Hello from PrairiePeasant

I'm a new member of the Winnipeg Etsy Street Team, and I'm here to introduce myself to you today! My name is Laura, and I've had my Etsy shop PrairiePeasant for a little over a year now. My shop is currently focused on handmade journals, cards and envelopes, although I also repurpose thrifted fabrics into totes and quilted projects (but not many have made their way into my shop yet).



I haven't made myself known much on the local scene with craft shows yet, as I just don't have the time to make enough stock to display--I also have a day job in health care at one of the community hospitals in Winnipeg.



Recycling and repurposing are important to me in my Etsy shop and in my day to day living. I'm a regular at certain thrift stores, and love finding unique items to find another life in my work. I love finding damaged and discarded books that I use in my Rebound Journal series and envelopes.



I love to have fun with my work, whether in using materials in unusual ways, or enjoying the sculptural qualities of books like this star book:



I look forward to getting to know the visitors to this blog and the members of this team! Please stop by my shop PrairiePeasant, my blog, or visit me on Twitter. Maybe soon I'll meet some of you in person too!

Just wanted to show off...

Check out these great designs by local ladies Desiree Pelletier of Desgraced and Jenny Bisch of Jenny Made This! All available at Sew Dandee!

HEY EVERYONE - LET'S HAVE SOME FUN!

Wanna have some fun?
Wanna share your love for crafting?
Let's have a party "Boot SALE"!

Decorate and fill up a car trunk, steamer trunk, bike trailer or whatever you can imagine with your crafty wares. Bring advertising, business cards and posters. This is a pop up sale, so to keep it a suprise we're keeping the location secret until the day of the sale.

Wanna Come?
Sale Date: Friday June 18th, 2009
Time: 6:30 start and we'll go until wheneva we want
Bring your friends
Bring some music
Enjoy the nice weather!

Join US in promoting buying local through ETSY.com!
Register your Spot with Team Admin Jen
at jenni_jen900@hotmail.com

Hello from Hearts of Glass!

Hello! We've just joined the Winnipeg Etsy Street Team and wanted to introduce ourselves. :) Hearts of Glass is Andrea Steinwand and Heather Stewart (me). We sell at local shows and at heartsofglass.etsy.com and have an active blog at hogtalismans.blogspot.com.

We melt glass in our studio torch and shape it into colourful and intricate lampworked beads. We offer our beads loose to designers and also finished into beautiful bracelets, pins, necklaces and pendants.
My own favorite obsession is the encased floral bead, where I build flowers out of tiny glass dots and trap them between wraps of clear glass. We also love to make sculpted pendants in natural forms such as leaves, stars, and calla lilies, abstract pendants featuring fun oxide colour reactions and effects, body jewellery, and these fun cuff bracelets using our glass toggle closures and recycled leather belts.
















Our next big show will be at the fabulous and wonderful Winnipeg Folk Fest! See you there, if we don't meet earlier at a WEST event! We're very excited to be part of the team.

2 Winnipeg Workshops

Hi, it's Leigh-Ann from Freckled Nest :)
Just wanted to highlight 2 upcoming workshops I'm teaching in May.

Tonight @ Lune Vintage I will be teaching a MiniBook Class with supplies & tools provided! Class fee: $16. We still have a few spots left, come join us :]
More details here :]


The second workshop will be at Aquabooks on May 20th :] I'll be teaching DIY bookbinding and we will be making a unique and supercool journal for Summer. The class cost is $20.
More details here :)

One more thing... I heard it thru the grapevine that Handmade Nation will be showing in Winnipeg this June! Eeeeeee!!! :]