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Pedestrian Sunday July 29th!

Hang out with Kid Icarus & this months Pedestrian Sunday guest artists
Ellingwood Soap Company, CraftyPawws, & Jenny Chen

They will be at our shop located at 205 Augusta Ave from 12pm – 5:30pm.
See you there! Look below for more info on our guest artists.

Ellingwood is a run by Micheal & Anna, a small husband and wife team that
make all natural soap, candles and body care products.
Their merchandise can be found in all over Canada, just keep an eye out!

CraftyPawws is a small DIY art works shop with a unique collection of various prints, patches, embroideries and
upcycled apparel created by Lauren Eliza Boyko, a small multidisciplinary, freelance artist and musician.

Jenny Chen is an artist and arts administrator currently living in Mississauga.
Majoring in Drawing and Painting, Chen graduated from OCAD University two years ago.
Since graduation, she has been practicing on a part-time basis and exhibited in selected group exhibitions.
She is also engaged in the local arts community with her role as gallery coordinator at Neilson Park Creative Centre

 

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Holiday Jewels!

Give the gift of glitter & gold this holiday season with some of our handmade jewelry! All items pictured range from $30-$80 and are available for purchase at our Kensington shop.

Pick up a stunning ring holder by Grace Eunmi Lee or L.E. Ross! Deck it out with rings by Spirit of Vera, Rare Specimens, Corey Moranis, and Femme Mecanique. Earrings pictured are by Julie Moon & Piglet Miniatures! Necklaces are by Julie Moon, Corey Moranis, and Rare Specimens. All jewelry pictured is handcrafted by Canadian makers.

Shop local this holiday season and support small business!

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Corey Moranis Jewelry at Kid Icarus!

We are thrilled to have the gorgeous handmade wearable works of Corey Moranis in our Kensington shop. All of her goods are one of a kind and entirely unique.

Switch up your fall wardrobe by incorporating some whimsical details!

Pricing for all the pieces pictured can be found below.

Drop by, try something on, fall in love!

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Frosted Short Lines Necklace ~ $45

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Pastel Marbled Ring ~ $35

Clear Knot Necklace ~ $55

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Clear Knot Ring ~ $35

Clear & White Disk Necklace ~ $75

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Glitter Heart Keychain ~ $15

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New Jewelry in Kensington from Jen Ellis Designs

We have stunning new jewelry in our Kensington shop from Jen Ellis Designs.

These delicate beauties are perfect to add a tiny hint of bling to your summer wardrobe.

All earrings and necklaces are either sterling silver or a 14k gold fill.

Individual pieces range in price from $28 – $48.

Stop by our Kensington shop today and try something on!

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NEW CANDLE SCENTS ~ from Ellingwood Soap Co.!

We’ve got some new scents in the Kensington shop from Ellingwood Soap Co. and boy are they ever aromatic goodness.

Ellingwood Soap Co. make it their mission to create quality, hand crafted, soy vegan candles. We love that about their products, and it definitely shows in their innately awesome quality.

All scents pictured are available for purchase in Kensington & retail for $25 each.

Come on by and give ’em a big ‘ol SNIFF!

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Fresh Knitted Cacti in Kensington!

Little fuzzy friends!

We’ve got lots of new Shannon Gerard knitted cacti in Kensington & Parkdale! Lots of new colours & styles that we haven’t seen in the shop before. Swing by and pick out your favourite!

These plants you can’t kill range in price from $15-$45.

Bring some green into your life this frosty February!

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Hubbub Paper Co. is in The Kensington Shop!

Snazzy new cards are now in the Kensington shop thanks to Hubbub Paper Co.! We are the first to carry these adorable letterpressed cards & we are too excited!

The guys at Hubbub are local makers from Dundas, Ontario which is one of the many reasons why they are so awesome. (We love local Canadian makers!)

Stop by and check out the cuteness in person! All Hubbub cards are priced at $6 each, with card sets priced at $25 per piece.

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