Got Craft? Blog

8.3.11

got craft :: spring 2011 vendors!

photo credit: coco cake cupcake

It's that time of year again! The Got Craft Spring show is coming up on Sunday, May 8th, 2011 at the Royal Canadian Legion on Commercial Drive from 10:00am to 5:00pm. We'll be celebrating our 5th birthday, so make sure to join the festivities with our amazing vendors listed below. Lots of newbies to the show, so there will be tons to check out!

Too hungry to shop? Bake Sale Baking Co. and The Gluten Free Epicurean will be serving up baked treats while Varinicey will be outside cooking up some veggie pakoras! Spool of Thread Sewing Lounge will show you how to make a take away craft project and stop by the Maker Faire booth for details on their upcoming event in June! Of course, for those early birds, the first 45 people through the door will receive a coveted Got Craft swag bag. Have you seen the goodies inside? Check out some past samples here, here and here.

A Cagey Bee, Sassy Contessa, Smuttons by Kimli, The Beautiful Project, Abeego Designs, Barefoot Contessa, Bake Sale Baking Co., Banoo, Billy Would Designs, Frankenstrap, cabin + cub, Cynthia F., district Thirty designs, Divesin, Sam Made, eikcam, GLOBE Foundation, gypsee designs, heyday design, hudsonny, Laura Bucci Handmade, Mena Dragonfly, Olive Bath and Body, smidgebox designs, Stitchella, Twig Prints, The Gluten Free Epicurean, The Rice Babies, Little Bird Designs, BuenoStyle, Inspryed Creations, irit sorokin designs, Faire by KeikoCreative, Its Your Life Handmade, LynnDee Designs, AstridLily Designs, kukubee, pomo mama design, GroovyGlassGirl, Superfly Lullabies, Bubbly Shnooks, Comiditas, kove handmade, Earthgirl Aromatherapy, Firefly Notes, honey canada, Raven's Rest Studio, Hello Bobbie, Roxypop, Telly Designs and Robbie Vergara Screenprinting.

6.3.11

meet our jury


Thank you to everybody that applied to the Got Craft Spring show. We are busy going through the last few applications and tallying up our results. In the meantime, thought it would be nice for everybody to "meet" our jury members...

Kim Werker is a writer, editor, blogger, speaker and author of crochet books. She writes the DiYVR column at VancouverIsAwesome.com and she runs the Mighty Ugly project, encouraging exploration of even the scary underworld of creativity. Find her onlien at KimWerker.com; find her around town crocheting or knitting or reading or learning how to sew or helping to plan Maker Faire Vancouver; find her for conversation on Twitter at @kpwerker.

Mélanie Kimmett is a Vancouver based freelance designer + illustrator, specializing in conceptual identity + brand design, and illustration. After working several years in Toronto with CHUM Television (MuchMusic, FashionTelevision, Bravo!, CityTV, etc), Mélanie moved to Vancouver when she was offered a designer role at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic games. She is currently taking part in a personal creative challenge called the 'Poster Project', creating one new original poster artwork everyday for 365 days.


Miranda Lievers is a Vancouver based photographer, entrepreneur, and creative small business advocate. Her company Blue Olive Photography has earned the title of Best Wedding Photographers in Vancouver for the past 2 years (Georgia Straight Readers Choice) and has been named one of the most inspiring photographers in Canada. Outside of running her busy studio, Miranda can usually be found throwing parties to connect like-minded people; speaking, hosting, and giving workshops on topics that she is passionate about; or diving into new artistic and crafty pursuits.

4.3.11

happy friday! :: floating rainbows!

found via Design*Sponge, images by Gabriel Dawe 

Moving to a new country is exhausting! Convicing yourself that you are not on holiday is equally tiring. I need a holiday from the non-holiday. Good news is that our boxes and three pieces of furniture arrive on Tuesday. It's been so long, I can't even remember what I packed. Rob's looking forward to having our kitchen things and being able to properly cook again. Me? I'm most excited about not having to wear the same three pairs of shoes anymore! 


Happy Friday everyone! Here's a little something to brighten up your weekend!


Texas based artist Gabriel Dawe uses over 50 miles of string to create floating rainbow installations. The colour combinations and intricacy are just absolutely amazing. To see more of his work, click here and here. Enjoy!

2.3.11

YVR :: things to do :: bead show

photo credit: green.mint

** vancouver, bc edition **

The Whole Bead Show is the place to find vintage and contemporary beads, handmade beads, findings, buttons, charms and jewelry. Open to the general public, the show provides access to merchants, bead makers and importers who directly supply the materials to professional and novice jewelry makers. For more information, please visit their website here.

event: The Whole Bead Show 2011
date: Friday, May 6th, 2011 to Sunday, May 8th, 2011
location: The Empire Landmark, Crystal Ballroom - 1400 Robson Street, Vancouver
cost: $7.00

1.3.11

inspire :: we make carpets

(pasta)

(plastic forks)

 
(coffee cups)

I originally came across we make carpets from Design Love Fest. It's quite amazing what designers Stijn van der Vleuten and Marcia Nolte and visual artist Bob Waardenburg can do using everyday materials! See more of their work here.

27.2.11

got craft :: spring show deadline

photo credit: Studio Jeanie | artist credit: Thistle Town Studio

A friendly note to say that Got Craft applications are due midnight (PST) on March 1st, 2011. That's this Tuesday! February always messes with my head, so thought it would be a good thing to whip up a quick post.

Vendor applications and full details can be found here.

Thanks to everybody that have already applied! We will be in touch soon!

25.2.11

van city kitty :: meet cleo

In case you missed me showing off Cleo like a proud cat momma, I thought I would send her some extra love on the blog. Cleo is this week's Van City Kitty over at Vancouver is Awesome. Think she's a cutie? Leave a heart for her at the bottom of the post!

hear ye :: call for makers!

photo credit: maker faire

If you have been following our past posts here and here, then you already have your calendars marked for mini Maker Faire Vancouver on June 25th and 26th, 2011 at the Great Northern Way campus. Are you a maker? If so, they want you! Maker Faire Vancouver is looking for lots and lots of crafts and crafters! Deadline for applications is March 17th, so follow this link to read the full details.

The event takes place over two days, but there is no need to commit to the entire weekend. You can apply either to simply show off your stuff and chat with people about how you do it (science-fair style) or you can apply for a commercial booth where you can sell your wares (craft-fair style).

In the words of Kim Werker from the planning committee...

Maker Faire began a few years ago outside of San Francisco, put on by the folks behind Make and Craft magazines of O'Reilly Media. It's a MASSIVE event drawing 20,000 people. Makers demo their hacks, robots and other nifty creations, and there's always been a strong crafts component, too. We're doing a community-organized Faire.

Check out the website to purchase tickets, register as a maker and for more information!

24.2.11

YVR :: things to do :: blim market

** vancouver, bc edition **

Blim returns to the Main Street area with over 45 different vendors such as fashion, accessories, fine art, vintage, crafts, and food, as well as live music and entertainment. The monthly market takes place on the last Sunday of each month at the Heritage Hall from February to May and the Chinese Cultural Centre in the Fall / Winter.


event: Blim Community Market
date: Sunday, February 27th, 2011
time: noon to 5:00 p.m.
location: Heritage Hall - 3102 Main Street, Vancouver
cost: by donation

Plan ahead with our Around Town craft fair listings!

23.2.11

Locomotive Clothing - feature #46

photo credit: Ophelia Photography

Name: Locomotive Clothing Co. (Jay and Aaron Matte)
Website links: Locomotive Clothing | Etsy | Twitter

What do you make?
We make sweet and unique streetwear, adorned with screen print, applique and spray paint. Everything from historically inspired t shirts with a touch of whimsy, to edgy spray painted hoodies to super cute toddler train and tractor items.

What or who inspires you?
Right now we are pretty inspired by everything Canadiana, hearts, pop culture references, circus imagery, history, science and always, trains.

How did you get started?
Jay started spray painting vintage items in a seedy East Vancouver back alley years ago and sold it in local boutiques. When we met in 2007, we decided to partner up in life and in craft and began screen printing and started our Etsy shop.


What are your favourite materials to work with?
We love it all, canvas and felt appliqué, screen printing, the computer (we create some of our graphics digitally). Jay also loves to experiment using spray paint on clothing. It takes a lot of technique and time but the look is really sharp and it washes surprisingly well.

What is the hardest and your most favourite part of crafting?
We just love creating, but there are too many ideas and not enough time! We keep plugging away though. Our most amazing moments have been walking down the street in Vancouver and meeting people who are wearing our clothes. This one guy we met during Car Free Day on Commercial Drive was wearing our Traveler T-shirt. He bought it at the Spring Got Craft and his girlfriend said we "wears it, like, every day." That was great to hear. Selling items all over the world through our Etsy shop is amazing as well. Our hoodies and t shirts are in Japan, Norway, Italy, Australia. So cool.


List 5 of your favourite links and why you like them
We love www.booooooom.com: It is local and global at the same time. He has an incredible eye for style and for what is current. Poppytalk is another obsession of ours. She is another example of a spot-on eye for style. For informative (and super accessible) local arts and culture, we can't forget about Vancouver is Awesome.

Jay has been skateboarding his whole life and we have to include Color Magazine for style, great skate coverage and an all around excellent website.
Bikeexif.com is also Jay's pick, he is a huge motorcycle aficionado and it is a fantastic blog, mostly catering to the Cafe Racer and Bobber community.


Do you have any advice for those in the biz?
Yes!
  1. Make what you love.
  2. Never underestimate the power of the amazing community of crafters out there. We have met the most incredible, generous and helpful people in the crafty community in Vancouver. Don't be afraid to help or to share information. We have put ourselves out there and have been given so much incredible advice and support.
  3. Customer service is KEY. It is so important to be timely, organized and courteous.



Do you consider yourself an artist or a crafter?
Both I think. We don't think about it too much. We are makers of things.

(photo images courtesy of Locomotive Clothing)

If you are interested in being featured, please send us an email at info(at)gotcraft(dot)com.

Check out our past features...
Hand & Shadow - feature #45
Kove Handmade - feature #44
Sam Bradd - feature #43
Katrinshine - feature #42
Penelope Brown - feature #41
Laura Bucci Handmade - feature #40
Irit Sorokin Designs - feature #38
Divesin - feature #36
Flight Path Designs - feature #35
Plantscapes - feature #34
Olive - feature #33
Uncle Phil / Flipside - feature #32
Kim Werker - feature #31
Haiiku - feature #30
Smidgebox Designs - feature #29
heyday design - feature #28
Smeeta - feature #27
ACageyBee - feature #26
Maked - feature #25
Firefly Notes - feature #24
Florence Ann - feature #23
Him Creations - feature #22
Jenny Hart - feature #21
district thirty - feature #20
tinywarbler designs - feature #19
telly designs - feature #18
Cabin + Cub - feature #17
Rachel Hobson - feature #16
Green Couch Designs - feature #15
Tanis Alexis - feature #14
Sweetie Pie Press - feature #13
Fibre Manipulator - feature #12
Sam Made - feature #11
All Things Paper - feature #10
Owl + Pussycat - feature #9
Bliss in a teacup - feature #8
It's Your Life - feature #7
Faythe Levine - feature #6
Coco Cake Cupcakes - feature #5
pomomama design - feature #4
GroovyGlassGirl - feature #3
Bueno Style - feature #2
The Beautiful Project - feature #1
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