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.
What: Canada 150+ Art and Craft Show
Where: TEST Gallery, 906 Queen St. W., Toronto
When: July 1 – 30, 2017
*Opening reception Friday June 30; 6pm to 9pm.
For more information, please see show website here.
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.
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.
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.
Tonight’s the night! It’s the opening reception for the Bees Show here in Toronto!
Join us for a few hours to celebrate pollinators and help us raise funds to support them! If you can’t make the opening, no worries! The show runs till June 20th.
What: Opening reception for Bees (& the Birds) Art Show & Craft Market
When: June 8, 2017 from 5pm till 8pm
Where: Toronto Etsy Street Team Gallery, 906 Queen St. West, Toronto
For more information, please go here.
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Today’s Studio Sunday is a throwback to a couple of weeks ago when I took a wonderful paper marbling class over at Paperhouse Studio with the talented Liam Blackburn. 
Last week I promised to continue with the series of posts about the Bradel Binding I was working on (last week was sewn headbands). I’m so thrilled to be able to use paper I marbled myself as the covers. 
This is what the vat looks like just before dipping the paper in. The washed-out design (with terrible ceiling reflections) is actually the paint sitting on top of the fluid. We had about 5 minutes to perfect our designs before the paint started falling into the vat, making it impossible to pick up on the paper. While this wasn’t my favourite design, I did learn a lot from each technique and can’t wait to try it again!
It’s that time of year, when your local makers and artisans come out to celebrate the warmer season with our finely made goods! This year we’ll be at Campbell House museum, both indoors and outdoors like last year. You will find art, crafts and fine food items!
Bonus: First 50 visitors get a free swag bag!
When: Saturday June 17, 11am – 6pm
Where: Campbell House Museum, the corner of Queen St. West & University Avenue (Osgoode subway station)
For more information about the show, please visit the facebook event page here.
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