Hi Friends,  Things are feeling a wee bit heavy lately, aren’t they? We feel the urge to scream every time we watch the news and we know we’re not the only ones. It also makes us consider, perhaps more than ever before, *where* we are spending our money, and *what* that is supporting.  First Pick Handmade has...Read More

Hey Friends and Makers, We have something new this year and really, the timing could not be better with all the uncertainty and anxiety surrounding tariffs and the general making it work as a maker in the Lower Mainland: we present our First Ever Maker’s Mixer Saturday March 15th from 7:30 to 10pm. If you...Read More

We know Fall typically signifies the time of the year we shop for new garments, as many of us grew up knowing September’s start of the school year was *the time* when we get a bunch of new things to carry us through the year. It also feels like a refreshing shift after summer’s less...Read More