55 by Lucky Jackson via the Craft Toronto flickr group

Happy New Year Everyone! After you emerge from your holiday food coma (and all-day pyjama fest), it’s a great time to think about picking up a new skill or taking your craft biz to the next level. Check out these listings from Wise Daughters for some great options.

Please contact sponsors directly to sign up for classes or with any questions related to their listings.

WISE DAUGHTERS CRAFT MARKET
www.wisedaughters.com

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Celebrating a crafty victory with Awards For Nothing by the sweetie pie press

I am tardy in sharing this with you, but there is still time to get together your application for the Ontario Arts Council’s revamped Craft Projects grants, due October 17, 2011.

As some of you may know, I had the privilege  of conducting a review of the craft sector for the OAC so that they could gain a clearer understanding of present-day craft practices and re-evaluate their Craft Projects [...]

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Cat toys by at.aw, posted by glasco54 the Craft Toronto flickr group

When I think of business savvy crafters inToronto, Jacqueline Sava of Soak is one of the first people that come to mind – and not only because of her appearance on Dragon’s Den!  Girl not only identified a very real need for crafters – to clean their woolens without felting them – but worked out a formula for a product that met this need and more, packaged it beautifully, and [...]

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As regular readers are no doubt aware, Becky has many crafty feathers in her cap, including her celebrated sweetie pie press blog and the annual City of Craft festival.  I believe that one of the reasons why her endeavours get so much love is her unwavering transparency and genuine support of her fellow makers in the age of  premeditated social media strategy and soft-focus blogging.  I am excited to announce that Becky will be sharing her unique perspective on indie business at the Etsy [...]

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