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 handcrafted jewelry, knits, soaps, art, clothes, foods and uniquely bizarre wares for your holiday shopping pleasure. We have jewelry made out of hardware, holiday gift boxes made out of Chinese food containers, stuffed voodoo dolls, and organic raw chocolate bon bons. The Bizarre…
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Learn how to make candles, crochet potholders, brew beer and more
From Sustainable Green Lake: December 15: Do It Yourself Gifts and Holiday Cheer Come share tips about celebrating the holidays more sustainably! Learn how to make candles, crochet potholders, brew (root)beer, and other fun holiday gifts. We are looking for a few more teachers with a DIY skill to share. Please contact meganhorst [at] hotmail.com to be one of our teachers that night. Event Details: Tuesday, December 15, 6:30-8:30 pm, Bethany Community Church, 8023 Green Lake Drive N, CE Auditorium.
The Colors of Green Lake
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 around the lake, picnicing, playing frisbee, you name it. It holds a special place in my heart and I have many fond memories (and am continuing to make more) around Greenlake. ♥
Lower Woodland Park Playfields Construction Underway
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 and after imagery. The synthetic turf is a good thing and will create less runoff into the lake. The men in hardhats and work trucks will be part of the landscape throughout the summer. Equally exciting was our discovery of yet another guerilla knitter cozy when we went…
MOHAI Exhibit – The Arts and Crafts Movement in the Pacific Northwest
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 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 exceptional work from the Arts and Crafts Movement in the Northwest during the early twentieth century. The exhibition showcases significant buildings and interiors, furniture, glass, metalwork, ceramics, textiles, fine arts, graphics and book arts, and photography with over one hundred objects drawn from public and private collections….
