showcasing independent canadian designers
truthfully, no idea.
however, what i do know is how darn cute the dress she is wearing is! (-:
we just got it in, super cute, made with softest jersey fabric you can ever imagine…and we have it in all kinds of sizes as well, so come on in and try – this could be your summer staple!
laura and christina in the dreampower booth!
if you follow us on twitter or facebook, then you know that christina, laura and i recently went on a 36 hour adventure to toronto to the ooak show to hang with a bunch of our designers and to soak up all of the craft and crazy that toronto has to offer!
it was quite the little adventure for us o-towners…we set out in christina’s dad’s volvo wagon early tuesday morning (well, 9am is early for people in retail) and it was one comic adventure after another until we got home late wednesday night…i think the pics say it all!
thanks to everyone for their smiles and hospitality! we’re dying to do it again…
guy & michelle at the new fresh collective on roncesvalles
the lovely hillary is her fun booth...hoot!
laura's 80th birthday! congrats!
monique...always the first designer we see!
nicole, my fun friend on fb...don't forget to send us some of those tunics! (-;
the jennifer glasgow crew, minus the cocktails!
laura finally let us see her garage turned studio space...soooo lovely, thanks for the sneak peek!
option one: grey & black
today we’re going to conduct a small poll, a tiny bit of market research on behalf of the lovely laura.
laura has an issue, you see: she love love loves this annie 50 jacket and absolutely knows she has to have it, but when it comes to choosing a colour (a little thing i like to call commitment), she just can’t do it!
so, take a look at her three colour options and give her your feedback – i’m going for grey & black! (-;
option two: blue & black
option three: black & white
for those of you who loved laura fauquier’s mini collection this past spring, you’ll be happy to hear that she’s doing it again! this super cute a-line skirt has the sweetest pocket details – tiny pieces of laura’s own weaving! we only have 4 of them, drop by this weekend!
So many people! So much fun!
Tastes of Wellington West, aside from being a huge success, was just plain super-dooper fun! The non-stop flow of kids though our pipe cleaner table made me smile: the very bright and surprisingly structural pipe cleaner works of art ranged from eye classes to crowns, necklaces and even one slightly lopsided pairs of shoes…way to go kiddies! I just love craft.
We also had tons of people through the shop who were discovering the neighbourhood for the first time…welcome everyone! We consider Wellington West to be our happy little secret, but I think after Saturday the secret may be out! We gave away a huge basket of goodies and a knitting class to two lucky winners and of course, had plenty of time to talk about our shop our desire to support local designers and to promote handmade. I think I may have given out 150 or more class lists so it seems that Ottawans are ready to get the creative!
What I have deemed the most hysterical part of the afternoon (aside from the pipe cleaner crowns that the ladies of Flock wore all day!) was to see our very own Laura Fauquier weaving on the back of a baby blue truck. If I had had the foresight to take a video of it, it would already be on youtube! Laura’s probably not too upset that I left my iphone at home…
Anyway, if you missed this day of fabulousness, put it on your calendar for next year, because missing it twice would be a real shame! Some of the day got captured on film, pictures are below!
The fun was not just for kiddies!
Our pipe cleaner table - Ayan's in charge!
Laura's scarves on the baby blue beauty!
Laura's Weaving Demo
Our raffle table!
it may surprise some of you that there are times when i’m just not that subtle. on those occasions, the subtlety that i usually try to employ just falls by the wayside and i go trudging forward with loud totally inappropriate belly laughter. it guess it happens to the best of us and yesterday for me, was one of those days…!
i had already been at flock in the morning, spoken to the lovely laura and headed down to workshop to drop off paychecks, chit chat with madeleine and such. i had to make a stop to pick up a cabinet and then drop it off at flock in the afternoon, so i walk in to flock, cabinet pieces in hand and…i take one look at laura and emily and burst out laughing! i probably shouldn’t go into detail about the laugh here, but suffice it to say that i dropped a few things and there may or may not a have been spitting involved. not pretty, no. i’m not proud of it, just wanted to put it on the record.
what made me laugh so, you may ask? well, they refused to let me take a full body photo, but laura and emily were dressed e.x.a.c.t.l.y the same! the fates had conspired and somehow yesterday was the day that they both wore the exact same chloe angus skirt (black), each with a coral coloured top and tiny sterling studs (emily’s were stars, laura’s hearts), i guess it’s the new flock uniform! (-;
super cute poster!
This Saturday, Flock is participating in the much awaited Taste of Wellington West! It’s a day to mark on your calendar – a huge sidewalk sale, food samples from the restos, bistros and bakeries in the hood, games and such for the kiddies and even some shiny muscle cars so your husband will agree to come…talk about the perfect Saturday!
We’re not sure what our plan is yet (we like to work at the very last minute here at flock!) but word on the street is that our very own Laura Fauquier will be doing a weaving demonstration on the back of a bright blue flatbed truck…guess you’ll just have to come out to see!
Visit us Saturday at 1275 Wellington St West…for fun and maybe even some funny surprises! (-;
the lovely laura hasn’t been back from holiday for 24 hours and she’s already got her eye on this super cute, ultra comfortable jacket! and why not, when it looks so darn great? welcome back lovely lady! (-:
this picture is a trailer for wonderful things to come! these two dresses are the prototypes of laura fauqier’s spring collection, coming soon to a shop near you! the dresses are lovely soft jersey and the sewn in belts are pieces of her weaving (laura is an accomplished weaver). fantastic laura!