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covet wednesday: the Etsy edition
July 04, 2012 bypar Dot and Lil

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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...
spring awakening!
March 16, 2012 bypar Dot and Lil

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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...
working towards the montreal gift show
February 15, 2012 bypar Dot and Lil

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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...
like a fresh blank page
December 12, 2011 bypar Dot and Lil

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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...
kiva: help Dot & Lil lend a hand
June 28, 2011 bypar Dot and Lil

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Yesterday, I launched a project here at Dot & Lil that I've been thinking about for a long time. I've known for a while now that I want to increase the ways in which my small business contributes. In fact, I want trying and contributing and helping to be tied right into the business model. And so I'm excited to launch what I hope becomes a permanent and successful project at Dot & Lil: the Dot &...
superhero series--now edited with SoaperHero drawing!
March 12, 2011 bypar Dot and Lil

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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...
a sad day: goodbye, lily of the valley
January 19, 2011 bypar Dot and Lil

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I am very sad to say that Dot & Lil's Lily of the Valley product line is being discontinued. It has always been a best-seller, right from the beginning, and was one of the scents in the original Dot & Lil product line. I'm sad to see it go! Just know that I wish it wasn't so! The supplier that carries this fragrance oil has stopped carrying it, and no matter how many samples I get from other...
where we'll be
November 30, 2010 bypar Dot and Lil

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If you're looking for ways to buy Dot & Lil items as holiday gifts, this post is for you. You can find us at any of these shows in the upcoming month. If they're far from you or you don't think you'll be able to make it, try checking out our retailers (listed below the events) or ordering from our website www.dotandlil.com(with free shipping on canadian orders.) It's also sometimes possible for...
sweet words about dot & lil
August 27, 2010 bypar Dot and Lil

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Last week the lovely people responsible for the great Saturday morning art market I've been part of for the past 2 months, Marché la Récré in Mile-End's Lambert-Closse schoolyard, wrote a very, very nice post about me and Dot & Lil. You can read the post here. It's super sweet! I was touched because I really like them too! Dana and Guerlain are the great couple behind the market, and they are...
spring cleaning
April 12, 2010 bypar Dot and Lil

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As I come back to the real world after my month away, I'm starting my spring cleaning. This year, I'm replacing some of my usual cleaning products with solutions I make up myself.

Cost effective, simple, and it works! Because the solution contains water, make sure you use it within 2 or 3 days as it does not contain a preservative and can mold or spoil even if it looks ok.

All-Purpose Cleaner

1 cup...

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