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April in Blue
I had the honour of making this blue merino felt hat for my favourite neighbour’s daughter in law. It’s the same as the yellow hat from the last post. I couldn’t have a lovelier model.
Read MoreA Little Fun
With a sick child (who is much better by the way) and after finishing what felt like a gazillion wholesale orders (no complaints here) a girl needs to do something just plain fun. That’s what felting is for me. Yesterday I made a new fascinator/cocktail hat. I’m off to post it on etsy. The next…
Read MoreCome September
Fall has arrived in Nova Scotia. My friend insists that if you don’t leave the house till noon and you are in by 5 then you can pretend it’s summer, but really it’s fall. The good news is that fall is the most incredible season here. The sky is so blue, the light is intense…
Read MoreA day Off
I recently had to fill out a form for one of my stores listing my suppliers, what their fair labour practices are and describing my own working standards. I was so proud of the fact that almost all my supplies are made in North America by ethical companies and that when I do hire help,…
Read Moreself employment insanity
The question of the day is: Can self employment, motherhood and sanity co exist? In the realm of my mind they haven’t met yet, but it must be possible. People do it all the time right? Honestly, if anybody out there has found a way to balance it all and breathes easy at the end…
Read MoreHere we are
Amazing how time passes and things do get done. If only I could just do away with the stress it takes to get there. We are in our new beautiful home. I have 90 % of the boxes put away and I will leave the last 10% scattered about for the next couple of years…
Read MoreLunenburg winter market
This past Thursday I set my wares up at our local winter farmer’s market. I must say it was so nice to be selling to people whose faces I could see and who were actually my neighbours. Don’t get me wrong. Selling over the internet is an amazing phenomena and through etsy it has even…
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