Toronto Craft Alert

Hi guys!

Just popping in to make sure you are aware that the First Ever Spring Edition of City of Craft is taking place this coming Saturday at Trinity St. Paul’s United Church. If that dead zone between the winter holiday season and summer fairs has got you down, City of Craft is here to help with what promises to be a show budding with fresh goods!

This is a blown up version of the craft and rummage trunk show that goes down periodically at the workroom, with 40+ [...]

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Somehow spring (which is finally, finally here, ow ow!) feels like the right time for a trunk show…we are all shedding our dead layers, craving newness, and celebrating colour and beauty.  I’m sure I’m not alone in my desire for some new spring duds, and the workroom’s annual spring fabric sale is just the thing for those who want to DIY.  Read on for deets on both of these auspicious events!

Toronto peeps, it is time to come out of your [...]

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Vanessa, organizer of the Creative Heart Collective, informed me that the door proceeds of this spring show will go towards The Corsage Project.  This is a charity that helps graduating highschool girls unable to afford the expense of prom.  The girls are paired with a volunteer personal shopper who helps them to select a new formal dress, shoes, and accessories free of charge at a Boutique Ball.  As I recall prom (or “The Formal” as it was called in my high school) was a bloody expensive undertaking, so I can appreciate [...]

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