anna shoub

Busy

I seem to be getting into crazy busy mode again. It’s all good, but I tend to become a wee bit panicked at times. (read anxiety attacks) Somehow I always get everything done, but if anyone knows a good method of getting from point A to point B while still breathing please let me know.…

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Lupine Love

When we lived in NY state I purchased some unknown to me flower called a Lupine. I never did get the thing to grow. My neighbour had a few in her garden that she prized and protected. Then we moved to Nova Scotia. One day I took a walk on the back harbour trail and…

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Great Market Day

Today was Hubbard’s Market Day. It is official that I will be there every alternate Saturday throughout the season. It was nice and warm today and the crowds came out to buy great veggies, plants, cupcakes,coffee, flowers, jewelry, aprons and ofcourse…..hats. My new Raffia Coffee hats were a hit and I sold two of the…

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More Coffee Hats

I have had a fun few days making coffee hats. It hadn’t occur to me to trim a straw hat with the burlap, so when it finally clicked it was one of those “I could have had a v8” moments. Still trying to decide if I like the grey background or not. If you have…

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A Perfect Weekend

I was a bit panicked that Dusty had no school for 4 days in a row, I had no plans to speak of and Tony really needed the time to work on our house, but the very long weekend turned out to be completely perfect. On Thursday afternoon Dusty had a little class show of…

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Behind Every Successful Hat Maker…..

Behind every successful hat maker is a genius graphic designer. In my case it’s my super talented friend, Andrea Dixon. Our partnership started 25 years ago at Lennie’s Whole Foods in Cabbagetown, Toronto when I was assigned the job of teaching the new girl how to use the cash register. She was a natural. A…

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Sale, Sale, Sale

Hello everyone, From May 10- May 17 I will be having a sale in my etsy shop. I will take 20% off your total purchase. I will issue a refund through paypal within 24 hrs of receiving your order. Click here to check out my shop. This photo is of my new Jenny fedora hat.…

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a Day at the Market

It was the grand Opening of the Hubbard’s market today. Hauled myself out of bed at 5:30 a.m. Not a pretty picture. Fortunately by the time I arrive at 7 to set up, I am verbal. Always so fun to have the ladies trying on hats. Sometimes, for newer designs it’s great to be able…

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To Market To Market

Today was the last day of the season for the indoor Lunenburg Farmers’ market run by Deborah and Steve at their cafe on Lincoln st. That’s the bad news. The good news is it’s time for the summer market outside of the community centre on Thursdays from 8-12. That just means more of a good…

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My sunny new hat

I’m kind of excited about this new baby. The straw is so vintagy looking. I was searching for a wide brim design where I could use my vintage hankie flowers. What do you think? Click here for more details

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