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spring garden party studio open house: you are invited!
April 29, 2013 bypar Anne D.
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a sweet video about us
September 07, 2012 bypar Anne D.
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what I've learned this year: uncertainty & mistakes
July 10, 2012 bypar Dot and Lil
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Etsy shop revamp
July 04, 2012 bypar Anne D.
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giveaway: handmade dot & lil aprons
May 10, 2012 bypar Dot and Lil
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I used to post a lot more small business related posts, about the fears and stretching and growing and skill-learning that go along with being an entrepreneur or giving it all to one project or idea. It's not that I have less to say on the matter, it's just that the posts don't seem to flow on this subject the way they used to. I've found myself wondering this week why they are happening less...
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I have spent the past few days revamping and stocking up my Etsy shop and taking all new pictures, and thought you might like to have a look! Dot & Lil is still for sale from our web shop, as well, but we will be keeping our Etsy shop well stocked from now on too. What do you think of the new picture style and banner in our Etsy shop?
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At our open house on May 12th, we'll be doing several door-prize draws. Here are pictures of some aprons that will be included in the giveaways! Handmade cotton aprons that have been hand-embroidered with 'Dot & Lil'.
We have 3 of these to give way, plus one in another style. Drop by our event and sign in for a chance to win these! We'll be giving away lots of other goodies, too, so stay tuned...
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When I was in California this winter, there were things that made me think about Dot & Lil (though let's be honest, when do I NOT think about Dot & Lil?) The wafting smell of jasmine on L.A. streets, searching for eucalyptus leaves near the Griffith Observatory, eating my first Satsuma, which I blogged about here, and visiting the FIDM Perfume Museum.
The thing that I most wanted to do in Los...
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Today is my first day back in the studio after spending just over a week in Toronto at the One of a Kind spring show. Thank you to everyone who came to walk and shop the show, and I hope Toronto's intro to Dot & Lil is the beginning of a long and happy relationship with yet another Canadian city!
Booth pics and show pics are below, and Dot & Lil is looking forward to continuing to grow its presence...
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It isn't quite thanksgiving yet, but I'm overflowing with thankfulness these days! Last night, I hosted a small gathering to thank the Dot & Lil helpers who helped me get a big order out the door in the past few weeks. I couldn't, absolutely couldn't, have done it without them. It was a lovely evening.
I made bow pasta with ricotta, spinach, pine nuts and chorizo sausage that was loosely inspired...
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Well guys, who knows why I waited so long, but after years of having my own website, trying out an ArtFire shop, etc, I have FINALLY signed up and opened a shop at the Mother of all online craft venues, Etsy!
My shops at www.dotandlil.com and www.artfire.comwill still remain open. I will have to see if the ArtFire shop is here to stay--I may shut it down...
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Just a little heads up. Some Dot & Lil prices will be going up, starting the 1st of April. And it won't, sorry to tell you, be April Fool's Day related! So, grab some goodies at the old prices before they're gone! Supplies and raw materials costs have skyrocketed, much like food prices in your grocery store lately, so though I love to give you guys a bargain wherever I can I had to make some...
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Lily of the valley reminds me of my Mom. Vanilla will always, always remind me of my friend Eliza. The Body Shop scents all pretty generally remind me of the country house where we spent summers when I was a kid, or my sister. Yes, The Body Shop's Dewberry fragrance is like my teenaged sister in a bottle. Do they still make that? The other smell that snaps me back to idolatry of my older sister is...
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Once a month I'm going to be asking people who use handcrafted bath and body products to design their own, superhero handcrafted product. They will answer two questions and their answers just might inspire a Dot & Lil product, tell a funny story or, who knows, change the world. This month we have @LittleAnimation from The Animated Woman and @MathieuPipe. And as of today and thanks to the...
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This coming Saturday and Sunday is the new March edition of the famous Puces Pop. Vendors have been announced here so go check to see if your favorites will be there. The Dot & Lil table will have exciting new stuff as always, and yummy homemade lavender shortbread cookies to munch on while your browse.
What am I looking forward to, other than standing behind the Dot & Lil table talking to all my...
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A short movie about entrepreneurship. Anyone who knows me or follows me knows this is my passion, a topic close to my heart! Apparently, entrepreneurs are classified as being happier than any other type of worker. That’s me! Great little film by Dan McComb and Ben Medina. You can read about the film here.
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I was floating along on Twitter today talking to some people as always and having a great time, when I saw a tweet from @PrettyProject. The girl behind the tweets at @PrettyProject is Marie-Hélène Roy, a friend of mine who had somehow managed to change her twitter handle and start a gorgeous tumblr without my noticing. When I followed the link on her twitter profile to Pretty ProjectI found a...
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I heard a lot of people talking throughout January about their resolutions. I heard a lot of other people talk about how they though resolutions were silly...why pretend you were going to change and make a usually brief stab at something, just to then forget about it again until next New Year?
I never make "resolutions". But I do set...
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Over the holidays and after them, the focus here at Dot & Lil ends up, inevitably, on the selling and talking and sales and meetings and planning and goals and dreaming. This weekend, I got back to the making, and it felt great! Not only that but I got to make new things, and get my creative streak running by coming up with a few new...
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I don't know about you, but winter is starting to get to me! The slush, cold and gray are starting to make cracks in my usually happy, positive attitude. I know it's because of what I do, but fragrances are a big part of how I get through this! I have been daydreaming about spring scents. Here's the smells and fragrance ideas swirling...
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This is the beginning of a new series of posts I'll be doing that explain the ingredients I use at Dot & Lil and why I choose to use them. Watch out for a series of video blog posts coming in 2011 on this subject, too.
Today I wanted to talk about the colorants I use in Dot & Lil products.
ingredient: ultramarines, oxides and micas
name in INCI as listed on our ingredient list:oxide, mica,...
Recent postsBillets récents
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spring garden party studio open house: you are invited!
April 29, 2013 bypar Anne D.
-
a sweet video about us
September 07, 2012 bypar Anne D.
-
what I've learned this year: uncertainty & mistakes
July 10, 2012 bypar Dot and Lil
-
Etsy shop revamp
July 04, 2012 bypar Anne D.
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giveaway: handmade dot & lil aprons
May 10, 2012 bypar Dot and Lil