It is nice to have something to look forward to when the world around us seems to be so chaotic. We can control our own little corner of the world and that can include bringing beauty into it.
New items and new ways of putting outfits together will be evident at Tattered Rose soon.........stay tuned.
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I personally do not believe in making "resolutions", as such because they are too easily broken.
This new year, I decided to quietly, without announcing anything, make a few casual promises to myself. These promises are at the forefront of my mind and are easy to remember because they are simple and flexible. In other words, if I don't manage to keep them 100% I will just quietly keep trying to abide by the changes I wish to see for myself and for Tattered Rose.
It is a new year, full of promise and possibilities. I intend to make the most of it and I invite you to do the same.....if you wish. You might have your own ideas and that is OK too.
Happy New Year to all of my customers and friends. It's going to be a great year!
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It comes up every now and then....the fact that Tattered Rose is unlike most other stores and boutiques that sell clothing & jewellery for women....this is not about vanity on my part...it is merely the way things are because it is the way I wanted it to be if I owned a shop...it had to be different.
Being a middle child in a family of 5 children sometimes means that you are lost in the shuffle, and so you find ways to be noticed. Some middle children will do bad things because any kind of attention is better than no attention.
For me, it was about seeking admiration from others, usually my parents or big sister, of what I created...whether it was a drawing or a piece of clothing or the way I displayed the items on my Mom's dresser. I needed to have someone I cared about tell me "that is great, dear" because it meant I was more than just the 3rd child, lost somewhere in the middle.
The other thing for me, was of course making people laugh. I was a goofball before I even knew what it meant to be a goofball. I just knew that if people were laughing at my antics, I was getting attention and perhaps making someone else happy for a moment...not that I needed or wanted to be the centre of attention all the time, in fact far from it.
Most of the time, I quietly went about my day of finding things to do....like drawing new clothing designs for my paper dolls (do they still have those cut out paper dolls?) or making something, even if it was a mud pie...yes, literally mud...all dressed up with rocks and cattails...or taking photographs of anything that wasn't moving too much (dolls, cats, horses, my little brother)or it could be a dress I hand sewed for one of my dolls.
So, many years later, when it came time for me to have my own store, it had to be different and it had to be part of me and what I loved. Tattered Rose IS me...it is the things I love to own, the clothing I love to wear and it is about helping other women find themselves in the clothing sold in my shop....and I am there to help them with that mission to the best of my ability. If you share part of your own story during that time...well, that's part of it too.
Therefore, next time you visit Tattered Rose, please know that it is not only about making money....it is much more personal than that. I want to share my knowledge and sense of style with my wonderful customers and have you walk away owning the type of clothing that makes YOU look your best....from colour to silhouette to style.
So, yeah....Tattered Rose is about a lifestyle...most of our clothing never goes out of style....it becomes YOUR style.
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Tattered Rose is a charming boutique that is hidden in plain sight, if you drive along Riel Drive. Located at 33 Rayborn Crescent, it is more of a destination shop but sometimes, serendipity brings in new customers.
This week, we had 3 different and separate groups of 4 women come in because they were either driving by and saw our (rather huge) store sign or they were from out of town and had Googled women's clothing shops in St. Albert.
I wondered if it meant anything that there were 4 women in each group......
We love our loyal and longtime customers, many who still live in Edmonton since that is where the shop was for 16 years! But we never get tired of welcoming new customers to our special little boutique.
We carry a very eclectic array of clothing, jewellery and home decor, including some of our own one-of-a-kind designs.
Our hours are short and sweet: Wed to Sat 11 to 3, or by appointment. (587) 290-1357
Please follow us on Instagram, where we do our best to post things regularly:
www.instagram.com/tattered_rose/
Our Instagram page gets most of the attention these days...and so, this blog must feel awfully neglected.
I'm not even sure if anyone reads blogs anymore, since Instagram and other media sharing sites came along. I still read the occasional blog but more often than not, I see the posts on Instagram and Facebook. I know there are many others but I do try to have balance in my life, which means limiting my time spent online and spending more of it in real life.
We have been in our new location in St. Albert for just over one year now. It has been an awesome year and the shop has been "found" by many new people. With only a 10 minute drive to and from the shop, I definitely have more time to spend at home with my cats. They are pretty happy with that.
Anyway, we have been busy curating beautiful, new things for the shop, including our own designs. Here is a glimpse into some of the collections at Tattered Rose:
"We" are not very good about keeping up to date on this blog, especially since Instagram is where we usually hang out our shingle....it's where we show the new items in the shop and tell stories about life, cats and clothing. Please click on the Instagram link and follow us there, if you would like to stay in touch with what's happening at Tattered Rose
My personal preference in the clothing I wear is dark grey and black.
However, we also have a tons of colourful and neutral shades for those who prefer to wear something else.
