Editors, Co-Founders



Poppytalk is a Canadian (Vancouver-based) design blog collecting inspiration and dedicated to promoting emerging design talent. A husband and wife team working in the design field, Jan in graphic design and Earl in New Media as a designer and instructor. Poppytalk was recently featured as an editor's pick in an article on international design blogs on Domino's Magazine (R.I.P.) and in an article from Canadian House and Home, "Our favourite Canadian Design Blogs, click here to read.

We are the founders of Poppytalk Handmade, an online curated and monthly-themed marketplace showcasing handmade and vintage goods from around the world. Poppytalk Handmade was recently included in Lucky Magazine’s January 2008 issue under an article “The Best Websites You’ve
Probably) Never Heard Of. Click here to read (in alphabetical order).

Jan has contributed as a writer on various sites such as Design Sponge (Guest Blog), Etsy, Diesel.com (Diesel Cult), Yahoo (Shine), Sfgirlbybay, and Loft-Life and Stationery Trends.

Read about our readership and advertising opportunities here and our press page is here.

Contact us at poppytalkblog[at]yahoo[dot]ca.

Weekly contributers

HULASEVENTY


She likes to makes lists, she takes pictures, (the most beautiful pictures), she dances, she's my first ever blog friend and commenter, she's a mother, she's a wife, she's got talent oozing out of her bones and now I'm happy to announce she's our first contributer! Yes people, I'm soooooo thrilled and excited today to welcome Andrea of Hulaseventy to the blog as a regular contributer. Each week Andrea will be sharing a list of some sort and if you've ever read any of her lists before, they are always filled with the most interesting items and ideas! So please give her a warm welcome and if you haven't been swooned by her beautiful picture taking and words yet, I highly recommend a regular visit to her blog, hulaseventy.blogspot.com and her etsy shop, girlhula.etsy.com!


JEANETTE ORDAS OF EVERYBODY LIKES SANDWICHES


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We are excited and pleased to have fellow-Vancouverite, foodie, crafty, freelance designer, Jeannette Ordas from the popular food blog, Everybody Likes Sandwiches joining us every Wednesday! I had the pleasure of meeting Jeannette a couple of times this summer and not only is she an excellent cook, she also is a sweet person to know, so please join us here every Wednesday where Jeanette will be offering up some yummy treats starting today!



LISA CONGDON




We are thrilled to announce that San Francisco mixed media artist and illustrator, Lisa Congdon will be joining Poppytalk as a weekly contributer! Lisa is a self-taught artist whom we've always admired and along with her beautiful talent, Lisa shares a great eye with her business partner Rena Tom in their design-led shop and art gallery, Rare Device. We trust Lisa's eye and look forward to her weekly monday posts, "This Week from Lisa Congdon". Please join us in welcoming her and be sure to visit her new blog, The Adventures of Lisa and Wilfredo, all about Lisa and her magical pup; her etsy shop, lisacongdon.etsy.com and her portfolio site, lisacongdon.com.



SOMETHING'S HIDING IN HERE



We're honoured to add to our list of weekly contributers to Poppytalk, the golden design duo out of Philidelphia, Shauna Alterio and Stephen Loidolt! We're pretty much sure many of you know these amazing folks, but just in case not, they work under the name, Something's Hiding in Here and make the most beautiful and original handmade pieces (see the above collage for a peek of just a few). Shauna and Stephen will be writing a weekly post called, "i made this for you...", where they take a slant on the D.I.Y. idea, focusing on diy gifts, that are simple to make yet fun and unique. One week Stephen makes something for Shauna and vice versa. It'll be fun to tune in each Friday to see what's in store!

Find more of Stephen and Shauna:

blog somethingshidinginhere.typepad.com
shop, somethingshidinghere.etsy.com
flickr flickr.com/photos/somethingshidinginhere




WILL BRYANT




We are really stoked this week to introduce to you our newest and latest contributer to the Poppytalk world! Will Bryant, whom has graced our pages as a guest blogger last fall, will be joining us every Tuesday for a post we're calling "Fresh From the Oven by Will Bryant" ! He will be covering a mixture of goodies including, new student art and the odd music mix!

Will Bryant is a freelance creative at Public School in Austin, TX. He's known for surfing the internet, crackin' smiles, and holding hands with his wife in public.
Mr. Fancy Pants also enjoys drawing letters, browsing record stores, bike rides with his sweetheart."

Occasionally he guest blogs for Myloveforyou, contributes to Design For Mankind's Dialogue, Share Some Candy, and Asthmatic Kitty's Sidebar. And recently he was named one of HOW Magazine's Rising Stars in their August issue on creative talent.

We're really excited to have him on board with us, and we know you'll enjoy his refreshing creative viewpoints as much as we do! Visit his site at will-bryant.com.