lotus events

thank you edmonton!

The last time I was in Edmonton I was 11 and my Aunt flew my cousin and I to the West Edmonton Mall where we stayed in a theme room, rode the submarines, watched a dolphin show, and visited the water park! We left a day late to catch up on work and arrived Thursday evening for Make it and to visit family.

Between the show and family, we didn’t have too much free time in the city. We made a few trips to Transcend for flat whites, checked out the West Edmonton Mall for old times sake, picked up a plant stand at Old Strathcona Mall, and had my first po’ boy at Dadeo.

Thanks Edmonton! Hopefully we won’t wait another 21 years to visit again!

Like this:

2 bloggers like this post.

Tags: alberta, dadeo, edmonton, old strathcona mall, transcend, west edmonton mall

Comments 1 Comment
Categories field trip

inspiration :: Jade Phillips

11 May

I stumbled onto Jade Phillips’ flickr the other day and fell in love with her fox images created with a sharpie, a russian book, and some prismacolour markers. Foxes are as common as raccoons in London and we often spotted them running down our street or sometimes even in the backyard.

See her flickr photostream here.

images via Jade Phillips

Like this:

6 bloggers like this post.

Tags: book, fox, jade phillips

Comments 1 Comment
Categories inspiration

field trip :: save on meats

10 May

** not suitable for vegans and vegetarians
Ack! This post is long overdue, but better late than never right?! Last month, we visited Save On Meats for their DIY workshops which we purchased via Groupon to learn how to make our own bacon, pancetta, and sausages. My family used to shop at Chinatown every Saturday and then we would make our way to Woodward’s and Army + Navy for a malt or hot dog. I remember Save On Meats well and I am pleased to see what it has become today with the cafe / meat shop / cooking facilities / classroom space (coming soon!).

I have learned that meat isn’t exactly the most attractive thing to photograph and as we made the sausages in one of the meat lockers upstairs, the light wasn’t the best. I will say that both the workshop and the company was fantastic, and I will never purchase bacon again. D.I.Y. (do-it-yourself) all the way! We are pretty much through (we did give some away!) the several pounds of meat that we brought home and I can’t wait to truly document our second attempt! Cheers to newfound skills!

Like this:

One blogger likes this post.

Tags: bacon making, DIY, downtown eastside, pancetta making, sausage making, save on meats, vancouver, WORKSHOP

Comments Leave a Comment
Categories field trip

inspiration :: Farah Tamachi

9 May

Stretching six feet tall, Farah Tamachi‘s wall installation is hand crafted using corrugated cardboard spelling the words “Discovery ignites the passion to create”.

“This project aims to question the death of analog design, when humans have the inherent need to be tactile and explore things in a multiple-sensory rich manner. This 6-foot-tall typographic installation explores type design, 3D design and installation design as a tactile experience.”

You can see more images of this project from conception to completion on her tumblr here.

via Jeanie Jeanie

Like this:

Be the first to like this post.

Tags: cardboard, farah tamachi, handmade, typography

Comments Leave a Comment
Categories inspiration

got craft? spring 2012 :: thank you!

8 May

W-o-w.

Thank you to each and every one of you that visited Got Craft? last Sunday and helped make it one of the busiest Spring shows ever! We are busy doing some last minute crafting and prepping before heading to Edmonton later this week for Make it. Looking forward to meeting new friends and bringing Roxypop goods to a new community!

For those interested in participating in the Got Craft? holiday show on Sunday, December 2nd at the Royal Canadian Legion between 10-5pm, applications are now online here.

Hi-5′s and bear hugs all around!

vendors (top to bottom): The Beautiful Project, Belevedere, The Rice Babies, Rachael Ashe, Billy Would Designs, Track and Field, Spool of Thread

photo credit: Blue Olive Photography

Like this:

3 bloggers like this post.

Tags: COMMERCIAL DRIVE, CRAFT FAIR, DIY, got craft?, handmade, royal canadian legion, vancouver

Comments Leave a Comment
Categories got craft?

spotted + hearted :: barefoot contessa

4 May

You know it’s that time of year again when the window displays at Barefoot Contessa on Main Street and Commercial Drive are taken over with handmade goods from Got Craft? vendors!