As I’m sure you noticed, spring is already very much on our minds here at Bicyclette HQ, and we’ve been planning outfits and awaiting new arrivals for weeks now. But inspired by a post on the Free People blog today, our minds have turned to shop displays, and we’ve started brainstorming spring DIYs to transform our space. All it takes is the prospect of a little floral crafting to get us excited, as you can see. Between this post and a few other collection images, I’m starting to love the idea of random, pretty clusters “climbing” the walls.
[images via free people blog]
We have another Holiday event to announce, this time teaming up with DaLish Cosmetics to host a Make Your Own Lip Gloss Workshop at the shop. Melanie will walk you through the steps to create 2 unique lip glosses with your choice of colours and scents in one convenient, double-ended package. This is the same event that she hosted at the One Of A Kind Show a couple weeks ago, which sold out, and we’re excited to be offering it again for those who missed out.
Perfect for a gift or a treat for yourself, and a great way to enjoy a store-wide shopping discount of 15% while sipping on holiday punch and indulging in some treats. This will be our last event before Christmas, so take advantage, and we hope to see you there!
Limited tickets available here!
It was another successful DIY Workshop at Bicyclette last night hosted by Eat.Live.Shop! With Christmas music playing we all shared a glass of wine, a cupcake (or two) and made some beautiful Christmas tags and cards.Renee was a great host and showed us all how to use an embosser technique to add shiny detailing to all of our crafts. We all used our imaginations and came up with some pretty unique and personal tags for all of our gifts this year! It was a great way to start off the holidays. A big thank you to our local friend Dlish Cupcakes for sponsoring our event and making it extra sweet;)
After the first very successful DIY Bracelet workshop with Eat.Live.Shop people were already asking when we were going to have another. The time is now! Renee has planned the perfect holiday inspired evening where we will be making gift cards and tags to start off the season right. In addition to wine, treats, and crafts we will be offering 15% off on all of our clothing that night as well! It’s going to be a great night of mingling so sign up now! You can purchase your tickets here.
I find that two things happen when the weather turns colder and the skies are grey and gloomy: I gravitate towards chunky sweaters and layers (case in point: yesterday’s post), and the prospect of psuedo-hibernation begins to excite me. Favourite movies are revisited (last night was Footloose and Grease, a couple of girlfriends and a bottle of red), and forgotten projects resurface. So these days, I’ve vowed to tackle my list of DIY’s and home projects, and keep myself inspired and creatively challenged.
So without further ado, here’s one project that is at the top of my DIY list. Metallic elbow patches, which coincidentally marries two of my loves right now: gold and knits.
[sweater inspiration via zadig&voltaire]
It’s been hard to keep this a secret over the past couple of weeks, but Bicyclette is teaming up with Renee from Eat.Live.Shop to host a DIY bracelet workshop. Join us for a fun night full of crafting, wine, yummy treats and in-store discounts! We have limited capacity for the event (and it’s been selling out fast), so get your tickets now.
Click here to purchase a ticket.
We all know that Bicyclette and glitter go hand-in-hand, so when I came across these Peppercotton necklaces (worn as bracelets) I was immediately intrigued. Turns out they’re made of nylon mesh tube filled with tiny Swarovski crystals, resulting in glittery perfection. I see a DIY in our immediate future.
[via maryam nassir zadeh]
Last week, Bicyclette did something a little different and hosted a Hamburger Princess Surprise Party at the shop for my good friend Nicole’s birthday. Nicole has a weak spot for burgers (hence the theme), so we thought it would be a fun surprise to decorate the shop diner style, featuring “fries” and mini cupcakes that looked pretty darn close to sliders and tasted delicious.
The whole event was so much fun to put together and such a success that I’m looking forward to hosting the next party, whatever that may be. So many options …
Checkered paper for a flag banner
Veggie Stix for fries and personalized DIY containers
A sign for the birthday girl
Red and white accents
All in the details
Hamburger mini cupcakes: lettuce, condiments and all
A perfect pairing
A 'Big Mac' cupcake for the birthday girl
The table spread
The Hamburger Princess
It’s no secret that friendship bracelets are the accessory du jour this summer, and after hosting our own arm parties last week on the blog, Emma and I decided we needed a few more additions, and what better way to than by making our own? Two afternoons later, and we’ve made countless wrapped bracelets in a number of different combinations. We followed the instructions on Honestly WTF (the queens of DIY) and couldn’t be happier with the results.
Since our summer clothing sale is still in full swing, we’ve paired our new creations with a few of our favourite pieces, and included the sale prices for easy calculation. We have a few of the bracelets for sale in the shop, and will be adding more once we stock up on supplies.
This season seems to be the summer of nails, and it’s been fun experimenting with new colours and watching everyone get creative with DIY options. With the shop now carrying a wide array of Butter London, we’ve been eager to keep up, and between Emma and I, we probably showcase at least 6-8 different nail colours a week. When we came across Emily’s ‘Mermaid Nails‘ on Cupcakes and Cashmere, all of our dreams came true and we raced out to find the Martha Stewart glitter she used. Truth be told, we’d been looking for an excuse to purchase the superfine glitter, and this was the perfect one.
And so I share with you our version of the glitter tipped nails, in which we followed the instructions on Cupcakes and Cashmere, using a hot pink nail polish and adding bubblegum glitter to the tip of our ring finger only (one nail trend we’re loving right now). Needless to say, we’re pretty smitten, and I think our nails will be glitter adorned from now on.
[photos taken via instagram, hence the faded quality]
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