Victoria Shops Update: We're Hiring!

Do you love Smoking Lily?

Do you have retail sales experience?

Do you have the attitude that no job is too small or too large to fulfill?

Smoking Lily is looking for a salesperson to work in the Victoria stores: The Milkman's Daughter and the Wee Flagship Shop. Please forward cover letters and resumes to milk@smokinglily.com or drop off at the Milkman's Daughter.

Vancouver Update: Bread Photographs Well!

One of my favourite websites to cruise is a photo blog called The Selby is in Your Place; it's basically what happens when a hipster commercial photographer who knows a ton of interesting people all over the world starts taking photos of his friends' homes and posting them online. Fascinating!

A recent spread he did covered both the workplace and home of the couple who run the Tartine Bakery in San Francisco, and it literally had me dying for baked goods this morning (ok, maybe not literally, but it was pretty bad--look at that photo!!). Just as I was really cursing the fact that San Francisco is so far away I realized that this is the same bakery whose cookbook we carry at The Milkman's Daughter! How sweet is that?

Anyway, we don't have any of these fabulous books in stock in Vancouver (what kind of a "Vancouver Update am I writing, here?!!?), but we'd be more than happy to have the Victoria gals send some over if anyone is interested. I may have to take up baking....

We're Hiring!

Do you love Smoking Lily?

Do you have retail sales experience?

Do you have the attitude that no job is too small or too large to fulfill?

Smoking Lily is looking for a full-time sales person to work in the Victoria stores: The Milkman's Daughter and the Wee Flagship Shop. Please forward cover letters and resumes to milk@smokinglily.com.

New Hours at Victoria Shops.

We recently changed the hours at our Victoria shops, partly because its a new year (yay!) and partly because of a little girl named Violet. Violet needs her mom to be home with her on sundays and by 5 throughout the week for the next month and a half. Therefore, we have changed the hours at Johnson Street to allow Aiko to spend more time with her daughter.

Johnson Street - Sundays closed, Mon - Wed 10:30- 4:30 and Thurs - Sat 11-5:30 (250 382 5459)

The Milkman's Daughter - Sun - Mon 12-5 and Tues - Sat 11-6 (250 590 5451)

We're Hiring!

Do you love Smoking Lily?

Do you have retail sales experience?

Do you have the attitude that no job is too small or too large to fulfill?

Smoking Lily is looking for a full-time sales person to work in the Victoria stores: The Milkman's Daughter and the Wee Flagship Shop. Please forward cover letters and resumes to milk@smokinglily.com.

Victoria Store Update: The wonderful Wollaston!

While getting ready for my work day, like many of us I stood in front of my closet hoping to find something that is easy to wear, looks great, and, most importantly, that will keep me cozy! It's definitely fall here in Victoria--rainy, cold, windy, and lets face it, grey, grey, grey! I needed something from my wardrobe that puts a little pep in my step, and there it was, the new Wollaston. Now available in luscious grey wool, as well as TWO other geometrically inspired prints. I like to wear this frock with a long sleeve boatneck top, my Cape of Good Hope, and, of course on a day like today, my Wellies!

Victoria Shop Update: Erica Weiner Jewelry

We are very excited to see Brooklyn-based designer Erica Weiner in this month's issue of Ready Made magazine! Her vintage-inspired, fun, fabulous creations are available in our Johnson Street (Victoria) and Main Street (Vancouver) stores.

Take a peek at http://www.readymade.com/ for a fun jewelry display idea courtesy of Erica herself. Here's the photo:

She also includes how to make a lovely locket necklace!

Victoria Shop Update

As we have no way to expand the size of the sweet Victoria shop, we have undertaken another fresh visual transformation of the 44 square foot space! The walls were painted white, new draperies, bench covers and jewelry displays were dreamed up and sewn, new lighting was created and a new visual display was installed. We think it's a lovely new backdrop for our garments, accessories and home-wares. Drop in to check it out if you're in the neighbourhood!

Soon, our Spring line will be fluttering into the shops and onto the website. The samples are exciting and will soon morph into a flock of dresses, skirts, tops and more. All designed to make you smile - we are definitely grinning here. I'll post photos of the new creations as soon as they fly through the doors.