I'm excited for the kindred show with krystal speck and heather dahl

here are some snap shots of some of the pieces krystal will have in the show

it will start next week on weds. and the opening will be on june 7th. more info soon

nothing like waking up early in the morning to sound of loud power tools

the chaos of some interior work has started, the big one that I alluded to on fb will begin as soon as we get all our permits.

that reno is going to be amazing, basically my studio will be exetended to where our backyard is and that space will be above my extended studio and j's painting studio will be above the garage, we will have custom doors that will be built so the dining room, deck and j's studio can open up to one large open space. we decided that it would be better to make this building awesome than to move to a warehouse space, I love loft living - but having a storefront has been really great for our business that we didn't want to lose the street visibility and we love this neighbourhood.

I want to wear this outfit with my new small day bag in charcoal waxed canvas.

my favourite weekends are the ones spent with family

my bro's got the best smile - his happiness is contagious

getting hard to keep p still for photos, unless you catch her off guard

it was great that my half-siblings could join in on the fun

always meeting new friends at the park - I want a bunny too!

playing till the wee hours of the evening

good times :-)

already friday - boy that went fast and it's already near the end of the month

we've got a jammed pack weekend filled with multiple birthday celebrations and work!

my dad turns 65 tomorrow - yeah !! - we will celebrate with a backyard bbq

we are creatures of habit, j starts every morning with a cup of coffee made with this lovely piece we got from mjolk, with coffee he's been rationing that I got from mexico

we also got this berry bowl

as we enjoy the sunshine - lliam's face is starting to freckle more - I love these little freckles

have a great weekend friends! psst don't forget about the set sale starting at 2pm EST

xxa

pouch SET SALE tomorrow (friday) at 2pm EST

*new* large pouch - in vees print and inky blue waxed canvas

+ the day bag in vees pattern is also in the shop

when you live in the city - you try your best to carve a little bit of nature in your space - we have a small backyard space and it's a perfect size for bbq's, eating, playing and loafing. j and I are not experienced gardeners and to our surprise all the plants we put in last season made it's return. the japanese maple sprouting the sweetest little red keys (last years birthday present from my in-laws), the vine that was taken from my in-laws garden sprouted like I couldn't believe, growing it's way up a long our the concrete wall the separates our neighbours and a new addition of a raspberry bush - the kids favourite fruit. this little oasis in the city gives us all so much joy - starting to plan a few little parties, one being my birthday coming up in a month.

our tote bags are going to be unavailable until a replacement fabric is found, so in the meantime I wanted to make a tote bag size available, so I'm bringing back this design, I don't know if you remember I did them in this cloud print, I love it with the zipper at the top, also I don't think I will be stitching on the handles, it was so much work added and I might have some available with fabric handles. still not sure about the details, but I do like the overall design of the bag.

It was great to have everyone back home yesterday - we had a lovely picnic in the park, I have never seen the park so full, one side of the park there was a group of people lounging and there was a DJ - the music she was playing was heavy dance, I would of preferred more chilling out tunes for hanging out at the park during the day.

the past few weeks I've been prototyping - it's fun to do, but it can also be stressful - I like a lot of my designs, but for production sake I try to keep the styles to a minimum and also if it requires different or more steps it usually doesn't go into production, but I still love them. I am going to sell these two as a prototype price the tote in vees and the waxed egg bag, they are in perfect condition, but since I'm not producing them I didn't want to sell them at regular prices, so they are in a way one of a kind. I am especially proud of the pocket I did inside the egg bag. I will have more egg bags, but they will have a zipper at the top, still debating if they will have this type of pocket. it didn't take long to figure it out, but when it was falling into place - I did a little happy dance. also the large pouch in the windows/triangle is back in stock again with a new larger zipper.

today is a holiday for us, I hope your start to the week is great, xxa

photo courtesy of songs of light

I hope you had a good weekend so far
it's a holiday here in ontario and it's been a productive weekend for me - j and the kids went to the cottage and the house has been so quiet - I miss them - it's funny sometimes the noise here can be too much, but when they aren't around you miss the chaos. all orders won't ship out till tuesday because of the holiday monday. I came across this photo from songs of light blog, reminding me I have to make another batch of the snap wallets for the summer craft shows. in june I will be participating in the junction flea - a great idea from smash and russet & empire - go check it out if your interested in applying.

photo courtesy of oktak

here's a sneak peek - I am very excited to be working with aki from oktak

we will have them for sale soon as well as a few new patterns exclusive to this collaboration