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HOLIYAY 2022 VENDOR GUIDE

Posted by Amanda Cockburn on

We may be biased over here, but this is THE best market lineup this holiday! Hands down. Check out the venddor shopping guide below for the 7th annual Holiyay Craft Market by Freewheeling Craft (and the 5th year at the NAC)!
Get your favourite #shoplocal gang + your shopping list ready. Plan your day (maybe hit up a local restaurant on Egin or Sparks street, grab a local coffee at Local Victories or Equator) and shop local at the craft market! 

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HOLIYAY 2022 VENDOR GUIDE

Posted by Amanda Cockburn on

We may be biased over here, but this is THE best market lineup this holiday! Hands down. Check out the venddor shopping guide below for the 7th annual Holiyay Craft Market by Freewheeling Craft (and the 5th year at the NAC)!
Get your favourite #shoplocal gang + your shopping list ready. Plan your day (maybe hit up a local restaurant on Egin or Sparks street, grab a local coffee at Local Victories or Equator) and shop local at the craft market! 

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10 WAYS TO #SUPPORTLOCAL DURING LOCKDOWN

Posted by Amanda Cockburn on

Another day, another lockdown Ottawa. By now we know, that you know what to do. Its time to show our local businesses our support in any way that we can. Our small-business community needs us folks so we've put together ten ways to support local during a lockdown. We want to make it easy for you to shop local in Ottawa.

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10 WAYS TO #SUPPORTLOCAL DURING LOCKDOWN

Posted by Amanda Cockburn on

Another day, another lockdown Ottawa. By now we know, that you know what to do. Its time to show our local businesses our support in any way that we can. Our small-business community needs us folks so we've put together ten ways to support local during a lockdown. We want to make it easy for you to shop local in Ottawa.

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HOLIYAY 2020: SPREADING THE LOCAL MAGIC

Posted by Amanda Cockburn on

Its a fact that this holiyay season will look a whole lot different. Even though 2020 has been pretty hard on a lot of small businesses and particularly IRL (in real life) experiences, our mission hasn't changed. 

To connect + inspire the local creative community and to give you, our shoppers, a platform to explore the brands.

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HOLIYAY 2020: SPREADING THE LOCAL MAGIC

Posted by Amanda Cockburn on

Its a fact that this holiyay season will look a whole lot different. Even though 2020 has been pretty hard on a lot of small businesses and particularly IRL (in real life) experiences, our mission hasn't changed. 

To connect + inspire the local creative community and to give you, our shoppers, a platform to explore the brands.

Read more

Maker's Hustle Series: Blackett & Co.

Posted by Amanda Cockburn on

Freewheeling Craft was born from celebrating the makers who go against the grain. Our city is beaming with talent and we’d like to highlight that. Welcome to our series, Maker's Hustle, where once a week we share a little more about the brands in our shop and the Maker's behind the brand hustlin'. Meet Kristy, the founder of Blackett + Co.

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Maker's Hustle Series: Blackett & Co.

Posted by Amanda Cockburn on

Freewheeling Craft was born from celebrating the makers who go against the grain. Our city is beaming with talent and we’d like to highlight that. Welcome to our series, Maker's Hustle, where once a week we share a little more about the brands in our shop and the Maker's behind the brand hustlin'. Meet Kristy, the founder of Blackett + Co.

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