The Lakeshore Weavers Guild is sponsoring the Provincial Weavers Conference.  The conference is related to the fiber arts of weaving, spinning and knitting. For $2 you can visit the vendors and see the exhibits from the different guilds in the province who are showing their handwoven arts and garments. You can buy some supplies too: yarn, fiber for spinning, weaving, bobbins, shuttles, spinning equipment, etc.

If you want you could register for the congress on Friday evening. You also have the option to register for the conference to take part in the workshops on Saturday. You do need to become a member of the Quebec Weavers Association to register for the conference.

Cash is your best option.

Location:  Holiday Inn Pointe-Claire, 6700 Transcanadienne
corner:  Boul. St-Jean
Hotel Tel: 514-697-7110
Dates:  June 1,2,3
Hours:  Sat 10-5, Sun 10-12

Provincial website:  www.lestisserandsduquebec.com/congres-en.html
Lakeshore Weavers Guild:  www.tisserandsdulakeshoreweaversguild.org/

Libraries have lots of books. In order to make room for the new ones, the old ones have to leave. The Friends of the Pointe Claire Library organize this sale to make funds available to buy more books.

Location: Arthur-Seguin Chalet, 365 St-Louis Ave., Pointe Claire
Tel: 514-630-1218
Dates: May 19: 9-3, May 20: 10-3

There’s a sportswear warehouse sale at Fana Sports in St Leonard which features a wide selection of officially licensed Montreal Impact gear. The company is a year round supplier to local soccer clubs and was the official uniform supplier for the impact last season. It’s time to liquidate that stock now. Prices are: caps $3.95,  jerseys $17.95 and track suits $24.95.

Other soccer clothes (Legea, Tana, Givova) is clearing as well. Legea track suits at 70% off  are $19.95, soccer jerseys $4.95, soccer shoes $9,95 and balls are a mere $1.95.

Location: 6140 Marivaux
corner: du Prado
Tel: 514-648-8888
Hours: Wed 10-5, Thurs & Fri 10-8, Sat 10-5, Sun10-5
Dates: The sale will last til stock runs out

The JRC warehouse is open for a quick toy liquidation sale now.  Their main sale happens every year before Christmas, between October and December, when they open to the public with deals of up to 70% off  on all kinds of toys.

Name brands from Step 2,  Melissa & Doug, Barbie, Crayola, Fisher-Price, Hasbro, Hot Wheels, Little Tikes, Mattel, Mega Bloks, Hegstrom, Spinmaster, Alex, and VTech have been found, as well as books from $1 & up and even the kitchen sink. Corporations, day cares or anyone holding Christmas events can buy in bulk and have them wrapped.

Location: 5589 Royalmount
corner: Devonshire
Tel: 514-342-6979
Dates: Apr 11-22
Times: Mon-Fri 10-6, Sat & Sun 10-5
www.jrctoys.com

Groupe Pierre Belvedere is offering up 4 weekends of clearances of up to 85% on educational toys, Christmas decorations, cards, gifts, candles,  stationery, napkins, calendars, agendas and things for special occasions.

Location: 2555 Dollard Ave, bdlg #1, Ville Lasalle
Corner: rue de Hull
Phone: (514- 286-2880
Dates: April 12 & 13: 12-9,  Apr 14: 10-5, Apr 15: 12-5, Apr 19 &20: 12-9,  Apr 21: 10-5,  Apr 22:  12-5
www.pierrebelvedere.com

Lise Watier, our very own famous Quebec cosmetics queen, has semi-annual clearance sales of last year’s discontinued lines or slightly damaged packages of makeup, perfumes, and skin care products. The sale lasts 2 days on 2 or 3 weekends in a row. It will usually be held again in November. Stock up for the year! (well maybe 1/2 the year).

Location: 5600 Cote de Liesse Rd.
Phone: 514-735-4959 X 840
Dates:  Sat  Apr 14: 9-5, Sun  Apr 15: 9:30-4
www.lisewatier.com

Marcelle makeup and skin care products were developed for women with sensitive skin. Marcelle has been a trusted brand since 1933, catering to Canadian women’s needs since 1949. Manufactured and designed in Quebec, the company also produces the Annabelle line.

If you would like to buy their discontinued and liquidated goodies, this is the moment for their next warehouse sale as the next one won’t be held until around November. All Marcelle makeup and Annabelle items are $1.99 and creams or lotions are $8 to $24,  although the most expensive kit is $30 (3 Revival Intense Anti-Aging items).

For those of you who have heard about the amazing BB Cream makeup/moisturizer/sunblock which became an phenomenon  in Australia, they now produce Canada’s first incarnation of it.  In the first hours of the sale on Friday, they will have approximately 900 tubes of BB Cream. It probably won’t be available after Friday evening.

Marcelle sells the number one eye-make-up remover brand in Canada; It is hypo-allergenic and perfume-free  for sensitive eyes. At the sale it will be only $9 each. They’ve added a  new gel to their family of eye make-up removers: Renforcils Waterproof Eye Make-Up Remover.

It’s a good time to stock up on gifts as gift boxes are usually there.  You can be put on an e-mail list to be notified of future sales.

Location: 9200 Cote de Liesse Rd. at 43rd Ave.
Phone: 800-387-7710
Dates: Fri Mar 30: 4-8, Sat & Sun, Mar 31 & Apr 1:  9-4
www.marcelle.com

Homegrown company, MEGA Brands is having a seasonal warehouse sale. Besides their well-known snap together Mega Bloks, they also sell arts and crafts under the RoseArt brand. Expect prices to be 40-75% of retail for toys, puzzles,  games, construction sets, trucks and Board Dudes. This sale is for excess inventory and discontinued lines., you may find  some regular priced items.

Location 1: 4505 Hickmore, door 185
Dates and Times: Wed Mar 28-Fri Mar 30: 10-8; Sat Mar 31: 10-4
Phone: 514-333-3339
www.megabrands.com

At Bead Box, there is a passion to teach beading, so you too can create beautiful jewelry. Look at the rainbow wall of beads (natural, semi-precious, Swarovski, pearls, resin, silver), and displays of finished work, they will entice you to sign up. Taking a Sunday workshop for beginners is a good way to while away the snowy winter.

Stringing is an Introduction to learning how to bead. Students will learn the proper way to assemble strung necklaces and bracelets, as well as the function and usage of the different findings, threads, and wires. Also a great class for the self-taught novice beaders or anyone who wishes to learn to professional finishing techniques.

Anyone from 12 yrs and older can do this and the course is given in French and English. This class is offered Sunday 10-12pm and costs $40.00 (plus taxes), materials included.

Another course, wire wrapping and looping earrings is also for beginners. The wire wrapped loop is a staple of wire working. It is an essential skill to make earrings, dangle a pendant or connect components. Students will learn this versatile technique while crafting a beautiful pair of sterling silver & crystal earrings. This class is offered Sunday 10-12 pm and costs $60.00 (plus taxes), materials included and are preselected.

You can bring a necklace you have at home to be re-modeled here, or they can show you how to do it yourself. Minors repairs are handled too.

If you don’t have the time to create right now, they have a selection of elegant pieces for you to buy. Their lines  include Nancy Dunitz, fair trade jewelry from Guatemala (made by talented Mayan Indian women), and the Pandora line (they have been authorized retailers since 2006).

Location: 17B Cartier, Pointe Claire
corner: Bord du lac
Phone: 514-697-4224
Store Hours: Tues-Wed 11-6, Thurs & Fri 11-7, Sat 10-5, Sun 12-5
www.beadbox.ca
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