Toronto Craft Alert

Toronto area crafty bloggers, A–Z

21st Century Girl
A World’s History
Ashley Winnington-Ball
Alex Boisjoli
Amanda DelaCruz
Anvil Art Shop
Atelier Gwendolyne
Avril Loreti
Bamboo Sticks
Baggage Handbags
Beadful Life at BeadFX (The)
Beading Buds
Beat Black
Bespoke Uprising
Bookhou Journal
Books I Read and Books I Make
Buttons by Robin
Canadian China
Carly Waito
Carmi’s Art/Life World
Carried Away
Carrot Box (The)
Coma Girl Designs (The)
Cha Cha
Chad Covino
Chaifae
Coe and Waito
Colleen Mckeown
Cosmicpluto Knits!
Counter Clockwise
Crackers + Honey
Crystal Bretschger
A Crafty Vegan
Crafty Cyclist
Cserdan
Curiously Crafty
Daylilies
Designed by RJ
Dragonjools
Emma Gerard
etc.
Field Guided
Fight the Masses
Filmcraft
Fiona Bailey
Forest Green
Forty-sixth at Grace
Frog Stitch
Frayed at the Edges
Gabriela Delworth
Ghost Face Knittah
Girl Can Create
Girl Number Twenty
Grandma Industries
Greasy Chickenface
Green Peugeot (The)
Grizzly Fair
Gwendolyne Hats for life
Halo Halo
Hillary Webb: Textile Art
Hip Clothing Co. Inc
I ♥ Sensible Shoes
I ♥ Felt
Illustration by Gosia
Imago Corvi
Incubator (The)
Iva Art
Jacaranda Designs
Jellybeans Art
jenluvzyou
Jeannie Phan
Jenniferbeads
Jenuinekraft
Jewel Envy
Jordynn Mackenzie
Juicy Pop
Jungle Jewelry
Karen Hannah Brown
Kim Kutner
Kindred Crafters
Knitnerd
Knit-o-Matic
Knit Picking
Knits by Jel
Knitteroo
Knitty
Knotted Nest
Leah Gold
Lemonade
Little Dog Monday
Lola By Design
Loscann
Lunar Craft
Lurearts Ceramics
Mad About Patchwork
Magpie and Cake
Make Den (The)
Make Something
Martha Chan
Marie Chantal
Mary Calarco
Maudlin Maudlin
Mayberry Sparrow (The)
Melinda Josie
Misanthrope Specialty Co. (The)
Miki Sato
Minouette
Moiface-Dangerart
Needlebook
Nimoy! creations
Nutritionista (The)
Oblique Poetries
Om Home
Orange Blossom Goddess
Painted Tree Designs
Paper Made Me Poor
Papermuse
Peacock Feathers & Diamond Rings
Petits Bijoux
Penny Glass Girl
Plucked Pins
Podgehodge
Ponoko
Punkmedics
Quirky Lotus
Rare Treasure
Rhya Tamasauskas
Rosalyn Faustino
Rosemary Travale
Sara Titanic
Sarah McNeil
Sarah Jessica Nadas
Seams Likely
Simply Unexpected
Sinking Ships
Skeleton Hug
Snap and Tumble
Sonja Ahlers
Stockton & Co.
Sweet Thing(s)
Sweetie Pie Press
Suili Craft
Tangled Bliss
Tania Howells
Tara Bursey
TANK fire + metal studio
Tea and Laundry
Thimble
Time with Tascha
Toast n Eggs
TTC Knit
Tytto
Vintage Paper Parade
Waterhalo
With One L
WORN fashion journal
Yarn Harlot
Yarn shops in Toronto
Yien Yip
Yuta Onoda
You Can Talk to Birds

Places that sell handmade goods

Distill
Left Feet
Snazzy Girl
Freedom Clothing Collective
Propaganda
Fresh Collective
Red Pegasus
Made You Look
Bounty
MADE
Nathalie-Rose & Co.
Model Citizen/Georgie Bowlesworth
Fleurtje
Winkel
Kid Icarus
Heart On Your Sleeve
The Rage
nanopod hybrid studio
TANK fire + metal
Good Catch general store
Boga Moda
Outer Layer
Function 13
Norma W
Shopgirls
Green is Black
Dish gallery + studio
Wise Daughters Craft Market
Honeybunch
MOB — modern objects of beauty
Industrees
Gwendolyne Hats
Heart Beat 960

Supply your habit

Lettuce Knit
Knit-o-Matic
The Japanese Paper Place
Aboveground Art Supplies
Woolfitts
Curry’s
The Sassy Bead co.
Sources for beads in Ontario
Pleasure Craft fibre studio
Fable handknit
Tonic Living — retro-inspired fabrics
The Paper Place
Fashion Incubator — supplier directory
Ontario Quilting Connections
Urban Scrapyard — paper craft supplies
The Purple Purl — yarn
The Naked Sheep — yarn
In The Loop Cafe — yarn
The Workroom — fabric & craft supplies
Artistic Textiles — custom printing of fabrics
Mosaic Beach — mosaic supplies
Sew Sisters — quilting fabric, patterns, books & notions
BeadFX – bead & supplies
Crafty Kits – crafty kits for kids
Anarres Natural Health - soapmaking & natural beauty supplies
Colour Vie – textile pigments and base
I ♥ Felt – online fibre and fabric store
Rough River Beads – beading supplies
RJ Beads – beads & supplies
Juicy Bead Ladies – lucite & other vintage beads
Pink Panda Fabrics – online fabric & pattern store
Stones and Findings – wholesale jewellery components
Jordynn Mackenzie – patterns & printed fabric
Ladeebee Supplies – notions, yarn & kits
Buttons by Robin – handmade buttons
Black Tulip Designs – vintage beads and findings
Tuned Teeth – music box supply shop
Mad About Patchwork – online fabric & craft supply store
Petunia Soap – wholesale soapmaking supplies

Get Schooled

The Sewing Studio — sewing classes and feature workshops
Sew Be It — sewing, knitting, fashion design, beading, etc.
Peach Berserk — screenprinting
Open Studio — printmaking
Lettuce Knit — knitting
C1 Artspace — ceramics, collage, mosaic, artbusiness, kid workshops, etc.
The Japanese Paper Place — papercuts, bookbinding, paper dyeing, etc.
Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild — all things book
Harbourfront Stamping — stamping and card making
The Devil’s Workshop — jewellery making & silversmith classes
Gardiner Museum — clay classes
nanopod studio — jewellery
Nathalie Roze & Co. — various e.g. soap making, sewing, felting, knitting
Gabriela Delworth creative classes & workshops — various e.g. altered books, collage, scrapbooking, decorative painting
Crafty Couture — fashion and design workshops
Margie Jewelery Studio — glasswork, beading & metalsmithing
nanopod hybrid studio — goldsmithing, silversmithing, glass fusing & flameworking
George Brown continuing education — see site for extensive list of classes
TANK fire + metal — glass, silver and jewelry assembly workshops
Urban Scrapyard — paper craft workshops
The Workroom — sewing & quilting workshops and classes
Mosaic Beach — mosaic classes
Toronto School of Art — various
Contemporary Textile Studio — printing and felting classes
Sew Sisters — quilting, knitting, sewing
Beading Buds — beading parties
BeadFX – lampworking, art clay silver, various beading classes
Pop Fuel — screenprinting
Contemporary Textile Studio — printing and textile-based classes
Colour Vie – screen printing and textile-based
Vitreous Enameling – enameling, glass, metal
Halo Halo – screenprinting
Torched Studio – enameling, polymer clay, beading, PMC, wax carving for casting, lino cut printmaking, and photoshop classes
Jewel Envy – metalsmithing, goldsmithing, casting, enameling jewellery

Get Inspired

Textile Museum of Canada
Harbourfront Centre craft exhibits
C1 Artspace
*new* gallery
Japan Foundation
Design Exchange
Canadian Design Resource
Ontario Crafts Council
Design:Handmade

Buy Local

Bags & Accessories
flyball bags (bags & purses)
petrified baggage (bags & purses)
karissa cove (bags)
lines by davis (bags)
uber cherry shop
anatomy of a skirt (bags & eco friendly)
loscann (wallets & purses)
dear sukie (wallets)
pink olive (bags & wallets)
edit bags (bags)
baggage handbags (bags)
cha cha (bags & accessories)
kooky handbags (bags & accessories)
cipolla (bags & accessories)
sewlutions by amo (wallets & accessories)
insidesign (accessories)
tea and laundry (accessories)
gotamago (accessories)
jacqueline knit (accessories)
mr. sköna (accessories-for him)
read my hips designs (belts)
house of hsueh (accessories)
heartbeat (accessories)
talk of the town
the sweetie pie press (buttons)
cunning & crafty (accessories)
the brit boutique (accessories)
hip clothing co. inc (accessories)
anvil art shop (leatherwork & accessories)
karen’s creations (for Blythe dolls & accessories)
krecklo designs (upcycled accessories)
lee meszaros (merit badges)
woolly fabulous (felt brooches & accessories)
the nature of mary jane (knitted accessories)
zomb (wallets & accessories)
lesliebot (brooches & accessories)
night monkey (accessories)
gwendolyne hats (hats, bags & accessories)
sonja ahlers (brooches)
sister valentines (crocheted accessories)
darkly designed (magazine-made accessories)
LMcreation (wristlets, handbags, purses & cardholders)

Jewellery
fine and good (handmade-silver & glass)
margie jewellery (glass)
lola by design (glass)
touch the dutch (metal)
lesley ashton (metal)
kate szabone (metal)
jennifer beads (handmade – glass/art clay silver)
ehmeglass (glass)
beat black (polymer clay)
missy industry (metal)
the coma girl designs (shrinky dink)
kitty jujube (decoupage)
the carrotbox (handmade- various materials)
ratgirl (shrinky dink)
silver by smith (silver)
penny glass girl (glass)
zippan designs (silver, wood)
sugar fire (glass)
story beads (accessories)
jewelry by khristinne (various materials)
me and my dog sukie (dog pendants & metal)
ginger j (strung beads)
petits bijou (strung beads)
paper snake (plastic figures & silver)
nicole kagan design (strung beads & metal)
bazant unique adornments (recycled & fair trade materials)
irina rapaport (strung beads)
melissa clemente designs (strung beads)
dara designs (strung beads, leather, etc.)
phony art (strung beads)
my belle bijoux (wirework & etched wood)
white lotus (wirework)
buttercup days (strung beads & charms)
jode (strung beads)
moth métier (strung stones)
sugar fire (metal)
penny shop girl (strung beads)
cs designs (strung beads & stones)
tryst (vintage inspired)
dot handmade (vintage inspired)
orna-ments design studio (vintage inspired)
chrys designs jewelry (vintage inspired)
ladeeda jewelry (vintage inspired)
bird at the window (vintage inspired)
juicie julz (fashionable, fun, affordable)
designs by sari lynne (strung beads & stones)
bijoux designs for you (jewelry gift shop)
ps. i heart you (vintage and life story inspired)
caro jewellery (metals, art object)
studio 48 expressions (strung beads & stones)
imago corvi (enamel)
designed by rj (strung beads)
rj charms (charming accessories)
dear ms. (silver stamped pendants)
tanushka (strung beads & stones)
jacaranda designs (strung beads & findings)
adorn you (vintage inspired)
urban fusions (fused glass)
hayley by design (strung beads & findings)
primitive pursuits (handmade pendants)
venice design studios (strung beads & silver)
dianne leah rodger (chakra)
honey thistle (strung beads & wirework)
maae jewelry (strung beads & findings)
touch the dutch (metal & wood)
clockwork fantastica (musical box pendants)
mai noto designs (vintage inspired)
jungle jewelry (wirework)
the other art (strung beads & silver)

Paper & Print
coldsnap bindery (books)
penny shop girl (strung beads)
trip print press (printing press)
katie muth (blockprints)
puddle press puddle press (books & cards, etc.)
made by hilary (cards)
schoolyard (cards, wallpaper & textiles)
snap & tumble (letterpress cards)
thumbelina card company (cards)
nightjar books (books)
the house of worn (magazine)
maha (collage)
pantry press (letterpress printing)
vintage paper parade (cards for events)
kid icarus (stationary & wrapping)
stockton & co (cards)
kiwi punch designs (cards)
muffymade (cards)
little something by khristinne (books)
with an indian touch (cards, calendars, gifts)
eye sore designs (notebooks)
snap and tumble (letterpress printing)
burnish and brush art studio (cards)
made by jacqueline (cards)
papertalk (cards & stationary)

Clothing
pOisson
amie scott
snoflake fashion
prettyraccoon clothing
healing heart designs (clothing & accessories)
paper people clothing
dagg and stacey
bird apparel
dilly daisy (clothing & accessories)
ludo and pig
babu et mo
pricila gomes (knitwear)
rare treasure
aka clothing (for him)
sick on sin (clothing for everyone & accessories)
les robots (clothing for everyone & accessories)
usTHEMwe (clothing for everyone)
innerGeek (clothing for everyone)
futurstate (clothing for everyone)
hoibo (clothing & accessories)
d and mo (clothing for everyone, eco-friendly)
namoda (eco-friendly)
bergstrom originals
hip clothing co. inc (clothing & accessories)
breeyn
another word for pink
ransack the universe (graphic shirts)
whirl girl (eco-friendly)
stefanie bezaire (fashion & styling size 12+)

Art, Décor & Home Beautification
Home Décor
bookhou (home décor & kids)
om home (home décor)
magnique (home décor)
avril loreti (home décor)
page quilts (home décor)
sew scary (home décor)
suili’s craft shop (home decor/crochet)
machadored (handcrafted piggy banks)
nuevo designs (decor prints/photo cards)
claudia arashiro

Art:
Illustration
zukzuk
daryl vocat
shannon gerard
naiho to
tania howells
melinda josie
gosia
ruth wang
shea chang
rosemary travale
sarah mcneil
craig arndt
alexei vella
rey ortega
tessar lo
ronald caddigan
crystal bretschger
stef lenk
jacob whibley
nicholas di genova
gillian wilson
team macho
gary taxali
yarek waszul
chad covino
christian rosekat
yien yip
colleen mckeown
miki sato
yuta onoda
misanthrope specialty co.
emma patricia segal
super brothers
jen hsieh
kyle reed
jeannie phan
martha chan
emily tu

2D (Painting, Collage, Paper Art, Print)
papercut (paper)
minouette (printmaking)
apfelstrudel (collage)
leah gold (encaustic painting)
carly waito (painting)

Sculpture
tara bursey

Ceramic
coe & waito
julie moon
nesting emily
lurearts
alex boisjoli
shary boyle

Wood
john bryant
herriottgrace

Glass
izik levy
timid glass toronto
emma gerard

Textile
hillary webb
resurrection fern

Metal
girl welder

Bathtime
sudsmuffin
simply. (by amanda)
ella’s botanicals
shannon’s irish bliss
anarres natural health
soap scum
sultry suds
sweet suds
punkmedics

For Babies & Kids
Clothing & Accessories
elefent (booties)
lino living
vintage baby revival (vintage inspired)
patouche (headwear & dresses)
things by slo (onesies)
little ra’s (formal & casual wear)
potato patch (onesies & casual wear)
claraclips (hair accessories)
sarita baby (accessories)
fancy pants kids (play garments)

Toys
petit flâneur (wood)
monster factory (plush)
planet monkey (plush)
banjo puppets (puppets)
bibelot forest (plush)
we are wedges (plush)
pupa pupa (plush)
all things small (toys)
karen’s creations (accessories for Blythe dolls)
greasy chickenface (knitted plush dolls)
needlings (plush & accessories)
fidoodle (wood/plush)

Other Awesomeness
kameleon
crafty like a fox
the blue house
me hoi
popnoir
dujoo
zomb
kaotic ekko’s curiosities
juicy pop!
ivy art

Entrepreneurial Resources

General Resources
Indie Entrepreneur Blog
The Switchboards — creative women in business
Business Start-Up Assistant
Canada Revenue Agency Guide for Small Businesses
Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) Business Plan Templates
Enterprise Toronto Small Business Info

Toronto Business Development Centre
ebiz.enable — E-business resource
IndieBizChicks
The Boss of You – for women who run businesses

Starting Up…
Federal Business Registration
Provincial Business Registration
Business Name Search
Canadian Intellectual Property Office Guide to Trade-marks
Ontario Chamber of Commerce

Financing
Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF) — start-up mentoring, financing and business resources
Industry Canada Sources for financing
Canada Small Business Financing Program

Handy Articles + Blogs
Being a Girl in Business by design*sponge’s Grace Bonney
Getting Your Work Into Shops by Grace Bonney
Selling Your Work to Shops by Posie Gets Cozy’s Alicia Paulson
How to Write a Press Release by PublicityInsider.com’s Bill Stoller
Modish Biz Tips by Modish’s editor Jena Coray and other guest writers

Get Together

Toronto Church of Craft
The Knit Cafe
Knit-o-Matic
Ontario Quilting Connections
Downtown Knit Collective
Art Strollers
Metal Arts Guild of Canada
Toronto Modern Quilt Guild

Crafty Literature

WORN fashion journal
Fibre Quarterly

Crafty Minded

New Mind Space
Spacing Magazine
Toronto Public Space Committee
Mammalian Diving Reflex
You Grow Girl
Dear Toronto,