BLACK FRIDAY WEEKEND SALES!

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Black Friday Through Cyber Monday Sales @ Avril Loreti | Modern Home Decor and Accessories

Let the holiday shopping season begin! From Black Friday through to Cyber Monday I'll be offering FREE SHIPPING on all items!

I've also have a great deal going on right now for Poppytalk Readers! You can find the details at Poppytalkhandmadeartist.blogspot.com or Poppytalk.blogspot.com

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I Heart Birkin Tote


Houndstooth Hankies


Blackboard Coasters

Thanksgiving Etsy Food Finds

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone in the States! In Canada, we had ours over a month ago, so it's nice to get another opportunity to have my mouth water over tasty thanksgiving fixin's all over again! With food on my mind, here are a few Etsy food finds.

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BeckyM - Pumpkin Pie Felt Food
So let's just start with dessert and work from there! This sweet Pumpkin Pie is the perfect start to a Thanksgiving Food Etsy Find's post!


NewMoonStudio - Porcelain Pomegranate Vase
This beautiful little pomegranate is made of porcelain clay and covered with a delicious red glaze.


MrPS - One Lump or Two Tea towel
MrPS' shop is full of hand screenprinted and original design goodies. This designer knows how to speak to my heart with plenty of food and diner inspired pieces.


avrilloreti - I heart Mixers Tote
This is the newest of my Tote line! Kichen Mixer inspired and ready in *red* for the holidays! I'm still torn over which colour i would end up buying, the day that i have all my pennies saved for my very own... but until then I'll just stick with making any colour mixer i want and tote it around with me wherever i go!

Etsy-versary!

Wow! I just realized that it's my 2 year Etsy-versary!!!

I can't even believe that I've now got 2 years under my belt... I mean I own every bit of those 2 years of working on my own business and making it all happen. All the goods and the not-so-goods, the trials and errors, the highs and the lows, the ideas that panned out and the ones that got scrapped as soon as they hit the sketch book, the ideas that are still rolling around in my mind that will only see the light in the future... wait... there's totally a future! There will be another 2 years. 2 years ago I don't think i could have said that concretely... but now I can and it feels so right!

Woot Woot!

Movies and Makers Show!

Last minute show!
I just snagged a last minute table opening at the Movies and Makers show this upcoming Saturday. If you're in the east end of the city, come by for a visit!

Here's the info:

A diverse mix of local makers of fine, cool, funky, sassy art and craft selling their wares at the stunning Fox Theatre in the Beaches. The sale is from 10am to 4pm, followed by Faythe Levine’s Documentary, Handmade Nation at 4:30pm.

Movies and Makers: An Art and Craft Show is a co-production between The Fox Theatre and GirlCanCreate that brings together all things local and handmade. The show is designed to provide both emerging and established artisans with a marketplace to sell their wares. We are looking forward to creating a unique experience in a unique space, The Fox Theatre.

Admission to the craft show is free.

Tickets to Handmade Nation are $6 for Fox Theatre members and
$8 for non-members.

November 21, 2009
10 am to 4 pm
The Fox Theatre
2236 Queen Street East
Toronto, ON

For vendor interviews and show goodness check out our blog here!
movies-and-makers.blogspot.com

Craft off the Lot

Thanks everyone for coming out to the Craft off the Lot show this past weekend. It was a great show with lots of amazing goodies for the holidays. The perfect show to start the countdown to Christmas!

It was a super fun show and I met some great vendors. Check out these artists and designers.

SewMo - Handbags and Accessories
Jordynn Mackenzie - Limited Edition Fashion Accessories
Kid Icarus - Hand printed posters, art prints and more!
Genevieve Jodouin - Printmaking
Hillary Cosgrove - Fibre Art and Jewelry
Bumblebee Botanicals - Aromatherapy
Dear Sukie - Handmade Wallets
Magpie Creations - Jewelry

And check out these savvy shoppers:) You guys look fabulous!

National Post!

I got some great press this weekend from Nathalie Atkinson in the National Post! Not only did Nathalie's words win my heart, but The Post also included the sweetest little illustration of a girl wearing my mustache hankie too! It just killed me with cuteness.

Click here to see the article.

Mustache Hankie Giveaway at RikRak!

The always lovely RikRak has just posted the sweetest feature about my crafty goodies! Visit her blog to see the feature and join in the giveaway to WIN a set of Mustache Hankies!
Check it out here-------> Rikrak Studio



As part of the feature I got to come up with a fun playlist. I had to choose a theme and then compile something juicy to listen too. Well of course it had to be about Roadtrips! I love making playlists for roadtrips.... otherwise I get stuck listening to my boyfriend's favourite roadtrip tunage... Paul Simon! Yucky! I'm just not down with Me and Julio Down By the Schoolyard. Check out my Road Trip Mix Tape Playlist at RikRak and add your own Road trip tunes in the comments for a chance to win some hankies!

Here's the link again:)-------> Rikrak Studio