The Shuswap Artisan Market is Now Open!

I am so excited to be a part of the Shuswap Artisan Market again this year.  It is actually a Cooperative with 26 artisans sharing the space and working together to create an awesome shopping experience.  It is in Sorrento but in a new location -- still on the Trans Canada Hwy but on the opposite side of the Petro-Can station and right next to Steamers Coffee.  The other exciting news is that this market will be open year round!

That is Debbie and Rose in the above photo.  They are two of the artists in the market that made it all happen.  They both have worked very hard behind the scenes in organizing and decorating the place.  They have done an awesome job and each one of us are so proud and appreciative!

The market opened on the 1st but our Grand Opening is tomorrow (Saturday May 5th).  I will be doing a demo out front and will be there at 1pm for an hour or so.  If you are in the area, stop by and say hi and check it all out!

For more info on the market, you can visit the facebook page.  There is even a video for a sneak peek of the inside.

Thread & Paper Store Opening Demo

There was an excellent turn out at the grand opening of the new Thread & Paper store in Salmon Arm  today.  Dave and I were set up in the classroom area to demo our clay which went really well.  We were mainly focusing on how our handcrafted buttons are made.  The lady bugs and "Natasha" beads (or inside out beads) were a big hit.  Here is some of the scrap clay we used and a few beads we made from it.

We will be teaching a Beginner workshop (Introduction to Polymer Clay) at the Thread & Paper store in November which is now full.  There was a fair bit of interest so we may be teaching another one in the new year.

samples for the beginner clay workshop

The new store is really spacious and packed with a lot of really cool supplies for the knitter, quilter and also now the scrapbooker.  I managed to explore the scrapbooking section and found lots of fun things that I could use with the clay.

Some of the scrapbooking section at Thread & Paper

centre area of the store with scrapbooking section in the foreground

And finally, here is where most of our handcrafted buttons and wearable art pieces are displayed in the store.

It was a great day but we were pretty exhausted afterwards so this is me relaxing at home on the patio afterwards....

Thread & Paper Grand Opening

There is a new store in Salmon Arm, BC called Thread & Paper.  It was formerly known as The Sewing Basket but is now under new ownership and has relocated to a larger building (the old Honda building on the Trans Canada Hwy).  They will still be selling the usual quilt and yarn supplies but have also added a large scrap booking section.

We will be at the store for their grand opening day this Saturday and will be set up in the new classroom area where we will be demonstrating our clay and promoting our "Introduction to Polymer Clay" Beginner workshop coming up in November.  We will also be promoting our buttons and wearable art pieces that are for sale in the store.

If you are in the area, pop in and say hi.  We would love to see you.  For more information you can check their facebook page here.

Here are a few pictures I took when we were there the other day:

Carol, new owner/manager of Thread & Paper

Thread & Paper Store almost ready for their grand opening!