This is me today:

BIG BIG NEWS (we are closing the shop)

I am pleased to announce that we are officially announcing that I am closing the shop on Keele Street. Don't be glum though! Russet and Empire is staying alive! Being the mother of two businesses (and an actual kid ) is a lot of work for one lady, and with all of the growth and excitement of The Junction Flea and our new screen printing projects, I have decided to close the doors of the shop. Plus running the Flea is basically like running the most fun party ever AND making money, and with more attention I can only imagine what amazing things we can do at the Flea (I already have a few sweet ideas up my sleeves). I will continue to have a booth at the Junction Flea and hopefully be selling online soon.

SO, with that, I need to clear out a bunch of stuff here, therefore a gigantic sale will be starting THIS SATURDAY until the end of the month. Please come by and take some of this stuff off my hands!

Sincerely,
Micah

You're Invited!

Check out the event page HERE

LAST ONE

The surprise greatest seller of the holidays, the Palmistry Chart has almost sold out! Last one, $8

She wants you to buy these for her:

Gold and seed pearl lockets $150

I PROMISE if you show up with estate jewellery on Christmas morning, she will love you forever (and ever)

For The Kids

Or for awesome adults.  Remember these?!

Early 80s kids' puzzles fitted out with strong magnetic backing. $25 per set.

NEW Candles! Cherry Coke Ones!

Soy Candles $22

This maple syrup candle is burning in the shop right now and it smells so good that I'm contemplating blowing it out because I'm getting sick of everyone walking in and saying 'oh my god it smells so good in here'. Actually.

Earl Grey Tea with a pinch of lemon verbena

Yes, I'm serious cherry cola.

 Tobacco with a little cherry. The candles are 100% soy wax with an organic cotton wick and are just lightly fragranced and made by yours truly, right here in Toronto.

Skeleton Key Necklaces

Bad ass skeleton key necklaces on a nice long brass chain $25

FREE COFFEE!

HEY! If you spend $50 at the shop before Christmas we'll give you a $5 gift card for Crema (the best coffee in the Junction). Crema sells everything you need to set up a sweet pour over station at home, awesome almond croissants, and the espresso is so good there is no need to add sugar to your drinks. You're welcome.

JOYEUX NOEL!

Beautiful new Christmas cards have been screenprinted by hand pour vous! We have many lovely designs for all card-worthy occasions.

Stuff A Stocking At R&E: Hers

MOR soaps (smell like heaven) $23, white squirrel nodder holding golden acorn $14, trillium pin $3, hand screenprinted Moleskine notebook $10, tiny lucky horseshoe jar $9, MOR lip balms (also smell like heaven) $13, mountable metal initials (small) $5, tiny functional tool necklaces (we also have tiny pocket knives, hatchets, screwdrivers and more!) $20.

Stuff A Stocking At R&E: His

Mountable metal initials (large) $8, red Christmas edition wiener dog nodder (head AND tail nodding action!) $14, Grandpa's Pine Tar Soap $5, hand screen printed Moleskine notebook $10, sweet Swedish matches $4, The Native Trees Of Canada book of paintings by Leanne Shapton $19.95, handmade vintage fabric handkerchiefs (small) $8.

Christmas Trees & Wiener Dogs

It's officially acceptable to start the countdown til Christmas. What better way to kick off December, then to decorate our tree.

The German animal nodders have finally arrived and they are pretty sweet. Stop by the shop to pick up your squirrel or wiener dog before they're gone!

Me in plastic pants

This is what people search for to get to the Russet & Empire website:

UPDATE!

 German animal nodders are whizzing through the post on their way to the shop! We've been waiting since SEPTEMBER for these little white squirrels and wiener dogs! We'll be posting photos as soon as we unwrap them.

Hatchet Necklaces Back in Stock!

20 bucks !

This was on my desk when I got to work this morning.