Phew, We Made It!

Another amazing Supercrawl! Honestly, what a great event. Such a great time for everyone, and great vibes all weekend.

Now that it's all done and I have a chance to relax, I thought I'd share some behind-the-scenes photos of what we were up to here at Relish all last week while we prepared....

Tricia's just started re-painting the upstairs in grey.

 

This is the total upheaval Jackie was left with on Friday - and yep, that's a playpen in there. Oscar was supervising while we worked!



Work-in-progress, using Relish's very own paint!

 

Finished product, which some great new fabric.

 

New life for an old coffee table - super stylish!

 

Remember this old dresser?

 

Goodbye flower stencils - yay!

 

Infinately cooler. Isn't yellow and grey the BEST combo?!

 





I have to say a great big huge thank you to Tricia, Relish's resident artist, who did SO much work all week while we cleaned, painted, refurbished, and re-arranged. We even spent a few days working on our very own paint product (very exciting - more on this to come, so stay tuned!). Tricia was even kind enough to do some live painting during Supercrawl yesterday, and the finished piece was auctioned off in a silent auction. Lots of fun!

And another great big thank you to Jackie, who gave us TONS of help on Friday afternoon with all our last-minute set-up. And by last-minute, I mean she basically arranged the whole store. Amazing!

We hope you had a great Supercrawl weekend, and we'll see you soon!

Supercrawl is Here!

Supercrawl weekend is here!

We've been working our little butts off here at Relish, and have lots of new goodies for you to check out. Here's a little sneak peak...

 

 

And don't forget we have artwork on display right now by Nancy Benoy and always by Tricia Waxman, Relish's resident artist.

We hope to see you down here at Relish over the weekend - it's going to be a crazy, huge, awesome day tomorrow!

Relish will be open from 11am onwards.

See you then!

Supercrawl!

Well, it was awesome! Supercrawl turned out the be the fantastic event it promised, and then some. There were all kinds of wonderful performers and artists and shops participating - such a good day!

At Relish, we featured a cute little living room scene outside on the sidewalk (with Bertha blocking the door, as usual) and a cozy outdoor fall-themed window display. And I have to brag about the fact that I sewed by very own felt garlands for the window! I know this only involves sewing a straight line, but this is a first for me, so I was very excited.
And we were lucky enough to have some great performers visit us in the afternoon (a video link to some of the performances will be coming soon), and to have Gord Leverton right next door!

Thanks so much to the Supercrawl Team and to everyone who participated to make this a fantastic event. You all deserve a great big high five!

Allison Wonderland has Arrived!!!

Ok, this is a big week. Not only do we have Art Crawl and Supercrawl, but I've received TWO new orders of fall clothing at Relish. I've just unpacked my Allison Wonderland order and it's gorgeous!!

Stranger Blouse in fawn (also comes in black, and feels so good) and Topaz Skirt in black (also comes in silver, which looks incredible with the lace overlay).

Thief Blouse in grey floral (also comes in pink floral - adorable!) and Wiltshire Skirt in black - if you've ever been inspired by the women on Mad Men, this is the outfit for you. The blouse is gorgeous and the skirt fits beautifully!

Suspicious Shift in navy - notice the lovely contrast zipper down the back! Now, these photos do not do this dress justice - it's gorgeous. And perfect for layering in the cold weather. To me, this 60's-inspired dress just screams "coloured tights and fierce shoes!"

Project Update....

Well I'm happy to report that my painting project at Relish is finished!! Well, except for that other wall, so this project is totally almost entirely finished. :-)

This is my lovely new clothing area, and these next photos are how I got here, very late last night......

So now all I have to do before Supercrawl is LOTS of cutting out of paper leaves, and cutting out TONS of pieces to be sewn together for my window display. No problem, right?  :-)

Supercrawl Projects!

I work best with a deadline. Which is why, with only 8 days left before Supercrawl, I am just now starting some of the many projects I had planned to have finished before Sept 10th....

Lots and lots of homemade fall decor, like these cutout paper leaves. You'll have to wait to see how great they're going to look all over the shop!

And after months of coasting, I've finally got myself motivated to finish painted my little dugout/workspace at the shop. Nothing like crisp, white paint in a somewhat dark space. You just wait till I get this finished - it's going to look great!

I've also got a couple of other things up my sleeve. Some extra painting, which you'll LOVE, and a great window display project that involves sewing. Now, I am not a sewer. For example, I've already had to ask my mother-in-law to come over twice to thread my sewing maching because I can't remember how to do it. Should be interesting, right? But if I can make it work, it's going to look just awesome!

Crossing my fingers!!!