Local Ottawa Happenings

Recap of Pecha Kucha Ottawa #4

Last Tuesday we joined other creative types to chit chatter about our initiatives at the relaunch of Pecha Kucha #4 in Ottawa. The theme for the night was “creative city-making” [...]

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Spins & Needles Presenting at Pecha Kucha Ottawa #4

Drop by Arts Court the evening of Tuesday March 27 for the relaunch of Pecha Kucha Ottawa! Spins & Needles will be there chit chattering about our event and DIY-ing creative cities, alongside [...]

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More Holiday Goodness this Weekend at Idle Hands Craft Sale

Idle Hands Craft Sale Poster

It’s a weekend full of holiday goodness! After Spins & Needles Craft-mas installment in Ottawa, head out on Sunday to what is looking to be [...]

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Recap: Celebrating DIY, Craftiness and Beats at Culture Days

Culture Days 2010 | Ottawa | Spins & Needles Printmaking 101 Workshop

We’re a wee bit late on this posting but it’s still [...]

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Spins & Needles @ Culture Days: Free Printmaking Workshop

Culture Days

In case you haven’t heard,either via CBC or your local newspaper, Culture Days is upon us starting today and runs until [...]

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Capital Craft Market in Ottawa: July 1-3

 

If you’re still in Ottawa post-Canada Day celebrations you’ve still got time to check out the Capital Craft Market in the Byward Market (celebration central). The CCM features 18 hip, modern & [...]

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Me, You, Etsy and Everyone Else’s Birthday

Spins & Needles - Me You Etsy's and Everyone's Birthday - June 2010

Psst – want to make stuff simultaneously with crafters [...]

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A Neighbourhood Garage Sale Worth Getting up At 6:00 AM For

Rolling Rack Alternative

During the last weekend of May, you’ll find most of the residents in my city (and lots of out-of-towners) concentrated in one neighbourhood for one the big events of [...]

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The Fiercest Piñata Fiesta in the Barrio

Spins & Needles - May 2010 - Pinata Party

Back to our regular scheduled programming! We’re excited to be back this month with a new installment [...]

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Nobody Puts Baby (Jesus) in the Corner

Promdemonium 2010

This past Saturday I attended the 2010 Promdemonium edition in Ottawa, partly for nostalgic reasons (I fell asleep during the afterparty the night of my high school prom), [...]

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