edit mittens

A few weeks ago I received a lovely email from Joanne over at EDIT.  Joanne, formerly a wardrobe stylist and designer here in Toronto moved out west several years ago and opened an eco-stylish boutique called EDIT - selling sustainably and socially conscious brands of clothing. She has since moved back to Toronto and sells eco-accessories and vintage finds through her Etsy shop as well as through retailers across the country. Like me, Joanne is all about upcycling and recycling and we've exchanged several emails back and forth and as it turns out, small world, we know a few of the same peeps.  And on Friday I received a lovely [and incredibly warm] pair of mittens from Joanne in the mail from her Edit mitten shoppe! And they are a replica to the painted mat I did a little while ago. [And can I also add, a true eco gal, she packaged them wrapped in a sewing template in an old cereal box wrapped with magazine paper. How much repurposing can she do!?!]

Thank you Joanne and for everyone else, please visit editmittens.ca, editshoppe.ca and editvintagefinds.etsy.com for more on Joanne and to get a pair of your own eco-goodness.

And just so that you can see how much thought she put into in...