Holiday Wish List

I think it's official; the holidays are here. And to celebrate this, let me introduce the James St. North Wish List!

Here's how it works:

• pick up this Wish List at any of the participating retailers
• fill out the items you just must have this holiday season and the store where you found them
• give your completed list to whoever is shopping for your gift (or you can use it to shop for yourself!)
• when it's time to shop, just bring the Wish List in to the participating store and you'll get 15% off! Just for using this list! Pretty amazing, right?

You can find and use the Wish List at any of the following retailers...

• Relish
• White Elephant
• Hawk & Sparrow
• i fiori
• Art Gallery of Hamilton Design Annex
• Hansen & Lubbers
• Humblepie
• Mixed Media
• O's Clothes
• Needlework
• Mulberry Street Cafe

And finally, here are Relish's hours for the month of December

Mon-Tues:   closed
Wed-Thurs: 12pm - 6pm
Fri:              12pm - 8pm
Sat:             11am - 5pm
Sun:            12pm - 4pm

See you soon!

New Vintage and Cleaning Update

First, you must check out the great new vintage I picked up for Relish this morning!

A lovely old wooden sled

Lots and lots of holiday glassware

And don't forget Art Crawl is tonight!! You can see a run-down here.

Now for the cleaning update - although I forgot to take any photos at all, I'm happy to report that I'm already into Day 3 and have been following the schedule to the letter. I think this could work! No more entire days dedicated to hours and hours of cleaning. Yay!!!

Vintage Barstools!

Ok, all you vintage-lovers, check out these incredible vintage barstools that just arrived at Relish this week. Chrome frame with coral vinyl seats that are flecked with gold. I mean, seriously!!

And don't forget our Open House starts today and lasts until 6pm tomorrow - 15% off the whole store!!!

Holiday Open House!

The one consolation about the arrival of this cold weather is that the Holidays are coming! And lucky for you, the shops along James North are having a Holiday Open House on Friday November 25th and Saturday November 26th. This includes Relish, Mixed Media, Chaises Musicales, La Petite Spa, Humble Pie, White Elephant, i Fiori and Hawk & Sparrow.

This map shows you exactly where these shops are so you can't miss us!

Relish will be open from 11am-9pm on Friday and from 11am-6pm on Saturday, and everything in the store will be 15% off!!! 

I'll have yummy snacks on hand, and holiday tunes on the radio, so come by for a visit and a little early gift shopping. Hope to see you here!

Now, I have to admit I'm one of those people who adores the Holiday season and actually does not ever get sick of hearing Christmas music. But what's not to love? An excuse to bake all kinds of treats, drink eggnog, and eat way more chocolate and cookies than are ever good for you. Not to mention a few days off to hibernate with family and friends and just enjoy spending some quality time together. Preferably involving chocolate.  :-)

Race for Grace

Did anyone see the article about the Race for Grace in the Spec this morning? Well if not, here's the link - check it out!

It's about the Banjul Challenge - a crazy car rally through the Sahara, starting in the UK and finishing in Western Africa, beginning in December. Sounds nuts, right? Well that just means that my husband Ilya really wanted to do it! 

"The Race for Grace" is the name Ilya has given to his car's journey on this car rally. He'll be raising money for Juravinsky Hospital in honour of Grace Carr, a close family friend, and will be driving a Toyota, of course, with generous support from Upper James Toyota.

It's a great cause, not to mention the adventure of a lifetime! Visit the Race for Grace website to find out more about the rally, and to donate - every little bit counts!

Men's Wallets!!

Good news for all you gift-hunters out there. Men's wallets have now arrived at Relish!

These TRIM wallets are a  bi-fold design with 6 inside pockets.

These LINER wallets are just slightly smaller with 4 pockets on the inside.

These beautiful leather wallets are made by hand by Broundoor, a Montreal-based artist who works exclusively with recycled, off-cut and scrap leather. (One of the great perks of using recycled leather is how gorgeous these wallets feel - they already have that worn-in buttery feeling. Very yummy.)

Also, don't forget that Relish will close at 4pm today so I can make it to the Art Gallery of Hamilton's Style and the City event (tickets are still available, so just follow the link to order yours now!).

Relish will also be closed Thurs Nov 17th and Fri Nov 18th because I'll be in Vegas witnessing a very close friend of mine get married by Elvis - not to be missed!! But don't worry, Relish will be open for the weekend, from 12-5 on Saturday and 12-4 on Sunday.

Hope to see you at Style and the City tonight!!