We've missed you online too!

You're probably wondering what's been going on at Cry If I Want To, and why we haven't posted a blog entry in forever! Well, we've been busy as always trying to find creative ways to keep the retail, invitations and rental & decor side exciting for you!

The store: We always want to make sure that when you come into our store, you continue to be inspired and find beautiful, practical and affordable goods. So we've been doing very selective shopping, and we're quite proud of our new products. I can't wait for you to see the patio fire lights (think tiki lights ... but stainless steel sleek) ... that have flames in purple or green! So hot! We've still got the different coloured lamp kits, and the birthday candles are always a hit.

Luckily for you, now that its June nearly everything is on sale! We can't wait to bring in new products ... although even some of our new summer products are on sale!

What else ... Events! We had our tea party the day before Mother's Day, and despite the rain we and our guests loved it! We had quite the spread ... cucumber & watercress sandwiches, scones, apple & cheddar sandwiches, cupcakes, fresh fruit, so much more food ... and of course, the tea! It was really yummy, and free to our guests! We played music that was our take on tea party music -- jazz, not classical -- it was great. And then afterwards we put toothpicks in our eyes 'cause some friends came by to celebrate Rochelle's birthday ... hosting two parties in one day!

Oh, and by the way, Colin Cowie, David Tutera and Preston Bailey (all famous event designers) need to move over just a little bit to make room for Cry If I Want To -- there's room for all of us. We recently decorated a wedding - so rewarding - and hope we're not tooting our own horns too much when we say it was so beautiful! We'll post pictures soon (a sneak preview is below).

Online ... we've started to become twits ... I mean, we're on twitter. I have to say it's interesting to "meet" new people through twitter and read what they're tweeting about. Let us know your take on twitter -- is it the latest fad or is it here to stay?

In the neighbourhood - now that the weather's nicer, we've started to slowly visit our new neighbourhood of Leslieville ... our newest fave spot is the new ice cream shop down the street (Ed's Real Scoop at 92o Queen St. East) ... the gelato is to die for (Alli loves the Blood Orange gelato ... Rochelle loves the Tiramisu)

Stationary: We love our plantable stationary, and saw that our plantable invitations were a hit at the Wedding Show. We've got a couple more designs that we just need to finalize, photograph and let you see. For now we've got our invitations displayed nicely in our store along the side wall at the back ... come by and see!

In the News

Our seeded paper was featured in August's Style at Home! Also, we've heard that there's going to be an article on us in a local paper, the Town Crier!

Rentals & Decor: We've brought in some more products ... teapots, sugar bowl, creamers, more 3-tiered servers, a punch bowl, shot glasses, chandeliers that you can hang or use on tables, lighted centrepieces, more vases ... what else have I missed, I know there's something I missed ... anyways, give us a call to see what we've got for your next event. We've been bringing in more products as we do various events.

What else are we planning? We're hoping to do at least one other store party this summer ... stay tuned. We're also looking at organizing a couple party seminars for you. And we've got to do a photo shoot to update our rental catalogue. More people visiting us at the store as the weather gets better, more invitations, more design for events, ... we're never bored!

So, we do apologize for being lax on the blog, but we've been sooo busy ... don't be strangers! We'll see you at the store!