making, learning & sharing a crafty life
I’m not sure how we got to Thursday of this week already!
Without further ado, the winner of the goodEGG Industries giveaway is commenter #6 – Gillian whose favourite Canadian designer is Dace. Enjoy the Hand & Shadow tshirt!
Thank you so much to goodEGG Industries for letting me host their one year anniversary giveaway. It is wonderful to have such an amazing showcase for Canadian crafty talent.
I can’t believe it’s already been a year since Jen & Laural opened up goodEGG Industries. Their online shop features the work of emerging and outstanding Canadian designers and makers. As part of the celebrations, they have asked me to host a super exciting giveaway for make something readers. I’m totally honoured and a bit jealous! I just know you’re going to love this prize!
One lucky commenter will win a Lace print t-shirt of their choice from one of their newest designers, Hand and Shadow. The delicate Victorian lace collar design is printed with bleach ink or dark pigment on an American Apparel T-shirt. The designer, Georgie Russell, is based in Vancouver, British Columbia and is inspired by the Victorian era, natural history, scientific illustration – modern and ancient, museum collections, contemporary craft, and textile art.
In a shout out to the piles of crafty talent in Canada, goodEGG industries is asking readers to comment on this post with a link (or just the name, if no url is available) to at least one of their favourite Canadian designers to be entered to win. If you are stumped, feel free to check out the goodEGG industries designer profile page for inspiration!
That’s not all, they are also offering 10% off your purchases until the end of June for their one year anniversary. It’s the perfect time to treat yourself to something special.
I’m so curious to discover who your favourite Canadian designers are! The contest will run for the entire week, ending Sunday June 21 at midnight. The winner will be chosen randomly and announced next Monday.
Happy Birthday goodEGG industries!!
I’ve missed you!
I’ve been busying myself this week with many things, including a fall cleaning at the workroom and a coat room makeover. Next week, I promise you lots of photos and completed projects.
I also got a new camera. (As the ever observant Melissa noticed) I just LOVE it! My degree is in Media Arts from Ryerson and my major was photography. Having the workroom and a flickr account has re-ignited my love of the camera. I’ve been using a little Olympus point and shoot, which takes great photos but has some serious limitations. (mostly silly rechargeable batteries that last for 5 photos) I’ve been saving up for months to upgrade to an DSLR. I did tons of research and read everything I could, but I was pretty set on something in the Nikon D-range. In the end I chose the Nikon D40 rather than one of the new models and got myself a plush lens, a Sigma 17-70mm. The lens does macro, since I never tire of getting in close on the tiny details of things. As you can see, Maisy is already bored with me taking photos of her every move.
Laural and Jen from goodEGG Industries did a lovely Toronto City Guide on Poppy Talk that you should check out. It covers Queen East and Queen West and mentions the workroom. Thanks Jen!
Lastly, I watched the latest episode of Gossip Girl last night. Can we dish about Jenny’s makeover? the Blair & Chuck saga? the artist love interest for Serena? Blair’s huge collection of lingerie?
Have a scary, fun weekend! Don’t forget about Daylight savings on Saturday night. I always do and end up being late or early the day after.
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