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Halloween Events, Pay-It-Forward Coffee, and a Unique Book Shop

October 25, 2019 By Kari 1 Comment

Hidden gems, cool local products, and unique events happening in the Edmonton area.
Scroll down to see what made your Local Love List this week!

The Local Love List is published every Friday. Be sure to pop back next week to see what’s up!

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Skull Terrarium

  • How cool is this: your kids can learn how to build and take care of a spooky terrarium! Glass Earth in Kingsway Mall is hosting a DIY workshop right on Halloween night, so you can bring your little ones to trick or treat at the mall before their creative adventure. All supplies are included in the workshop. Go here for more.

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Get Freaked Out

  • Experience three horrifying attractions at Dark, running at Fort Edmonton Park tomorrow (Saturday, October 26). Nestled in Edmonton’s River Valley, this live-action thriller promises to absolutely terrify you! Tickets range from $40-$70, and it’s cheaper to get them online ahead of time. Go here.

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You could also check out Edmonton’s freakiest haunted house this weekend. Deadmonton is on at 7031 Gateway Blvd until November 3rd. I’ve been told this one is a must-experience (if Halloween is your thing). Book your spot online here.

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New Event Space

  • A new studio and event space is coming to St.Albert…and it’s amazing! The Ellis was founded by Maria Leslie (who runs Simply Maria Rentals – a furniture and decor rental company) and Nicole McLean (a local lifestyle photographer). The official opening is next month, but you can book your office Christmas party, workshop, or photography session now. Go here to do so. 

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Pay-It-Forward Coffee

  • The Nook Cafe runs an excellent program to help the vulnerable in our community. In the Suspended Coffee program, you purchase a white button for three dollars, which allows those who need it to get a hot beverage and a snack on the house, as well as share in the space with other patrons. The cafe has served over 14,500 people in the program over the last two years. They really need donations right now, as they’ve been funding the project themselves as of late. Buttons can be purchased at the cafe and through e-transfers. Go here to donate!

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Chefs + Art

  • Vignettes Design Series is still open downtown on 104th. Tomorrow, you can participate in a chef-led cooking class while you’re there! The cooking and dine-in workshop with local celebrity chefs includes a wine pairing and your meal. There are two class times available: 6-7:30pm and 8-9:30pm. Get your tickets here!

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Unique Book Shop

  • Glass Bookshop is now open in Edmonton City Centre Mall West. This pretty little space focuses on Canadian writing and independent publishers with special attention paid to LGBTQ2SIA and IBPOC writers. Check them out here!

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Discount Codes To Shop

Make sure you bookmark this page for shopping discounts! Any discount codes for shopping some of my favourite brands will always be updated here.

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Christmas Card Photos

  • My friend, local photographer Dallas Curow, has just opened up her winter mini sessions. It’s a 25-minute photoshoot at her beautiful studio in central-west Edmonton for up to six people (and your pet). We did this last year, and it was awesome! You get five beautiful images to be used for Christmas cards or whatever you would like! Book your spot here. 

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Custom Ornaments

  • Set your alarms! A restock of Justine Ma’s custom ceramic holiday ornaments is coming up October 29th. Such a nice gift and holiday treasure. We had one made for Wyatt’s first Christmas several years ago and it’s a piece we cherish so much. Go here for more. 

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Pet Portrait Contest

  • Custom Watercolour Pet Portraits Giveaway! I’ve teamed up with Peak Paper Co’s Brittany, a watercolour and calligraphy artist based in Edmonton, to give one lucky person a custom 5×7″ watercolour pet portrait of their dog or cat (just in time for Christmas)! Head to this post on my Instagram to enter. Contest closes on Sunday, October 27 at 11:59 MST.

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Do you know of any hidden gems, cool local product, or unique events happening in the Edmonton area that may be a fit for the Local Love List? Please email me!

xx

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Comments

  1. Jennifer Kress says

    October 25, 2019 at 2:30 pm

    Wonderful ideas, as usual.
    Love the pay it forward coffee,and I have a friend that’s a new granny…she’ll love the Christmas ornament idea… so many good ideas…I’m going to share and ya tag these friends.
    Thanks, as always, Kari for your wonderful ideas

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Mom to Wyatt, Moses🐾 + Monroe🐾
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when you feel like you've hit your max bump but th when you feel like you've hit your max bump but there's still nine weeks to go. 😳

It's truly amazing what our bodies can do. 💛

#31weeks #sunsoutbumpsout #beachball
Life update. ❤ I’ll be keeping this piece of Life update. ❤

I’ll be keeping this piece of art forever. Wyatt painted this for me back in January, when I was isolated with Covid. I taped it up on the wall beside the bed during my stay in our guest room. If you zoom in, you’ll see me in the front with the big baby belly. (Wyatt calls me ‘big belly’ these days!)

Rainbows represent promise, hope, and new beginnings. 

It's been a rough past few weeks for our family, hence my absence online. Thank you so much for your messages of love, concern, and support. They mean so much to us. I know I share a lot with you on here, but I’m not going to get into details this time. Just know we're doing alright. Junebug is great (and kicking and rolling around non-stop!), Wyatt is awesome per usual, and Ryan and I are rock solid.

I had to take a break from work. My main focus has always been (and will
always be) protecting the peace, health, and well-being of our family unit. 

Social media can be a beautiful place where connection and inspiration happens. Unfortunately, it can also foster hurtful and harmful attacks. I’ve learned so much over these past few weeks, and have deeply reflected on my presence and future plans online. I’ll share more soon, but for now, I just wanted to check in, say a sincere thanks, and let you know we’re all good. ❤️
The moment I found out. September 22, 2021. I’ll The moment I found out. September 22, 2021. I’ll be honest - the first trimester wasn’t great. There were moments of joy (like this one) but it was filled with anxiety, scary moments, and a few hurdles. 

🤰I’m playing catchup on some pregnancy blog posts but I wanted to make sure this was up, especially for those who have been following our journey. 

👉 Head on over to KariSkelton.com for ‘Pregnancy Q&A: The First Trimester’ where I get into all of it. Link is in my bio.

❔️Please ask any questions. That’s the whole reason why I share about this. I believe sharing our experiences and personal stories helps all of us feel less alone and often validates what we’re going through. 

(If you can believe it, I took a video of the exact moment I found out but it disappeared from my files. Poof! Gone.💨 Of all the videos to lose…. 🙈 But very happy to have this photo).

#pregnancystories #motherhoodrising #motherhoodunites #Canadianblogger #Canadianmom
Contest Closed. Congrats to our winner @michelle_q Contest Closed. Congrats to our winner @michelle_quay! Thanks to all of you for entering! ❤

➡️ Giveaway! To celebrate @fresonbros first birthday tomorrow (Saturday, March 5), we’re giving away a $250 Freson Bros. GC! 🥳

You’re invited to pop down to the party between 11-5 to celebrate with us! 🎉There’s birthday torte, a whole bunch of perks, specialty tastings, and additional in-store giveaways, including a beautiful Camp Chef XT Wood Pellet Grill! 🙆‍♀️

To enter our $250 GC Giveaway:

👉 Make sure you follow me @kariskelton and @fresonbros.

👉 Like this post.

👉 tag some friends who would love this!

✨️ Bonus entry: Head to KariSkelton.com and leave a comment on my ‘Freson Bros. Turns One’ blog post (make sure to add your IG handle in that comment so we know who you are). 

*This giveaway is open to Canadian residents only and is in no way endorsed or supported by Instagram. The winner must be able to pick up the $250 gift card prize at Freson Bros. Edmonton 5139 Mullen Rd. Contest closes Friday, March 4 at 11:59 pm MST. The winner will be announced on this post before 9 a.m MST Saturday, March 5. 

🚨*PLEASE watch out for impersonation accounts that unfortunately sometimes pop up during giveaways. I will only reach out to you via DM from my account (@kariskelton) to confirm your win and then we’ll coordinate details via email only.
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