Make It is more than a craft fair and all about celebrating the arts!
We’re stoked to have such an amazing line-up of musicians performing at Make It Van!
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Musical performances by:
Jon Scott (Friday @ 4:30pm)
Chris Witoski (Friday @ 6pm)
Live Music @ Make It!
April 10th, 2012
A Cagey Bee
April 3rd, 2012Meet Kris Brownlee who is the queen bee behind A Cagey Bee. She will be selling her cute and whimsical designs at both Make It Vancouver and Edmonton this spring. We think she is the bee’s knees and know you will too!
@aCageyBee
What inspired you to start A Cagey Bee?
Countdown to Make It Vancouver!
April 1st, 2012Make It is this weekend! Are you SO excited that you just can’t hide it? Good, because so are we. To pump up the jam, we are going to give-away over $350 in prizes from our fabulous designers and artisans.
To win this killer prize, all you have to do is include #countdowntomakeit, why you love the show and @makeitshow in your tweets. Or if Facebook is your thing, tag http://www.facebook.com/MakeItProductions. We will pick a winner at random on Sunday April 22.
Awesome. So this is what you will win:
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Abeego Designs
www.abeego.ca
Abeego Flats $20.00
@abeego
Untamed Feast
March 28th, 2012Designer of the Week: Untamed Feast
We were pretty excited when we received an application for gourmet wild mushrooms! It was definitely a first, and we are thrilled Eric and his Untamed Feast will be at both Make It Vancouver and Edmonton this spring. Get wild in the kitchen with this fungi (bad joke…but still a little funny, right?!)
@untamedfeast
What inspired you to start Untamed Feast?
My love for wild things, good food, and being in the backcountry got me thinking “why don’t we eat more of this stuff?’
Have you always loved mushrooms?
I don’t know about always, but definetly and absolutely since the first time I did a wild harvest. Every wild mushroom is a little hidden treasure.
My love for wild things, good food, and being in the backcountry got me thinking “why don’t we eat more of this stuff?’
Have you always loved mushrooms?
I don’t know about always, but definetly and absolutely since the first time I did a wild harvest. Every wild mushroom is a little hidden treasure.
What would surprise people about mushrooms?
A whole lot. But a big one is that they’re actually really good for you. People tend to automatically think of white button mushrooms which are cultivated, mass produced, and akin to iceberg lettuce, relatively speaking. The species we harvest cannot farmed, grow in rich forest soils, and are plump full of nutrients and minerals.
Did you always know you were an entrepreneur?
Yes. The closest I’ve been to a regular job has been as a contractor in the forestry industry.
What does the future look like for Untamed Feast?
We will be driving force in sustainable food and non-timber forest products and we’ll have all Canadians experiencing wild mushrooms in their own kitchen as normally as heirloom tomatoes.
What made you apply for Make It? Are you super excited?!
Having done a lot of traditional craft shows, we were dreaming of something more energetic, more fun, more hip. A clothing designer friend of ours told us about Make It and we thought “finally!!” We are excited even the application process for Make It was refreshing.
