city of craft spring 2014!

City of Craft Spring
Saturday, April 26, 2014
11am-6pm
Trinity St. Paul's United Church
427 Bloor Street West
(one block West of Spadina)
Toronto, ON
$1
(Kids 12 & Under FREE)

city of craft 2012!

City of Craft 2012
December 8 & 9, 2012
Saturday 11:00am-6:00pm
Sunday 11:00am-5:00pm
$2 Admission
Children under 12 FREE

The Theatre Centre
1087, 1093 & 1095 Queen Street West

Also, City of Craft 2012 will be all doily-fied (partially) from our late night efforts at the workroom on Wednesday:

blackboard flags for bloorcourt 2012!

Killside Krafts blackboard flags will make their debut at the 2012 Bloorcourt Arts & Crafts Fair!

Write out your to-do lists, reminders, warnings, celebratory wishes, or decorate with your own artwork and then hang up using the handy loops on the top! The blackboard flag is finished with black and white striped fabric on the opposite side so it's presentable on both sides.

Blackboard flags by killside krafts; all text and illustrations on flags in photos by Rosalyn Faustino.









Special thanks to the always awesome Rosalyn for assisting with the art direction on this photo shoot. Best.

bloorcourt arts and crafts fair 2012

Bloorcourt Arts & Crafts Fair 2012
August 18, 2012
Saturday 11:00am-7:00pm
(Entertainment until 10:00pm)
FREE to Attend
Bloor Street from Dufferin to Montrose

stuff for city of craft spring!

Just a last minute post about a few things I'll have at my table (other than the usual odds and sods) at the City of Craft Spring show!

Some little zipper pouches I've been wanting to make for awhile. Vinyl and fabric exterior, metal zipper and cute springy floral lining. And nothing I make is complete without some laser cut baltic birch wood detail - a little hexagon zipper pull!



And - small notebooks are back! Hooray!


Tomorrow!

city of craft spring

Ah. Winter is coming over and it's time for the City of Craft Spring show!

(It's also that time again when I post on here because a show is coming up... anyway...)

I'm a late addition to the show, but as they say, better late than never.

So, I hope to see you there!

Saturday, April 21, 2012
11:00 am - 6:00 pm
Trinity St. Paul's Church
427 Bloor Street W.

new for renegade chicago: mini blackboard necklace and pennant banner

A few more new things for Renegade Chicago! Both are variations of the originals, but still fun!

New mini blackboard necklace with heart cutout:

And new mini blackboard banner - pennant style!

Okay, off to the airport to Chicago. See you there!

new for renegade chicago: stained baltic birch wood veneer journals

A variation of the original Baltic birch cover journals for Renegade Chicago! This new version has been stained with a dark walnut wood stain. I think they look quite stately.

Excited to be bringing them to Chicago!

new for renegade chicago: plush birch log keychain

New plush birch log keychain for Renegade Chicago!

The birch pattern is printed and designed by me! I've wanted to print my own log fabric for a while now and I finally got an opportunity to. Huzzah! I used the Print Gocco and I'm pretty pleased with the result.

Currently, there is only the plush version of the birch log keychains, but there are two versions of the original log keychains: plush and floating (they float on water. Really!)

If you're going to be at Renegade Chicago, come by our tent to check them out!

renegade craft fair: chicago

Did I mention I am going to be at Renegade Craft Fair in Chicago? Well, I am, and I will be sharing a tent with Old Weston. September 10 and 11, along Division Street in Wicker Park. Hope to see you there!


I've made a few new things for Chicago, so I'll try to post those over the next few days. Exciting!

lightning strikes

... the CN Tower. Light show from last night. Only realised that the lightning was hitting the tower at sort of regular intervals towards the end! I caught the least impressive bolt of lightning on camera. Darn.


(I like the photo on the right even if it's grainy and not completely in focus - the lightning disappearing looks awesome.)

the remains of rock oasis

I can't believe I never went to Rock Oasis when it was at this location. Only a few minutes away (the new location is somewhere ridiculously east of here). Now it's just a pile of rubble.



I found this in the parking lot across the street as I was lamenting my missed opportunity. I really like random, colourful graffiti.

summerlicious 2011: king street social

Summerlicious at King Street Social was delicious.

The grilled lobster, apple and smoked cheddar sandwich (it was like a super special grilled cheese sandwich) and the mango sorbet were excellent.




(I haven't even posted Winterlicious yet... where Far Niente totally cheated us of mango sorbet. When we ordered it they didn't tell us they were out! That was weak.)

the laser cutter

Thanks for the sweet mention, The Laser Cutter!

More photos of killside krafts, uh, crafts, here.

paper hearts

In keeping with my tradition of posting things at least a few (okay, 4 this time) months behind (and usually when I'm procrastinating), here's something from February (just in time for Ros day! Happy Ros Day!)

Ros had a lovely dinner party back in February and I only managed to get one shot of Ros' cozy abode as I was leaving:


And she gifted me with the cutest mug rug ever:



Yeah!

The ANTHOLOGY OF RAP Launch Party @ Type Books

So... a million moons ago, Kalpna asked me to help her modify a ginormous t-shirt to create a dress for her to wear to The ANTHOLOGY OF RAP Launch Party at Type Books that she was organising.

We met up a few weeks before the event to have a delicious lunch at St. Lawrence Market. Oh, and to discuss the reconstruction of said t-shirt:


And in typical procrastinator fashion, we didn't get to making the dress until the weekend before the event. Kalpna came over and worked on her playlist for the party while I sewed and made her try on the dress about 50 times before we decided it was good enough. Making something for someone else to wear is HARD (even if it is a simple tube dress. Pfft.)

Finished product and random photos from the event below:



Check out Kalpna's awesome window display!

love and rummage 3

Presented by the workroom and City of Craft, February 6, 2011.












I got there early so I could get free stuff:


But I bought some awesome stuff too. It's impossible not to.


More photos here somewhere.