hat junkie
Come One Come All
You have got to check this place out. Yesterday My boys and myself trekked into Halifax to sell my wares at the new Halifax Seaport Market. It was phenomenal in every way. I sold many hats which was very exciting and fun, but just to see this place was incredible. The building is huge and…
Read MoreBehind Every Successful Hat Maker…..
Behind every successful hat maker is a genius graphic designer. In my case it’s my super talented friend, Andrea Dixon. Our partnership started 25 years ago at Lennie’s Whole Foods in Cabbagetown, Toronto when I was assigned the job of teaching the new girl how to use the cash register. She was a natural. A…
Read Morea Day at the Market
It was the grand Opening of the Hubbard’s market today. Hauled myself out of bed at 5:30 a.m. Not a pretty picture. Fortunately by the time I arrive at 7 to set up, I am verbal. Always so fun to have the ladies trying on hats. Sometimes, for newer designs it’s great to be able…
Read MoreA slightly different angle
Well, now I’m really having fun with the camera. Thought I’d experiment with some unlikely views of a hat. This is a straw fedora that I originally made for my friend, Andrea. I just completed another one for Beauchapeau Hat Shop in Niagara on The Lake and have decided to offer it in my etsy…
Read MoreAmelia Rose
I have been having so much fun designing for next year’s fall line. I gave myself the challenge of coming up with a fleece fascinator. The thing is that fleece is so practical and fascinators have nothing at all to do with practicality. So, this is what I came up with. I have taken some…
Read MoreA great discovery
One part of my self written job description is to browse the web and look at other people’s blogs. It’s quite hard to convince Tony that I am really working, but I assure you I am. Yesterday I came across Helen Dardik’s blog. Which of course led me to her etsy site, orange studio and…
Read MoreMy Protigee
It seems that Dusty is a chip off the old block or maybe that’s chip off the old block head. I think he designed quite the alien head piece. After our millinery session we went to the Lunenburg Community Centre. On Sundays the gym is open for kids between 12:30-2:30. For a $5 donation kids…
Read MoreThe Neighbourhood
We have about one month to go before we move into our new home. I think the thing I’m looking forward to most is our new/old neighbourhood. A while back I was with Dusty and we were walking by there and he announced that he was thirsty, in that “I can’t go on” sort of…
Read MoreA perfect ending
Today was the perfect ending to a wonderful hat season. The Hubbards Market was super busy and I sold lots of hats. It was beyond cold in that beautiful barn, but people came out to support their local market. I’m a terrible chicken when it comes to driving in the snow, so when I woke…
Read MoreOlivia
This is the time of year where I have all these things to do, but I find I can’t quite focus on them. I just find myself wanting to make new pretty things for next season. This is my new headband fascinator. Her name is Olivia. I have a few posted up on my etsy…
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