Ruffled feathers blog is giving away three hand knit scarflettes to celebrate the fall season: runs September 21 to 29. To enter you need to take a picture of of your feet. More info here: LINK
Canberra event: one-of-a-kind family expo: 9 November Canberra: at the National Zoo & Aquarium: The Expo is being organised by Family Business Australia (FBA), the not-for-profit peak body of family businesses and private enterprise in Australia. FBA hopes to raise awareness of the economic and social role that family businesses play in our community. You can find out more about the Expo here LINK. Opportunities for small businesses to be involved: stand prices: $195 :: showbag inserts $50 :: a stand in the Virtual Pavilion: $135 – virtual Pavilion stands include 3 links to your website. Registration deadline 30 September.
Applications for the 3rd annual Strange Folk Festival are being accepted now until July 6th. The 2008 show is on September 27-28 10am-4/5pm. This event is juried, and we will be choosing 120 vendors. There is no fee to apply. The vendor fee will be $65.
Relaunching Australia’s indy glossy by, for and about girls: fully ad-free and with a no-waste policy: lip magazine relaunches as an ad-free “mook” – and introduces a no-waste policy – once again proving that YOUNG WOMEN DO IT BETTER. Canberra-based lip magazine is relaunching with its 15th issue and is now making use of print-on-demand technologies in an effort to reduce print waste and production costs.
Craft PDX: A Block Party | Sunday, July 13, 11 AM-6 PM | North Park Blocks – NW 8th & Davis:
Free and open to the public Attended last summer by more than 8,000 participants, Craft PDX allows people of all ages to get creative, have fun and connect through craft. Find live music, food and art activities outside on the park, including raku pottery and the Stitch-o-Rama embroidery project. See artist demos by local craft guilds and the Museum of Glass, and step inside the Museum for lectures and artist talks
its how-to month at Etsy Labs: kicking off a month-long series of live how-tos in the Virtual Labs to introduce people to some new crafting skills.
Vote for – 27 finalists of the 4th annual NEXT BIG THING design competition! (click on thumb to view all the finalists)
