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Lunapads (Vancouver, BC)
Submitted by Ariane on October 24, 2011 - 9:39am
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Business Owner(s):
Madeleine Shaw and Suzanne Siemens
When I started writing this post, I decided to search my inbox for my oldest correspondance with Lunapads, and found an email from Sept. 1, 2006, related to entering a contest to win some kind of Lunapads prizes. In the email, I mentioned that I already had some of their wares... that makes me a customer for over five years! And that's only a third of Lunapads' existence - they'd already been in business for over ten years by that time.
As far as I can remember, I first found out about Lunapads from ads in Bust Magazine, which I used to have a subscription to in university. The women's center at school used to hold "sew your own pads" DIY workshops on occasion, so this wasn't a completely new concept to me, but the specific design of Lunapads (in comparison to the other reusable pads I'd seen) held some real appeal. I was hooked after my first order.
Phone:
604-681-9953
E-mail:
Location
Lunapads International Products Ltd.
3433 Commercial Street
Vancouver, BC V5N 4E8Canada
49° 15' 14.0148" N, 123° 4' 4.656" W
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Smoking Lily (Vancouver and Victoria, BC)
Submitted by Ariane on April 27, 2008 - 4:19pm
Website:
Business Owner(s):
Trish Tacoma
Originally founded by Trish Tacoma and Julie Higginson in Victoria, Smoking Lily has now been around for over a decade and grown to have a sister store in Vancouver (yipee!). While their clothing, accessories, and home decor are made from great high quality fabrics, and cut to flatter, what makes them instantly recognizable is the screenprinted designs that set them apart from the rest.
One of my favorite things about their designs is that most of them are science and nature themed. They're known for printing images that help you show your hippest nerd, by sporting the periodic table, various plants, a microscope, or a creepy but beautiful swarm of insects. They even had a tea cozy with Louis Riel on it, that I can't believe I didn't buy last time I was there--it hit home with my prairie girl roots, but there were just too many amazing things and I had to leave it there for another day. Be prepared to find something you'll fall in love with and just have to take home with you when you walk in the door. Their stuff is so unique, with the perfect balance of artsy hipster and inner geek, that there's really no way to go wrong.
Phone:
604-873-5459
E-mail:
Locations
Smoking Lily - Victoria
569 Johnson St. Unit A
Victoria, BC V8W 1M2Canada
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Smoking Lily - Vancouver
3634 Main Street
Vancouver, BC V5V 3N5Canada
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First Day of the Winter Farmers Market!
Submitted by Ariane on November 8, 2007 - 6:35pm
Nov 10 2007 10:00
Nov 10 2007 14:00
Missing the farmer's market already? Well, head out to Wise Hall on Saturday for the first day of the Winter Farmer's Market! Admission is free as always, and it runs 10am-2pm the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of every month through April.
Click here to see the list of vendors--there's baked goods, dairy, meat, winter veggies, fish, honey, wool, pickles, jams, and lots more scheduled to be there!
For more info, please visit eatlocal.org.
Location
WISE Hall
1882 Adanac Street
Vancouver, BC V5L 2E5Canada
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Slow Food & Fashion Event (Victoria, BC)
Submitted by Ariane on October 2, 2007 - 7:03pm
Oct 11 2007 18:00
Oct 11 2007 20:00
Press Release: September 28, 2007 - Plenty Epicurean Pantry
Slow Food Vancouver Island/Gulf Islands, Lifecycles Fruit Tree Project, Plenty Epicurean Pantry & Not Just Pretty Modern Clothing present an evening of Slow Food & Fashion!
WHERE: Plenty Epicurean Pantry, 1034 Fort Street, Victoria, BC
WHEN: 6 to 8 pm, Thursday October 11th, 2007
WHAT: Lifecycles Fruit Tree Project will be providing samples of delicious foods that have been produced in partnership with local businesses. The evening will feature a fashion show of environmentally and socially conscious clothes from Not Just Pretty Modern Clothing. In addition, there will be readings from the new book Apples Under the Bed: Recollections and Recipes from BC Writers and Artists.
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