Maker Stories

A year has passed since the COVID-19 pandemic viciously spread across the globe. But if one thing’s for sure—what didn’t kill small business owner...

I am a Canadian-born artist and designer who seeks to delight, engage and entertain with my series of playful and cheeky greeting cards, prints and...

Hi! I'm Laura of Laulaubird.It all began when I bought my dog an adorable plush toy ham for Christmas. It was beautiful, it was squeaky and Artie d...

I have been a maker all my life. I started creating my own butters and hair oils as a child with my grandmother and sister. Today I share this wit...

Throughout the course of my life I have always loved making things and directed that love into various mediums over the years.   After working in ...

My name is Molly Barber and I’m the maker behind neon lace jewellery. I’ve always loved making jewellery, ever since I was a little girl making fri...

Kendra Elizabeth Welham is the Toronto artist and metalsmith behind jewellery line The Deep Winter.  "I’ve always been a tinkerer and an artist. J...

"I create one of kind wire wrapped pieces with gorgeous gemstones."Alicia of Alicia’s Designs is a Toronto-based jewellery artist specializing in w...

Sew Wild Canada was created by Renee, who decided to pass down the sewing skills she had learned from her mother to her daughter. Renee started by ...

Urban Drawer is a sock company based in Edmonton, Alberta, run and designed by two sisters with a passion for fine details. We design unique, fun, ...

Latha Prajwal is the talented maker behind small business Kala Clay Art, creating stunning jewelry designs in polymer clay. A mom of two, Latha ba...

I smirk a bit as I recall the very beginnings of this business. As the last of four kids to a single dad, the bigger kids thought I would only slow...