I love the fall.  I love, love, love it….but every year it seems I just get to that wonderful time of the year when the kids head back to school, life returns to a sense of ‘normalcy’ and laundry starts to get done again on a semi-regular schedule, the evenings[…]

Here’s a neat thing to check out if you are a female artist – THRIVE Mastermind, an organization that provides female artists with the support, accountability and motivation they need to accomplish their art making and art business goals.  I know a few people involved in this, including the head of[…]

Well, the weekend is here and so is  Launch Day for the Little Cricket Online Shoppe.  I’m not sure what to expect, but it’s a pretty dull life if you don’t take chances, right? Our Launch Party begins at 12:01am July 1 and lasts 24 hours, so be sure to visit[…]

Online shopping at Little Cricket is coming very soon – next week if all goes well:) I’m joining the ranks of all those entrepreneurs before me who took their beloved bricks & mortar shop online.  The E-Cricket (as I fondly call it) has been a work in progress since January. […]

We are so pleased to be hosting another fabulous artist for the 4th year in a row during the 20th Annual Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Art Studio Tour.  Always the Mother’s Day Weekend (May 12&13), we will be Stop #10 on the tour and Lea Sevcov will be here all weekend (YES,[…]

Mom’s are great.  Mom’s are worth celebrating!  Given 90% of our clientele are women, we guarantee you will find something that your mother will like in our shop!  It’s no secret we cater to women.  Our jewellery selection is phenomenal (5 cases of one of a kind, unique-as-the-person-you-are-shopping-for pieces:), but we[…]

We are so thrilled to be hosting yet another wonderful artist during this year’s Annual Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows Studio Art Tour (May 12 & 13th).  Lea Sevcov is not entirely new to the Cricket – we’ve shown Lea’s work before as part of the Garibaldi Art Club’s annual exhibit in our[…]

Little Cricket is so pleased to be exhibiting a collection of work from Garibaldi artists Ulla Supelov, Lyn Thomas, Katie Schmidt and Connie-Jean Moore from April 5- May 5.  Be sure to stop in over the next few weeks and enjoy some beautiful florals, local scenes and lovely nature paintings[…]

The 10th annual Spring Treasure Hunt is coming to Maple Ridge this month between March 9-25th.  Pick up your passport from Little Cricket or any other participating business and start collecting your stamps!  What a great way to get to know your local businesses, have something to do with your kids[…]

For the third year, we are hosting the talents of five artists from the Garibaldi Art Club, displaying some of their paintings for the month of April.  Artists are asked to submit images of the work they plan to exhibit so I can get a sneak preview and plan the exhibit.[…]