I love finding new, unique, and especially local gift ideas for the holidays and thanks to Imbue Goods, I’ve got a great gift to share with my readers too.
Imbue Goods makes small batch, high-quality essential oils, and their signature product is their collection of rose water skin recovery mists. They have four essential oil blends:
- Heaven: Summery, fresh and delicious. Cocktail reference: French 75.
- Muse: Notes of citrus; both sweet and refreshing. Cocktail reference: Gin & Tonic.
- Soothe: Minty, cool and calming. Cocktail reference: Mojito.
- Lust: Floral, smoky and woody. Cocktail reference: Chai Martini.
One of their mists is included in a gift box this Christmas, put together by Victoria’s Thorn & Thistle flower shop.
Thorn & Thistle‘s Local-ish gift boxes come in two sizes* and include a seasonal flower arrangement, palo santo Woodlot sticks (made in Vancouver); Imbue skin recovery mist (made in Vancouver); Lux et Terra beeswax candle (made on Vancouver Island); Hatchet Made linen tea towel (made in Ontario).
*The Regular size is in a smaller wooden box with a smaller flower component and no tea towel.
Enter to Win
Imbue and Thorn & Thistle are offering up a Local-ish Gift Box to one lucky Miss604 reader, and they’re throwing in the complete set of Imbue Rose Water Mists. Here’s how you can enter to win:
- Leave a comment on this post (1 entry)
- Click below to post your entry on Twitter (1 entry)
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Follow Imbue Goods on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, along with Thorn & Thistle on Facebook, for more information.
I will draw one winner at random from all entries at 12:00pm on Thursday, December 8, 2016. This contest is only open to Metro Vancouver and Victoria, due to the nature of the contents of the gift box, and the fresh flowers that the winner will receive.
Update The winner is @rwellmanphoto!
Tree lightings, markets, parades, and much more are all happening this weekend around Metro Vancouver. From a lighted truck parade in Surrey, to the Rogers Santa Claus Parade in Downtown Vancouver, and over to Light Up The Heights in Burnaby, there is a lot of FREE family fun to be had all across the region. These events and other things to do in Vancouver this weekend are listed below:
Things to do in Vancouver This Weekend
Events that run for longer than three days in a row are highlighted in green.
Friday, December 2, 2016
Opening Reception: Sell Out, Featuring iHeart
Coquitlam Christmas Craft Fair
Robson Square Christmas Tree Lighting
Art and Design Show on Main Street
Main Street Holiday Art Party
Christmas Carol Ships, Ladner
Christmas Market at Highstreet, Abbotsford
Girls4Girls Presents: Unfiltered
Fraser Valley Stage: A Christmas Survival Guide
Realwheels Theatre Presents: CREEPS
A Charlie Brown Christmas at Carousel Theatre
VanDusen Festival of Lights
Grouse Mountain Peak of Christmas
Canyon Lights at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park
Bright Nights Christmas Train in Stanley Park
Burnaby Village Museum Heritage Christmas
Park & Tilford Hi-Light Festival
Vancouver Christmas Market @ Jack Poole Plaza
Enchant Vancouver Christmas Market
Robson Square Ice Rink Skating
FlyOver Canada Christmas Ride
Vancouver TheatreSports: Christmas Queen
Holy Mo! A Christmas Show!
Saturday, December 3, 2016
Fundraiser for North Shore Rescue
Lumiere Festival, West End
New West Craft Christmas Night Market
Kitsilano Winter Market
A Christmas Concert for Kenya
Jewelry & Crafts Workshops for Kids
Kensington Holiday Craft Fair
Christmas Bentwood Box Reception
Light Up the Heights, Burnaby Heights
Eats & Treats at the Farm Store in Yarrow
SHIFT handmade Holiday Remix
Santa Parade, New Westminster
Santa Parade, Maple Ridge
Christmas in Leigh Square, Port Coquitlam
Wesbrook Balloon Winter Wonderland and Holiday Craft Fair
Nat Bailey Winter Farmers Market
Christmas At Historic Stewart Farm
Cuba Photography Workshop
Stuff the Truck for the Food Bank
The Arts Club Presents: Mary Poppins
Vancouver Opera Presents: Hansel & Gretel
Hold On Change is Comin’
Thornhill Artisan Fair, Maple Ridge
Christmas Market at Highstreet, Abbotsford
Fraser Valley Stage: A Christmas Survival Guide
Realwheels Theatre Presents: CREEPS
Art and Design Show on Main Street
A Charlie Brown Christmas at Carousel Theatre
VanDusen Festival of Lights
Grouse Mountain Peak of Christmas
Canyon Lights at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park
Bright Nights Christmas Train in Stanley Park
Burnaby Village Museum Heritage Christmas
Park & Tilford Hi-Light Festival
Vancouver Christmas Market @ Jack Poole Plaza
Enchant Vancouver Christmas Market
Robson Square Ice Rink Skating
FlyOver Canada Christmas Ride
Vancouver TheatreSports: Christmas Queen
Holy Mo! A Christmas Show!
Sunday, December 4, 2016
Rogers Santa Claus Parade, Vancouver
11th Annual Surrey Santa Parade
Big Rigs for Kids Lighted Truck Parade, Surrey
Christmas in Steveston Village
Bowen Island Christmas Craft Fair
A Lantern Affair: Family Day for the Holidays, Coquitlam
Phoenix Chamber Choir Christmas Joys
Burnaby Lake Holiday Open House
Takács String Quartet
Cannery Farmers Market
Hastings Park Winter Farmers Market
Christmas At Historic Stewart Farm
Stuff the Truck for the Food Bank
Thornhill Artisan Fair, Maple Ridge
Trinity Western University: Christmas at the Chan Centre
Christmas Market at Highstreet, Abbotsford
Fraser Valley Stage: A Christmas Survival Guide
Realwheels Theatre Presents: CREEPS
Art and Design Show on Main Street
VanDusen Festival of Lights
Grouse Mountain Peak of Christmas
Canyon Lights at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park
Bright Nights Christmas Train in Stanley Park
Burnaby Village Museum Heritage Christmas
Park & Tilford Hi-Light Festival
Vancouver Christmas Market @ Jack Poole Plaza
Enchant Vancouver Christmas Market
Robson Square Ice Rink Skating
FlyOver Canada Christmas Ride
The Arts Club Presents: Mary Poppins
Holy Mo! A Christmas Show!
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Broadway Across Canada presents Kinky Boots at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver, February 7th to 12th, 2017. It’s Broadway’s huge-hearted, high-heeled hit!
With songs by Grammy and Tony winning pop icon Cyndi Lauper, this joyous musical celebration is about the friendships we discover, and the belief that you can change the world when you change your mind. Inspired by true events, Kinky Boots takes you from a gentlemen’s shoe factory in Northampton to the glamorous catwalks of Milan.
Kinky Boots in Vancouver
The touring cast of Kinky Boots. Photo by Matthew Murphy.
Charlie Price is struggling to live up to his father’s expectations and continue the family business of Price & Son. With the factory’s future hanging in the balance, help arrives in the unlikely but spectacular form of Lola, a fabulous performer in need of some sturdy new stilettos.
With direction and choreography by two-time Tony Award winner Jerry Mitchell (Legally Blonde, Hairspray) and a book by Broadway legend and four-time Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein (La Cage Aux Folles), Kinky Boots is the winner of six Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Score and Best Choreography.
Pre-Sale Code & Link
This pre-sale link will be ONLY available December 2, 2016 at 10:00am until December 4, 2016 at 10:00pm and the code to use is HEELS.
Tickets
Individual tickets for Kinky Boots will go on sale Monday, December 5th. Tickets are available at 1-855-985-5000 or through Ticketmaster online. Find out more about two show packages for the 2016-2017 season.
Follow Broadway Across Canada on Twitter and Facebook for more information about their shows coming to Vancouver for 2017.
It’s the time of year when I sit down with my favourite fine-tipped Sharpie and repeatedly shout out “zip code?” to my husband across the room. I love writing Christmas cards and sending a bit of holiday cheer to our relatives and friends across borders. This year, we’re sending some local cards from Vancouver-based greeting card company, JustGreet.
JustGreet’s cards are printed on 100% recycled paper in Gastown, and the independent artists they support are compensated each time a design is sold. Whether you’re into a little Drake or Beyonce, minimalist cheer, classic winter themes or elegant Christmas designs, there’s a JustGreet holiday card for you.
Win Cards
I have the opportunity to give away 2 boxed sets of cards (16 cards) to 2 lucky Miss604 readers. Each winner will be able to select their choice of cards from the JustGreet Holiday Collection. Here’s how you can enter to win:
- Leave a comment on this post (1 entry)
- Click below to post your entry on Twitter (1 entry)
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Follow JustGreet on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram for more inspiration. I will draw 2 winners at random from all entries at 12:00pm on Sunday, December 4, 2016.
Update The winner are Linda and @LeaAlannah!
This Christmas, Harbour Centre and the Vancouver Lookout, in partnership with The Kettle Society, are inviting Vancouverites to make A Joyful Post to support people living with mental illness.
Joyful Post at Harbour Centre and The Vancouver Lookout
Where: Harbour Centre lobby (555 W Hastings, Vancouver)
When: Monday to Friday through December 24th 11:00am to 2:00pm.
Harbour Centre’s lobby will house a large-scale, festive installation where the public can select, personalize, and hang Christmas cards for Kettle members. The signed cards will then be shared with the Kettle community in a small but important gesture to help brighten what can be a very difficult time of year.
A minimum donation of $5 is suggested with 100% of proceeds going to The Kettle Society, a local non-profit that assists people living with mental illness.
Funds will be used to provide items and experiences that Kettle mental health clients have identified as able to connect them to others, boost their self-esteem, or help lift their day. Items such as:
- Transit tickets
- A good cup of coffee
- Haircuts
- Outings to local attractions and events
Participants are urged to share their post on social media using #AJoyfulPost and encourage their networks to take part. Boffo Properties will match total donations, up to $5,000. Follow Harbour Centre and the Vancouver Lookout on Facebook for more information about this event and other initiatives throughout the year.
