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CRAVE CRUSH the urban girl's blog to all that you CRAVE
Glitz & Glamour!
Will you be my Valentine? Ladies will be screaming “Yes!” with smiles and tears when they feast their eyes on Anne Sportun’s magnificent jewelry! As a symbol of love and appreciation, tell that lucky somebody “I love you” with dazzling earrings, slender bracelets, unique necklaces, or bold and beautiful rings!
Anne Sportun is the glamour guru when it comes to creating stunning pieces of art that can glitz-ify your ensemble for any occasion! Featured in numerous Canadian magazines, Sportun has emerged in Toronto as your #1 jeweler and CRAVE is 100% enthralled with what she has to offer! Staying true to her belief of encouraging intimate exchange through the piece of jewelry and its wearer, Sportun oversees each hand-crafted piece of jewelry to bedazzle your comfort of looking fant-abulous!
Fellas, you got nothing to worry about for the upcoming hallmark day of love- Anne Sportun has got you covered! Her jewelry is located in several stores all over North America and overseas. Valentine’s day, anniversaries, birthdays, engagements, or weddings- Sportun has got the perfect icing to solidify your glitz and glamour! So ladies, fufill your CRAVE-ing and get your hands, wrists, ears, and necks sparkling with Sportun’s elegant designs!
“Pecious. Everyday.” See for yourself, right here!
General Inquiries: 1 800 788 1247
A Little Bit of India in a Big Way!
Looking for an innovative and creative way to decor your secret space? CRAVE a taste of India in the comfort of your home? We’ve got the answer to your desires! No need to travel across the world to the enchanted land of India when entrepreness Sapna Alim along with her partner Amanda Steele has got a boutique full of the best contemporary styled-Indian infused accents to make your home an impressionable living space!
From bed linens to tableware to curtain panels to bath and body products– Liloo At Homehas got it all to give your home the unique and exotic touch its been missing! With the ability to connect your westernized way of living with the essence of India’s rich and magical ambiance– Sapna offers her philosophy of this astounding dichotomy to Toronto.
With products sourced directly from India and Canada, CRAVEguarantees that you will receive the highest quality of the most spectacular homeware! Liloo offers a plethora of accents to modernize your living with an Indian elegance. Christmas is less than a month away so be sure to make your way to Liloo for those amazing gifts that scream luxurious taste! Get your hands on her bath and body products to indulge in the sweet aroma of their exotic scents!
Save your travel miles and click here to visit the unique land of India right here in Toronto!
Contact Sapna Alim- the Indian infused home decor guru!
734 Queen Street East Toronto, Ontario
416 466 8710
Follow Liloo on Twitter @lilooathome & like on Facebook!
Taking Elegance to a Whole Other Level!
CRAVE beauty, elegance, & sophistication? Indulge in a whole new meaning of uniqueness with Barbara Stewart’s Adornments on Queen! With an extraordinary taste for fine furnishings and decorative accessories, Barbara has created a business of true affordable elegance to cater to your ostentatious needs! Find only the rarest, most exquisite and majestic items at Adornments on Queen…
Combined with experiencing a luxurious and angelic ambiance, Adornments on Queen is fully equipped with their very own Steeped and Infused Tea Bar. Mmm! What is better than shopping and relaxing with a sublime cup of hot or iced tea and a delicious pastry or sandwich!? Not only does Adornments on Queen gratify your furnishing and decorative needs but also satisfy your taste buds with a dedication to health and well-being!
The store panorama is truly divine with a knack for captivating customers at first glance. If that weren’t the only thing that stole your heart, then the quality of Barbara’s products sure would! She gets her products from only the most unique gems of the world trying to source as many Canadian made items as possible! From Art Tone Designs to Caroline Crawford to Jenna Rose to so many more crafty designers, Adornments on Queen only features the highest quality of Canadian made and foreign products!
Walking through this store will give you an experience of a lifetime– you will feel a true romanticism aura throughout with an alluring vibe to simply sigh at the beautiful and heavenly ambiance. Christmas time is getting closer and closer! Adornments on Queen wants to be sure your home is just dreamy with the Christmas decorations now available! “It’s the most wonderful time of the year!” with Adornments on Queen being your #1 CRAVE-resource for enthralling furnishing and enticing decorative accessories… Make your home an enchanting fairy tale; only with the elite– Adornments on Queen.
Visit Adornments on Queen to experience true charm!
Contact info@adornmentsonqueen.com
Phone: 416 955 4791
Mobile: 647 702 2072
338 Queen Street East (@ Parliament)
Toronto, Ontario
She’s got the Scoop on Gift Giving!
Holiday bliss is in the air and Christmas brings the joy of happy giving! Time to make those Christmas lists and begin the shoppin’! CRAVE-ing to make your family, friends, and significant others feel loved through the creative ensembles you give?! We sure do! But… stumped for gift ideas? No need to worry because gift giving guru, Farah Khalaf of The Gift Philosophy is your early Christmas present!
She’s got the scoop on gift giving! Farah has used her entrepreness intuitive to transform her business into– ”a chic and progressive gift company with an ultra fresh spin on gifting”. Escape the same old conventional gifts that scream *uncreative* and indulge in Farah’s fabulous knack for gift ideas and her ability to inspire gift giving as an everyday thing! Give that special person you love a heart-melting gift experience! Her stylish, cleaver, creative, fun, and convenient (the list goes on!!) gift designs offer a whole new perspective on sharing your affection and love for another.
This visionary femme creates a new platform of success and dedication that is, without a doubt, inspirational to others around her! Providing the most extraordinary gift designs catering to all types of people in the most extraordinary style. Farah’s expert gift philosophy guarantees leaving an impressionable mark of love and thoughtfulness to your Christmas list. Visit her website to browse through the endless gift ideas she has for this holiday season, we are positive that you will experience that “warm and fuzzy” feeling inside at the sight of her gorgeous arrangements!
Let the Christmas shoppin’ commence!
Farah Khalaf giftgood@thegiftphilosophy.com
Local (Toronto): 416 223 2700/ Toll Free: 1 866 221 2063
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Twitter (@gifthappily)
Cre8ive Invitations initiate the most talked about memories!
Just got engaged? Throwing a party for your super sweet 16? Baby on the way? What better way is there to let your closest family and friends know than through the most elegant, fun, and Cre8ive Invitations?! The party starts when the invitations are made and trust us… Cre8ive Invitations know exactly how to make it absolutely irresistible to attend!
Patricia Figueria’s aim is to “ignite excitement”—and knowing the fabulous creation of females… yes indeed we CRAVE excitement! Patricia, a professional and innovative mind with penmanship sent from the heavens, truly provides her clients with the most angelic calligraphy for invitations of any and all purposes.
Make your event’s memories unforgettable with the lasting impression of the invitation! Consult with Patricia for any of your specific needs—and we are positive that she will make creating invitations one of the most enjoyable stages of your planning process. Bask in luxury while Patricia’s most cre8ive ensembles have your guests RSVP-ing as soon as they receive that CRAVE-LICIOUS invitation!
Contact Cre8ive Invitations at:
Oakville, Ontario
416-550-1506 – book your consultation with one brilliant, Cre8ive femme!
Interview with Richelle Dayle Chapman of Conception Design Solutions
A design is nothing without the ‘conception’ of ideas, creative talent and design excellence! Behind Conception Design Solutions is designer, thinker, photographer; Richelle Dayle Chapman, who provides clients with graphic solutions that work! With a passion for art and a career in design, Richelle discovered her love for photography through traveling around the world and capturing snapshots in an attempt to freeze moments and places in a single image!
How would you describe your business in exactly three adjectives?
Refined. Dependable. Creative.
What or Who inspired you to start your business?
The love I have for the arts, design, typography and photography and my desire to compose, capture and create something in a unique way whether it be a visual design or photograph.
People may be surprised to know…
I have an obsession with collecting anything and everything visually pleasing – contributing to my overflowing printed ephemera collection.
How do you spend your free time?
Catching up with friends over a coffee or a glass of wine, phone calls locally or back home to South Africa, paging through design magazines or reading Vanity Fair, cooking a new recipe or traveling.
What are your most popular products and services?
My graphic design services and visual solutions. Merging photography with design, I create calendars with theme-inspired photographs, which are popular.
Where is your favourite place to go with your girlfriends?
A bustling and busy patio in the summer sunshine or around a dinner table in the comforts of a home!
What do you CRAVE? In business? In life?
In business: knowledge, creativity, new inspirations and passion for beautiful things. In life: Nurtured friendships, exploring the undiscovered, finding a balance, good food, good company, good wine …. What else matters?
Contact Conception Design Solutions at:
647.295.2512
Back to School Shopping in Style
It pains us deeply to write this blog post and we apologize for it now, but the sad truth is that summer is quickly coming to an end. With only one month left of summer vacation it is time to start getting the kids ready for school. We all know that as much as we would love to be spending our free time soaking up the last few rays of the summer sun instead of back to school shopping, the stress of leaving it to the last minute is not worth it. That’s why we have put together a list of some great shops to find goodies and clothing for the kids before the first class bell rings. These fantastic places almost make it excusable to be indoors in August.
ELLA MINNOW CHILDREN’S BOOKSTORE - ellaminnow.ca
Prepare early for the unavoidable procrastination that is book reports. Ella Minnow has a huge selection of books catering to toddlers all the way to teens. They also offer online shopping, so you can enjoy your last month of summer vacation without the hassle of shopping in store (although we would never turn down a chance to shop). While you’re buying books for the school year, why not pick up an extra one and have your kid do some reading this summer too?
LITTLE ONES - littleones.ca
My mother used to be impressed if I made it out of the house fully dressed and not covered in half of my breakfast, let alone in designer duds. Times have changed. Little Ones is Toronto’s premier kid’s clothing boutique offering brand name designer children’s clothing from across Europe and North America. If you have a trendy little one who loves to be ahead of the fashion game, this is the store for them!
KIDS AT HOME - kidsathome.com
Children’s tastes change as quickly as they grow, and their bedrooms always mirror this. Kids At Home offers the most eclectic collection of cool furnishings, bedding, and accessories for kids of all sizes. Help your kids express their creative side designing the bedroom or playroom of their dreams.
Interview With Robyn Berman of Bergo Designs
Robyn Berman owns not just one, but two successful businesses in the Distillery District- Bergo Designs and Corktown Designs. Bergo Designs is a gallery of industrial designs that is unique, modern, and stylish. No knockoffs here! Bergo features award-winning designs from around the world, including: Alessi, George Jensen, Stelton, Menu, Umbra, and Koziol among others. You’ll find a wide range of designs for jewelry, watches, gifts, housewares, and Canadian-made furniture, not to mention a gift for every age and budget.
What are your most popular products or services?
Ethanol stainless steel fireplaces, lucite vases, The Ex knife block, Govino plastic wine glasses, Kikkerland head scratchers, Chilewich placemats and floor rugs, Peugot wine decanters, and Bodum glassware.
What or Who inspired you to start your business?
My husband. He strongly encouraged me to expand Corktown Designs, my first shop, which offers primarily handmade jewelry. I came up with Bergo and decided to keep them as two separate stores.
People may be surprised to know…
That Bergo Designs is a sole-proprietorship, and that I travel constantly around the world to hand-pick each item that is sold in the store.
What is your indulgence?
Soma chocolate.
Visit Bergo Designs at:
55 Mill Street, Building 47a
Toronto, ON 416.861.1821
Toronto Stylists and Personal Shoppers We CRAVE
One thing CRAVE entreprenesses are known for is their love of fashion and impeccable personal style. But every now and then, even the most stylish women can use a little help finding the perfect outfit or proper fit and cut to suit their body. It also might be you just want to revamp your personal image or maybe you have your personal style defined but just don’t have the time – GASP! – to shop. That’s why we have put together a list of some of the best Stylists, Image Consultants and Personal Shoppers in Toronto for the CRAVE lady on-the-go.
PERSONAL POWER IMAGE CONSULTING- personalpowerimage.com
Personal Power Image Consulting offers a large array of services ranging from personal, online, socializing and corporate. International Image Consultant Christie Ressel has delivered over 150 lectures across North America on topics ranging from women’s empowerment, etiquette, image, and credibility, and much more. Coming this fall, she will also be teaching image consulting at George Brown College in Toronto. Whether you are looking for the colour palette that suits you best or need a boost in self confidence, Personal Power Image can help.
ZAYNA MOSAM IMAGE CONSULTING - zmimage.com
Zayna Mosam Image Consulting helps you to optimize visual communication with your wardrobe, grooming, poise and body language and saves you time and money by helping you recognize the perfect garments for your body and what to look for when shopping. Zayna Mosam also specializes in behavior and communication skills including increasing communication efficacy and managing your lifestyle and creating opportunities. Zayna practices a holistic form of image consulting that emphasizes both mind and body. Clients enjoy the opportunity to combine outer transformation with personal development.
JULIA HUGHES AGENCY - juliahughesagency.com
Julia Hughes Agency is what every CRAVE woman on-the-go has been waiting for. Julia Hughes offers personal shopping and gift purchasing, but for those, who like us, always have time to shop, the agency also offers personal concierge services. When life gets a little too crazy you can turn to Julia Hughes to act as your body double (don’t want to stand in line to pay that parking ticket?) or for hosting services, visitor arrangements, executive concierge services, home set-up and relocation and many other services when you just don’t have the time.
Hello, Summer!
How many times a year do we utter the words, “If only there were more hours in the day…”? Well, on the summer solstice, you will get your wish since today, the sun shines longer than any other day of the year. Today of course also marks the official start of summer, and with it, we celebrate all the best things about this much-anticipated season! To welcome the return of flip-flops, barbecue’s, vacations and more, we’ve compiled a list of activities to do in order to take advantage of those extra minutes of sunlight. Grab your friends and family and head out – you won’t want to miss a second of your summer solstice celebration!
A picnic is a simple no-brainer for a summer occasion, but you might decide to get a little creative for the special occasion by coordinating a late-night sunset picnic in your city’s most scenic setting. Bring a playlist of songs with the word “sun” in them to set the right mood.
If you’re an avid outdoors-woman, you’ll want to really maximize your extra minutes of rays! Head out for an evening hike, run, or bike ride and extend it a little longer than usual. You’ll get an extra boost knowing that this is the only night you’ll be able to savor the sunlight during your routine workout.
Spending your solstice doing water activities is an excellent idea if you live near a body of water. Boating, surfing, kayaking, or even just lounging beachside will give you that summer glow you’ve been missing all winter. Plus, watching the sun lower over sparkling waves is a sight that can hardly be beat, and one you’ll want to store in your memory for the next winter.
Say Mother Nature decides to throw you a curveball and sends rain instead of shine, well don’t let that stop you from enjoying the spirit of the day. Curling up with a book and hot tea can be relaxing during a summer rainfall or storm especially if enjoyed from a patio or porch. If the day is more gray gloom than thrilling boom, head to your local arboretum or greenhouse to get your tropical nature fix.