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Canada’s Top Creative Show – The Creativ Festival

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Canada's Top Consumer Creative Show

Creativ Festival - Canada's Top Creative Consumer Show of It's Kind.

Creativ Festival is back again on April 27 – 28th, 2012. Creativ is held twice a year, once in April and again in October. It is Canada’s top creative consumer show of its kind.

The April show is a two day event where consumers have an opportunity to attend and meet up to 20,000 guests that are creative individuals, businesses, instructors, celebrities and much more. It’s an interactive celebration where consumers can try before they buy.

They are all genres of creativity such as sewing, quilting, crocheting, knitting, scrap booking, needle arts and much more.

Creativ Festival has taken a leap and is introducing a strong social media wave for 2012. Stay tuned to their Facebook Fan Page for details. They are doing really good giveaways throughout the weeks leading up to the festival.

Mikey, from AllFreeCrochet’s YouTube Channel, is part of this lively show. Look for him at his Fiber Fantasy World. Look for his Hooker Alley Lamp Post at the show.

 

 

Open 24 – 7 with Social Media – Seminar

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You may already know that there is a fantastic newsletter about Creative Income when it comes to selling your products online and in person at shows. Many crafters question whether it’s worth selling products. From a marketing stand point, this newsletter is invaluable as it leaves nothing unturned.

At the Metro Convention CEntre in Toronto Ontario on October 22, 2011 A Social Media Seminar is scheduled.
Join Michael Sellick & Daniel Zondervan in a 45 Minute Seminar about Social Marketing when it comes to building content, videos, and traffic.

Michael Sellick & Daniel Zondervan are scheduled to speak at The Metro Convention Centre on October 22, 2011 at 8:00 am sharp. This seminar is about the ins and outs of social marketing and how it can affect your business.

Michael will be revealing steps to take in order to build an audience that will follow you online. How does he make the videos and with what equipment? How much time is really required to make this all happen? Questions will all be answered.
This seminar is geared to the vendors of Creativ Festival. The seminar will take place at The Crochet Crowd Booth #009 at 8:00 am sharp. If there are lots of people, we will shift over to the Fashion Arts Runway Stage for the presentation. We are conducting the seminar before the opening of the Creativ Festival Show. Vendors must show their ID Credentials to get onto the show floor to access our seminar.
Registration and More Details about the seminar can be found at The Crochet Crowd Website.
Michael Sellick is a video host of AllFreeCrochet.com. Take advantage of the thousands of free crochet patterns at AllFreeCrochet.

Costume Contest at CreativFest – Win $1000 Dollars

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Duck Brand Is Doing A Halloween Costume Contest
Make Costumes Out of Duck Brand Tape

You’ve never seen costumes like these. Take a look at Duct Brand Halloween Costumes. I really liked the blue with the fish design on the suit. Not sure I could pull that off at prom but it would be the talk of the town!

 

Costume Challenge for CreativFest in Toronto

Join Wendy Russell, HGTV host of She’s Crafty on the Fashion Runway for some Halloween fun. Cheer on 3 pre-selected contestants with only 30 minutes, Westcott Non-Stick Titanium Bonded® scissors, Shurtech Duck Tape®, feathers, gemstones and more to create a fabulous, wacky costume! By applause, the audience will pick a winner for each of the four segments! Each segment winner receives a Westcott & Shurtech Gift Basket valued at $200 and the Grand Prize winner, judged on Sunday wins $1,000.00 …

I witnessed the one on the top with the scissors first hand at CHA in Chicago back in July 2011. The picture is doing no justice for the fabulousity that it has.

Westcott Brand is hosting this fun event so be sure you pay attention to the entry rules for this tape-a-licious event!

Don’t forget to check out lots of free crochet patterns at http://www.allfreecrochet.com.

Creativ Festival Workshops For The Crochet Crowd

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Mikey, host of AllFreeCrochet and The Crochet Crowd is back at Creativ Festival live on October 21 – 23, 2011. Mikey is teaching a series of three courses. Click each line for more details, course codes, and times of these seminars. These courses are arranged directly through Creativ Festival Class Registration.  

  1. Infinity ‘S’ Looms by D.A. Looms
  2. Round Looms by Crafting Essentials
  3. Rectangular Looms by Crafting Essentials

Courses were extended this year to provide more teaching time. We want each student to be successful. Each course has a limited seating of 15 people in the classroom.

Want to see a video on the excitment of Creativ Festival?

Mikey is providing the tools and yarn to play with. This has been made possible by D.A. Looms, Crafting Essentials, and Bernat.

Classes are known to sell out within a week. Be sure to book fast to avoid disappointment. Mikey is known to be high energy and fun in a classroom setting.

Creativ Festival Courses

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Creativ Festival In Toronto Ontario. One of Ontario’s Largest Creativ Events

Creativ Festival is held on October 21, 22, & 23, 2011. It is one of Ontario’s largest creative venues.

Check out the latest info of what is new coming this fall. New floor and seminars never before featured at Creativ Festival are scheduled. Click Here

What is it?

  • Celebration of everything crafty.
  • Hands on activities, lessons, and extremely interactive.
  • Courses & seminars to be more detailed and grab onto ideas and concepts firmly.
  • Knowledgeable and leading teachers instructing.
  • Crafting Product Sales.

Mikey will be announcing on The Crochet Crowd’s Facebook Fan Page. When the courses are available on the website to be able to enlist. Last year, 3 of 5 of Mikey’s courses sold out within a week.

Mikey is hosting 3 long seminars this year instead of 5. It was noticed last year that 45 minutes in a classroom with 3 of the classes weren’t long enough. Mikey will be teaching loom knitting in all three courses. We would like to thank Bernat & D.A. Looms for their sponsorship in providing yarn and equipment for the students to use. Brand new to this year’s line up will by the Infinity II Loom Course by D.A. Looms.com.

Stay tuned to Facebook when the courses will open up. First come first serve!

Southampton Ontario Artisan’s Walk Event

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Southampton Ontario

In Southampton Ontario Canada on July 2nd – 3rd, 2011 there will be a street sidewalk sale of artisan’s and creative individuals. The idea of this event is to showcase the talent of creativity for the locals. As you might know, Southampton is in the heart of tourist country for Ontario. Enjoy the warm waters crystal clear waters of Lake Huron and walk the main street filling your mind with creativity.

Mikey, from The Crochet Crowd will be joined with an array of local talent at this event. He will be having his classy crochet jewelry for sale. This event is from Saturday 9 – 5 pm and Sunday from Noon – 4pm. Bring your own tables, easels, and materials you need to provide for your set up.

This is being arranged by August Skies Home Decor. If you would like to display your products, contact Carol McKnight at augustskieshomedecor@gmail.com They are looking to make this a Sunday Event for the remainder of the summer if people are interested.

Hope to see you then!

The Creativ Festival – Hooker Alley

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The Crochet Crowd - Creativ Festival Toronto Ontario

Michael Sellick, video host for http://www.AllFreeCrochet.com and http://TheCrochetCrowd.com , and The Crochet Crowd brought to life Hooker Alley at Creativ! Michael is a Canadian Crochet and Loom Knitting Guru.

He was invited to Creativ Festival in Mississauga, Ontario to inspire enthusiastic crafters on April 15 – 16th, 2011. The purpose is to engage members of his massive audience on YouTube live at the Festival. Make new connections with more viewers and see trend setting ideas at the festival.

Mikey and crew were swamped from the minute the doors opened to closing. The volunteers change from show to show depending who is available. Names from the Left Back, Mikey, Laurie, Lindsay, Colleen, Diva Dan, and front Left was Charlene and Veronica.

Mikey’s area was a partial resting area near food concessions where people could sit on the cozy benches and watch partial tutorials in motion. Many got up and eventually made their ways to the interactive tables where people could try loom knitting for the very time. For many, it reminded them of spool knitting or corking. If Mikey had a dime every time he heard that, he would have been a rich man.

About 20,000 people walked through the show for the 2 day spring event. Mikey also revealed a new to the market product for loomers. Starting May 1st, 2011 a new product will be available but we don’t let the cat out of the bag just yet. The product was a hit and sold out fast! Mikey will have this product again by his next show at the Ontario Fibre Week on May 13th – May 15th in Ancaster Ontario Canada.

Creativ Festival – Toronto Ontario Canada

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One of the largest crafting festivals is taking place October 22, 23, & 24th, 2010 at the Metro Convention Centre in Toronto Ontario Canada.

This is not a flea market… this is a festival of celebrating creativity. Expect to play with new ideas at the displays. Many hands on activities to participate in that are part of the entrance fee.

You will be able to meet Michael Sellick and Daniel Zondervan, known as Diva Dan and Mikey. They run a large how to crochet and loom knit channel on You Tube. Michael participates with AllFreeCrochet and FaveCrafts on a regular basis.

At Diva Dan and Mikey’s Display will be:

  • You be the star, film with the boys at 1pm and 4pm each day. They are running tapings of interviews of regular people who are at the festival. Looking for 3 minutes of fame, stop on by their booth. Mikey is bringing the studio to Creativ… so come on down and talk with us!
  • Mikey’s display is doing 1/2 workshops all day each day! Learn how to Loom Knit and Crochet using Mikey’s hooks and equipment. Donations of Yarn have been provided by Bernat and Coats & Clark for this festival.
  • Want to learn how to loom knit and do it for charity? Join us at the LOOM A THON at our display. We will have 6 workstations set up so they you can learn how to knit. With each successful length of knitting, we will cast off and throw the scarves into a pile for Charity.
  • Mikey and Diva Dan are donating VIEWER DONATIONS to children’s charity. The fabulous viewers of “The Crochet Crowd” have been mailing mikey samples to display. TRUST ME WHEN I SAY… the donations are a wonder for your eyes to view!
  • Mikey is doing several workshops on behalf of Creaiv Festival. If you want to learn under his direction and be guaranteed a spot… sign up through Creativ Festival to participate.
  • Finally, Mikey and Diva Dan take the main stage at 12 Noon each day… Expect to be inspired and laugh… We will be on the Fashion Arts stage near the entrance of the Festival.

You can purchase tickets online and use Mikey’s discount code to get a discount! http://thecrochetcrowd.com Using Promo Code 156MM you can get up to $4.00 off the price of admission. Also… Mikey has a weekend long pass for those who want to stay all weekend.

Hope to see you there…

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