Entries Tagged as 'Canadian'

May 6, 2008

Material Fusion

Mixing textures and materials in sometimes unexpected ways, that’s part of what I love to do! And I love to see others do it as well.
Therefore, I adore seeing Nesting Emily, from Ontario, work the materials together with aesthetics. Adding felt and yarn to her beautiful simply carved pottery, she gives her pieces a uniqueness [...]

March 31, 2008

Antlers on your finger

I’ve loved the antler hype since it started, but now it’s getting bigger since I saw these fab rings by Toronto’s Touch the Dutch! I mean like woah!
Whether you like wood or prefer metal, there’s something for you over there! Check it out!

March 10, 2008

Solid Portfolio

Canadian (Nova Scotia) duo Jai and Lauren Soloy, aka SleepingForest, create wonderful wood portfolios, albums and books in birch, walnut and elm. Each is unique and special and can be unscrewed to add/remove pages from the inside, therefore, it will last forever!
Treat yourself to impress clients, or surprise someone you really love!

February 27, 2008

The Souvenir Shop

Some awesome objects from Canadian online store The Souvenir Shop!
Too. Cool. To. Comment.
Via } Poppytalk

February 27, 2008

Skateboard Jewelry

At 2ReVert (”vert” means “green” in French), directly from lovely Nova Scotia in Canada, they take recycling to a whole new level.
Old, used and broken skateboards get a brand new feminine life when this husband/wife team get their hands on them! From rings to bangles (and necklaces and earrings), adorn yourself with lovely pieces made [...]

February 22, 2008

WWM : WorldWide Monopoly

You probably heard about the WorldWide Monopoly special edition board game that they want to offer very soon? Well people vote, all over the world, for their favorite cities to be seen instead of the regular ones.
Montreal was first (aka the prestigious Parc spot) almost all along, but yesterday when I checked the city was [...]

February 18, 2008

Pre-Spring Cleaning Sale!

The Trans-Canada Etsy Team is having a Pre-Spring Cleaning Sale! That is Feb. 18 to 24.
I am part of this great Team! In fact, I design visuals for it too, like this flyer!
Each participating member has a different offer and unique handmade goodies waiting just for you! View *my* offer and all the other shops [...]

January 9, 2008

Junk is not junk

Toronto born visual artist Aurora Robson creates collage art with what other people might call junk: old magazines! It makes for detailed and colorful pieces you can look at for hours and hours discovering new details! Creativity and recycling can go so well together, this is total proof!
Via } Freshly Blended

January 7, 2008

Spoon Me

My latest obsession: spoons!
Yeah, I still get those obsessions, every week is different and subjects vary a lot! lol

Here are Caroline Gomez’s porcelain spoons, the ones who actually started my interest in spoons weeks ago! This French artist does not currently sell online, but she totally should think seriously about it! I’m a taker, and [...]

December 19, 2007

SweetSpot Loves Me

OMG! Nea is featured on Sweetspot, Montreal national edition, this morning! Incredible! I had almost forgot I had wrote to them so long ago!
What a great surprise to wake up to two sales to Canadians (most my buyers are US residents!).
I love SweetSpot! I am a subscriber to all their newsletters, for every Canadian city [...]

December 17, 2007

15 Below

Wow! Une superbe nouvelle positive ce matin dans le newsletter d’Infopresse!
L’agence Taxi a récemment dévoilé ses manteaux 15 Below, destinés aux sans-abri.
“Les manteaux 15 Below sont décrits par Taxi comme étant “isothermes, légers, imperméables et remplis de poches”. Une fois leurs poches bourrées de papier journal, les manteaux aident les personnes de la rue à [...]

November 16, 2007

New Nea Jewelry!

It’s Xmas season in Nea’s shop!
As well as having an ad for the Deploy Earrings in the Modish Gift Guide and in the IndieFixx Gift Guide, I updated the shop in the last few weeks with fresh new and stylish jewelry for her! Perfect gifts for your loved one or best friend!
(I am also working [...]

November 15, 2007

Rose and Radish

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The Rose and Radish Store always has some of the freshes items around the Web, from ceramics to paper items up to wood lovin’ and furniture! They just added some new awesome pieces, check it out!
*** You can also find Canadian Jacqueline Dufresne’s knitted apple and pear protectors in her Etsy shop! Aren’t those the [...]

November 14, 2007

Imaginary Places, Montréal

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Imaginary Places, de Montréal, vient tout juste de lancer sa ligne! (Attendez 3-5 secondes pour visionner le site en haute vitesse, le téléchargement se fait sur un écran blanc.)
Une collection très androgyne où le blanc et le noir se complémentent bien dans les coupes et les lignes. Intriguant!
Visitez le groupe Facebook pour [...]

October 23, 2007

Eco-Friendly Passenger Pigeon

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Passenger Pigeon est une compagnie de vêtements et de sacs basé à Toronto et respectueux de l’environnement.
En utilisant du cotton organique, du chanvre, de l’ecospun (une fibre de polyester de haute qualité fait à partir de plastique 100% recyclé de bouteilles de cola) et du tencel (créé à partir de la cellulose naturelle [...]