Toronto Star, November 3rd

Shop the Neighbourhood program generates buzz for local businesses

By: Ashante Infantry, Business reporter, Published on Mon Nov 03 2014

With Yellow Pages' Shop the Neighbourhood initiative going national this year we examine how the focus on neighbourhood shopping is helping the company grow.

                                       Photo by Richard Lautens

Bev Don, owner of Ardith One Canadian Pottery and Crafts, which will be participating in Yellow Pages Shop the Neighbourhood progam again this year, on Nov. 29.

Bev Don and her husband didn’t have to consider whether to repeat their gift shop’s participation in the Yellow Pages Group’s Shop the Neighbourhood program.

“I’m pretty sure we more than doubled our sales for a regular Saturday,” said the owner of Yonge-Lawrence area’s Ardith One Canadian Pottery and Crafts, of last fall’s experience. “We were pretty much run off our feet the whole day.”

Taking place Nov. 29, between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, the initiative, which rolled out in the GTA last year, to encourage consumers to buy locally, has now expanded to Vancouver, Calgary, Ottawa and Montréal.

At no cost to them, participating businesses and the exclusive savings and deals they’re offering to counter cross border shopping and internet buys, are promoted and showcased on the event’s website.

“It’s free, you couldn’t ask for better value than that,” said Don.

 

Thanksgiving Weekend

 

We will be closing early on Saturday, Oct. 11th at 3 pm

and closed Monday, Oct. 13th for Thanksgiving.

Have a happy and safe long weekend with family and friends.

Joseph Panacci is back!

We are so pleased to announce the return of Joseph Panacci to our store. We carried his work many years ago and caught up with him at the Toronto Outdoor Art Show this summer.

As you can see he has brought in a splendid selection of bowls, vases, pitchers, lidded jars and mugs. Known for his exquisite glazing and throwing, his work must be handled to appreciate the workmanship. All his work is handcrafted porcelain fired in a wood-fire kiln. Therefore, they truly are one of a kind.

                                                                

 "Sanity mugs" @$29.95

Assorted Bowls from $29.95 to $174.94

 Large pitcher @$128.95

Large lidded jar @$106.95

 

 

Parsons Dietrich Pottery

Just received our first order of pottery from Wendy Parsons and Zach Dietrich. Below are the displays in our shop which include teapots, mugs, wine set, shot glasses, dip sets, appetizer plates, bowls and platters. We also have a couple of face mugs.

 

 

 

Their studio is in a converted church in Moose Jaw, SK. where they work mainly  in stoneware...Wendy handbuilding and Zach on the wheel. As you can see the glazes are colourful and warm.

Renee Bovet

We are now carrying Montreal artist, Renee Bovet, in our store. Her work is well known throughout Canada. She has transferred her vibrant paintings on silk to the magnets and coasters. We are carrying a series of very Canadian scenes...birch trees, canoes, on the cottage deck and Lake Louise.

 

Store Closed Labour Day

We will be closed Monday, Sept. 1st

for Labour Day.

Have a safe and happy long weekend.

Jan Phelan returns to Ardith One

 

We are extremely pleased to announce the return

of Jan Phelan's work to our shop. Jan is a well known
artist who has won many awards,
created 21 placesettings for Rideau Hall,

 been chosen to make presentation pieces and

included in the collections of the rich and famous. 

Each piece is done by hand and

has 22K gold painted and fired onto it.

Ivory glaze with daisies...from $149.95 to $274.95

Blue velvet glaze with irises and

Terracotta glaze with vines entwined with flowers...
$169.95 and $215.95.

Meadow Green glaze with daisies

and Fire Bird Red glaze with irises...
$169.95 and $215.95.