Spring Etsy Wish List

Vintage Edison Retro Light Bulbs by Prolific  

(I also found a website to build your own industrial lights called duckfat)

 Crane Coat by Purple Fishbowl

Adorable Pins by SouSous 

Hand painted headboards by Nod Australia


I've been super busy these past 2 weeks so I thought I'd show some etsy love to some shops I follow! Shine has a big announcement that I've been waiting months to announce and it looks like I can announce it tomorrow! Fingers crossed!

Window Frame Display

 Shine Studios put together a cute little display for Unbridaled (ties and bow ties ect). I had antique windows with cracked glass that I didn't know what to do with so Shilo and I smashed the glass out and created this:

We attached Eye Bolts to the sides and a wire across:

 Attached a self leveling hanger to the back:

And voila! Easy wall display.

Spring Showers @ Shine

The other day at work I was bored and made a new window for Shine. I did it all with stuff from around the store. I used buffalo snow, fishing line, and construction paper. I only had a few hours before art crawl but I thought it was a decent job for not leaving the store for supplies! 

 

The window was a bit to shiny for photos but you get the gist. The clothing is from The Wandering Eye and the tote and jewelry is from Shine Studios.

Heather's Hamilton Hangouts - Locke Street

Today Shilo and I wandered around Locke Street and checked out some shops. There are some beautiful shops down there and I photographed my fave 2. 

The First is Pure Home Couture at 174 Locke Street. You enter a hall and walk up a staircase to a gorgeous open room. They sell soaps and candles and house wears.

Their space is amazing, and I am def wandering back to pick up a cup with a metallic gold lip mark.

 If there's any coffee junkies out there like me at the "top" of Locke street theres a coffee shop that I visited frequently last summer when I lived in the area called Johnny's that I recommend.



Last but def not least is Canoe on Locke at 233 Locke Street. I LOVE this store, I want to move in (or at least take all the things home). Shilo and I met store owner Tamara and she let me wander around taking photos of everything. I think I was taking a photo shopping list instead of blog photos.

 And this is the store pooch named Sam. He didn't stay still long enough for photos but I'm digging this one.

Heather's Hamilton Hangouts - Dundurn Castle

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 I'm obsessed with the historical buildings around Hamilton. Above is Dundurn Castle on a cloudy day. I've been inside but its being restored so I'm excited to come back and see the restoration. I still wander around the grounds when I'm in need of a walk. This day I was scouting a possible location for a lookbook shoot for my shop in the spring.

Sick Days

I've been sick this week but still running errands and slowly working on projects. Shilo has been working on changing store locations but until we get the okay for our new space we keep working on our current location. This morning I woke up and dragged my head cold and chapped lips out of bed to get stuff done.

Shilo and I found an old wooden box in the basement of her store. We sanded it down and painted it and now I can use it for some displays.

I am storing extra stock inside to de-clutter and organize my back area. I'll post more photos of the progress but I might be posting about a new location soon ;)

Vintage Coffee Roasters

 In the summer a woman wandered into my little shop at the back of Shine Studios. She thought my stuff was very cute and bought a necklace that looked like a zipper. She asked for my Instagram and found me the next day. She sent me a message saying her name is Jesslyn and she owned a new coffee shop on King Street East called Vintage Coffee and asked me to do a 'pop up shop'. Curate a little corner of her shop with cute stuff. Shilo (Shine Studios) and I gathered some stuff up and brought it over and she sent us coffee in return.

Vintage Coffee is at 977 King Street East in Hamilton and its SO cute. She sources her beans from sustainable farmers from all over the world, and she roasts all the beans herself each week. Her coffee is great and her space is comfortable and welcoming. I'm very happy she contacted The Wandering Eye and Shine Studios to do this exchange.