Category Archives: Crafts

Shop Local this Holiday Season: Vancouver Craft Fairs 2012

By monnibo | Published: December 7, 2012

This week is Buy Local Week in Vancouver, but there is no reason why we can’t buy local whenever possible. Hello Vancity has a great graphic on why buying locally helps communities. As a crafter, I like supporting other local artisans when possible. Make It Vancouver, Circle Craft Christmas Market, and Christmas at Hycroft already happened in November, so here are some upcoming Vancouver-based events in December. A lot of them are this weekend and next, so be prepared to fair-hop (ala pub crawl style)! Toque 2012 December 7 & 8, 2012 Western Front, 303 E. 8th Ave., Vancouver River Continue Reading »

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Crafty Projects = Home Improvement

By monnibo | Published: December 4, 2012

I have three crafty projects to share with you, all home improvement related! 1. Sewing new pillows for the couch A while ago I moaned about my pillow predicament. I am happy to say I’ve solved at least a part of it. I kept the 20-inch pillows and ditched the 16-inch ones because the cases were very faded on the middle front, but mainly because they were lumpy. They’d served me well nearly daily for 2+ years; they had been the original pillow forms that came with the couch, although I’d ditched the stock pillow cases long ago. I picked Continue Reading »

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This is Halloween, everyone scream

By monnibo | Published: October 31, 2012

Happy Halloween everybody! This is my favourite holiday… so I go all out. This year I dyed my hair red to complete my Sally costume. My BF even suggested he go as Jack—no coercion required! To make Sally’s dress, I watched the movie several times, pausing, sketching, and taking screenshots. Then I started sewing it piece-by-piece and attempting to fit it to my body. It turned out quite well. For Jack’s suit, we got a black jacket, white tshirt, and black pants. Then I drew pinstripes on the jacket with a fabric marker, and painted pinstripes on the pants with Continue Reading »

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