Toronto Craft Alert

It’s official: We’re on a six month hiatus from posting on the site, to return in January 2011.

While we’re off, here are some ways to stay in the crafty loop & continue to spread your own news:

TCA FORUM:  We’ve added all of our usual posting categories (e.g. Vendor Calls, Get Schooled) and have kept some of the more social categories up as well (e.g. Crafting Advice, Crushes and Inspiration).  We really encourage y’all to use this community tool to connect, inspire & [...]

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We’ve been working with our fantastic editorial intern Stevie to generate more content and new ideas for columns and editorial features, and we would like to bring on a bunch of new voices to share ideas, entertain, and inspire TCA readers.  We will even compensate you for your contribution!

Interested? Pitch your ideas for any of the features below to Stevie at stevie.howl@gmail.com.  Writing experience is not necessary, but do let us know if you have any and send a sample or two if available.

Crafts in the ’Hood
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*expression courtesy of intern Caitlyn

Unlike these amazing holiday jumpers knit by Welsh Nan Norma Bousfield (centre), we’ve been a little quiet here at TCA, recovering from an intensely crafty December and getting our house in order for 2010.  But fear not, we’ll be back posting & bringing news to your inbox in full effect very shortly.

We hope you all had a super awesome holiday and wish you peace, love, and crafts for 2010!!!

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Thanks to all of you who stopped by the TCA booth and entered the Handmade Love Draw at City of Craft this weekend – our ballot box was totally full-up with your votes for favourite craft object at the show!

Without further ado…the winner is:

Laura Severinal

who chose a bunny painting with button details on salvaged plywood by KuKu CaJu.

Congrats to Laura and to KuKu CaJu as well for making the coveted piece!

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Speaking of City of Craft….

It’s this weekend!!!

Some links to get you (even more) excited:

Vendors

Installations

FREE Workshops

Swag Bags (for first 100 visitors on Saturday)

Win your gift of choice courtesy of TCA

We’ll see you in one (or two) sleeps!!!

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Win YOURSELF an awesome handmade gift courtesy of Toronto Craft Alert

Are you attending City of Craft? If so, while you’re perusing the tables of handmade goodness for gifts for your peeps, be sure to enter the Toronto Craft Alert Handmade Love Draw. You could win an item from the vendor of your choice worth up to $100, courtesy of TCA.

Here’s what you have to do to enter: