Showing posts with label Puces Pop. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Puces Pop. Show all posts

Wednesday, 9 March 2011

LA BELLE PROVINCE.

Good times at Puces Pop this past weekend. Met lots of nice people and enjoyed a totally gluttonous amount of food stuff. The quality of vendors was top notch - I had to exercise some serious restraint in the purchasing department to keep my trip budget under control. Big ups to those that braved the crappy weather to come down to the event, and thanks so much to all the kind folks who stopped by my table to adopt a card/print/poster. I really enjoyed hearing people casually switch between French to English to French mid-conversation - bilingual envy.

As per usual I forgot my camera's memory card in my printer, so here are a few photos (taken at home) of the things I smuggled back. Plus a few cellphone style snack shots for good measure.

A sweet Bow-lo tie from Norwegian Wood. Great stuff.

A plant I can't kill (finally, almost everything green in my house is dying) by Shannon, and a couple wooden cards by The Misanthrope Specialty Co (bottom one's for Dennis so it's a secret).

Homemade sweets by Dinette Nationale. It's a miracle those caramels even made it home.

Screen printed fancy shrub poster by French Fourch. These guys had lots of great prints, books, shirts, etc.

Pork tacos by Grumman 78. Basil instead of cilantro = major score.
I second my friend Tim's observation - Toronto needs more portable tacos!


Cinnamon sugar donut by Jane Donut. Also enjoyed the salted caramel donut.
Also ate a boat load of cupcakes via my generous neighbour.


There is so much stuff I didn't get photos of. Like the venue. And my fellow vendors. And the amazing ghosty screen prints with glow in the dark ink by the lady who's name I'm totally forgetting. Her stuff was awesome and I regret not picking up a print.

Rob and I also enjoyed pickles and sandwiches at Schwartz's, a meat feast at Au Pied De Cochon (my birthday came early this year - thanks Rob!), a mandatory poutine session, and many delicious brews. Trips are all about the food, or maybe that's just the perspective of gluttons like us. So be it!

Thursday, 3 March 2011

HEAD OUT ON THE HIGHWAY.

Artwork by PinPals

Puces POP
March 5 & 6 | 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Free entry | L’Eglise St-Enfant Jesus | 5039, St-Dominique (at St-Joseph)

Hitting the road early tomorrow to enjoy a day in Montreal before the Puces Pop portion of our weekend adventure begins! Can't wait to take a break from the glitz and glamour that is office life, meet some new faces, and spend all my money on handmade goods and food. Bonsoir.

Sunday, 27 February 2011

ODDS AND SODS.

1. New pink and orange pattern cards.
2. Ghetto "business" cards made out of paper scraps.
3. Eight bags filled with various DW odds and sods: prints, cards, envelopes, etc.
4. You know these cellophane bag thingys? So clingy, so annoying.
5. And the paint madness continued....

Spent more time this weekend preparing stuff for Puces Pop. Big ups to Dennis for tolerating the piles of paper, pens, bags, and various supplies all over the house! It's definitely been a bit of a DW warzone around here lately. This girl knows nothing of feng shui...

Also - thanks to Melodie for posting some photos from night one of Wavelength's Eleven Fest. Good times!

Tuesday, 22 February 2011

FAMILY DAY FOR LIFE.

Some photos from the past few days: brand new hello cards with bright fluorescent envelopes, glove prints in new colours, packages ready for mailing, dry dirty paint hands, and my friend Lee's delicious homemade lime birthday cake.

Trying to maintain some sort of balance between jobs, hobbies, and everything else has felt tricky lately. But in lieu of ample down time, February has totally FLOWN by, so that's something. Dear spring: come on already, let's do this!

I spent a great deal of time this long weekend (much to the chagrin of my upper extremities) printing up stuff for DW's first ever road trip! I will be taking part in the March edition of Puces Pop next month, pimping out mini prints and awkward conversation for all! Check out the vendor list. I'm really looking forward to a weekend road trip adventure with my good pal Rob. If anyone has any recommendations for good places for us to eat and drink while in Montreal, I'd love to know your faves!