So, what exactly is Conscious Lab?!

I know you haven’t heard from me in a while, and I just realized that this post took me an ENTIRE month to write. I wrote the first chunk on September 2, and the second chunk on October 2 – which was a total coincidence too! Usually I write my posts in one...

10 years of making it happen!

Today marks the 10 year anniversary of the first craft fair I ever organized. It was July 21-22 at the TransAlta Arts Barn in Edmonton. Back then it wasn’t even called Make It, it was called Stop & Shop and I produced it with one of my best friends at the time,...

Life after Make It!

  It’s always a strange mix of feelings after I complete the last Make It show of the season. This time was particularly intense because we launched in Calgary for the first time in 6 years. The Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver shows were all 2 weeks apart so it...

Energy is everything + everything is energy!

Happy New Year! I hope your first few week into 2017 has felt fresh n’ clean. I know it can be crazy over the holidays and the beginning of the year can feel like a shock to the system. With all the over indulging I personally love the feeling of getting back...

Why Make It never has and never will have competition

When I was in business school I remember some of my marketing classes spent a lot of time teaching about competition. We learned how to distinguish a competitor, and then how to react so their business isn’t a threat. We were taught that competition was...

Why you shouldn’t chase cats!

I’m a massive cat lover. My childhood cat Phoebe is 19 years old and one of the loves of my life. I even wrote a post about the lessons she’s taught me. She’s still going strong and hopefully has a lot purrs left in her. While I was in Bali earlier...