Crafternoon Tea

Saturday November 29th from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Queen Street East Presbyterian Church, 947 Queen St.
East at Carlaw...just 2 short blocks West of Pape

Crafternoon Tea is a crafty/fashion market, how-to hive & charity tea party all rolled into one that's been running about twice a year in the East-End since 2005. This laidback event showcases 25+ local indie makers, plus a DIY demo zone and a yummy charity tea area (with a psychic!) & a fab raffle too.

Participating vendors offer up a medley of handcrafted goodies, including creatively recycled gifts, one-of-a-kind wearables and accessories, natural soaps & beauty products, unusual knits, greeting cards, soft toys, gourmet edibles, baby merch, funky holiday decorations and oodles of other treats.

Wallet-friendly bonus: most items are priced well under $50 - lots below $20.

Cash generated via raffle ticket sales and the English tea service will this year benefit two neighbourhood non-profit agencies: the Woodgreen Community Centre and the Red Door (women's) Shelter.

Admission is by donation of art supplies, toiletries or $1 (for the targeted charities)
To date, CT had raised nearly $6K for local non-profit agencies.
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Local vendors include:
* slo * simply. by amanda * needles to say * 2-mile jewellery *
* paper muse * consider arson * gnarled branch * jacob rolfe *
* house of hsueh * cha cha * anneke garnette *
* joy apparel * dreaming tree * creepy christine *
* pms cookies * a heart apart * girl can create *
* nathalie-roze * soap scum * white lotus * sally girl *
* ann lorraine * (& other talented guests)...

www.nathalie-roze.com

One of a Kind Show & Sale

November 27th - December 7th, 2008
Weekdays 11am-10pm, Saturdays 10am-9pm, Sundays 10am-6pm

With hundreds of environmentally friendly, locally produced and unique gift ideas, the One of a Kind Show houses emerging artists, craftspeople and highly talented artisans under one giant roof! Discover visual art, toys, jewellery, fashion, ceramics, glass, home décor, food and much more!

WHERE: Direct Energy Centre, Exhibition Place, 100 Princes’ Blvd., Toronto

http://www.oneofakindshow.com/xmas08/

SOOS Rocks Studio Holiday Sample Sale

Thursday November 20th - 12-6 pm
Friday November 21st - 12-6 pm
Saturday November 22nd - 12-5 pm

Up to 80% off!
FREE pair of stunning earrings with every purchase!

Womens- earrings, necklaces, bracelets, bangles, cuffs,
Mens- bracelets, necklaces, charms
Handbags- All new style handbags up to 50% off retail

Get all your shopping done in one place! For you and your presents!!!! Can't wait to see you!

599 College St. Third Floor (S/W corner of College & Clinton) - Red door with SOOS sign!

Erotic Arts and Crafts

Saturday, February 9th and Sunday, February 10th

Come as you Are presents the 2nd Annual Erotic Arts and Crafts Fair. Knitters, crafters, zinesters, card makers, and artists of all types will be creating erotic objects for this one day celebration of DIY sex and romantic culture. Plastik Wrap will be featuring its new T-shirt/underwear line Bitchcraft at the event.

See photos from last year here

http://www.eroticartsandcrafts.com/

Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen Westa>

Toronto International Gift Fair

January 25 - 28, 2008

Over 600 exhibitors representing apparel, fashion accessories, contemporary handcrafted, general gift, gourmet food, garden accessories, holiday/floral, home & décor, housewares, jewellery, stationary, tourist/resort.

Metro Toronto Convention Centre, South Building, Toronto
416.385.1870

www.torontointernationalgiftfair.com

City of Craft: Valentine's Trunk Show

Sunday, February 10, 2008 from 12:00pm - 5:00pm

All of your Valentine's shopping needs fulfilled by 15 local makers and assembled in one place for your convenience.

city of craft
Featuring handmade goods from:
Jen Anisef, The Coldsnap Bindery, Lucie Davies, Damned Dollies, Shannon Gerard, Kim's Suitcase, made by hilary, MattheaMade, The Misanthrope Specialty Co., Needlebook, Papersnake Jewellery, Zeesy Powers, Soap Scum, The Sweetie Pie Press, Two Toques, Design, & more!

Free snacks on site!

the workroom, 1340 Queen Street West

Toronto Craft Alert Event Listings

Toronto Craft Alert has a great listing of upcoming craft fairs, jewellery and clothing designer sales and holiday neighbourhood fairs.

Modern Design Art Exhibit

Saturday, December 15th, Noon - 11pm
Sunday, December 16th, 11am - 7pm

Opening Celebration on Saturday
6pm - 11pm

Artists for this show include alex boisjoli |suzanne carlsen |lesley-anne green |hoibo |aimee kennedy |yasmine louis |magic pony |veronique miljkovitch |hoi-en tang |todd westendorp and more!

Gladstone Hotel, 2nd Floor, 1214 Queen Street West - Free

Artisan Gift Fair

December 15 &16, 2007 from 12noon - 6pm

Quality hanfcrafter gifts from local designers and crafters: The annual holiday show and sale returns to the Tranzac club every Saturday & Sunday between December 1 and December 16. Featuring quality handcrafted gifts from the funky to the sophisticated. FREE Admission.

The Tranzac, 292 Brunswick Ave, Toronto (South of Bloor St. W. between Bathurst & Spadina)

Aradia Holiday Shopping Party

Tuesday, December 11, 2007 from 6:00pm - 10:00pm

Hey Big Spender Holiday Shopping Party
Aradia Fitness Downtown Toronto

Come to Aradia Fitness for some holiday shopping and cocktails. We'll have white and dark chocolate fountains, amazing gifts under $25, designer jeans on sale, awesome clothes from Sexy Monkey, Karma wear, Arbonne, Energy Xpressions and more! Treat yourself to spa services from Naturally Carmel and get your tarot cards read.

Don't forget we'll have pole dancing and chair dancing demos from our awesome Aradia instructors. Grab your girlfriends and your wallet and we'll see you there!

Tix are just $2 and get you entered into the door prize draw. You can buy your tix online at www.toronto.aradiafitness.com.

Aradia Fitness Downtown Toronto, 721 Queen St W., 2nd Floor

Noble Fir @ Magic Pony

NOBLE FIR HOLIDAY GROUP EXHIBITION

Opening Reception:
Thursday Dec 13 2007 @ 7-10pm

Magic Pony is pleased to present our annual holiday exhibition, NOBLE FIR. This special exhibition showcases a splendid array of exceptional art gifts from original paintings, objects, soft sculpture, zines, limited edition toys to amigurumi. Come out for a night of Pony festivities and special sales!

Magic Pony Gallery, 694 Queen St West, Toronto ON, 416.861.1684

Dufferin Grove Craft Fair

Sunday, December 16th from 11 - 4 p.m.

There will be wonderful and wild hand-made goods this year including Woodworks, Knitwear, Glass designs, Print Work, Dolls, Cashmere Scarves, Buckskin creations brain-tanned by designer Dano, Revolution Wear featuring salvaged and found materials, Jewellery and more.

All are produced by non-professional crafters bringing great deals to you for the holiday season!

There will be hot drinks and food available from the Dufferin Grove kitchen, as well as Yasi's Place and Tim's crepes. The ice rink will be open too, so make it a fun-filled afternoon with the Dufferin Grove Park community!

Dufferin Grove Park - South of Bloor East of Dufferin

Guess/Marciano Warehouse Sale

5 Days in December 12-16!!
Wednesday: 12pm-9pm
Thursday & Friday: 10am-9pm
Sat & Sun: 10am-7pm


60-90% off Guess/Marciano/Puma/G-Star and more... Get ready for some X-Mas shopping!

International Centre Hall 6, 6900 Airport Road

The Other Kind Sale & Show @ Whippersnapper

Saturday, December 22, 2007
Craft Sale / Music Show: 1-6pm
Craft Sale / Evening Soiree: 9pm-1am

'The Other Kind' Craft sale will feature the creations of emerging crafts people and art makers from Toronto and live performances by: Allie Hughes, Yonder, Donlands and Mortimer, and the Jonnie Goodrich Experience.

Come by early in the afternoon to find one of a kind, crafty, pretty, delightful, and precious holiday gifts featuring the talents of; A Heart Apart, The Sweetie Pie Press, The Brit Boutique, Freedom Clothing, Jack Dylan, and many others. Watch live performances while marvelling in the creations of the city’s finest crafts people.

$5 cover
Whippersnapper Gallery, 587a College St.

The Clothing Show WINTER

The Clothing Show announces its first winter shopping event!

December 14, 15 & 16, 2007
Friday 3pm-9pm, Saturday 11am-9pm, Sunday 11am-7pm

The Clothing Show works to promote up and coming local designers in our Boutique section. By providing an affordable venue, they are able to test market directly to the public and receive instant feedback and networking at a fraction of the cost of other shows.
Clothes, designer, vintage, accessories, shoes, hats, kids stuff....

Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto
Admission: $8 advance, $10 at the door
http://www.theclothingshow.com

Freedom Collective Holiday Sale

Thursday, December 13 2007 from 8 p.m. onwards

The Collective is incorporating all of its past artists with new ones in presenting over 15 artists. All 12' x12' affordable art pieces for your viewing pleasure and gifting needs. There will be a ceramics feature by Zimra! New holiday crafts and gifty things, as featured in NOW magazine.

- One night only sale -
10% off all designer purchases.
20% off when you buy 2 designer items.
Bring 2 food donations for the food bank and get 20% off your first purchase!

- FREE HOT COCOA!...
Break the ice; make ornaments and bob for apples!

939 bloor st. w.

www.freedomclothingcollective.com

Reia N Studio Studio Sample Sale

December 5 & 6, 2007 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Featuring Rita D, Suede & Co., Portolano, Karen Wilson, T-Box
http://www.reiastudio.com/newsletter/holiday2007.html

555 Richmond Street West, Suite 706, Toronto
416.777-9722

DEVA Holiday Sale

20% to 40% off selected merchandise!

Glam | Chinese Laundry | ESPE

www.devashoppers.com

And don’t forget there is only 1 more week to receive free shipping for the month of November for all orders of $75.00 or more before tax & for the rest of November all orders of $75.00 or more before tax will ALSO receive a complimentary ESPE Cosmetic Case!

They come in funky gift boxes making them a great Christmas present for someone special!

SOOS Sample Sale

December 1st, 2007

Up to 80% off ALL 2007 SAMPLES! Up to 80% off Vintage, 14kt Gold, Sterling Silver, Stainless Steel Jewelry Samples, & Handbags! FREE Gift with EVERY purchase!

Harmony Lounge - 589 College Street (Just West of Bathurst at Clinton- Little Italy Toronto)

www.soosrocks.com