Next Door Diary

Vanessa's presentation at Pecha Kucha Vol. 8 on Oct 30, 2009 in designers art Vancouver Designer What a great experience it was last night! I really enjoyed listening to and being inspired by the other speakers' presentations. To give you a little idea what it looks like, I've uploaded my presentation and also the 20 slides that I showed, below.

Pecha Kucha Vol.8 on Oct 12, 2009 in community What is Pecha Kucha? It's creative people talking about creative things. Each presenter is allowed 20 images, each shown for 20 seconds each. The creators took the name from a Japanese term for the sound of conversation ("chit-chat"). In Vancouver, t...

Fabric Blowout Sale on Oct 9, 2009 in fundraiser shop Kwantlen's Fashion Design program is blowing out all their fabric for $2/meter and $5/meter. All proceeds benefit the fashion program.Tuesday, Oct.20th 200911am- 3pm8771 Lansdowne Rd.Richmond, BC V6X 3V8...and just in time for Halloween costume makin...

Putting on the Glitz on Oct 2, 2009 in fundraiser vintage Last night the Original Costume Museum Society put on a gala dinner fundraiser and silent auction: "Putting on the Glitz: Hollywood Style 1916- 1946". This event was sold out and it was tons of fun to see the audience dressed in their very own vintag...

How Bucky Coe Writes songs on Sep 30, 2009 in music How to During Bucky Coe's gig at Lugz on Main St. (Vancouver,Canada) last night, Bucky shared with us the process of how he writes his songs. To hear more of his songs, you can check out his home page. My favourite song is "Mistakes and Victories".A special...

Dressers in the City on Sep 29, 2009 in Fashion High art BC Fashion Week How to Vancouver has been overrun with bears, cows and eagles; now Fashion High is getting in on the action with the Dressers in the City campaign. Over the course of 10 days, dressers will pop up on some of the busiest street corners in Vancouver. They...

Halloween Costume Workshop on Sep 21, 2009 in Vancouver Designer Make your own costume this halloween under the guidance of fashion & costume designer Rachel Zaharik. For more info email: info@rachelssewingschool.ca...