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Thursday, June 16, 2016

Wildwoodrose Vintage Market

On Saturday June 4^th WEST had the pleasure of participating in the Wildwoodrose Vintage Market. Located in the Exchange District, the event was filled with amazing vendors, excellent music, good food and lots of great people. Being a part of this event allowed WEST to gain further visibility within the handmade and vintage community, and let those who might be interested in becoming part of WEST chat live with an existing member.

Photo by: Mike Peters/Exchange District BIZ

The event also put our volunteers' paper-folding skills to the test as we made paper hats out of Etsy wrapping paper for kids of all ages! We even had some talented youngsters show us how to make a paper crane…we’d better get practicing for next year!

Photo by: Mike Peters/Exchange District BIZ

Big thank you to our volunteers:

Lorraine O. of Urbanwool

Lorraine W. of CanoeRidge

Johanna of Nojo Knitting

Brook of BrookDrabotGlass

Sharon of Art on a Whimsy

and Michelle of Metamorphosis Glass Works

The WEST community is richer for having members like you!

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Thank you Winnipeg - W.E.S.T. Etsy Spring Market

April 30th we had our annual Winnipeg Etsy Street Team Etsy Spring Market and it was a gorgeous day to do so with an Awesome turn out!

Monday, February 29, 2016

The W.E.S.T. members had a Make night!

Our annual Winnipeg Etsy Street Team Spring Craft Market is coming soon! In preparation we designed lots of cool re-usable fabric bags to give away as swag to some lucky amazing shoppers at the sale!

We made 75 bags that evening and had lots of fun connecting with the other WESTies. Here are some of the cute bags we made!

Be sure to add our upcoming Sale to your Calendar!

Check out the Facebook Event HERE

Sunday, March 9, 2014

Earth Day Design Challenge

We're all hoping spring will be here soon; what's better than another design challenge to get us thinking about flowers blooming and trees turning green! Earth Day is on April 22, this year, so let's use that as our inspiration. The theme is here on the blog and the WEST forum on etsy. Take this inspiration in whatever direction your imagination leads. The goal is to challenge yourself, be inspired and enjoy the creative process!

Recycled Floppy Disc Notebook from WeAreBoundTogether

As you think about the theme, add comments to the discussion thread on Etsy about your process. Take pictures of your process and the finished item and post them in the discussion thread when you are done. It's interesting and inspiring to others to hear the story about how you arrived at your finished product, so go ahead and share a few comments about your process! The results of the challenge will be posted after the deadline, and then voting for your favourite will commence.

Recycled Vintage Maps Button from PeriwinkleDzyns

Bohemian Oval Coiled Mat by PrairieThreads

The new theme for this challenge is Earth Day! Re-using, recycling, up-cycling and reducing our impact are all great angles for this challenge. Will you turn that old t-shirt into a new grocery bag, maybe you'll find remnants of fabric and make a light spring scarf, what about just finding a fabulous vintage piece to add to your home decor? I know we all love mixing old things with new to achieve the perfect look. You've got a whole month to come up with your design ideas and create. The deadline for this challenge is Friday April 11, with the entries being posted on Sunday April 13. When the entries are posted, you can vote for your favourite entry. The winner will be announced on Earth Day and featured on the blog side bar until the next design challenge.

Fabric Flower Necklace from Heidi-and-Seek-Boutique

A few notes:
Create something new, especially for the challenge. Entries for each challenge must be finished by the posted deadline. Vintage and supply sellers are welcome to participate too, with a focus on artful photography and careful choice of item.
Happy designing! I hope this challenge and the few ideas I found in WESTie shops inspire you!
Ready... Set... Get Creative!

Sunday, March 2, 2014

March why do you foresake us

Happy memories of January, in Yelapa; sure wish we were there again. It seems like March in Winnipeg is going to be a continuation of a long, horrid winter, on records as the coldest since 1978 (which I remember but I had fewer expectations in those days). MeMadeMarch is some inspiration for making good use of so much indoor time, however even that indoor time can get old. I got two batches of cookies done yesterday and will post the recipe. Oatmeal Raisin Cookies from my mom's recipe box is a keeper: