Island Crafted

Well now, these are a thousand times prettier than your typical grocery store-bought sponge! AND they are machine washable, so they can be properly sterilized and used over and over and over again! { Handmade in #CourtenayBC by Coastal Hive }

Introducing..... Ojinika Glass from #SaltspringIsland !... Naomi from Ojinika Glass creates incredible glass creations using flameworking/lampworking techniques. They create beautiful artistic and functional glass pieces such as sculptures, pipes, straws, watering orbs, ash memorials, ornaments, jewellery, terrariums, and more! They even create custom pieces AND offer GLASS BLOWING WORKSHOPS! I don't know about you, but I have always been fascinated by glass blowing and would LOVE to do this on my next trip to Saltspring! To check out more of Ojinika Glass's product images (including vulva...yes, vulva, shaped pipes ), read their full story, and find out how to buy (including how to get 10% off), head over to https://islandcrafted.ca/ojinika-glass Don't forget to give them a follow if you what you As always, thanks for showing your local love!

Swooning over these new super fun designs by Saanich's Left Shore Creative! What do you think of these great spring colours? The 80's child in me is loving them!

You've been following us for a while, but you're still wondering "What exactly is Island Crafted, anyway?" In short, Island Crafted is 'an online business directory of makers & artisans creating locally made products on Vancouver Island or one of the Gulf Islands.' The cornerstone of Island Crafted is our website, www.islandcrafted.ca (have you taken a browse yet?), but, as you can see, the secondary part is our social media feed, filled with posts highlighting our ...fantastic local creatives. IslandCrafted.ca was created over 2 years ago by me (hey, I'm Shawna, nice to meet you!) after I started to become more passionate about buying locally made products, yet, throughout my searching, I found it was difficult to find these local products listed online. One day I had an idea: 'Why not put my Web Developer skills to good use and create an online local products directory, making it easier for consumers to find the local products they are looking for?' As with starting out anything new, the idea was a little scary and VERY intimidating, but before I could talk myself out of it I decided to just take the leap, and here we are! Today, we promote almost 100 local small businesses on the IslandCrafted.ca website, and have created a great little network of local creatives. If you are interested in joining us, head over to www.islandcrafted.ca/list-with-us for all the deets! So, enough rambling on about me. What about you? What brings you to the IslandCrafted.ca feed? Are you a lover of local products? Are you a local product maker yourself? Are you simply here to "window shop"? I would love to hear from you all!

Giveaway closed! Congrats to the winner, Rocklan Art who entered on Instagram!!! GIVEAWAY TIME Here's a prize to look forward to in the spring! Nobul flora & fauna is giving away a... 5 MONTH FLOWER BOUQUET SUBSCRIPTION!!! The lucky winner will receive a beautiful seasonal flower bouquet EACH MONTH from May to September, delivered right to their door (anywhere from Ladysmith to North Nanaimo)!!! How to enter: 1. Like/follow Nobul flora & fauna 2. Like/follow Island Crafted 3. Comment with your favourite FLOWER 4. Extra bonus entry: tag a flower loving friend or share in your story (please comment if you have shared) Please keep in mind, you either have to live between Nanaimo and Ladysmith to receive delivery, or be able to pick up in Ladysmith at the farm. Or perhaps you don't live in the area but you know someone who does and you could win this great gift for them <3 Nobul Flora & Fauna is a small scale flower farm located in Ladysmith specializing in gorgeous cut flowers that are grown without the use of pesticides or synthetic fertilizers, with soil health and biodiversity driving their farming decisions. www.islandcrafted.ca/nobul-flora-fauna This contest is posted on both Facebook and Instagram. Winner will be drawn on Monday, February 15th. Good luck everyone!