Easter Store Hours

We're starting to get calls regarding our holiday hours this weekend, so I thought I'd go ahead and post them here. Hours for all three shops this weekend are:

Good Friday: 12:00--5:00

Saturday: 11:00--6:00

Easter Sunday: closed

Easter Monday: 12:00--5:00

Happy Easter, everyone!

Christmas Gift Idea: Tea Cozies

Tea Cozies are one of those things that you may not think you, or someone you know, needs, but, in fact, they are. Well, that is, if you, or someone you know, drinks tea. But if you, or they, do, Tea Cozies are the best! They keep your tea pot warm for hours, and hence, your tea. So when you, or someone you know, is ready for that second or third or forth cup of Earl Grey, or Slippery Elm Throat Tea, it's ready and waiting, to pick you up, or soothe you, or give you something to do while you are perusing magazines, or websites, avoiding all the work/cleaning/baking/decorating/wrapping you have to do. Aaaaaaaah tea, such a comfort!

Here we have our most seasonal silk dupioni Tea Cozy: Mary and Jesus with gold florals.

There are many more colours and print varieties (dark teal with gold Bugz, silver with Dump Truck, unbleached linen with Periodic Table and Neuron...) in the shops right now. Feel free to drop us a line, or give us a call if you have any questions!

I'm heading off to enjoy a cup of Genmai green tea that I made about an hour ago. Cheers!

Lily Home: Stools!

In addition to being a fantastic stylist, one of glenda's many talents here in Vancouver is the uncanny ability to consistently find the best stuff in thrift shops. Yes, she is our very own Sally Anne Superwoman--and, really, isn't that a much better super power than x-ray vision? (She does surprisingly well in alleys, too, come to think of it....)

One of the things glenda is constantly on the lookout for are cute or unusual stools to be given the Smoking Lily treatment; things that might have great legs but really ratty seats look amazing when given a good cleaning and some fantastic new upholstery. For example, the little stool on the left ($116) is insanely cute now, with its tiny dimensions (12" x 10"!), large, single button, and beautiful saag green silk dupioni playfully covered in airplanes. Nice!

Also in the Vancouver shop at the moment:

The only stool/chaise combination I have ever seen-- quite possibly the only one in existence. ($196)

Amazing Jesus needlepoint storage stool ($110)! Because Jesus loves storage....Well, I suppose Jesus *does* love everything and everyone, but still!