Our Freewheeling Craft Community

Katie Hession is a digital creator who loves to shop local. We asked her to curate her favourite pieces to gift for 2019 from our list of vendors from Holiyay! Her biggest struggle was narrowing it down to just a few from our incredible list of talented makers, brands + designers. Find out what her favourite locally made pieces are to gift for 2019!

Hayley makes chemical free cleaning products for your home out of her home in the outskirts of Ottawa. She is new to the Ottawa maker scene and doing her first Freewheeling Craft Market.

Sam + Caroline popped onto the maker scene in 2018, and right out of the gate they had gorgeous goods, and a positive + community driven attitude. They are best known for their beautiful wooden signs with hand drawn calligraphy. Learn more about the couple behind the brand and what they love about Ottawa in December!

Dawn, Alda + Shannon are the inspirational women behind spiritual brand Eleven Love. Each piece is designed to uplift and inspire. Learn more about the women behind the brand, what inspires them, and what they have in store for you at Holiyay 2019.

Freewheeling Craft was born from celebrating the makers who go against the grain. Our city is beaming with talent and its our mission to highlight that. Lynda Hansen is a local baker who makes traditional Scandinavian baked goods. Too busy to bake this year?  Lynda has you covered!

Freewheeling Craft was born from celebrating the makers who go against the grain. Katrina is a first time maker at Freewheeling Craft Markets with her brand Nina Bella knits, a line of luxe knitwear and accessories. Learn more about her brand and why she's excited to vend at Holiyay.

Freewheeling Craft was born from celebrating the makers who go against the grain. Our city is beaming with talent and its our mission to highlight that. Welcome to our series: Maker's Hustle, where once a week we share a little more about the brands in our community and the Maker's behind the brand hustlin'.

Learn about our Holiyay Craft Market vendor Brittany Lee Smyth, the founder of Moving Mountains.

We are on a mission to make a BIG impact this Holiday season by pulling small local businesses together in one inspiring place for our fourth annual Holiday Market. Ask yourself: this Holiday season, what impact are you going to have and how are you going to make it happen? We have some ideas for you and how you can easily shop small and have big impact.