The NanoTacular II!!
For one evening, and two days nanopod's **nanotopia** will be transformed into a

Holiday Handmade Shopping Bonanza

Running all day Saturday, Dec. 8, 11am-8pm & Sunday, Dec. 9, 11am-5pm
Saturday-first 23 early birds receive special gift bags • Sunday-first 10 early birds receive special gift bags

Friday evening Trunk Show Soirée, 6pm to 9pm
enjoy 25% off select items while sipping fancy cocktails

Purchase truly one-of-a-kind, limited edition
handmade jewellery, accessories, knitwear,
silk-screened items, paper goods,
toys, ornaments, and more...

nanopod: hybrid studio is located at:
322A Harbord Street
(that's west of Bathurst and east of Bickford Park at Grace St.)
Toronto, ON M6G1H1
647. 219. 0585

Participating Artists include:

KOZO studio
Brudz & Sonz
Eunice, Handcrafted jewellery
Jayesh Bhagat
Old Weston
Jungle Fever
Little Odd Forest
Kett Made
and more...

Hope to see you there!

Why buy handmade? {as seen on the buyhandmade.org website

Buying Handmade makes for better gift-giving.

The giver of a handmade gift has avoided the parking lots and long lines of the big chain stores in favor of something more meaningful. If the giver has purchased the gift, s/he feels the satisfaction of supporting an artist or crafter directly. The recipient of the handmade gift receives something that is one-of-a-kind, or limited edition and made with care and attention that can
be seen and touched. It is the result of skill and craftsmanship that is absent in the world of large-scale manufacturing.

Buying handmade is better for people.

The ascendancy of chain store culture and global manufacturing has left us dressing, furnishing, and decorating alike. We are encouraged to be consumers, not producers, of our own culture. Our ties to the local and human sources of our goods have been lost. Buying handmade helps us reconnect.

Buying handmade is better for the environment.

The accumulating environmental effects of mass production are a major cause of global warming and the poisoning of our air, water and soil. Every item you make or purchase from a small-scale independent artist or crafter strikes a small blow to the forces of mass production.