Flock and Gather Winter Wonders Handmade Market 2013 Call for Vendors!

How time flies! It is almost the end of July and preparations are underway for the Winter Wonders Handmade Market with the Flock and Gather! If you would like to participate as a vendor for this event the call for vendors has been posted and application forms are being accepted until September 1st, 2013. For more information and the application form see here or here.

Meanwhile here at the Walden Sweet we are busy gathering and collecting new images for our pillowcases, hankies, and tea towels. Hope everyone is having a lovely summer.

Handmade Events & Happenings

With the New Year under way and a week under our belts we are busy marking calendars, making to do lists, sketching, designing, and generally just trying to be proactive with our indie craft endeavours for 2013.

As we began to dream, mark, and write we realized what better way to contribute to this vibrant indie craft scene than to hear from you! If you have an upcoming event, application deadline, or any other fun handmade/DIY related info please drop us a line @ waldensweet@shaw.ca

We would be happy to post your event, sale, or indie craft news on the blog.

Thanks in advance for contributing and helping to grow this amazing handmade community.

Christmas Markets Start this Weekend!

Ready to start your holiday shopping?

If you are out and about this weekend in Saskatoon don't miss Artisan at TCU Place....

http://www.artisansask.ca/

and Wilson's Greenhouse Craft and Trade Show this weekend!



Revving Up the Holiday Cheer

With the holiday season just around the corner the Flock and Gather Craft Collective is excited to be organizing and participating in two ways to help you enjoy the holiday season!


Save the Date! - Flock & Gather Craft Night!
Make some wonderful holiday themed garlands and gift tags.
November 8th at 6pm at the Mendel Art Gallery in the studio space just off the main gallery.

http://flockandgather.blogspot.ca/2012/10/flock-gather-craft-night-november-8th.html


Also, the count down begins! The Flock and Gather Winter Wonders Handmade Market!
A highlight of the holiday season. Buy unique locally made gifts this Christmas season.
Friday December 7th @ 6pm - 9pm
Saturday December 8th at 10am - 5pm
St. Joseph's Parish Hall
535 8th Street East (corner of Broadway and 8th Street)
Saskatoon, Sask

In addition to some of the best art, craft, and design Saskatoon has to offer, there will be artisans from Edmonton, Regina, Montreal, and more. Definately a must see!

For more information and vendor profiles:
http://flockandgather.blogspot.ca/

Flock and Gather Winter Market

We are members of a craft group in Saskatoon called the Flock and Gather Craft Collective. The six of us got together about a year and a half ago. Among other things we organize semi annual handmade markets in Saskatoon.

You can find out more about who we are and what we do here:
http://flockandgather.blogspot.ca/search/label/about%20flock%20and%20gather

We are currently seeking applications for the Winter Handmade Market. You can check out photos from the previous shows, vendor profiles, and more on the blog. If you've never attended one of the shows or participated they really are a lot of fun.

We encourage anyone interested to apply.

For information on the application process:
http://flockandgather.blogspot.ca/2012/05/calling-all-vendors.html

For more information on Flock and Gather:
http://flockandgather.blogspot.ca/
http://www.facebook.com/flockandgather

True Knit

True Knit Art Show has two shows coming up in Regina. And they are looking for crafty folks to participate!
The dates are: Saturday September 22 and Saturday December 15.
Find more information about the shows and how to apply here:
http://www.facebook.com/trueknitartshow

Bazaart Regina

Every year the MacKenzie Art Gallery in Regina hosts a huge outdoor art and craft festival. If you've never been it is definitely worth checking out this Saturday June 16 from 10AM - 5PM.

There is an amazing variety of items to buy and what a great atmosphere. Find out more about Bazaart including a list of artisans here:
http://www.mackenzieartgallery-bazaart.ca/

Here are some of our favorites:

Paula Cooley

http://www.paulacooley.com/

Shauna Buck

http://shaunabuck.com/

Kristina Johnson

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Quirks-Twists-Jewelry/171350362915973

Make It!

Last weekend we drove to Edmonton to check out one of the larger Indie Craft shows in Western Canada. Make It!
We had heard a lot of good things about the show, so we were very excited to see what the show was all about and too see what we would find there.

http://makeitproductions.com/

More than 5,000 people attend the show over the 3 days. There was already a line up when we arrived Saturday morning and just in case you were hungry before coming into the show they had some yummy food vendors parked at the entrance of the building!
Unfortunately, when we entered into the venue we were too overwhelmed with all the amazing work and people to take any photos inside the show. Suffice it to say there was a lot of wonderful work and lots of people.

Here are photos of some of our sweet finds that we gladly took home with us!

Keri Chrystian (Illustrator)
http://kerichrystian.com/

This illustrator had some really cool buttons and magnets to add to our collection.
Her work is super cute!

After making a few rounds around the venue we came across...

A Cagey Bee (Kris G. Brownlee)
http://www.acageybee.com/

We love the name of her business and love her work. Her illustrations are so dreamy and adorable. The cat in the painting is named Theo. Love the traditional portrait nature of this illustration! Cats ended up dominating the purchases we made. This really wasn't intentional, but was a nice surprise.

Next a stop at Roxypop.

Roxypop
http://www.etsy.com/shop/Roxypop
http://gotcraft.com/

If you aren't familiar with this dynamic duo from Vancouver do yourself a favour and check out their website. Not only do they make the cutest stuff you could imagine they are the masterminds behind one of the best craft shows around. Period! Got Craft in Vancouver!
While we were at the show we stopped by their booth and purchased a few goodies and were greeted with the warmest welcome around.

The cat cameo is wonderful, but my personal favorite was the fortune cookie catnip cat toy. They had catnip toys that looked like perogies too! They are awesome. And we couldn't pass up on the Got Craft tote.


Some of our other favorites from the show.

Flight Path Designs
http://www.flightpathdesigns.com/

Black Drop Designs
http://www.blackdrop.ca/

Sabrina Butterfly Designs
http://www.sabrinabutterflydesigns.ca/

Cloud & Lolly
http://www.cloudandlolly.com/

Amy Victoria Wakefield
http://avwakefield.com/

Cathedral Village Arts Festival

Are you're looking for something fun to do next weekend? Come check out the Cathedral Village Arts Festival in Regina next Saturday.

http://www.cathedralartsfestival.ca/index.htm

We'll be sharing a booth with our fellow cohorts from the Flock and Gather Craft Collective.
Stop by the booth and say "HI"!

http://flockandgather.blogspot.ca/

The poster by Caitlin Mullan of Articulate Ink is fantastic!
Check out her work at:

http://articulateink.ca/