Mar 122011
 

Spins and Needles | Ottawa | Apres Ski Event | 2011

The snow didn’t keep party peeps away from Spins & Needles Apres Ski Party two weeks ago. The Legion Hall served as our downtown ski lodge, complete with awesome beats courtesy of DJ Jason Pelletier, some peeps sporting  fuzzy fair isle sweaters and fabulous snowflake mobiles and snowglobes.

But the hit of the party was our special supercraft announced at the last minute – mountable wood deer heads! They turned out even better than expected – the buzz was that most of the finished creations were going up on apartment or office walls. (Check out one in action below – made by @steffimindorff).

Here’s some highlights from the night, with the full Flickr set here and your photo if you posed for the Deer Head Hall of Fame. Adapted how-to instructions for the deer heads to be posted soon.

See you in a April for Spins & Needles 6-Year Anniversary Party in Ottawa!

Spins and Needles | Ottawa | Apres Ski Event | 2011

Spins and Needles | Ottawa | Apres Ski Event | 2011

Spins and Needles | Ottawa | Apres Ski Event | 2011

Spins and Needles | Ottawa | Apres Ski Event | 2011

Spins and Needles | Ottawa | Apres Ski Event | 2011

Spins and Needles | Ottawa | Apres Ski Event | 2011

Spins and Needles | Ottawa | Apres Ski Event | 2011

Spins and Needles | Ottawa | Apres Ski Event | 2011

Deer Head in Action!

Feb 112011
 

Spins & Needles Apres-Ski Party - Some Inspiration

Here’s a photo collage of some of the images that inspired our Apres-Ski party! Lodges, fire wood, knitting by the fireplace, skis and snowshoes, vintage ski posters, Dolce & Gabanna’s Fall 2010 collection and of course hot chocolate. Add a whole bunch more people and some mulled cider and wine (and maybe beer too) and some music into the wee hours of the night.

Plus a couple wintery projects: DIY snow globes in a jar (instructions here) and snowflake mobiles (instructions here – we’ll be whipping up snowflakes too at the event).

If you’re still wondering what apres-ski is all about, check out this how-to article explaining it in 15-steps, plus some of the world’s best apres-ski scenes.

 Posted by on February 11, 2011 Event Inspiration No Responses »