Apologies to Molly for not posting this in time for the Thursday and Friday showings. But there’s still time to score that chunky bracelet and strawberry hat so check it out:
Saturday, December 5th
10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
5529 Wallingford Ave N
Friends with an eye for bling,
Come to a jewelry and knit trunk show! Stroll on over [...]

From the library:
Nature Printmaking workshop at the Green Lake Branch [7364 E. Green Lake Dr N]
Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009, 1-2 p.m.
Nature Consortium will conduct a workshop on Nature Printmaking for ages 7 to adult. Learn how to create unique and colorful nature-themed block prints on tree-free paper with the Nature Consortium.
Library events and programs [...]

Kimberly wrote to tell us about an upcoming event:
The Kooterville Bizarre Bazaar: Unique Gifts for Unique People
Saturday December 5th from 11am-3pm, on the second floor of the Greenlake Community Center at 7201 E Green Lake Drive N.

Avoid the mall! Do your holiday shopping by the sunny shores of Greenlake!  Come to the Bizarre Bazaar, presenting [...]

This past summer, as we were perusing the goods at Urban Craft Uprising, we came across a very, very excellent display of letterpressed stationary.  Really, who doesn’t love letterpress?  Especially letterpressed cards that say YOU ARE RADICAL?
We got to chatting with Rosanna, the gal behind The Iron Curtain Press, and mentioned our general obsession with [...]

Check out this beautiful yarn that we stumbled across on Etsy:
The yarn is described as “a beautiful blue with hints of algae and lily pad caressing its edges.”
Wendee, creator of the yarn, writes:
While I don’t live in Greenlake, many of my friends do and I’ve spent countless hours there over the last 15 years running [...]

We heard about the improvements planned for playfields numbers 2 and 7 at the last Friends of Green Lake and Green Lake Community Council meetings and you’ve probably noticed that work has begun. The two dirt fields will soon be replaced with synthetic turf. See the Parks and Rec website for location info and before [...]

Green Lakers, we know you love your craftsmans.  Has anyone made it down to Montlake to check out the Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI)’s latest exhibit?  It looks fantastic.  It will be around until January 18, 2010, at MOHAI, located at 2700 24th Avenue E.

photo credit: Lara604
A major new exhibition brings to light [...]

We found two more guerilla knit cozies this evening! The tree cozy is just south of Ashworth and the pedestrian crossing sign cozy is at Kenwood. So between these and the street sign cozy at 64th, you can take a mini art walk on the southeast side of the lake.

If there was ever any doubt as to Green Lake’s hipness, kiss it goodbye. Late last night our ‘hood was covered in cozies by a guerilla knitter. In our morning scouring of the neighborhood we only found one piece to admire. We’re chalking it up to early morning pre-coffee myopia and not cozy theft. Check [...]