Ladyfest Ottawa

I am officially participating in the holiday Ladyfest craft show. It's always packed with super cool crafters and designer, so come down and check it out!

December 1st

10:00-5:00

Jack Purcell Community Centre

Downtown Ottawa

City of Craft

Well...I got into another show..this time in Toronto! It's called City of Craft. Check out their site http://www.cityofcraft.com/

Details:

December 1st

11:00 am to 8:00 pm

The Theater Centre

1086 Queen St W

Toronto

Craft Shows in November

I've booked myself into a few shows in my beautiful hometown Ottawa. Come and check out my new jewellery at any of the following locations!

November 5

United Way Shopping Day

363 Coventry Road

10:00-2:00

November 24th

McNabb Community Craft Fair

180 Percy Street (near Gladstone and Bronson)

10:00-5:00

November 25th

Sandy Hill Xmas Art Fair

Sandy hill Community Centre

250 Somerset East

10:00-5:00

November 28th

YMCA Trade Show

180 Argyle Ave (near O'Connor and the Queensway)

10:00-4:00

There are a few other shows in the works, I just have to wait to hear back from them. So keep in touch and check back soon!

Jewellery Party

Jewellery Parties

Enjoy hostess bonuses - earn a percentage off your purchases, and receive a hostess thank you gift.

Book ahead for your Christmas shopping experience!

An excuse to get together with friends, family or co-workers.

Shop from the comfort of your own home.

Hostess Bonus!
Ok…so this is how it works. The more your guests spend, the more free stuff you get! The following table explains.
Your guests spend…$50 you get...$5 towards your purchase
$100...$10 towards your purchase
$150...$15 towards your purchase
$200...$20 towards your purchase
$250...$25 towards your purchase
$300 and up...$50 towards your purchase!!!!!

VIP
Host or book more than one party in a 1 year period and get an additional $25 voucher! This could mean up to $75 in free jewellery!

Party Ideas
Why not put a theme to your jewellery party? Here are some suggestions/excuses to have a party…
- Ladies Who Lunch Tea Party
- Mischief and Martini Girl’s Night
- Pampering Pajama Spa Night
- Holiday Shopping Party
- Guy’s Night
(Invitations provided – no charge)

Don’t see the perfect party for you? Plan one yourself or talk to me and we can come up with your very own custom party!

Availability
- Book as far ahead as possible to ensure a spot and to give your guests enough time to plan their schedules.
- Times are available for evenings, weekdays and weekends (even some holidays).
- Bookings are for 2-4 hour time slots.

Costs
- NONE! You get the benefits of your party goers spending habits! Earn a percentage off your own purchases when your guests spend more…
- If you would like me to cater or provide any extras, talk to me and we can arrange something to suit your needs.
- If you live farther than a 30km radius from the Ottawa downtown core, I will apply 40 cents for any additional KM.

Contact Karin at ... karinnorstromdesigns@gmail.com

Ladyfest Ottawa

I will be selling my jewellery at the Ladyfest Ottawa Craft Sale! Saturday September 22nd at the Jack Purcell Community Center 10-5. Come down to check out some cool crafty people from the Ottawa area...you will be pleasantly surprised!

Art in Strathcona Park

I will be participating in the Ottawa "Art in Strathcona Park" Saturday August 11Th (rain day Aug 12Th)...Check out the poster for more details...

I've been playing with my camera!

Taking pictures of jewellery is proving to be more difficult than I had anticipated, so I did a few experiments with backgrounds, lights, distance etc. This is what I came up with...

The Poll doesn't work!

I apologize for the poll thing not working...it's a new feature on blogger, and I think they haven't worked out the bugs. If you have the time to send me a quick email to tell me (as some of you already have) I would love it. For those of you that don't have my email... karinnorstrom@gmail.com . Thanks for voting, and I'm already surprised at what you are picking as favorites!

What Logo do you like?

These are the options from my wonderful graphic designer Shauna, who was kind enough to give me a few to choose from. I would love to hear everyone's opinion on what their favorite is...so vote in the poll in the right menu! a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h are arranged like you would read, so the bi flower would be 'E'. Happy voting...poll closes in one week, get all your friends and family to vote too!

My First Venue!

So one of my favorite stores in Ottawa is now carrying my resin pendants! Located at 242 Dalhousie Street in the Byward Market, it stocks mostly Canadian and local area designers. The girls that work there are super nice, and the selection of jewellery, clothing and accessories are picked out for their uniqueness and quality. Check it out here!

Some more jewellery pictures

Byward Market

Well I did it! Got the courage up to sit in the Byward Market Ottawa for the first time. It was a super nice day, but unfortunately I didn't get the best of stall location. Can't expect everything to work out exactly as I planned, but I'm very happy that I did it. If the weather is good on Thursday (June 28) I will give it another try. Here are some pictures of the big day...

First Post!

Hi everyone, thanks for stopping by! I am officially in business and ready to bring you my latest designs. To give you a brief background, I hand make resin jewellery using real leaves, flowers, shells etc. I discovered this technique after my friend gave me a pendant from a designer in Toronto. It was so interesting, that I had to know what they used and how it was made. After extensive research, about a million batches of toxic chemicals and my husband yelling at me not to breath in the fumes, I believe I have perfected my craft. OK, maybe not perfect, but a good handle on it.

I love coming up with new ways to use resin and interesting things to cast into it. My favorite part of the whole process is popping the unfinished pieces out of their molds! Because every one is different, it's always so exciting to see how they turned out.

Without giving away my top secret ways...the process is basically mixing two chemicals together to make a liquid plastic, I pour it into various molds, use special pigments to colour them, wait about 48 hours for them to cure, sand, drill, polish, and string on a necklace...whoa! In all it takes about three days to complete a piece.

Keep checking back for more designs, and where you can find me selling my jewellery!