Countdown is on!

Posted on March 18, 2016 by sproutspress

Here’s an exciting tidbit: Makeology Spring Craft Fair is less than one month away!! Mark your calendars, start your engines and prep for seriously awesome handmade goodness!!

I’ll be there as a vendor, selling my handbound books, journals, albums as well as my other book-related products (like bookbinding kits!). Also, I’ve got something special in the works, just for this show! It’s a series of journals that will be made only once, and available only at this show – stay tuned for details!

When: Saturday April 16 (one day only!) 11am – 6pm
Where: The Cotton Factory, 270 Sherman Ave. North, Hamilton

For more details and directions, please see the show’s webpage here.

Makeologists

Posted on February 16, 2016 by sproutspress

I’m a makeologist! It’s with a happy heart that I’m celebrating Sprouts Press acceptance into the Makeology show!

There will be more details closer to the event (like swag bag info for early birds!!) but I’m so thrilled I just had to share it now!!

To visit the show website, go here.

Newsletter Sign Up Time!

Posted on February 9, 2016 by sproutspress

The February Sprouts Press newsletter will go out later this week, this is your reminder to subscribe, if you haven’t already. If you’re already a subscriber, and know someone else who might appreciate my notes, why not pass the link along?

I send my newsletters out via email, once a month. While content varies month to month, there’s always a list of upcoming workshops, shows and other goings on. Sometimes there’s even special surprises just for subscribers!!

To subscribe, go here.

Sprouts Press goes to Welland!

Posted on June 20, 2015 by sproutspress

Day 256/365

It’s a great day for a road trip to the Niagara region! Stop by Vermeers Garden Centre in Welland and say Hi to yours truly and many other talented makers!

What: Heirlooms Artisan Market
When: Saturday June 20, 10am – 6pm
Where: Vermeers Garden Centre, 684 South Pelham St, Welland, Ontario

Pro tip: This is an Etsy sponsored event, you know what that means – swag bags!! If you’re one of the first 100 people you’ll get a swag bag with some pretty awesome goodies inside!

For more details and vendor profiles, go here.

Arrow Stitch Bookbinding

Posted on June 18, 2015 by sproutspress

Day 254/365Join me for a morning of paper fun! I’ll be teaching the beautiful Arrow Stitch binding at Graven Feather on June 27. We’ll go over how to hand-craft a hard cover and then how to bind it together using the arrow stitch. It’s a fairly easy yet pleasing binding, resulting in a really lovely hardcover book that makes a great journal or album!

What: Hard Cover Arrow-Stitch Journal Workshop
When: Saturday, June 27, 10am – 1pm
Where: Graven Feather, 906 Queen Street West, Toronto
Cost: $75, materials included

Paper Fair!

Posted on June 16, 2015 by sproutspress

Day 252/365Attention all Torontonian paper addicts: This thursday is the Paper Fair at Toronto’s First Post Office! Stop by to meet local paper artists and crafters, and talented stationery designers. It’s going to be a great selection of fun, beautiful, handmade paper goods!

For details and vendor spotlights, go here.

Arrow Stitch

Posted on June 12, 2015 by sproutspress

Day 248/365

Learn to make your own hardcover, arrow stitched journal! This is a new workshop, exclusively at Graven Feather here in Toronto, scheduled for June 27th.It’ll be a fun morning, I’ll teach the process to make the hard cover and then how to stitch it all together using the arrow stitch. If you’ve been waiting to learn how to make your own hardcover journal, this is it!

What: Hard Cover Arrow Stitch Journal Workshop
When: Saturday June 27, 10am – 1pm
Where: Graven Feather, 906 Queen St. West, Toronto
Cost: $75, materials included

For more information and to register, go here.

Workshops, workshops!

Posted on June 7, 2015 by sproutspress

Day 243/365

The low-down on late spring workshops, in case you’re someone who likes to plan ahead.

Bookbinding Workshop (Today!)
Sunday June 7, 10am – 4pm
Guelph School of Art, 125 Wyndham St. North, Guelph
For more information, go here.

Bookmaking Workshop
Sunday June 14, 1pm – 4pm
Mississauga Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living Arts Drive, Mississauga, Ontario
For more information and to register, go here.

Hard Cover Arrow-Stitch Journal Workshop
Saturday June 27, 10am – 1pm
Graven Feather, 906 Queen Street West, Toronto
For more information and to register, go here.

Brand New Workshop: Hard Cover Journals!!

Posted on June 5, 2015 by sproutspress

Day 241/365

Many of you have been asking when there would be a bookbinding workshop for a hardcover journal. Well, the wait is over! June 27 will be the first hardcover journal making workshop!! I’ll be teaching the Arrow Stitch in hardcover book format (the green journal, pictured above). Besides learning a new stitch I’ll also be teaching how to hand-craft the hardcovers, a handy skill. And, as always, everyone leaves with a finished project!

What: Hardcover Arrow Stitch Journal
When: June 27, 10am – 1pm
Where: Graven Feather, 906 Queen St. West, Toronto
Cost: $75, materials included

For more information and to register, go here.

Bookbinding in Guelph

Posted on June 2, 2015 by sproutspress

Day 238/365

This weekend is my first bookbinding class at the Guelph School of Art! It’ll be a great day filled with paper fun and book crafting, hope to see some of you (this is a full day workshop and I’ll be teaching TWO different bindings!!). There are still a few spots so sign up soon!

About the class:
In this creative class, students will first learn basic expressive techniques to decorate paper and then how to transform this into soft cover hand bound books. We will use easy binding techniques that showcase stitching patterns along the spine. This is a hands-on class, everyone will leave with two finished projects.