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If you're in Vancouver tonight , Leanne Prain will be speaking at the central branch of the library 7pm about her book, Hoopla: The Art of Unexpected Embroidery . There will also be a little craft-in at the event, as Leanne will be demonstrating how to do the project from the book that I designed, Photo Feelism . There are more details about tonight's event on Leanne's site , where she's also posted some great examples of Photo Feelism in action at her San Francisco event! So fun. If you can't make tonight, there are a couple more Hoopla vents coming up later, too .

The Vancouver book launch for Hoopla was really fun. It was great to see such a good turn out, and great to chat to everyone there, including the lovely Leanne Prain (author extraordinaire) and Kirsten Chursinoff (embroidery artist extraordinaire), and one artist who's project is featured in the book who had travelled all the way from New Zealand to be there! I didn't know which photos were going to be included in the book, so it was a fun surprise to open the book and see. The photo of me and my husband got into the book, looking all super cute (even if I do say so myself, heh) with embroidered hearts all around us, as well as my favourite photo of all: my little nephew 'reading' the newspaper, looking very serious and dapper with his embroidered moustache! I'm really excited to see my work in print. In my day job in the publishing industry, I work with books every day, but seeing  your own work  in a book is pretty thrilling. More of this to come in the future, ...

One more for the June event calendar... This weekend is Vancouver Draw Down ! Described as "a celebration of drawing in everyday life", Vancouver Draw Down runs Friday June 11 to Sunday June 13. All kind of events are planned, including a comic jam at the Roundhouse, button making at the Museum of Anthropology, and chalk street drawing across the city. The "Making Place" event at the Vancouver Art Gallery sounds like lots of fun: join in the creation of a gigantic, collaborative, chalk pastel drawing of the perfect neighbourhood. Also, over at the Roundhouse, you can even ride your bike or skateboard through paint to create a big collaborative painting. Check out the Vancouver Draw Down site for the full schedule of events.

June is a crafty month in Vancouver! Here are just a few of the fun happenings around town this month... Vancouver Modern Quilt Guild The Vancouver Modern Quilt Guild is holding its inaugural meeting ! Thursday, June 17, 2010 7pm to 9pm Spool of Thread Sewing Lounge 101-649 E. 15th Ave. Join us on Thursday, June 17th, 2010 for the inaugural meeting of the Vancouver Modern Quilt Guild at Spool of Thread Sewing Lounge! This is the place to be if you love fresh, modern quilts! Come to this informal meeting to meet other fabric lovers, show us your modern quilts, and share your ideas for what this guild could become! Stay tuned for more details (door prizes anyone?). Find out more about the Vancouver Modern Quilt Guild , the larger Modern Quilt Guild movement and get more deets on the Vancouver meet-up . Etsy Party! Friday, June 18, 2010 2 pm to 5pm East 15th Avenue, between Fraser and Kingsway Got Craft along with Collage Collage , Spool of Thread Sewing Lounge and RubyDog's Art H...