Comrades In Craft http://comradesincraft.com ... a DIY arts & crafts uprising brought to you by Andrew Duff and Danielle Holke. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:30:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Thank you! http://comradesincraft.com/posts/thank-you/ http://comradesincraft.com/posts/thank-you/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:53:48 +0000 admin http://comradesincraft.com/?p=508 button

We wanted to say thanks to everyone who came out to the second Comrades in Craft show last Saturday, October 17th.


The vendors were amazing – thank you so much for your participation – we couldn’t have pulled it off without you.


We’re going to take the winter to reflect, relax, craft and prepare for our next show.

In the meantime, happy crafting comrades!

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Becky also organizes events for City of Craft (another local crafty event collective), teaches crochet sporadically at The Knit Cafe and serves as a deacon with Toronto’s chapter of the Church of Craft (this also means teaching craft skills). If you spy on her online, you will find out more. Becky does lots…maybe too much.

]]> http://comradesincraft.com/posts/artist-profile-becky-johnson/feed/ 0 Artist Profile: DeeDee Moscoe http://comradesincraft.com/posts/artist-profile-deedee-moscoe/ http://comradesincraft.com/posts/artist-profile-deedee-moscoe/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:01:39 +0000 admin http://comradesincraft.com/?p=494 dee_panelNew to the Jewelry business, I have tried to combine my love for crocheting and beading into one. The results are these wired, beaded bracelets.

They’re quite unique and I really started making them for friends and family as birthday presents. Every one who received one went crazy and loved them.

So now they are available to everyone!

]]> http://comradesincraft.com/posts/artist-profile-deedee-moscoe/feed/ 0 Artist Profile: Catherine Wood http://comradesincraft.com/posts/artist-profile-catherine-wood/ http://comradesincraft.com/posts/artist-profile-catherine-wood/#comments Sun, 11 Oct 2009 15:12:34 +0000 admin http://comradesincraft.com/?p=485 kiwi_2Catherine Wood is a Toronto-based crafter who creates fun greeting cards and home decor items featuring hand-embroidery. More information and pictures can be found at www.KiwiPunchDesigns.com

]]> http://comradesincraft.com/posts/artist-profile-catherine-wood/feed/ 1 Artist Profile: Melissa Hamel-Smith http://comradesincraft.com/posts/melissa-hamel-smith/ http://comradesincraft.com/posts/melissa-hamel-smith/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:29:05 +0000 admin http://comradesincraft.com/?p=478 art-comp~ A Random Assortment of Artistic Delicacies ~

Kaotic Ekko’s Curiosities runs on weird. It is owned by an Insane Artist who will try any medium, the messier the better! Here you will find everything from sarcastic greeting cards to creepy plush to fine art to anything else her strange brain can conjure. You want bizarre? You got it.

]]> http://comradesincraft.com/posts/melissa-hamel-smith/feed/ 0 Artist Profile: Drew Sauveur http://comradesincraft.com/posts/artist-profile-drew-sauveur/ http://comradesincraft.com/posts/artist-profile-drew-sauveur/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:09:45 +0000 admin http://comradesincraft.com/?p=470 n1043616359_7644MMA Inspired Athletic and Urban wear.

High quality 100% Woven Cotton and hand printed.

“A Fearless heart, a Willing combatant”

]]> http://comradesincraft.com/posts/artist-profile-drew-sauveur/feed/ 0 Artist Profile: Debi Brennen http://comradesincraft.com/posts/artist-profile-debi-brennen/ http://comradesincraft.com/posts/artist-profile-debi-brennen/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:42:31 +0000 admin http://comradesincraft.com/?p=461 Hand Mag - Buffy the Vampire SlayerDebi Brennen hails from Hamilton, ON, but now resides in Toronto, ON where she focuses both on living the 9-5 while trying to realize her dream of making truly awesome things out of many different mediums. She’s dabbled in photography (mainly of live rock bands), beadwork, amigurumi and most recently (& successfully) woven paper crafts.

Darkly Designed was created partly from a love for all things cool (halloween, geekiness & general cuteness) and the need to make said coolness into something wearable. ;)

Visit her website here: www.darklydesigned.com

Visit her Etsy store here: www.hamiltontankgirl.etsy.com

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Find out more about knotted nest at www.knottednest.blogspot.com or visit the online shop at www.knottednest.etsy.com

]]> http://comradesincraft.com/posts/artist-profile-kristen-wulff/feed/ 0 Artist Profile: Priya Narasimhan http://comradesincraft.com/posts/artist-profile-priya-narasimhan/ http://comradesincraft.com/posts/artist-profile-priya-narasimhan/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:19:01 +0000 admin http://comradesincraft.com/?p=447 P1090780_2Priya fell into handcrafting body care potions when she noticed the disconnect between the wholesome organic food she put in her mouth and the chemical goo she put on her skin and hair! When she realized how few truly natural products are out there, she set out to learn to make her own – and before long, with the encouragement of friends and family, Priya Means Love was born.

Priya Means Love is a burgeoning line of fragrant, scrupulously natural products for skin, hair, and body, handmade using only whole ingredients with integrity, most of which are organically grown.

Handcrafting botanical body care incorporates many of Priya’s diverse, long-standing passions: cooking and concocting; simple and healthful beauty; scientifically-minded herbal medicine (spurred by her own health problems); sustainable ingredients that sing; and the joy and importance of good smells.

]]> http://comradesincraft.com/posts/artist-profile-priya-narasimhan/feed/ 1 Artist Profile: Victoria Cowan http://comradesincraft.com/posts/artist-profile-victoria-cowan/ http://comradesincraft.com/posts/artist-profile-victoria-cowan/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:11:31 +0000 admin http://comradesincraft.com/?p=440 ManyJesusVictoria Cowan graduated from NSCAD University in Halifax in 2006. Her focus has always been on drawing and creating works on paper. After completing her degree in Fine Arts she moved to Toronto and has since taken part in many shows across the city. Though she often works large scale for this show she will be creating smaller drawings to use for her greeting cards. Lately she has been drawing tiny heads and tractors.

Please see her work at www.victoriacowan.com

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