Tag Archives | craft

City of Craft 2011: The Final Round Up

By Sam on December 15, 2011 in H&H news, real events

This year’s City of Craft was a huuuge success! It was a joy being a vendor and meeting so many nice people. Thank you to all those who were brave enough to step in front of my handcrafted backdrop, play around with some props, and put on their best smile or silly face. It truly was a blast! So many of the photos cracked me up, so I can’t thank them enough for the laughs.

I also cannot thank my partner in crime enough, photographer Scarlet O’Neill, for all her support and talent. I’m looking forward to many more of these photo booth sessions with her in the future.

Scarlet’s also done a little post of her own about the event. You’ll want to check that out too for more smiles.

And finally thanks to Becky Johnson, the Ring Leader, and all the City of Craft organizers and volunteers for making this thing happen. What an accomplishment!

{photos taken by Scarlet O’Neill}

Comments { 0 }

City of Craft Sneak Peek #2

By Sam on December 10, 2011 in H&H news

Because we’re having SO much fun, I couldn’t resist sharing a sneak peek of the City of Craft happenings from today. Come visit us tomorrow if you want some spectacular photos of your own! It’s the last day of the show and Scarlet and I would love to see you. And you don’t want to miss out on all the other wonderful crafts and vendors for your holiday shopping. Support local artists and have a blast!

Cheers to the weekend!

{photos taken by Scarlet O’Neill Photography}

Comments { 0 }

City of Craft Sneak Peek

By Sam on November 6, 2011 in H&H news

Last week was such a blur, I feel like I’m still spinning a bit. But some great things certainly took place. Like for instance two fantastic shoots with Scarlet O’Neill, including this little taster of what’s in the works for the upcoming City of Craft show. This is just a small snippet of what’s to come. And I have to fill in the rest of that backdrop with more fabric, but I had to share since I’m so giddy with the progress so far.

Hope you all can make it out to the show to join in the fun. More details here and here.

{photos taken by Scarlet O’Neill Photography}

Comments { 0 }

City of Craft 2011

By Sam on October 25, 2011 in H&H news

If you’ve missed the excited tweets or Facebook posts, I’m proud to announce here on the blog that I will be an official vendor along with Scarlet O’Neill at this year’s City of Craft. The show will be taking place December 10 & 11 and it’s bound to be the best yet! The hours are Saturday 11:00am-6:00pm and Sunday 11:00am-5:00pm with admission only $2 – whoo! It’s rare to get cheap admission to anywhere these days, so I hope that motivates you all to come out.

The show has also expanded this year to feature 2 amazing locations: The Theatre Centre at 1087 Queen Street West and the Thrush Holmes Empire gallery at 1093 Queen Street West. I’ll be in the second one with a fun interactive photobooth. Crazy, whacky and beautifully crafted props will be available for everyone to shoot with, so bring your besties (best friends and best outfit) and get free professional photos of the amazing time you’ll have! See you then friends! xo

Comments { 0 }

Fabric Bouquets

Fabric bouquets are the latest addition to my crafting services and they are a beautifully modest and unique touch to that special day. All bouquet orders are custom tailored to suit your event. Everything from texture, colour palette and style are applied to this personalized creation. There are three sizes available for order: Bride, Bridesmaid and Flower Girl. Boutonnieres are also available to order.

For full pricing and size details, please use the contact form (above) or send an email to: sam@haveandholddesign.com.

{all photos by Scarlet O’Neill Photography}

Back to Portfolio Page or Back to Blog

Comments { 0 }

Maricor Maricar

By Sam on August 4, 2011 in found + loved

I’ve seen this work trickling on Pinterest, but coming across a full, detailed blog post on Plenty of Colour dedicated to Maricor Maricar had me in awe. And this awe continued when I ventured onto their official site. Their stitched and embroidered typographic work is stunning and anything but average. I love the use of colour and high degree of experimentation. Now I’m itching to get out my embroidery floss and ribbon and attempt something typographic with these materials for my next project. Especially since I’ve been considering it for some time now…

{images from Plenty of Colour and Maricor Maricar}

Comments { 2 }

Ice Cream Cone Piñata

By Sam on June 30, 2011 in diy, flowers + decor

Ice cream is one of my most favourite desserts, especially in the summertime. But an ice cream cone piñata? Now that’s just gold! Check out the process of how it was made by Sarah Parrott here. It seems relatively simple, actually. Just a lot of newspaper, glue, and craft time. If my birthday wasn’t in February, I would definitely want one.

{images from Sarah Parrott’s blog.}

Comments { 0 }

Happy Reading: Print Workshop

By Sam on June 23, 2011 in happy reading

My latest read is Print Workshop: Hand Printing Techniques and Truly Original Projects by Christine Schmidt. As of recent, I have been yearning to expand upon my printing techniques at the studio, so I thought this would be an encouraging shove in the right direction.

The book covers a lot of basics that I am already familiar with in terms of block and stamp printing, but also dives into other areas that are new and inspiring to me, including image transfer and sun printing. Very exciting stuff! I can’t wait to experiment more. Recommended for those who like to get messy and creative with new tools and techniques.

{images from Apartment Therapy, North County Times, and AnOther Mag}

Comments { 0 }

Action!

By Sam on May 19, 2011 in H&H news

Not too long ago, I had the amazing Scarlet O’Neill over to capture some action shots of me at work.

Now although my actual studio is a little ‘under construction’ at this point, I have made some exciting plans to vamp it up. I don’t want to reveal everything yet, but the plans are already in action. More details to be revealed soon, so stay tuned to see the process. I’m so giddy about it!

{all photos by Scarlet O’Neill Photography}

Comments { 0 }

Etsy Open Studios

By Sam on April 15, 2011 in found + loved, H&H news

Lately with all the excessive crafting I’ve been doing, I’ve been dreaming of having my own studio space. I know I have a desk, with my computer and books etc., but… *siiigh, what about an entire room, ahem, studio dedicated to my art? Right now it’s just a dream, but maybe someday… For now though (especially if you’re like me), you can explore the Etsy Open Studios Flickr pool where you can visit the studios of Etsy artists, far and wide. All artists, crafters, tinkerers, makers-of-all-things are welcome to share photos of themselves, workshops, creative zones, craft spaces, and studios. And if you do upload, you might even be featured on the Etsy Blog. Woo Hoo! As for right now, I will just start gathering inspiration for decorating my future studio.

Happy Friday!