The best monthly sales of linens, etc. is the one held on Louvain St. in the Chabanel area. For bedding, curtains, comforters, pillows, shower curtains, bath towels, mats, dishcloths, oven mitts, mattress covers, etc.
They offer great deals like cushions for $5, curtains for $5 and comforters starting at $15.
Location: 120 Louvain
Dates and times: Fri Mar 2: 11-6; Sat Mar 3: 8-1
www.liquideco.com
At Bead Box, there is a passion to teach beading, so you too can create beautiful jewelry. Look at the rainbow wall of beads (natural, semi-precious, Swarovski, pearls, resin, silver), and displays of finished work, they will entice you to sign up. Taking a Sunday workshop for beginners is a good way to while away the snowy winter.
Stringing is an Introduction to learning how to bead. Students will learn the proper way to assemble strung necklaces and bracelets, as well as the function and usage of the different findings, threads, and wires. Also a great class for the self-taught novice beaders or anyone who wishes to learn to professional finishing techniques.
Anyone from 12 yrs and older can do this and the course is given in French and English. This class is offered Sunday 10-12pm and costs $40.00 (plus taxes), materials included.
Another course, wire wrapping and looping earrings is also for beginners. The wire wrapped loop is a staple of wire working. It is an essential skill to make earrings, dangle a pendant or connect components. Students will learn this versatile technique while crafting a beautiful pair of sterling silver & crystal earrings. This class is offered Sunday 10-12 pm and costs $60.00 (plus taxes), materials included and are preselected.
You can bring a necklace you have at home to be re-modeled here, or they can show you how to do it yourself. Minors repairs are handled too.
If you don’t have the time to create right now, they have a selection of elegant pieces for you to buy. Their lines include Nancy Dunitz, fair trade jewelry from Guatemala (made by talented Mayan Indian women), and the Pandora line (they have been authorized retailers since 2006).
Location: 17B Cartier, Pointe Claire
corner: Bord du lac
Phone: 514-697-4224
Store Hours: Tues-Wed 11-6, Thurs & Fri 11-7, Sat 10-5, Sun 12-5
www.beadbox.ca
https://www.facebook.com/EntBeadBoxinc
So many of you have shopping questions and next week you can finally get them answered. I will be giving a talk on Tuesday evening at the Kirkland Library about some of the new places to score shopping deals in Montreal. After the talk, the floor will be opened to your questions. Looking forward to meeting my fans!
Location: 17100 boul. Hymus, Kirkland H9J2W2
Time: 7-8:30pm
Date: Tuesday, Feb 21st
www.ville.kirkland.qc.ca
My latest shou tout about budget Montreal appears on major web site www.about.com. I love Montreal and am always thrilled to be able to show it off. Anne Kostalas is the video expert who filmed and edited it all.
In this one I talk about many FREE things to do in the city.
– shopping in the markets
– when museums don’t charge entrance fees
– Old Montreal
– City Hall
– Mont Royal Park
– festivals
http://video.about.com/gocanada/Visit-Montreal-on-a-Budget.htm
If you like the styling and quality workmanship of Kanuk’s made-in-Quebec line of outerwear, then this is the moment to take advantage of their in-house sale. Kanuk coats are pricey but they are guaranteed for life – what other products these days will claim that? The coats are famous for their design of optimal insulation – sewn right through to the lining. They are light enough for the mild days, “cool” enough for a night out and warm enough for a forest trek.
The before-season sale of leftover coats, ends of lines, samples and imperfects are priced $195-$660. You can leave your e-mail on their website or your name with the receptionist to find out about their next sale.
Location: 485 Rachel Est
Corner: Berri
Tel: 514-527-4494
Hours: Wed – Fri, 8am – 9pm, Sat & Sun 8am – 5pm, Mon, 8am – 6pm
Dates: Feb 15-20
www.kanuk.com
Distributeurs Iann is a terrifically priced landmark Chabanel building spot is a mixture of household items of family clothing. However if you want to run away from the cold right now, they sell really well-priced luggage (and taxes are included). They clear off samples and floor models of TravelPro, Atlantic, Air Canada, Swiss Gear, Roots – all good brands.
You can definitely find some budget busting gifts here. To grace a festive table, you’ll find some tablecloths – even embroidered ones and for the rest of the house there’s sheets (warm fleece and polar too), towels and bath mats.
For the ladies’ look for nightgowns and for the men, pajamas, shirts and jackets, and then socks and undies for all. You can even buy some woolen long johns here. The assortment of baby items (up to 24 mos.) are at really reasonable prices – crib sheet sets, 2-piece outfits and pajamas. This is a great all year round place to stock up for your family and home.
They offer:
– Vast selections of bed linens and tablecloths
– Bed, bath and kitchen linens
– Sleepwear, undergarments and socks for the entire family
– Cotton and wool undergarments made in Italy and in Canada
– Heavily discounted prices on sample and floor model brand name luggage such as Swiss Gear, Air Canada, Atlantic, Travelpro, Roots etc.
– Baby clothing, gift sets and accessories
They always pay the taxes and Debit Cards,Visa and Mastercard are accepted.
Winter brings on more cold and flu and there may be some of you out there that would like to have a soft elegant cotton handkerchief to blow your nose. You would find some at Lingerie Pina & Carmelo Sacco. The name clearly does not define this business.
Yes, you will eventually bump into some girdles, but you first will hit silverware, china (there’s a bridal registry), toasters, meat slicers, “ecological” cookware by Cool Kitchen, bedding, coats, christening robes, crib sets and baby clothes, men’s clothing, carpet runners by the yard and housecoats.
Designers are here to help you with curtains (free installation), and they have the exclusive Hunter Douglas Alustra line with copper and chrome headers. Those who like collectibles will find: Precious Moments, Walt Disney Collection and Disney Traditions by Jim Shore.The Italian community knows to come here for Pizzel machines for cookies and Cavetelli machines for gnocchi. And yes you will be able to buy cotton handkerchiefs.
I hope you did not max out your credit cards in December. The new year is a time to take a look at just where you stand in terms of your credit rating. It is scary to write this but most Canadians (63%) have never checked their rating – and one quarter of you don’t even know what a credit rating is.
One in five Canadians have been denied a loan because of their rating – which they might not have even know about. This rating affects your ability to rent an apartment, buy a home, get a loan or get a new credit card.
You are entitled to know this information about yourself. Besides just checking to see what is there, you have the ability to correct incorrect information. You can check it by free by mail or in person but online it costs $15.
The two major companies that do this type of work are:
Trans Union Canada (www.tuc.ca)
Equifax Canada (www.equifax.ca)