Brenda was recently at the Gift Show in Toronto, and met a new company making some really neat puzzles! StumpCraft is a jigsaw puzzle workshop based out of Calgary, Alberta. They locally craft laser-cut, heirloom quality puzzles showcasing the best of Canadian fine art! We brought in some of their smaller puzzles first, which are … Read more
One of our more popular items in the shop are these really easy “grab ‘n go” bird feeders. These logs come in fresh every week from our supplier in Newmarket ON. They’re about 3lbs of compressed bird seed, with four different kinds to choose from. All of them have lots of peanuts & sunflower seeds, … Read more
Junior Achievement (Northern and Eastern Ontario), 2026 Brenda Ibey of Avant-Garden Shop one of nine inductees It’s beyond humbling to win a hall of fame award for my business (and in such good company) but all the more so to have been nominated by people integral to important parts of my life. And to be … Read more
It’s so cold outside! Now is the time to feed the birds hulled sunflower seeds, hulled peanuts and suet! Fresh really matters, which is why the suet we carry is made and delivered to us every week. We have a variety of different ‘flavours’ containing treats like fruit, mealworms and lots of nuts and seeds. … Read more
We recently received some new beautiful pieces of metal art from a couple of our Canadian artists. The walls are now full again with so many great options! We have about 5 different Canadian companies that we like to showcase in the shop. From Ontario, we carry art from Murals in Metal (Lucan), Metallic Evolution … Read more
This season is one where most of us like to keep cozy inside. We have lots of fun activities you can do to keep yourself or the kids entertained while we yearn for warmer days. Puzzles, paint by sticker books, embroidery kits, carving kits, make your own ‘stuffie’ kits, and our newest sewing and felting … Read more
The only certainties in life, it has long been said, are death and taxes. We can add to that: Discussions around suet and birds. Detailed debates include most affordable / flavours birds love best / safest and cleanest / how to discourage starlings from gobbling the entire supply in one go. (See bottom of this … Read more