I am so thankful to be able to put together our market and serve not only our local makers but our community of shoppers looking to buy small run and locally made. Your $3 admission allows me to take time away from my own art practice to organize First Pick Handmade and create a curated...Read More

Hi Friends, Janna here from First Pick Handmade. I’m so excited to tell you more about our new Holiday Market called Good Stuff taking place December 2+3 at Heritage Hall, 3102 Main Street in Vancouver. I have wanted to do something like this for a while and this is *the year* we give it a...Read More

  Hello Friends! We are so excited to be able to return to Heritage Hall this October 17Th for a very special One Day Only Market featuring some of our First Pick Friends and Family. This market will be smaller to allow for all Covid Safety Protocols to be adhered to, but *as always* the...Read More

It’s almost here everybody, tomorrow is *the day*, our Fall 2019 Market, and it couldn’t be here soon enough: the weather has turned to “Vancouver weather” and we’re ready to put summer clothes away in favour of richer textures and colours. We’re all about the Cozy this week, so for our final post, we’ve saved...Read More

It’s Wednesday and it’s late, so all we can really think about after running show errands all day is a bath and some sleep… who else feels this way? We want Cozy, and we want it now! On days like today, Conscious Care really pops to mind, and we’re so glad to see Lyndsay this...Read More

It’s definitely starting to feel like fall, the house feels cool this morning and yesterday’s rain was a good reminder of what life can be like on the West Coast. We’re all about the Cozy this week and as we approach our market this weekend, we’re getting excited about toques and socks and XS Unified!...Read More

Sometimes we need someone to encourage us, sometimes we need someone to just say no and help us find us something even more “Us”… so we are very happy to have Personal Stylist Tamara Mainardi join us on Saturday September 14th at the Market. Tamara will be offering half hour consultations, but remember to book...Read More

We’ve been looking at Just for You this week, and it seems fitting to close the series with bespoke denim, because fit to a tee is the name of the game at Dogwood Denim! Jeans are such a wardrobe staple, we *live* in our jeans here on the West Coast, so why not have ones...Read More

We’re talking Just for You and what can be better than a ring made just for you for your engagement or wedding day? Or perhaps a one of a kind piece that will make a statement, a piece of art you can wear and feel incredibly special in… If that sounds like it would be...Read More

We’re focused on items made Just for You this week, and today we’ve got Vancouver based jewellery brand Black SØLV in our sights. We love the darker, romantic aesthetic that Black SØLV features, which is neither feminine nor masculine… it just is! Items made for *you*, whomever you are. We always love to see what’s...Read More

Happy Tuesday, we’ve got another GIVEAWAY ALERT, check it out! We teamed up with our friends at @recloseted and @winterluxe to help you start September right! THERE WILL BE 3 WINNERS: GRAND PRIZE: $45 CAD credit for anything from @winterluxe, a recycled cashmere handmade accessories line AND two complimentary tickets (for you and a friend!)...Read More

We took a day off to get our $1500+ Giveaway going yesterday, but we’re still thinking about Extra Special things… this time it’s jewels by She’s So! If you were at our Spring market, no doubt you met Karly from She’s So, whose simple yet stackable creations add a fun element to every outfit and...Read More

Happy Wednesday Everybody! We’ve been looking at our First Pick Handmade designers who give it a little bit extra, and whose accessories and accoutrements let you define your own style. Today we’re looking at Revol Girl Period Proof Lingerie… because so many menstruating folks feel less than positive about their periods (and their bodies) and...Read More

We’re talking Extras this week, the extra special touches that make an outfit distinctly *you*. Our designer profile today is designer/artist Elen Danielle, who creates wearable works of art in the form of extra special brooches where everything is of the highest quality. Actual gold thread, check. Silk, check. Gold plated findings, check. What could...Read More