Project Figo is back! This Novem­ber marks our sec­ond annual Project Figo Fundraiser for the Make-A-Wish Foun­da­tion to help grant the wishes of chil­dren with life-threatening illnesses. The brain­child of local artist Clau­dia Segovia, Figo wish­ing dolls are here vis­it­ing us from a world of dreams and pos­si­bil­i­ties with the express pur­pose of help­ing to make our wishes become real­ity. Each […]

• 11, 01, 2012
• /  Category Plush events, Plush workshops
• /  Posted By Brigitte
• /   No Comments.

Now that August is here, there’s really no deny­ing it: the end of sum­mer will be here before we know it, and it’ll be back to the grind­stone for all of us. The end of sum­mer spells the end of week­ends at the cabin, the end of knock­ing off work early to spend the afternoon […]

• 08, 01, 2012
• /  Category Contests
• /  Posted By Brigitte
• /   12 Comments.

Every once in a while, we pack up our DIY or DIE!!! work­shop series and go on a field trip. We love get­ting out into the world and get­ting involved in some of the amaz­ing inter­ac­tive events that hap­pen in our beloved city, and par­tic­i­pat­ing in larger events helps keep our enthu­si­asm and cre­ativ­ity levels […]

• 03, 16, 2012
• /  Category Plush events, Plush workshops
• /  Posted By Brigitte
• /   No Comments.

Thurs­day, March 15th marks the kick-off for Maker Faire 2012 ! Join the orga­niz­ers of Maker Faire for an evening of food and drink, live music, and inter­ac­tive demon­stra­tions (Plush will be there, “inter­ac­tively demon­strat­ing” one of our favorite craft­ing activ­i­ties for any­body who wants to try their hand at a lit­tle bit of needle-felting!). […]

• 03, 10, 2012
• /  Category Maker Faire, Plush events
• /  Posted By Brigitte
• /   No Comments.

Let’s just get it out in the open: Main Street has a rep­u­ta­tion.  Sure, we have a rep­u­ta­tion as being ground zero for lovely things that are all-kinds-of-ethical: locally made, upcy­cled, organic, sus­tain­able, vegan.  We have a rep­u­ta­tion as a haven for hip­sters. And a rep­u­ta­tion as an urban Van­cou­ver neigh­bour­hood that –despite the skyrocketing […]

• 12, 07, 2011
• /  Category Main Street Events, Plush events
• /  Posted By Brigitte
• /   1 Comment.

The Figos have landed! Project Figo is hap­pen­ing all this month at Plush. The brain­child of local artist Clau­dia Segovia, Figo dolls and DIY Figo kits have been here for some time vis­it­ing us from a world of dreams and pos­si­bil­i­ties with the express pur­pose of help­ing to make our wishes become real­ity. Each Figo […]

• 11, 02, 2011
• /  Category Plush events
• /  Posted By Brigitte
• /   1 Comment.

Plush loves all things cos­tumey.  Plush loves candy.  And, more than just about any­thing, Plush loves giv­ing treats to strangers.  So you can just imag­ine how ga-ga we get around here every year when Hallowe’en rolls around! This year, we’re mark­ing our favorite time of year with a lit­tle con­test.  We’ve stuffed as many Hallowe’en […]

• 10, 18, 2011
• /  Category Uncategorized
• /  Posted By Brigitte
• /   No Comments.

“Hello, my name is Plush, and I am a per­fec­tion­ist”. Ok, so maybe it’s not the kind of thing peo­ple form sup­port groups over.  Whether or not we need a twelve-step pro­gram for per­fec­tion­ists is a dis­cus­sion for another day, but last year when the Plushettes were caught rip­ping out seams that were a sixteenth […]

• 09, 17, 2011
• /  Category Plush workshops
• /  Posted By Brigitte
• /   No Comments.

Get out your camp stoves and pic­nic blan­kets –sum­mer has finally hit Van­cou­ver!  It’s time to pack up your gear and head for the hills –or the beach, as the case may be.  But once the hik­ing, swim­ming, and cycling are done, the sum­mer read­ing is caught up on, and the hot dogs and s’mores […]

• 08, 04, 2011
• /  Category Uncategorized
• /  Posted By Brigitte
• /   No Comments.