100-mile Earrings by Indigenous weaver, Shirley Brown

November 22, 2015.Reading time 1 minute.

I was expecting glass jars with cotton beards and raisin oatmeal cookies when I attended the craft fair at Mt.Pleasant Elementary yesterday. Instead, I met Shirley Brown, a cedar bark weaver and jewelry maker. A year ago, before I’d heard of things like the WhoMadeMyClothes campaign and the True Cost Documentary I probably would have admired Shirley’s […]

Halloween + election fallout = awesome

October 25, 2015.Reading time 1 minute.

Got some lawn clutter? No Halloween costume plans? That was me until I decided to kill two endangered birds with one stone with my butterfly wings-campaign sign upcycling project. All you need is some glue, cardboard, a few ropes and at least one retired parent to do all the work for you! Sadly, this year’s […]

Slowing down fast fashion one button (and bow) at a time

October 21, 2015.Reading time 3 minutes.

They call it Fast Fashion, the rapid production and consumption of low cost items. Kayla Gilliland is helping teens of today and tomorrow, slow down and smell the rose-coloured thread. Gilliland, along with business partner, Linda Bell, recently opened Buttons and Bows, a sewing lounge and ladies fashion store in Maple Ridge, BC. Gilliland explains […]