the art and craft of mono

our last two designs from mono arrived for the season! drool.




mono frayed scarf, 119, bone (we only received two)


mono frayed spanned dress, 299, mauve, one size fits most (we only got in one!)

both pieces have been hand distressed and are made of 100% tencel. and both pieces are so gorgeous, i get shivers just walking by them in the shop.

OMG! And then there were two!

Okay, so it worked! Enough people voted and Osei-Duro is still in the race for the Flipp Agency contest! They just have one more competitor to knock down and then they are awarded with 50k worth of marketing and advertising help from Calgary based Flipp. Zing, zing, that would be a-maz-ing!

So, tell everyone, please, to click here and to vote! One vote per email address and I know you have more than one. It's incredibly easy and it would make a big difference in the lives of Maryanne and Molly! Merci.

reminder!

heads up! make it! is happening this weekend:


also, if you have some time to kill, check out the lil' interview i did for their blog! you can read it here, through the magic of the internet. my pal sabrina (from sabrina butterfly designs) was also interviewed, read it here! the fun times never stop.

make sure you get your butt down to the alberta aviation hanger this weekend!

cards! new! super cute!

we just received a shwack of new regional assembly of text cards. including ones for father's day (june 20!).
also just a general assortment of cards, perfect for birthdays, lovers and words of appreciation and congratulations:





we also got in new button sets (dinosaurs!) and also mini card sets, which contain 6 identical cards:




Mini-card sets are $12, buttons (3 each) are $7 and most cards are $4, though the ones with buttons and pop-quizzes are $5 (with one or two exceptions).

6 am fun

This morning the peeps from Make It! gathered at the store bright and early. They were going to be featured on CityTV's Breakfast Television, and since I have a big space, we decided to shoot it here at Nokomis! So at 6 am we all rolled in, including Jenna and Chandler from Make It! along with a few of the crafters who will be selling their wares this weekend.

I tried to snap a few photos, but well, it was really early. Below are the three that I took (and I never managed to grab one of myself, surprise).

setting up for the next segment with our host, Bridget

cast and crew!

Kelsey McIntyre with her lovely models

It was a surprisingly fun time, (6-9 am isn't normally a time frame in which 'fun' occurs), and really relaxed and kinda silly. We got in a few plugs for the store, and I even managed to show my face to the camera for 45 seconds. Maybe someone out their caught a glimpse? Mom?

Anyway, it's time for my afternoon siesta. zzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

Make It!

Heads up! Next weekend is gonna be super fun! We're sponsoring Make It - The Handmade Revolution. It's a craft fair featuring Canadian designers and artistans (so kinda like a traveling Nokomis! They have shows in Vancouver and Calgary, as well). It's over at the Alberta Aviation Museum on Kingsway Ave. It's on both the Saturday and Sunday (May 29-30), and it's only $5 bucks to get in. But, I can get you in for free! Just shoot me an email, mail (@) nokomisclothing.ca and you can win two tickets. I'll be giving away tickets to 3 lucky blog readers (so 6 tickets in total), just the first three readers to do that will win. I'm taking my mother's advice, keep it simple, silly.

Anyway, I'm really looking forward to this event. Maybe you could even stop at Duchess on your way there and grab some tastey treats? Sounds dreamy. Hopefully the weather will be more . . . summery, next weekend.

long weekend!

Yeah! Long weekend! And it's pouring and freezing out, in true Edmonton fashion. I actually saw my breath when I stepped outside for lunch this afternoon. Super awesome!

Anyway, it's Friday and we have good news at noko! We got a little antsy waiting for the Red Raven sale so we marked down a few pieces at the shop (over twenty different styles). Including pieces by Dagg & Stacey, Rita di Cesare, Lily & Jae, Serendipity, Eve Gravel and the like. I even marked down about 10 Ashley Watson leather bags! The pieces I marked down are 20-40% off, so come and get them well they're hot! We still a bit far away from the Red Raven sale, but you'll be one of the first to know, so stay tuned!

Oh, and we're open on holiday Monday from 12-5pm.

Meanwhile, I'm going to steal some beautiful photo's off of Emilia's blog to share with you. She borrowed a few pieces from us for a photo shoot she did, and, as usual, they are stunning. Check them out here, or else on her own blog too:






thomas tunic (grey), 180
thomas tank (black), 225