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Last week we spent all of Thursday at Lavish & Squalor on Queen Street West in Toronto. We had a lovely time! Below are a few pictures from our trunk show. I seriously regret not bringing the better camera, but I had my hands more than full transporting stock. Oh well! I love not only the stock and selection of items they carry but also in my opinion they have some of the very best merchandising...

Hey Canadians, have you noticed Dot & Lil in a shop near you for the first time? We have lots of new retailers across the country. We are proud to now be working with Point d'Exclamation in Quebec City, Marie-Antoinette & Co in Ottawa, Outer Layer in Toronto, Tonic in Saskatoon, and Fringues & Cie/Y des femmeshere in Montreal. If one of these is local to you,...

I am coveting (unfortunately pricey) leather goods this week. I especially have a major crush on old school Montreal leather company Fullum & Holt. Here's the full list!

1. shiny pretty dress from modcloth
2. soft leather bag that I want SO much but probably can't have right now, from Opelle Creative's Etsy shop (handmade in Toronto)
3. bird necklace made by Lilli Grafitti in Quartier Mode's online...

New series on the blog! In which I divulge all the handmade and gorgeous things and goodies that I am coveting at the moment. So coveting isn't, you know, super healthy. But I'm going to go ahead and share the coveting anyway--does that make it better, or worse?

I am in love with this simple bracelet by helloberry, based out of Toronto.

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...

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...