Wordless Wednesday 12.07.17
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Hello Hamilton!
Bookbinding Workshop at the Art Gallery of Hamilton:
Brand new for Sprouts Press: bookbinding workshop in Hamilton!
Join us for an afternoon of paper fun! In this afternoon class learn the basics of bookbinding and the tools of the trade. Participants will learn three different binding techniques to hand craft their own soft cover notebooks. This is a hands on class and everyone will leave with finish projects!
What: Bookbinding Workshop with Carolyn of Sprouts Press
When: Saturday August 12, 2017 12pm – 3pm
Where: Art Gallery of Hamilton, 123 King Street West, Hamilton
For more information & to register, please go here.
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Newest Bookbinding Class: Now Live!
The August bookbinding workshop schedule is now live! Visit the workshops section of my site to see all classes.
I’m pleased to announce that I’ll be offering the popular Deconstructed and Reclaimed: From Discard to Journal class at CBBAG again this summer, in the new location!
“Learn how to craft your own hand-bound hardcover journal using discarded books. This workshop will introduce you to the tools of the trade, materials, and techniques to deconstruct a book and repurpose it into a new journal, using the Coptic stitch to bind the book.”
When: Sunday August 27, 2017 10am – 5pm
Where: Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild, 180 Shaw St. #102, Toronto *New Location!
For more information & to register, please go here.
Show Opening: Tonight!
Join us this Friday, June 30, at the Toronto Etsy Street Team Gallery, 906 Queen St W from 6 to 9 pm for the opening of our Canada 150+ show! For the entire month of July we are hosting an art and craft show featuring Canadian makers wares inspired by Canada.
After about 4 billion years of geological history, and 14,000 years of human history, we’re taking the 150 year anniversary of Confederation as our cue to examine this country through art and craft. Artists and artisans will be showing work inspired by our environment, history and people, experiences of immigration, nature, geography and more.
For more information, please see the gallery/team website here.
Wordless Wednesday 28.06.17
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Summertime Notebooks!
A big welcome to summer here in Toronto! Also, a big welcome to the newest addition to Sprouts Press journals: Summertime Notebooks! 
These are a mix of cheery, lighthearted and classic designs that reflect the season. They’re the perfect size for portability, to places like the cafe patio, the beach, camp and the cottage. Each book is finished with a gold trimmed label on the front, to label your adventures, stories or sketches.
The full line of Summertime Notebooks are being added over the next few days to my Etsy shop. Keep an eye on the ‘Soft Cover Books’ section, found here.
Wordless Wednesday 14.06.17
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Learn the Arrow Stitch!
If you missed last weekend’s bookbinding workshop over at Paperhouse Studios, don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. Next monday I’ll be teaching another class in this great space! This time it’ll be the Arrow Stitch, featuring hardcovers made from scratch. It’s a great class for beginners and those looking brush up on their technique.
When: Monday June 19, 2017 6:30pm – 9:30pm
Where: Paperhouse Studio, 180 Shaw Street, Toronto
For more information & to register, please go here.
Paper Fair at the Post Office!
Tomorrow is the amazing Paper Fair at Toronto’s First Post Office! I’ll be there from 4pm – 7pm, but the show runs 12noon -7pm, so be sure to stop by!
New this year you can find vendors both outdoors and indoors, which means more paper goods to choose from! (Think designers of fancy greeting cards, stationers, bookbinder(s), vendors of paper ephemera, you get the idea!)
What: Paper Fair at Toronto’s First Post Office
When: Saturday June 10, 2017, 12noon – 7pm
Where: Toronto’s First Post Office, 260 Adelaide St. East, Toronto
To learn more, please visit the facebook event page here.
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