Dot & Lil Blog

I almost always have some Etsy finds in my 'covet wednesday' post anyway, but seeing as I have just revamped my Etsy shop I thought it might be appropriate to have an Etsy-centric covet-week. So here are the things floating around the Etsy community this week that are making me want to do a handmade-happy-dance of wanting.

Wall-wear from neawear is definitely on the covet list. She has lovely...

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It's that time of year again! So much new exciting stuff is ready for spring. Springtime in Paris soaps are now live in our Etsy shop and web store, and Lilac and Sweet Pea soaps are both listed in the web shop. And there's so much more to come over the weekend and next week!

I'll make sure to post a blog profile of each new spring item over the coming weeks. In the meantime, we are busy getting...

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I am working hard this month, getting ready for the spring edition of the Montreal Gift Show at the beginning of March. Press kits, prices, new exciting product developments (start getting excited, there's really cute stuff on the way for spring!) and planning a new booth design.

As much as I love doing craft shows, wholesale shows like the Gift show are nice too-- they give me the unique...

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It has been a very crazy year. New clients, new shows, new approaches. I quit my job to work on Dot & Lil full time. I moved Dot & Lil out of my house and into a separate studio. All in all, the biggest year ever for my little company. And right now in the midst of crazy holiday rush, with new challenges and new projects, I am at once terrified and overjoyed. It's that thrilling feeling, that I...

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