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I visited my husband and his family in Ukraine in 2018. I remember walking towards The Motherland Monument, and there were memorials after memorials along the sidewalk of those who passed away in the 2014 Revolution of Dignity. I remember before meeting my husband, hearing about this in the news, but it hits you differently when you see the faces of these people, many younger than I was, who gave up their lives protesting for what they believed in. Who would have thought four shorts year later there would be a full scale war in this beautiful country. Many of their historical sites...

We were at One of Kind winter show 2019 and I'd love to share with you my experience. So I have been hesitating for many years to participate in this show and after speaking to many vendors at my weekend markets, I decided to take the leap. I was awarded with a First-Timer-Scholarship, which means they deducted 50% of my booth fee, booths are generally 2k-10k for the 6-11 days show. You also have to account for insurance (about $200), Electricity (I was late, so about $200) and Parking (about 10-20/day). Since I have a full time job, I decided...

Repair and mend your clothes or upcycle them to something you would use. You can support a local seamstress or go to events like “Repairathon”, based in Toronto, where volunteers will mend your old clothes for free! I actually volunteered at an event a few years ago and had a lot of fun, I need to get back at it, who knows, maybe you'll see me there!  Donate or bring to textile recycle depot, we are very fortunate to be in Markham where there are over 60 Textile recycling bins that work with partners that will either donate the clothing...

Ultra sensitive skin? You're not alone. Some people have always had sensitive skin and some people start becoming more sensitive to the fabric against their skin. I have gotten many comments from women who were not able to find a bra that they feel truly comfortable with until they tried our bralettes.  What I wasn't aware of was that this is also the perfect fit for women who are battling breast cancer or have gone through breast cancer. Here are some of the reason why: 1. We use certified organic cotton, one might think "organic" is over rated, but once you...

  With more advance technological fabric, less woman wear bras all together. We can wear super stretchy pieces that ends up fitting. However, stretchy/ "tech" fabric mean polyester and synthetics, we are wrapping plastic around the body and this has a detrimental effect on our Earth as well as our health. We use 95-100% Organic Cotton, which means the garments fit true to size and might look a little bigger than your average main stream brand.  We ask for exact bra measurements to make a bralette custom to your body.  When I am vending at trade shows, most often I...