Tina Taphouse
@tina-taphouse
Interior Salish | St’át’imc | 60s Scoop | Mama Bear | Artist | Presenter
*yawn, stretch* Yesterday when we arrived to our tent at the Surrey Fusion Festival, my spot and AnTee Ali’s had big water puddles, there was a leak in the tent. Not long, floor was being put down in our spots! What a great day! Long but great! My dear friend Gail took this photo of
Had to stand in a long lineup to get a photo with my beautiful and talented niece Semiah Smith!! So proud of you, love and hugs niece ❤️🥰💕
Got to meet and listen to her stories and beautiful voice, Raven Reid at the Surrey Fusion Festival - Indigenous Village! Come on down, here until 9 pm, back tomorrow! Hugs sis Raven 🤗🪶🙏🏽❤️
I will be here this weekend!! Surrey Fusion Festival Saturday July 18 & Sunday July 18 11 am - 9 pm Holland Park, Surrey Indigenous Pavilion So many great performers!! Free admission!! Hope to see you there! Feel free to REPOST!!
Just me, myself and I With my 3 Year “cake” lol It was a cute little strawberry pie but it fell sideways in the bag. 😩 3 Years of #Sobriety treat!!
3 Years of Sobriety!! WOOT WOOT!! I started at the age of 55 - it’s never too late!!
COOL!! I tried a time lapse from my vendor table at #khatsahlano this past Saturday to try to give you an idea of the tens of thousands walking by my tent!
My latest creations - I use a decoupage method. Took me two years to perfect! Yes, people buy these year-round! I’ll have these with me at the Surrey Fusion Festival this weekend! Thank you for watching 🙏🏽😊🤗🥰
On the right in the jar is dill weed, I love dill on my salmon! Next up in the dehydrator is Italian basil! Both grown in Surrey. I love knowing they’re grown locally. ❤️🌱
Thanks Dexter for taking me out to Starbucks! I needed a break today. I think I got you out and about too! Back to work. First 40 wood ornaments with image - process called decoupage. Right now I’m sanding each one. After dinner I’ll continue adding more images.
Some people question me …. Your ornaments, they sell year round? Heck ya! Some of my dear customers buy each family member a Christmas ornament every year and will chose my dear ornaments to give! A lady on Saturday bought 7 ornaments, one for each of her nieces and nephews. In Lillooet, a lady
New friends! What I love about vending are the new friendships I make! A few dogs came behind our table to say hi to us, thanking us for the bowl of water. One dog and owner came back to our table a few hours later, said his dog was most comfortable with us and wanted to see us again 🐾❤️ Friends
That’s me on the sign! Come on down! Khatsahlano Wonderland West 4th between Burrard and MacDonald I’m in between Balsam and Vine Come see me! Please share! #khatswonderland #khatsahlano
Beginning of my long day! Unloaded my car, parked a few blocks away 😩 but it’s free. Picked up this peach mango croissant from Cobs while I wait for my cuz Lelania to arrive and help set up. Khatsahlano Street Festival starts at 11!! Come on by! #khatsahlano
I’ll be here tomorrow!!! Khatsahlano Wonderland Saturday July 11 11 am - 9 pm West 4th between Burrard and MacDonald I will be at the Indigenous Artist Pavilion Come see me!! Please REPOST, thank you!! #khatswonderland #khatsahlano #vancouver
Waiting for my heat press to heat up so I can make just over 200 coasters! Prep work is the longest, taking a few hours. For my next event!! Khatsahlano Wonderland Saturday July 11 11 am - 9 pm On West 4th from Burrard to MacDonald #khatswonderland #khatsahlano
Making magnets with my new-to-me-again heat press! I do love how my pink shirt design looks on a magnet, don’t you! 🩷💕💞💓 I’m watching Beaches while I work ❤️
I DID IT!! I FIXED MY HEAT PRESS!! Thank you Leighton for the part!! 🥰❤️🙏🏽
🎉🎊❤️🤗 Happy Birthday Dale!! 🤗❤️🎊🎉 Happiest of birthdays to my dear friend Dale!! You are super blessed if you have Dale in your life! She’s the most caring and fun friend! She’s so informed of world events but also enjoys your social media posts. And every time I leave her house from
Today I was planning on making over 100 ornaments, then the handle on my heat press broke. I’ll have to wait for funds to fix it but at least I got 83 done. Sigh. Dinner time then onto new project. How’s your day, dear? 😊🤗
#VendorLife This year has been an especially challenging year for the majority of us vendors. But we keep packing up, loading, unloading, make more merch, sitting in heat, downpours, wind, and low sales. I was excited to be part of an Indigenous market that was on the way to the FIFA Vancouver
Today’s food venture! French loaf made in my bread machine! Yummy! These are cheap to make, if you ever want a loaf and can pick up, lemme know, I’ll make you one!! 🍞😋
Project #1 In the quiet winter months I came up with a new idea to make & sell. Here is some lavender I’m pressing from Dale’s garden that she let let me pick! I have no idea how they’ll turn out as I’ve never pressed flowers before but here we go! I’ll check these out in two to three weeks!
$2 and one day later, I have a nice jar full of dried cilantro! Hmmm what should I do next!
Round 1 - Cilantro being dehydrated! Two bunches, grown in Surrey, for 2 bucks! Oh oh, Tina is posting dehydration photos again, must be that time of year! 😂
A boxful of goodness, all locally grown!! A head of romaine lettuce A head of green leaf lettuce Baby carrots Radishes Beets Broccoli Yellow potatoes Red potatoes Cilantro (will dehydrate) 2 bunches of kale The heads of lettuce are the size of my head! I’ll cut up and layer between paper