Seven months is a long time to wait. Throw in a particularly long, cold winter and it seems even longer. Far too long to be away from friends and community.
The long wait is over (or will be tomorrow). The Marmora Farmer's Market will be starting tomorrow, Saturday May 16, with an official kick off event next weekend. The market will be open to the public from 9am to 2 pm, but feel free to come by early.
The market is held at the park in Marmora, next to the tourist information building.
Looking forward to seeing everyone, both vendors and regulars alike.
Friday 15 May 2015
Wednesday 13 May 2015
New Product: Maple Ridge Jewellery
My last post showed a fairly large project. Today I want to show some samples of some very small ones.
The news: Maple Ridge Creations will be trying a line of natural wood jewellery this season. How wide the product line is and how long they will be available will depend on the response, but we're hopeful.
The hesitation: Some of you know that we have made minor attempts to enter the jewellery market before but there have always been large drawbacks: it takes a lot of time to accurately cut small shapes and to finish them nicely; jewellery is a glutted market often with multiple vendors at a show; and frankly, our early attempts weren't all that great (I think it's a virtue to recognize one's own failings and shortcomings and to learn from them).
Hopefully this stuff is a bit different. We feel the quality is pretty good and we're sure you will too. Here's a few samples.
That's just a small sample of what's currently made and what we have plans for. Feel free to share your thoughts or questions with us at mapleridgecreations@gmail.com or just come and see what we have in stock.
I will be at the Marmora Farmer's Market this Saturday, open from 9-2, at the park. See you there.
The news: Maple Ridge Creations will be trying a line of natural wood jewellery this season. How wide the product line is and how long they will be available will depend on the response, but we're hopeful.
The hesitation: Some of you know that we have made minor attempts to enter the jewellery market before but there have always been large drawbacks: it takes a lot of time to accurately cut small shapes and to finish them nicely; jewellery is a glutted market often with multiple vendors at a show; and frankly, our early attempts weren't all that great (I think it's a virtue to recognize one's own failings and shortcomings and to learn from them).
Hopefully this stuff is a bit different. We feel the quality is pretty good and we're sure you will too. Here's a few samples.
Spalted Maple Teardrop Earrings
Staghorn Sumac Earrings
Spalted Maple Live Edge Earrings
Spalted Maple Rectangle Earrings
Butternut Burl Cookie Earrings
Cherry Crotchwood Pendant
Butternut Burl Live Edge Pendant
That's just a small sample of what's currently made and what we have plans for. Feel free to share your thoughts or questions with us at mapleridgecreations@gmail.com or just come and see what we have in stock.
I will be at the Marmora Farmer's Market this Saturday, open from 9-2, at the park. See you there.
Tuesday 12 May 2015
Projects: Big...
Well gentle reader, it has been a long time. We'll have to make it a point to get together more often. In the meantime, welcome back.
Hopefully I'll be showing off some exciting new products in the next few weeks, but today I want to share a project I did almost a year ago.
Typically I do a lot of smaller projects. I've done bookmarks and key rings, and due to space constraints, the largest thing I normally travel to a market with is a bench or small table. But that doesn't mean I'm constrained to small, only that big doesn't always fit in my van...
A little over a year ago I was contacted by a local who was interested in having some renovations done to their new house. A number of different projects developed, but since I only have pictures of one, I'll stick to that one. I was asked about bookcases. Easy enough, I thought. I'd made bookcases for myself and small ones to sell. She wanted them to be adjustable. Not a problem. Use a jig for drilling holes and get some shelf pegs...no biggie. She wanted them to go from the floor to the ceiling and from one wall to the other. Alright, her ceiling slopes up from the wall...it's only an angle, no problem. Getting a bit on the big side though.
After a couple consultations and some email exchanges of ideas to make sure we were on the same page, we had come to a few more particulars:
There was an electric fireplace downstairs that she wanted to fit into the shelves.
Instead of going all the way to the outside wall we would stop about a foot and a half away from the wall and put a row of shelves at a 45 degree angle to make things feel a bit more open.
The bottom row of shelves would be fixed, while the others would be movable.
The top would have a bulkhead to cover the angle of the ceiling.
Before we get to the finished photo I need to admit that I did not paint the shelves myself. The customer had hired a professional painter to do a number of surfaces in the house and he handled all of the painting very well.
That said, here's what the final product looked like. My apologies for not having a before picture.
I am not a professional contractor. I am not licensed, or even insured. I have no staff apart from myself and my wife (who does not come to the job site with me). What I am is a full time woodworker. What I do have is integrity and a desire to make customers happy.
If that sounds like something you're comfortable with and you have a project around the house you'd like to consult me on, and you live within about an hour or so of the Madoc area, feel free to email me at mapleridgecreations@gmail.com.
Of course the real question to ask is, "Was the customer satisfied?"
I went on to build two more bookcases and a coffered ceiling.
Hopefully I'll be showing off some exciting new products in the next few weeks, but today I want to share a project I did almost a year ago.
Typically I do a lot of smaller projects. I've done bookmarks and key rings, and due to space constraints, the largest thing I normally travel to a market with is a bench or small table. But that doesn't mean I'm constrained to small, only that big doesn't always fit in my van...
A little over a year ago I was contacted by a local who was interested in having some renovations done to their new house. A number of different projects developed, but since I only have pictures of one, I'll stick to that one. I was asked about bookcases. Easy enough, I thought. I'd made bookcases for myself and small ones to sell. She wanted them to be adjustable. Not a problem. Use a jig for drilling holes and get some shelf pegs...no biggie. She wanted them to go from the floor to the ceiling and from one wall to the other. Alright, her ceiling slopes up from the wall...it's only an angle, no problem. Getting a bit on the big side though.
After a couple consultations and some email exchanges of ideas to make sure we were on the same page, we had come to a few more particulars:
There was an electric fireplace downstairs that she wanted to fit into the shelves.
Instead of going all the way to the outside wall we would stop about a foot and a half away from the wall and put a row of shelves at a 45 degree angle to make things feel a bit more open.
The bottom row of shelves would be fixed, while the others would be movable.
The top would have a bulkhead to cover the angle of the ceiling.
Before we get to the finished photo I need to admit that I did not paint the shelves myself. The customer had hired a professional painter to do a number of surfaces in the house and he handled all of the painting very well.
That said, here's what the final product looked like. My apologies for not having a before picture.
I am not a professional contractor. I am not licensed, or even insured. I have no staff apart from myself and my wife (who does not come to the job site with me). What I am is a full time woodworker. What I do have is integrity and a desire to make customers happy.
If that sounds like something you're comfortable with and you have a project around the house you'd like to consult me on, and you live within about an hour or so of the Madoc area, feel free to email me at mapleridgecreations@gmail.com.
Of course the real question to ask is, "Was the customer satisfied?"
I went on to build two more bookcases and a coffered ceiling.
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