Desserts 'n Skirts in at second Fresh Collective!

Of course the day after the last post I was invited to bring Desserts 'n Skirts into Fresh Collective Kensington. :) I will be bringing some clothes into the store by mid October! Check it out!

I'm receiving a TON of fabric today!! (or maybe just a few bolts)

I'm also moving today so I won't get to touch the fabric until Friday.

Friday will be an exciting day! New tops coming up! And tons of denim skirts, I'm waiting on some pretty fun fabric for my patches.

Fresh Collective Kensington

There is now a second Fresh Collective!!!

The store used to be called Fresh Baked Goods but has now been changed to Fresh Collective!

So this is our second location now and there will be a third opening up in the spring.

Exact location is yet to be determined but it is pure growth!

Very exciting.

I have my jewelry lines in both locations and should also be in the third.

For the time being, the clothing line is only available at the Queen West location.

New Clothes

Here are a few pieces that I'm working on.

My denim skirts are becoming my signature so I've got a bunch of different, fun patches.

Here is one of them! Pink bees!!! Are you kidding me?! I also have this fabric with yellow bees and pink background. Also cute!!

They are all at Fresh Collective at the moment. As well as this fab new top! I love my criss cross ribbon at the back. I have this in pink and also in purple at the moment but will have a large selection of new colours within a couple of weeks.

I also made a small selection of pin striped trumpet skirts. I love pin stripes so I may be on the lookout for more nice pin striped fabrics...

Back to the sewing machines!

New Display

I finally finished my new display for "Nicole Boudreau" jewelry!!

I was supposed to have it done in June but then I broke my hand and that threw a wrench in a few things.

Here are some photos, there are more to come.

I am feverishly working on my fall collection for Desserts 'n Skirts, getting ready for the One of a Kind Show. There is a good selection of new fall stuff at Fresh Collective right now!!! Go see for yourself! But there is much more to come. And again, photos to follow.

We are also working on something magical in the studio ;)

You'll see...

Sweet times

I have just returned from a month long trip to New Brunswick... my home land. I fully intended on working a lot while I was there but ended up working a little. So now that I am back I will work like a dog (that's hard right?).

Finishing up my fall stuff for Fresh Collective. It should be in the store by September 2nd.

Finishing up my new jewelry display for the store. I will try my best to get it in the store for the weekend.

My hand is healing nicely. I can do all my work. Can't lift heavy things.

Here are a couple of photos from Home County in London Ontario in July. The stage was directly in front of my booth so I had music all weekend! Love it! Bruce Cockburn performed one night on the main stage. One performer named Kristin Sweetland bought a red and white polka dotted apron and wore it during her performance!! That was fun! I had people coming to me for the next two days because of it. So thank you Kristin!

I know I know...

It's been a while...

My two London shows are behind me now. Next year I'll be dropping one of them. I'll only be doing Home County Folk Festival. It's the one where everything in the park is hand made... no import.

I am typing with both hands again!!! This is really why I'm here. I rode my bicycle for the first time in 5 weeks today :) Happiness returns. I broke my hand riding the bike by the way. Car-doored or "Door Prize" as it's referred to on the "streets".

So I will get to uploading photos to show you some things from the festival.

I made some brand spanking new jewelry yesterday, different from what I've been doing in the past. It will be from the Nicole Boudreau line. The vamping up displays and such will have to wait until the end of august as I am going home to Moncton New Brunswick for 4 weeks or so.

I will be working at home as well as I don't really have time to rest for a month... One of a Kind Show preperations have been calling!!! It's go time!

I've Been Broken

It's true... I broke my hand! Gasp! But, miraculously I can still make jewelry.

(I am typing this with one hand though so it's gonna be short)

It has slowed me down a bit as far as all my big plans for June go but I should be on track by the end of July. Big plans for the store... still secret though.

I'm gearing up for two London shows. Sunfest and Home County (details to the right). I have some really cute necklaces ready. I'm very excited, I love doing these shows!

So if you're in London from July 8-11 or 16-18 come visit!

The Chosen One

Here is the postcard that my amazing intern did for me. She also did a couple more but I felt this one was more Precious Pink Designs what with the pink bracelet and all.

I'll probably get some printed in a month or so and do a mailout to boutiques accross the country in time for Fall.

Again with the branding!

Here are a couple more that she did. Also gorgeous but a little too elegant for PPD. Not that PPD can't be elegant! She can be whatever she wants to be! But we like fun and flirty.

Updates

I'm calling this year my "branding year". Focussing on getting the names recognized and out there which is something I should have done a long time ago... all in time right?
So I'll have new business cards very soon. I'm continually working on the NB website. And I'm also getting jewelry tags printed... Re-Vamping it!!!

I'm vamping up my display arrangments for both Precious Pink Designs and Nicole Boudreau. They're both very similar right now as far as display goes and I want them to completely stand out on individual basis'. I'm veeeerrrry excited about my display plan for NB. But I'm not going to tell you about it, I'm just going to show you photos when it's all finally done. Hopefully by July? But who knows really...

Also, you can no longer buy my jewels at the Blue Banana Market as I pulled out today. It was on a rental basis and just wasn't working out. I gave it a 2 and half year shot... good enough I say.

Here is one of my new pendants. I think it's my favorite by far... so far. I feel like I've said that before though... and probably will again.

That's all for now! I look forward to unveiling all the new goodies coming my way!

OMG!

How perfect is this earring stand?!

I found it at Urban Outfitters and I'm going again tomorrow to get more.

Love it!

Very Precious Pink Designs.

It's like a crazy pink Earth.

New Fabric

I received some fabrics the other day that I wasn't supposed to get until july or august so that was an exciting surprise! I immediately started cutting it up! Made some cute skirts and some pretty dresses. Here are photos of the fabric, and coming up with of course be the merchandise. I always forget to take photos of the merchandise while I'm at the shop (where the mannequins are...). I'm still waiting on two more fabrics for spring/summer which I hope come soon and then I will start working on Fall!

Maybe... just maybe... for the first time since I started making clothing, I will be on time for a season. Again, no promises...

Spring should be in stores by end of February (it's now June'ish and I'm still making spring stuff) and Fall should be in by end of August. (I don't think I've ever been ready before November)

How cute are those pink ants!!!

Photos of skirts and dress coming soon.

Annual Spring Party and Sale!!!

It's that time of year again! Join us at Fresh Collective this Thursday, May 20th for our Spring party and sale! All designers in the store have at least 20% off their merchandise but most have an even higher discount. Plus, a lot of bargain bin clear out items.

Then from 6pm onward we have free munchies and refreshments!!! It's always a good time so if you're around you should pop by!

692 Queen St. West, Toronto.

See you there!

I just joined the 100 Mile Finds website! It's a website that finds things for you that are 100 miles or less from your location. It's a great tool/website for shopping local!

http://100milefinds.com/

And here is where they blogged about me! :)
Thank you 100 mile finds.

http://100milefinds.blogspot.com/2010/05/100-mile-finds-welcomes-precious-pink.html

New Dress

Ok so here is the dress I made for this spring! I'm waiting on some new fabrics to make more for the summer. Fun fabrics :)

I'm loving frills right now so I sense more coming on.

Website Design

I've said before, once you make one thing... you want to make it all.
I very much enjoy working on the computer and building my websites.
A friend of mine is a photographer and she asked me to make her a website.
This is what I'm working on.
http://www.zigzagphotography.com/

(She is working on a project on "bums", so this is what you'll see ;))

I'm having so much fun with it! And I already have another friend who wants one so this may also be coming up in the near future. I'll keep you posted!

Now I want to learn everything about building websites as I am very limited.
Start a new (3rd) career?

You never know!

Back to making skirts for today though...

New Business Cards

My lovely intern Megan has designed my new business card!

I decided to have both jewelry lines on one card. So one side will be PPD and the other side will be NB. Aren't they great?!

Now it's just a matter of getting them printed of course. This will likely happen in the next few weeks as I am currently down to about 20 of the old cards...

And it would be very unprofessional to not have business cards now wouldn't it...

New Tops!

Some fun new tops for Desserts 'n Skirts!!!

I've been having a lot of fun playing around with some new fabrics and trying new things, which I don't always have time to do. Here's is what I've come up with so far.

They are available at Fresh Collective.

Notice the squiggley lightning on the polka dotted ones...

It's Tea Time!

I will be selling my jewels at a local tea party!
And to my understanding... it won't be just tea... I heard something about champagne, shhhh.

Come visit and bring all your friends! This is taking place in a designers studio and hosted by Barbara of Terra Cotta. She makes fabulous clothing and handbags and probably so much more that I don't even know about.

Saturday May 1st, 12-5pm
12 B Ossington Ave.
Just north of Queen St. West.
Through the back gates

Come one come all.

I look forward to seeing you :)

Website Re-Design!

Where to begin?! I feel like I have so much to share right now...
Mostly photos of new things, fun new things.
But first and foremost... the new website is LIVE!
As of two minutes ago, it is up, fresh and ready for business!

Go see it!!!
http://www.preciouspinkdesigns.com

I love it. I really focussed on it and actually got it done in not much more than two months! I hope I can keep my focus going and finish my other two websites...
I think I can, I think I can, I think I can...

My focus in May is to get some advertising going in multiple places, blogs, shopping sites, google, etc.

Focus seems to be my keyword these days... and I like it.

Ryerson Fashion Show

I will be selling my jewels at the upcoming Ryerson Fashion Show!

"Serpentinata: Get twisted"

This coming Friday April 9th, 2010

The Arcadian Court

401 Bay St., 8th Floor

Simpson Tower Entrance

The show has been put together by the 2nd and 3rd year Ryerson fashion students.

I am very excited to see all the students works!

If you would like to see the show here is some info for you.

Tickets are $12 for 1 show or $20 for 2 shows (men's wear and women's evening wear)

You can contact Megan Reynolds at:

megan.reynolds@ryerson.ca

For more info on the show visit:

http://www.serpentinata.com/

Come visit me if you're there! I believe I'll be in the reception area for the women's wear.

Sneak Peak!

Here, as kind-of-promised, is a sneak peak at the newly designed Precious Pink Designs website!

There are a couple of links that are not working yet so if you click on them it will just take you to the old website. Such as stores, links and accessories. Still working on those. :)

Have a look around! http://www.preciouspinkdesigns.com/neckstoneredblack.html

Just need a few more products to post and then I will unleash it to the world.

Also check out the fun new paper that I bought for taking photos on!

Everything is going to be much more colourful! Colour Colour Colour!

New business card is in the works.

Working hard on the websites.

New dress in Fresh Collective. Photo coming next week :)

Would you believe me if I told you I'm actually working on both my jewelry websites?

It's true!! My "nicoleboudreau.com" website has been under construction since about 2007... and I really think I'll have it done in a month or so. (knocks on wood) (cause I said that in '07) (just being honest).

Anyway here are some new pieces that I've been working on.

There are many more and I am taking tons of photos so you should be seeing more soon.

I may even give you sneak peaks at the newly designed ppd website and the all new nb website.

No promises. ;)

This is what happened next...

I made a necklace with one of the pendants!

I just "happened" to have the perfect red beads to go with that little red flower.

More to come.

Back to the woods...

I have finally been able to get to work on these pendants! I love them so much! I'm having fun making them.

I've been focussing a lot on jewelry in the past month... I SHOULD be focussing on a spring line for D 'n S... but, I do not tell the hands what to do.

This is what they want to make? This is what they shall make.

But seriously, I need to start sewing.

Seriously though... sewing.

A New Addition!

I have this amazing new intern who found me at Fresh Collective and interviewed me for her school project back in November. I invited her to do an internship with me in the new year... which brings us to now, and thanks to her I will be getting a lot more work done on the "internets" part of my business. Such as my primary website that has not been updated in, oh I don't know... 4 years or so?

This is a copy of the slide show from the power point presentation that she did on me!

How cute is this? (and yes I know I say that often... but seriously!)

So excited for the near future!

Stay tuned...

New Location to Shop In!

Precious Pink Designs/Nicole Boudreau is now available in a new location!

In the heart of Kensington Market you will find this cute little gem.

Inside, you will find colourful new jewelry by... yours truly.

ME!!

Check it out!

Fresh Baked Goods

Kensington Market

274 Augusta Ave.

Toronto, Canada

416-966-0123

My Dad

I know it's been a while since I've posted anything here.

This is because I lost my dad a couple of weeks before the holidays.

He was awesome.

He was funny.

He was always there.

And of course, always will be.

Love.