Attention those near Oakville Ontario

One last show this season. I met a guy at the CB show and he is hosting a show for his own products (amazing hand milled soaps... I bought one and adore it!) next Thursday night about 2/3 of the way between here and Hamilton. Both of our product lines will be available for sale. He is offering a whopping 20% off his stuff.

I would love if those nearby would come out and join us. I will email out directions to anyone available.

His stuff is all natural and smells amazing!

Pay It Forward

I will send a handmade gift to the first 3 people who leave a comment on my blog requesting to join this PIF (Pay it forward) exchange. I'm not sure what that gift will be. It will be a surprise! The only thing you have to do in return is to pay it forward by making the same promise on your blog. So basically, if you’re one of the first 3 comments, I’ll send you something that I’ll make! Once you sign up, I'll email you to let you know that you are one of the three. Then copy and paste the above paragraph on your blog, and three other lucky people will be recipients of your handmade work.

Make sure to meail me a mailling address at pif(@)phony-art.com!

Maybe Winter clothing show

Can this get any more nerve wracking? I am on the edge of my seat!

No Winter Clothing Show

Well, I tried. I just could not find someone who could work the Friday night and Saturday so I will not be doing the Toronto Winter Clothing show. MAybe the Spring show will work out better.

CBC Christmas Boutique

Hi everyone,

Phony Art will be participating in this years CBC Christmas Boutique to raise funds for breast cancer research. The sale is this Thursday, November 29th 2007 from 10am until 5 pm in lobby of the the CBC building at the corner of Front and John street in beautiful downtown Toronto in the heart of the Entertainment district.

With jewelery and gift items for women, men, children, teens, and hostess gifts we have something for everyone on your holiday shopping list! Leave with your list complete and PhonyArt will even take care of the wrapping! Free gift with every purchase.

Don't forget PhonyArt is also available for home shows, appointments and online orders right up until December 20th for in stock items. Custom items are guaranteed for Christmas when ordered by December 5th 2007. Please stop by the new online shop at http://www.phonyart.etsy.com to see a sample of the new collections.

Happy Holidays to you and your families.

Oh my gosh, guy stuff on etsy!

Yes laddies and gents, it is true! There is now another listing geared towards men on Etsy! Not only that, but it is a listing for something that really can be given as a gift, looks great on men of all shapes and sizes, can be customized to suit any, well, suit, and is not overly difficult on the wallet.

Ok blogreaderes

If there is anyone actually reading this, show me :) If you comment you can take 15% of any ready made itemsover $15 currently listed at my shop. Great time to stock up on holiday gifts! Just put "blogg" under comments when you check out!

Happy Halloween

I just wanted to wish any readers who are celebrating a happy and safe Halloween! I don't really do the Halloween thing myself, but suspect that if I did I would be more into the wiccan/hallowed ever sort of practice than the dressing up. Then again, I love costumes, so it is a pretty tough call.

On the left you have a great little creepy crawly who can keep you company right through the holiday season.

I remember the last time I dressed up for Halloween I went as a Goth (what my sister tells me are now called Emos"). I wore all black and a bunch of dangly, victorian-esque jewelery. Made it a point to talk about death and destruction a lot. (Think Lydia in Beetlejuice). The thing is, I am not sure anyone noticed a difference.

It's official, CBC SHOW

PhonyArt will be on the new vendors at this years CBC gift show. Now in it's 10th year the CBC craft show is an annual fundraiser for Breast Cancer research. If you are in Toronto please come by and check us out!

Thursday November 29th, 2007
10am-5pm

Christmas in the Heart of the Entertainment District

Canadian Broadcasting Centre (Front & John Streets)

Also, I have another show tentatively booked that night (crazy day!) for the Children's Wish Foundation at a night club but I am not sure I have the stock (or energy) for two shows in one day.

Toronto Winter Clothing show part 2 (a triligoy in an, as of yet, unknown number of parts)

Ok, so,

IF I can get the money together for the booth, and
IF I can figure out how to make the whole Saturday thing work (not being able to run or profit from a booth on a Saturday for religious reasons, and
IF I can figure out that even with the above little problem it is still worth doing, and
IF I can get childcare for those days and maybe the day before, and
IF I can get someone to work a booth with me

THEN I think I am going to do this.

Clearly I am channeling high school science teachers and various computer programming class instructors. Only back then I was only allowed to have one "IF: per each 'THEN" in a science hypothesis? Clearly I was not paying attention so well.