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West Elm’s Holiday 2013 Gift Preview

It’s November which means you should already be starting your holiday shopping!  West Elm launched some cute holiday gifts for the season that are funky, fun, and they won’t break the bank.

West Elm has a store in the Shops at King Liberty in Toronto, but they also offer online shipping to Canada on their website.  The store in Toronto is rather large and they carry everything from lighting, kitchenware, home décor, and market gifts.

Here are a few of my favourites below!

 

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Wood + Felt Bottle Holder $64.87

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Purl Soho Knitting Kit $65.97

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Dining Table Tennis $38.48

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Softest Throws $38.47-$42.88

Monogram for $7.70 per item

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Market Printed Growlers (to store and transport beer) $16.49

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Party in a Box! (includes decor, drinkware and serveware) $163.83

West Elm

109 Atlantic Ave, Toronto

www.westelm.com

Photo’s Courtesy of West Elm

 

 

 

 

Don’t Make Dinner, Order Supperworks!

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Sometimes I have zero time to make dinner.  Actually most of the time I have zero time to make dinner.  Looking for a healthier meal option instead of fast food, I stumbled upon SupperWorks.

 
Each location offers an online menu which changes each month.  You need to decide if you are going to pick up pre-made meals, or if you will go into your local SupperWorks location and prepare the meals yourself.  I tend to pick up my meals, but preparing them is actually really fun!
 
 
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After choosing online which meals you would like to prepare, you are also able to use their online calendar to determine when you will go in to your nearest branch.  Once arriving you are outfitted with an apron, and are offered free refreshments – including wine!
 
 
Stations for each meal are outfitted with freshly washed/sliced/chopped/grated ingredients.  There are measuring cups and other utensils to mix together sauces and marinades, and recipe boards list what you need to do to put the meal together.
 
 
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After preparing the meal you would place it into a freezer bag and use a provided label with final preparation instructions for at home.  The best part is you leave the mess and move on!  You don’t need to do any dishes or clean up your work station – a staff member comes along to take care of everything.
  
 
The benefit to making the meals yourself is that you learn how to make the recipes yourself for future use, and that if you want to avoid an ingredient you can.  They even offer certain time slots each week when you can bring your child in and prepare your meals.
 
 
 
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 There is also a Stork Special where in the first two months of your baby being born Supperworks will make your meals free of charge for pick up.
 
Locations include Pickering, Forest Hill, Leaside, and the Beaches in Toronto.
 
For pricing details visit www.supperworks.com

What to Do – eFashionista’s Bra Snobs Event

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On Friday, November 15th eFashionista is hosting a luxe lingerie event for Bra Snobs!

 

Located at Coup de Foudre’s fabulous boutique in Richmond Hill, attending fashionista’s will enjoy boudoir-inspired cocktails, Parisian lingerie, and sweets.

 
 
The night will include on-site bra fitting, a boudoir beauty station, and boudoir photography.
 
 
 
Every fashionista will leave with a gift bag valued at $100, and there will be plenty of giveaways as well!
 
 
 
I attended the Baking in High Heels event this summer which was also hosted by eFashionista, and it was fabulous.
 
 
R.S.V.P required!
 
 
For more details please take a look at the link below!
 
 
http://www.efashionista.ca/blog/luxury-lingerie-toronto/
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Where to Shop – The Hudson’s Bay Signature Collection

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The Bay has recently launched new items for their signature HBC Collection for the holidays, and I’m pretty much obsessed with all of it.  The Bay has had a big year with talk of purchasing Saks Inc., announcing the opening of  Kleinfeld’s Bridal Boutique in Toronto, and opening up their own shop at Pearson International Airport.  The Bay has reinvented itself as a trendier department store by bringing in brands like Coach and Topshop, and letting go of Bill Blass and Liz Claiborne.

 

The signature HBC Collection includes clothing for men, women, kids and even pets.  The home items are my favourite, although the signature red, yellow, blue and green can often be hard to match if you already have a set colour scheme.

This fall Converse debuted it’s Jack Purcell sneaker collection which merged the Hudson’s Bay stripe blanket with the Jack Purcell sneaker.

The Jack Purcell Duck Boot is $140.00, the Jack Purcell LTT is $130.00, and the Jack Purcell Helen is $120.00.

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Not all items in the signature collection are this pricey – the signature mugs are only $7.

Here are a few of my favorites!

 

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Photo’s courtesy of www.thebay.com

www.thebay.com

Where to Shop – Event’s with Gap, Flare Magazine and Shops at Don Mills

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Tuesday, November 5th from 6:00 – 8:00pm select Gap stores are having a holiday event hosted with Rue Magazine.  There will be refreshments, one-on-one styling tips, a sneak peak at new arrivals, and 30% off all regular merchandise.

Stores participating include the locations at Yorkdale Mall, the Eaton Centre, and the Bloor Street location.

www.gap.com/styldbyevents

 

 

 

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Flare Magazine Canada’s Senior Style Editor Truc Nguyen will be hosting two fashion show’s on Thursday, November 14th at the Toronto Eaton Centre.  The first show will be at 12:00pm, and the second at 6:oopm with a live DJ playing.  Flare will be providing giveaways and gift cards to  members of the audience.

Toronto Eaton Centre

220 Yonge Street, Toronto

www.torontoeatoncentre.com

 

 

 

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The Heart of Fashion Pop-Up Shop is running at the Shops at Don Mills until this Saturday, November 9th.  The shop is open from 11am-7pm  Monday through Saturday.

Net proceeds from the shop will benefit a new space for out-patient mental health care at North York General.

The Canadian designers being sold at the Pop-Up include David Dixon, BRIVTI, Lucian Matis, Thien Le, Starkers Corsetry, Fiori and Laura Siegel.

 

Shops at Don Mills

23 Karl Frasier Road, Toronto

www.shopsatdonmills.ca

 

 

 

 

Photo #1 www.gap.com/styldbyevents, photo #2 www.torontoeatoncentre.com, photo #3  www.shopsatdonmills.ca