I'm writing to say my goodbyes! Tomorrow Robert and I head off to New York City for the annual Toy Fair! We get to spend four days adventuring around the big city... exploring neighborhoods, eating so much vegan food we want to barf, and riding the carousel in Stanley Park... and then we have four days of hard work previewing the new toys the world has to offer and deciding what to carry at our stores. I've never been to New York City before and don't really know what to expect. I'm so thrilled though! I want to go to the New Museum, walk by the place where Andy Warhol's factory was, and walk across the Brooklyn Bridge. I'll be taking photos of EVERYTHING and look forward to sharing it all with you when I return on Feb. 17th.
I also want to wish you all an early Happy Valentine's Day! To celebrate I baked my team of awesome staff at the toy store some vegan Red Velvet Cupcakes and we took some time to colour our favourite Disney princesses.
And last, but not least, I am happy to say that my new business cards just arrived! I love them!
Love always!
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| photo by emmet gowin. |
some days things aren't all peaches and roses. some days you want to throw a temper tantrum and cry and beat your fists. i'll be honest and say that i had a stressful day at the toy store today. but at the end of my shift my best friend met me at the door and we went on a hunt for treasures at the thrift store and craft supply store. we ate stir fry and talked about all of the crap on our minds. and then i came home and used my own hands to create three beautiful sweater clips i'm really proud of. i'm so happy i have this little outlet for my energy. i'm glad that making these clips gives me a new found peace of mind. i'm still new at being creative in this way and it still surprises me every time i make a new style. thanks for being a part of it with me.
I want to let everyone know that after spending all afternoon digging through thrift store jewelry sections and selecting only the finest vintage earrings, I have updated my etsy shop! I created all of the new sweater clips with the help of my friends Rachael (for her opinions/advice) and Leah (for her lovely modeling). My shop has now officially been open for a week and what a fun week it's been! From the bottom of my heart I want to thank everyone who has supported me this first week, and for the lovely customers who've purchased my little creations - you can never fully understand how much it means to me. Running this shop brings a lot of happiness to my life. I hope you all like the new clips and be sure to 'like' me on Facebook and Twitter too, for fun updates! I'll be posting coupons on there soon as well! I hope you have a fantastic weekend.
I am beyond thrilled to announce that today my shop, Octopie has officially opened! It's been a long time coming but I wanted to make sure everything was perfect before I made the announcement. Please click the link to check out my cute sweater clips.
I spent yesterday afternoon photographing my friend Leah Juel, and we sure had a blast doing so! We drank coffee, ate gluten-free treats and played with her silly cat, Bella.
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You'll see all of the beautiful photos of Leah modelling my sweater clips at the shop, but I thought it might be fun to post some outtakes. Hope you had a wonderful weekend!
