Yesterday at the end of a long week, LA and I picked up my friend (and our new Freckled Nester!) Amber from the airport. It was such a surreal experience- we took her to the studio, dropped her things off at the house and then went out for dinner at one of our favourite haunts. We've been talking about her […]
Read MoreI love little pieces of history, and this year I've started keeping my eye out for WWII rations to add to my collection. I found these meat rations in the spring and have them on my inspiration board at the studio. I love how vividly blue they are, even though they're these tiny chips of 70 year old cardboard. The thing that […]
Read MoreOne of the biggest goals I've had for our dogs is to be able to go to off leash parks with them, and to know that I can trust their recall. It's been a scary thing, because in Winnipeg, unlike other cities I've visited, the dog parks generally aren't fenced so it's a “no training wheels” kind of situation. While […]
Read MoreI'm excited to be working on opening up my etsy shop A Little Thistle again for the fall, and I've been dreaming up all kinds of new knits, vintage and jewellery for the re-launch. Choosing a name for my shop was one of the hardest and earliest decisions I made when I was starting the business, but when I started working out what […]
Read MoreThis summer at Freckled Nest has been incredible in all senses- we've been offered incredible opportunities, felt incredibly supported by & grateful to our clients, and we've been working incredibly hard. When I started working with LA last year I was excited for whatever would come my way, but I didn't know what running a business was going to be like. […]
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