|
|
|
|
Last year (before I actively started blogging), I was lucky enough to spend the days before Christmas in London, UK, Copenhagen and Stockholm. It may be nostalgia, it may be novelty, but there’s something exciting about being in a European city during the holiday season. First up, the fabulous light [...] Continue reading Holiday Sites and Sounds: Part 1 – Lights
We are SUPERexcited about this upcoming project next year, especially since we’re calling on you to be part of an international public art/craft installation that will transform Canada’s national capital during the Continue reading Call for Participation: The Urban Cozy Project at Winterlude 2010
With back to school week around the corner (for some it may have started already), I thought I’d take a trip [...] Continue reading The Local Library as Inspiration
Performances at Traflagar Square near the Fourth Plinth. In celebration of Antony Gormley’s One & Other Project (via Deadly Knitshade’s Flickr stream) In line with last Thursday’s royal theme, I thought I’d share some upcoming, really innovative [...] Continue reading Knitting, Gritting and the Fourth Plinth in London
Continue reading Around the (Crafty) World: New York City and Brooklyn The first trip in our Around the Crafty World series is to… San Francisco! As you probably know, San Francisco is ripe with creative inspiration, from music to crafts to culture – definitely our kind [...] Continue reading Around the (Crafty) World: San Francisco
Last week I had the opportunity to hear Douglas Cardinal, architect for the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Ottawa and the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington , speak about Canadian [...] Continue reading Un Petit Architecture Walk Across Alexandra Bridge Oh how I miss Spitalfields Market! It’s always buzzing with things to do from – having lived right beside it last year, there was never a shortage of activities ranging from visiting food and jewelery stalls, checking out animals at [...] Continue reading Tango Tutorial at London’s Spitalfields Market Apologies for not having posted in a while – we took this month to recover from Clothing Remix + Remake swap madness plus our other events (Disco Bingo in Ottawa, Spins & Needles in Toronto).
This street art recently [...] Continue reading Ottawa Street Art: The New Happy Face? |
|
|
Copyright © 2012 spin off stuff | spins & needles blog - All Rights Reserved
|
|
