Mike Cullen (Twitter) is a young public servant who is also a regular contributor to (Cult)ure Magazine as a music editorialist. His passions include music, coffee, writing, travel and comic books. Finding something affordable to do on a Friday night in Ottawa that doesn’t include going out for dinner or going to a club can be difficult. Movie theatres […]
Tag Archives: arts and crafts
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Cocktails, art & funky beats: Mike invites you to check out Spins and Needles
posted by LTO
February
06
Crafting your wedding? Free tickets to Ottawa indie wedding show Wed By Hand
posted by LTO
The ever-so-crafty Krista Leben is the owner of Urbanite Jewelry, director of The Craft Co-op, and producer of Urban Craft and Wed By Hand. What happens when a craft show falls in love with a wedding show and they make a sweet little baby together? You end up with something called Wed By Hand, Ottawa’s Indie Wedding Show. Taking place at the […]
Alea profiles Ottawa’s Idle Hands Craft Sale
posted by LTO
Alea Cardarelli is the mastermind behind the allergy-friendly blog My Real Food Life. She also makes a delicious cupcake. This past weekend I was kinda pumped to have a gluten free goodies booth at the Idle Hands Craft Sale, so I wanted to share a peek into the indie artisan crowd and their beautiful work. Idle Hands isn’t […]
Chatting about Ottawa’s craft scene with Wed By Hand’s Krista Leben
posted by jessey
Krista Leben is the designer behind urbanite jewelryand a co-director of The Craft Co-Op, Ottawa’s source for all things craft in the capital. She’s also the producer of several indie craft shows around the city including this weekend’s alternative wedding show Wed By Hand. We’ve had several Local Tourists write about arts and crafts in […]
Craft sales! (and delicious jam…)
posted by LTO
The wonderful and deliciously talented Margaux Carson reminded us earlier this week to check out some of Ottawa’s great winter craft sales happening this weekend. So, true to the theme of this blog – we headed out to the Shang Winter Craft Fair at the Shanghai Restaurant on 651 Somerset. We saw some familiar faces (including […]
Happy Craft-mas Ottawa! Jane Porter on Ottawa’s Spins and Needles
posted by LTO
Jane Porter is a local sustainability practitioner. After a three year stint in Finland studying and working with sustainable startups, she’s jumped into the Ottawa scene face first to see what’s shaking, vibrant and green. You can find her at www.janeporter.ca. I have to be honest, I didn’t quite know what to expect when I entered […]
Plans for tonight? Spins and Needles (DJ + DIY arts and crafts)
posted by LTO
Jane Porter is a local sustainability practitioner. After a three year stint in Finland studying and working with sustainable startups, she’s jumped into the Ottawa scene face first to see what’s shaking, vibrant and green. You can find her at www.janeporter.ca. Jane will be back with another guest post tomorrow, to tell us what she thought […]
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