Holiday time

Just a few pics from last night at Tyson and Angie's. Friends and food...what more can anyone ask for?

Happy Holidays!

A last update to the ol' Etsy shop before the Holidays...lots of warm sweaters!

I'm staying in Montreal this Christmas....kind of nice to not be traveling at this time of year. Do you guys have any special plans? I'm excited to take this next week or two to start designing stuff for Spring!

Some new designs!

Found here.

I just added these twelve items to my Etsy shop. It feels good to get my Etsy shop going again. I've neglected it for weeks because of holiday sales/wholesale orders/packing/unpacking. Ah!

I finished moving into my new studio this week and it has been amazing! It's an adjustment to leave the house to go to "work", but overall, I am definitely able to get so much more work done while I'm there. There are no distractions (i.e. cats!) and it is so much fun to be around Angie, Marc, and Michelle. They are all such hard workers and it's really motivating to be around them. Also, it doesn't hurt that we're two blocks away from Le Cagibi (super yummy/healthy vegetarian food at an amazing price).

I swear, since I've moved in there, those crazies have been working like 12 hours a day! I'm starting to feel like maybe I'm lazy since I only work 8 hours :-D Sheesh!

Will be back with another update soon....I promise.

Wheatgrass

I bought some wheatgrass and oatgrass seeds for Otto and Little Girl. Here's a cute little video!

*Smart Design Mart and the sale at Ladyfest Ottawa went super well!

*I'm almost done moving all of my sewing stuff into the new studio space. Feels good to be all set up!

*We're moving into our new house in ONE MONTH! AHHH! So much to do!

Mode de Vie

I'm participating in Mode de Vie tonight. It's an annual fundraiser for La Gaillarde. Several designers were asked to make a dress using recycled materials and there will be five judges. Ahhh I hate being judged! This year's theme was "ice". I finished my dress last night and I'm not really happy with it. Unfortunately, there's no time to change it now. Freddy was like, "Oh, it's cute, it looks like a sporty wedding dress." Mmm, not exactly what I was going for, yikes!

Grey kitty came to my deck to eat yesterday but didn't want to come inside. I saw her in the alley drinking puddle water last night when I was walking to Jen and James' house. I wonder if she will try to come inside again?

OH and...if you know anyone who is looking to adopt a rescued husky, please pass this on!

"The SPCA Ste-Agathe (north of Montreal) has just had almost 100 dogs released to them and urgently needs help. They are primarily Husky/Malamute types as they were used for sledding but there are also some other large Lab mixes (no small dogs) ranging in age from 2 years and up.There are around 20 pregnant females, with many close to giving birth. One special case that she told me about is a very nice 10-year-old male Husky who is blind. If anyone can help, please contact Corinne at corinne.gonzalez@spcall.ca. Money is also needed to help feed them."

Smart Design Mart

Argh!!! It's been crazy busy the past couple of days. Just wanted to post a quick little update. HQ Galerie & Boutique, Broundoor, Elaine Ho, Furni, and I are organizing the Smart Design Mart this weekend. There will be over 50 of Montreal's finest designers. We're getting a TON of press coverage so it should be a great turnout! It's the first one, so we're keeping our fingers crossed.

http://smartdesignmart.blogspot.com

sat nov 28
11am -9pm

sun nov 29
11am-5pm

5333 casgrain
suite 602

Hopefully see some of you there?

P.S. Thank you everyone for all of your comments and your advice regarding the kitty cat. So, since I've last posted, she's only come back to my house once for food. I tried to coax her inside today but she didn't want to come in, and when I tried to pick her up she freaked out. I guess it's because it's warm outside again...I'm sure as soon as it gets cold out, she'll try to come in, and now I'll know what to do. I have so many great contacts now, thanks to you!

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I took this pic of her a few weeks ago. Her face looks kind of long here, but it's actually really cute and round.