Last week my partner and I caught The King's Speech at the Dunbar Theatre. And imagine my delight when, while loading up on popcorn and Junior Mints, I discovered the theatre concession only takes cash, and the way I discovered this was by reading a sign the concessionnaire had needlepointed onto plastic canvas. It was AWESOME.
So this led me to thinking it might be fun to have an I Spy DIY in the City kind of thing, because I think we'll find that super fun!
Here's how it goes:
- Keep your eyes peeled for things that easily could have been store-bought (like a "cash only" sign), but that instead were handmade by someone. This could be anything – a window display, a bike, an outfit, a piece of furniture.
- Snap a pic and take note of the location. If you want, strike up a conversation with the maker and find out how they did it and why. (The concessionnaire was tickled by my delight at her handiwork. She just likes making things like this. Smiles!)
- Either email me the pic and info, or tweet it using the hashtag #DiYVRspy.
I'll occasionally round up spied DIY around Vancouver, the timing depending on how much fun we all have collecting photos and stories.
Aaaand, GO!
