Leslieville Tree Festival

Sunday was my first outdoor show at Leslie Grove Park in Leslieville.

Both kids caught a cold so we didn't bring them with us.  For the past couple of days, I was fretting about the weather.   Doing an outdoor show is always risky, even if you have a tent!  This is what the weather network said our day would look like.   Thundershowers!!!

But we didn't get the torrential downpour, just a couple of light sprinkles to keep us cool. Phew!   Amanda at Leaf was really nice about giving us a table with good foot traffic near the entrance at Queen/Jones.

Here are some pics from my table display.  As we all know from an earlier post, hubby is a whiz at many things.  This time, he built me two stands to display my toy leashes.  I also brought some tricycle bags, stroller bags, and Teo's brand new bulldozer backpack.

Here's an up close shot of his backpack.  I didn't tell him that I made this for him until AFTER we got back from the show.  

I missed the tree planting part of the day, but I did get to see the scary scarecrow on stilts and a performance by Zero Gravity Circus.



Overall, we had a great time!   Special thanks to hubby who didn't get to watch the Euro Cup (Go Italia!) but we made it to the TV just in time to watch the kick off.   Also special thanks to my friends and family that came by for moral support!

What an Exciting Week!

This week, I planned to do lots of crafty things and post nice pictures of the stuff I made. But, I didn't end up doing much of that.

We went to the library and the kids listened to some Caillou stories on the computer.

On Wednesday, we went to my Mom's house, got caught up, and serged this pile of fabric (and more!). I'm still trying to decide which serger to buy for myself. If you have a serger, please let me know which model you have!

Then on Thursday, I was interviewed by Sue Deyell from RemodelIt.ca. Back in January, she emailed me and asked if I would be interested in doing an interview for her online radio show. Of course I said "yes"!! I sent her two leashes for her kids to try out so she could see how these were used and get a better sense of the product. Once she had a chance to use them (the kids didn't lose their toys!!), we booked some time for a chat. It was supposed to be on Tuesday, but got bumped to Thursday so I had to wait a little bit longer. That was ok by me since it's been a long time since I did an interview where I wasn't the one asking the questions. But it wasn't too hard... she asked me about my internet shop Josh & Teo, selling on ETSY, and my toy leashes. It was over before I knew it! I'm now waiting to hear when it will air.

Friday, I had a business meeting with a store in Toronto called Kid Culture. It is a seriously cute shop that sells handmade baby/kid items made by local artisans. I can see my products in this shop and the owner agreed too! Click here to read an article and see more cute pictures of this store. Time to start sewing because in the next couple of weeks, my toy leashes will be available for sale at Kid Culture!

(Image Credit: Caroline Aksich taken from Toronto Life.com)

Thank goodness it's now the weekend. I'm exhausted!