A High Note for TykeThreads

TykeThreads.com made the Sweetmama Best of 2009 List!

This is a source of great pride for us for a couple of awesome reasons:

- 2009 was our launch year
- It means moms really get what we're about!

Sweetmama.ca has been especially supportive of us (gee, I wonder if the editors have boys?!) and we are absolutely delighted and eternally grateful. Special thanks to Nadine Silverthorne for picking our store for her list.

Sweetmama.ca, you rock!

Thanks for visiting us

Know that feeling just before a big event where that big knot sits in the middle of your gut and you imagine the worst that can possibly happen? The night before the pop-up store, I had that big knot and I imagined the worst: what if no one showed up?

Thankfully, there's a wonderful community out there that has been supportive of TykeThreads. Local media picked up the event notice. Twitter friends tweeted and re-tweeted my posts. Facebook friends re-posted my notices and forwarded my invites. Family and friends invited their friends, neighbours and co-workers. After all that worrying, and despite competing with the beautiful sunny weather and the busy Christmas, and Hanukkah season, the event came and went. And people actually showed up! And the ones who did, actually went shopping!

I am absolutely overwhelmed by the support. Thank you so much for visiting our pop-up store, and for the encouragement. As I said a lot that day when I met my customers: "Only moms of boys understand what the store's about."

TykeThreads Pop-up Store

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


TykeThreads Announces Pop-up Store in Toronto

Toronto, Ontario (November 25, 2009) – Online boyswear retailer TykeThreads.com announces a pop-up store in Toronto, December 11 and 12.

The two-day sale at 1390 Danforth Avenue, Toronto (east of Greenwood) will feature markdowns on current and previous season’s stock.

“Ever since I launched TykeThreads.com in March, people have been asking me about a storefront. I didn’t plan on opening one this year, so a pop-up store to showcase my stuff in a temporary retail location is a perfect way for me to satisfy my customers’ demands without the commitment to a permanent location. I am looking forward to meeting my customers in real life,” said Grace Sanchez MacCall.

Details:
Date: Friday, December 11 and Saturday, December 12
Hours: 10 am to 7 pm
Parking: meters on the Danforth, street parking north of Danforth
Payment methods: cash only.
Preview products at tykethreads.com.

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There goes November...

After the Distillery Show, my business and personal selves collided yet again. Following that awesome show, my young son developed a post-H1N1 shot fever AND a cold at the same time. That meant work was put on the backburner while I nursed my toddler back to health. Luckily, he recovered quickly, but it took nearly a week to get back in the groove.

And of course, with November comes the prep time for the holidays. I've been running an End of Year promotion to make room for next year's inventory. As usual, TykeThreads members get first dibs on the stock so if you haven't already, please sign up for a Membership at tykethreads.com. I don't order a lot of sizes so when things are sold, they are gone for good! Sign up today.

Distillery Children's Trunk Show

TykeThreads is going to be at the Toronto Distillery Trunk Show November 6 and 7. Show hours:

Friday, November 6, 9:30 to 4:30
Saturday, November 7, 10 to 3.

Cost is $7 at the door with part of the proceeds going to the SickKids Foundation.

List of vendors and other information about the show available here.

Featuring our Fall Fashion

We can't take our entire inventory, but we will be taking a good selection of our Appaman, Ben Sherman, Knuckleheads and Wonderboy clothing. Great specials on Coccoli infant wear, too. Please come by and say hello. We'd love to meet you!

Samson Coat

The Sweetmama.ca Stay Warm Guide features a number of must-haves for the winter season including this Ben Sherman Samson Coat.

Fall/Winter 2009

Thanksgiving has come and gone and Halloween is just around the corner. It is, most definitely, Fall.

Most of my fall stuff is loaded to the site now, except for the Coccoli baby line, which should be there once I get a decent day for taking pictures!

The old favourites are there: Appaman, Knuckleheads, Wonderboy, Ben Sherman, but I also have a couple of new lines, especially for infants. Noppies for babies are adorable. Finally, that favourite Dutch brand has made its way to this side of the pond! My favourite, if I could possibly choose one, is the "Peso" sweatshirt and pants set in blue, grey and a healthy hit of orange, shown here. TykeThreads.com has it in size 4 months to 18 months.