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.