Customer Pics! Moderncre8ve

Don't you just love a clean crisp table setting!

Thanks to Robert at Moderncre8ve for envisioning this great pairing! Placing my Paint Chip Placemats with his stunning Mid Century Modern inspired walnut dining table is just a match made in heaven!

Handcrafted in Cleveland Ohio. All of his designs are original, unique and built to last. He works with every singe customer to deliver pieces that will bring happiness and warmth into your home! 

New Goodies : Paintchip Napkins!

 Introducing my new Paintchip Napkins!

I started my paintchip table linen series with placemats then followed them up with table runners. After many many requests, here for a limited time only, are some hot extra large cotton napkins for the upcoming BBQ season!

 Available in 6 bright colours for the summer season

 pssst... they're huge... like so large you could wear them as a bandana!

A fun way to present them is to fold them up so only one colour is showing. Then when your guests sit down and open up the napkin to place on their lap, they get a burst of colour surprise! Great conversation pieces!

Anthropologie Love!

Yesterday I got the chance to meet the Home Buying Team for Anthropologie. Myself with five other Etsy sellers put together a display of our goodies and introduced the Team to our lines. 

It was a fun day and I got to meet some great people!

 Here we are! I met some fine ladies at the event who make the loveliest treats! handpainted dishes, ceramic clocks, brightly coloured ornate chalk boards, and oh so sweet cake stands!! 

From left to right : Charlotte of Charlotte L Design, Sonja of TEXture MIX, Jelena of TinyPoppies, 

Brittany of Morgan and Bean, Pam of neatTreat, and of course Moi! 

Missing in the photo is Pam of lurearts

The Design Exchange hosted the event. Oh and FYI... Their shop is packed with great stuff right now! Plenty of amazing Canadiana goodies!

New Goodies for Spring!

So happy to be finally sharing all my new goodies for Spring! They're all up in my Etsy shop now and I'll be featuring them at the Spring One of a Kind Show this week!

Paint Chip Placemats
Inspired by my love for picking colours and finding interesting ways to describe how each colour makes me feel. I love naming colours! Available in various sets.

 Lobster Bibs - Set of 2 and 4

Adult sized for some Lobster Fest Fun!

 New Tea Towels

With a love for all things Canadiana I designed some more table Hockey inspired BBQ Towels and a scrumptious Dozen Donuts Tea Towel

 Totally Totes

Yummy Black Cherry and Pineapple vintage Bottle Cap Totes 

and more styles to tote around town!

Wine Totes

Various styles to fit any occasion!

Affordable Art Gift Guide!

What I love about buying art during the holiday season is that the only person you can really buy art for is yourself. Sooo take a look at these great pieces and treat yourself to a little Christmas cheer!

Left Column: 

tastesorangey - I See You

withwallpaper - Found Object - Paper Clips

inaluxe - OneMillion Short Stories

Middle Column:

ThisYearsGirl - Little Fox Prince

matteart - Lillian playing with an abstract thought.

ChingLevyStudio - The Weight of Heat

Right Column:

stephanielevy - Madeleine and Tea

lizzyjanssen - Your Sweet Self

HeyHarriet - Espresson Cups

New Tea Towels!

I'm so excited to introduce my new line of tea towels! They're 55% Linen / 45% Cotton and a Super Beautiful addition to any kitchen around the world. I'm just in love these. They totally make me want to stand in front of my kitchen sink and dry dishes while I longingly look out the window to my backyard garden and then realize how lovely life is. Hmmmmm.

I have 6 different styles right now and in a few weeks i'm going to have a few more styles with the crossword lover, the thanksgiving baker, and the bright lights big city mover and shaker in mind.

Limited Editions 2011 Tea Towel Calendar

available in red/light blue and black/white

Etsy Finds : Violet May

There's so much fantastic art on Etsy. I can just get lost looking at all great works and totally lose track of time. I spotted Violet May last week and knew right away that i was in love with her vintage inspired pieces. The retro imagery and the soft and sweet colour palette of her artwork just makes all your troubles melt away. They bring about cozy nostalgic feelings and a sense of peaceful "Hmmmm and Ahhhh" moments.

Above : Balancing Act.


She Caught the Sun


Pop Music

Yummy Sprinkles!

I love that I'm not the only one with Sprinkle Donuts on the brain. I designed my Yummy Sprinkles Donute Tote earlier this Spring as a way of indulging in this dangerously delicious treat, but not gaining any calories.

Now... I discover this amazing font called Glaze that you can find on Handmadefont.com. Every character is made out of a decadent Sprinkles Donut!

If only this font existed when I was in Junior High. I would have totally used it for my Science Fair project display. Whether the experiment was on donuts or not.

Start Saving my Pennies!

Oh my! Oh my! Oh my! This is absolutely my new favourite bag to just gush over. Just look how luxurious it is. I would not only love to carry my entire life around with me in this bag, but then at the end of the day I would love to rest my sleepy head on it and have it whisper to me "Sweet Dreams my precious Avril". I am just in forever love with this purse.

Made by designer Ilemi in Paris. Her entire collection will make you melt!

New Valentine Hankies

Announcing my new handkerchiefs just in time for Valentine's Day!

I like you. Do you Like Me? Handkerchief
[]yes []no []maybe

What more can you ask your crush... your sweety-pie... your raison d'être? Bring on this Valentines day with a secret note to pass along to your very own main squeeze.


Pink Diamonds Hankies - Diamonds are a girls best friend... This pinky girly diamond pattern is just dreamy for your lady this Valentine's day!


Turquoise Diamonds Hankie - Diamonds are forever and this dreamy diamond pattern is inspired by what Pantone chose as the color for 2010... Turquoise! Great gift for your designer-friend for Valentine's Day.


The Smooches Handkerchief is one of my classics! With kissy prints all over, your love-muffin won't be able to resist it! It's soooo smoocherific!

Mix and Match!

I have this vision for the future on my dishware. I mean right now it's pretty minimal and white and yes... ikea. But i have this picture of the most perfect version of my future place settings.

It all started when i saw the movie "Rachel Getting Married". There's this scene in the kitchen which is pretty intense. Now don't watch it for the acting... just look for their plates. The family in this movie had amazing eclectic taste and really knew how to mix and match in the right way. Their dishes were all different. Not one of them matched the other. This blew my mind...

Of course... Why pick only one kind of plate for your kitchen. There are so many pretty designs to choose from so why only pick one!

So 2010 is all about a new mission. Start to build my cutesy-wootsey, mix-and-match, vintage-meets-contemporary dishware! Frank treated me to these amazing "paint by number" inspired plates from Anthropologie last christmas. I think I'll be driving out to some fun antique stores this weekend to add some new pieces to the collection! I'm feeling excitement of the scouring... the collecting... the adventure in dishware!

Above Photo via Poppytalk - "Pretty Nest Things" Jan 13, 2010


notNeutral - City Plates - Collection 5


Ninainvorm - Redecorated Plates

Happy January!

I'm back! Finally back to blogging for 2010... and what a great year it's going to be. I've started sewing up a storm and working on new and exciting goodies for the spring!

So far the highlights of 2010 include:
1) My first time participating in the One of a Kind Show... March 30-April 4...
2) Large To Do lists plastered all over my studio walls! 2010 is starting off so organized!
3) The last season of LOST!!! So excited to escape to that mysterious island...
4) New Packaging... I'm thinking about revamping my packaging.
5) Some new products with designs inspired by hot dogs, ketchup, mustard, and relish... i'm not sure what it's going to be but it will be fabulous!
6) New "SALE 50% OFF" section in my Etsy Shop! Comes by for some cheap and cheerful buys!

Happy 2010! Another year of possibilities! What will happen!

SALE SALE SALE SALE!!!

Shark Attack!

Today I decided to watch Paranormal Activity while ironing away and making some hankies for an upcoming show. Now, there's No Way I would have every watched it in the normal movie watching surroundings... late at night... lights off... quite house... Forget it... I've totally accepted my fears and watching spooky demon flicks that make people cry is just going to work toooo well on me. I won't sleep for the next year... So anyways... yeah... with all the buzz i still couldn't resist. So i waited for a beautiful sunny day and I had lots to do so that i couldn't put all my attention into it... it was great.

So my top 5 fears. Where or not i can ever avoid them... Here they are:
1) SHARKS! Even in swimming pools... sharks hide in the deep end.
2) Scary Demon Movies (unless they are amazingly funny like the Italian Classic... Demons)
3) Low Heights... Standing on a ladder on the third rung is killer!
4) Mice.... my my kitty Nico has been earning his keep by taking care of those.
5) Wearing a skirt on a windy day and it flying over my head (just happened last saturday)

In dedication of my number one fear I don't these very cool... not so scary... limited edition... Shark Nesting Eggs by artist Hally McGehean.

Etsy Find: Killing me with cuteness!

I'm in love!

These fuzzy wuzzy felt mounted deer heads have won me over! Made by Etsy Seller PlanetFur, these little guys are just a few of the many many many deer heads available on her shop.

Etsy Finds: NewDuds Shirts

"Hand drawn, hand printed and hand made." That's how NewDuds likes it!
Great prints! Amazing colours! So pretty for boys and girls!

Above: Big Eyed Thrush on sea foam vneck


NewDuds - Deep Blue Octopus

Etsy Finds: Salty and Sweet Mobiles

I've been admiring these sleek silhouette mobiles for some time now by Etsy seller Salty and Sweet. She finds such great subject matter for her modern mobiles like mid-century chairs, zombies, kitty cats, and hooligans (with molotov cocktail piece included!), that my inner child is just whining and begging for one to hang in my studio!

mobile above : NEW Mid-Cent-Mod



Salty and Sweet : Centerfold Mobile

Etsy Find - Note Book Pouches

I just spotted these notepaper inspired Note Book Pouches by squirrellicious on Etsy this morning. It's such a great gift idea for a student or teacher.

The best part is that you can customize your pouch by adding text! I'm thinking of all those notes that I used to pass through class.

Do you want to hang after class?
Yes No

Attaining Enlightenment

Zen Block in Striped Walnut

Right smack in the middle of summer and i'm starting to get the too-hot-to-do-anything crazies! These Zen Blocks seem like they would be alot of fun without having to exert any high-impact energy... i mean, filling a bucket with sand and making a castle... no thanks! Bring on the meditative pleasure of stacking Zen Blocks!

Found at www.zenblocks.etsy.com

Happy Hankie Sale!

Today I launched my Second Annual Happy Hankie Sale!

From now through to Father's day on June 21st, I'm selling all my hankie styles at a reduced price.

Sale Price: $13
Regular Price: $16

100% cotton and 100% stylish!

Garden Life Birthday Wishes...

Happy 21 days until my birthday!!!
If there's anyone out there who's still umming and ahhing over what to get me for my birthday look no further than this Etsy Seller. Fox and Clover hand paints recycled glass dishes with pretty pictures of animals and gardens. These dishes are so precious and whimsical. They would be the perfect addition to *my* entertaining dishware:)

Garden Life Mini Bowls