Santa was all a-glow at this year’s annual Spins & Needles Craft-mas installment  in Ottawa two weeks ago…likely because he  saw all the little elves cranking out some holiday goodness for all the good boys and girls on his list!

It was a crazy packed Friday party night, with people anxious to get their DIY holiday on, with wreaths, ornaments and finger puppets being furiously whipped up before the clock struck 12(30ish). The halls were definitely decked while DJs Jason Pelletier and Meterman spun some yuletide beats.

Special thanks to Vertigo Records for providing some sweet swag for our raffle, and Local Tourist Ottawa for the write-up on the event.

Here’s some highlights from the night, with the full Flickr set here.  Instructions for the retro wreath can be found here, and there’ll be instructions for LED holiday ornaments and holiday finger puppets in the next couple of posts!

Retro-inspired holiday wreath instructions found here.

We’re not sure who the purple guy is, we think it’s a moustached elf…

DJ Meterman on the decks

These guys were getting ready to build a treehouse we think…

Lucky winner of the Vertigo hoodie – plus it was her birthday night out!

This is our last Spins & Needles party for the year, but not to fear, we’ll be back with some more awesome programming in the new year!

Well it’s that time of year again… our annual holiday edition is here! Get in the holiday spirit and get those handmade gifts ready at this month’s installment.

When: Thursday November 26th @ 8:00p.m. onwards
Where: Montgomery Legion Hall (330 Kent St. @ Somerset St. W)
Cover: $8 – includes access to all materials and instructions.

DJs: DJs Jason Pelletier + Sir K + Phunktokta will hit the decks throughout the night spinning some jackin’ house, funk and other assorted beats.

Projects: Handmade holidays! Whip up some practical gifts, decorations and other stuff to avoid the last minute rush!

Info: http://www.spinsandneedles.com/upcomingevent.htm

And…Watch the blog too for some upcoming tutorials on how to make some nifty holiday items!