December 3, 2012
Please BUY LOCAL WEEK in the City of Vancouver and across British Columbia by posting and sharing this infographic :) 
Buying local is not only a sustainable solution but it helps small business stay in business, it encourages relationships among retailers and consumers, and above all it supports your community by ensuring that your money stays within the Canadian economy.
Pick up some locally made Muttonhead apparel across BC at the Board of Trade, Nouvelle Nouvelle or Four Horsemen shops.

Please BUY LOCAL WEEK in the City of Vancouver and across British Columbia by posting and sharing this infographic :) 

Buying local is not only a sustainable solution but it helps small business stay in business, it encourages relationships among retailers and consumers, and above all it supports your community by ensuring that your money stays within the Canadian economy.

Pick up some locally made Muttonhead apparel across BC at the Board of Trade, Nouvelle Nouvelle or Four Horsemen shops.

November 27, 2012
Check out the Muttonhead Holiday Gift Guide - all products will be available to buy at the next two Open Studio events at the Muttonheadquarters.
A. Naked & Famous button up shirt
B. Muttonhead Field Jacket
C. Varsity Brown leather wallet
D. Varsity Brown leather wallet
E. 18 Waits scarf
F. 18 Waits bottle opener
G. Naked & Famous denim
H. Crown Shaving Co. organic shaving cream

Check out the Muttonhead Holiday Gift Guide - all products will be available to buy at the next two Open Studio events at the Muttonheadquarters.

A. Naked & Famous button up shirt

B. Muttonhead Field Jacket

C. Varsity Brown leather wallet

D. Varsity Brown leather wallet

E. 18 Waits scarf

F. 18 Waits bottle opener

G. Naked & Famous denim

H. Crown Shaving Co. organic shaving cream

(Source: facebook.com)

November 1, 2012
We are so excited to be serving up some delicious Gin by Victoria Spirits at the next Mutts & Co. Fall Shop. Victoria Spirits is a company after our own heart, and their Gin is handmade in small batches on Vancouver Island, BC. The distillery is family-owned and operated and it is no wonder why they have become ‘Canada’s first premium Gin’. Victoria Spirits are sold across Canada and will soon be available in New York City as well. 
If you haven’t had a chance to try this amazing local Gin, then this is just one more reason to come by the launch party on Saturday night.
See y’all at 88 Ossington (above LeVack Block, entrance on Humbert St.) from 7-11p.

We are so excited to be serving up some delicious Gin by Victoria Spirits at the next Mutts & Co. Fall Shop. Victoria Spirits is a company after our own heart, and their Gin is handmade in small batches on Vancouver Island, BC. The distillery is family-owned and operated and it is no wonder why they have become ‘Canada’s first premium Gin’. Victoria Spirits are sold across Canada and will soon be available in New York City as well. 

If you haven’t had a chance to try this amazing local Gin, then this is just one more reason to come by the launch party on Saturday night.

See y’all at 88 Ossington (above LeVack Block, entrance on Humbert St.) from 7-11p.

October 2, 2012
We are selling Cinnamon and Vanilla infused honey at the Mutts & Co. Variety Store, all made by Melifera Bees. Check out some of the health benefits from eating honey below.
HEART DISEASES: Make a paste of honey and cinnamon powder, apply it on bread instead of jelly and jam and eat it regularly for breakfast. It reduces the cholesterol in the arteries and saves the patient from heart attack. Also, those who have already had an attack, when they do this process daily, they are kept miles away from the next attack. Regular use of the above process relieves loss of breath and strengthens the heart beat. In America and Canada, various nursing homes have treated patients successfully and have found that as one ages the arteries and veins lose their flexibility and get clogged; honey and cinnamon revitalize the arteries and the veins.
ARTHRITIS: Arthritis patients may take daily (morning and night) one cup of hot water with two tablespoons of honey and one small teaspoon of cinnamon powder. When taken regularly even chronic arthritis can be cured. In a recent research conducted at the Copenhagen University, it was found that when the doctors treated their patients with a mixture of one tablespoon Honey and half teaspoon Cinnamon powder before breakfast, they found that within a week (out of the 200 people so treated) practically 73 patients were totally relieved of pain — and within a month, most all the patients who could not walk or move around because of arthritis now started walking without pain.BLADDER INFECTIONS: Take two tablespoons of cinnamon powder and one teaspoon of honey in a glass of lukewarm water and drink it. It destroys the germs in the bladder.CHOLESTEROL: Two tablespoons of honey and three teaspoons of Cinnamon Powder mixed in 16 ounces of tea water given to a cholesterol patient was found to reduce the level of cholesterol in the blood by 10 percent within two hours. As mentioned for arthritic patients, when taken three times a day, any chronic cholesterol is cured. According to information received in the said Journal, pure honey taken with food daily relieves complaints of cholesterol.COLDS: Those suffering from common or severe colds should take one tablespoon lukewarm honey with 1/4 spoon cinnamon powder daily for three days. This process will cure most chronic cough, cold, and, clear the sinuses.UPSET STOMACH: Honey taken with cinnamon powder cures stomach ache and also clears stomach ulcers from its root.GAS: According to the studies done in India and Japan, it is revealed that when Honey is taken with cinnamon powder the stomach is relieved of gas.IMMUNE SYSTEM: Daily use of honey and cinnamon powder strengthens the immune system and protects the body from bacterial and viral attacks. Scientists have found that honey has various vitamins and iron in large amounts. Constant use of Honey strengthens the white blood corpuscles (where DNA is contained) to fight bacterial and viral diseases.INDIGESTION: Cinnamon powder sprinkled on two tablespoons of honey taken before food is eaten relieves acidity and digests the heaviest of mealsINFLUENZA: A scientist in Spain has proved that honey contains a natural ‘Ingredient’ which kills the influenza germs and saves the patient from flu.LONGEVITY: Tea made with honey and cinnamon powder, when taken regularly, arrests the ravages of old age. Use four teaspoons of honey, one teaspoon of cinnamon powder, and three cups of boiling water to make a tea. Drink 1/4 cup, three to four times a day. It keeps the skin fresh and soft and arrests old age. Life spans increase and even a 100 year old will start performing the chores of a 20-year-old.RASPY OR SORE THROAT: When throat has a tickle or is raspy, take one tablespoon of honey and sip until gone. Repeat every three hours until throat is without symptoms.PIMPLES: Three tablespoons of honey and one teaspoon of cinnamon powder paste. Apply this paste on the pimples before sleeping and wash it off the next morning with warm water. When done daily for two weeks, it removes all pimples from the root.SKIN INFECTIONS:Applying honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts on the affected parts cures eczema, ringworm and all types of skin Infections.WEIGHT LOSS:Daily in the morning one half hour beforebreakfast and on an empty stomach, and at night before sleeping, drink honey and cinnamon powder boiled in one cup of water. When taken regularly, it reduces the weight of even the most obese person. Also, drinking this mixture regularly does not allow the fat to accumulate in the body even though the person may eat a high calorie diet.CANCER: Recent research in Japan and Australia has revealed that advanced cancer of the stomach and bones have been cured successfully. Patients suffering from these kinds of cancer should daily take one tablespoon of honey with one teaspoon of cinnamon powder three times a day for one month.FATIGUE: Recent studies have shown that the sugar content of honey is more helpful rather than being detrimental to the strength of the body. Senior citizens who take honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts are more alert and flexible. Dr. Milton, who has done research, says that a half tablespoon of honey taken in a glass of water and sprinkled with cinnamon powder, even when the vitality of the body starts to decrease, when taken daily after brushing and in the afternoon at about 3:00 P.M., the vitality of the body increases within a week.BAD BREATH: People of South America, gargle with one teaspoon of honey and cinnamon powder mixed in hot water first thing in the morning so their breath stays fresh throughout the day.HEARING LOSS: Daily morning and night honey and cinnamon powder, taken in equal parts restores hearing. Remember when we were kids? We had toast with real butter and cinnamon sprinkled on it! 

We are selling Cinnamon and Vanilla infused honey at the Mutts & Co. Variety Store, all made by Melifera Bees. Check out some of the health benefits from eating honey below.

HEART DISEASES: Make a paste of honey and cinnamon powder, apply it on bread instead of jelly and jam and eat it regularly for breakfast. It reduces the cholesterol in the arteries and saves the patient from heart attack. Also, those who have already had an attack, when they do this process daily, they are kept miles away from the next attack. Regular use of the above process relieves loss of breath and strengthens the heart beat. In America and Canada, various nursing homes have treated patients successfully and have found that as one ages the arteries and veins lose their flexibility and get clogged; honey and cinnamon revitalize the arteries and the veins.


ARTHRITIS: Arthritis patients may take daily (morning and night) one cup of hot water with two tablespoons of honey and one small teaspoon of cinnamon powder. When taken regularly even chronic arthritis can be cured. In a recent research conducted at the Copenhagen University, it was found that when the doctors treated their patients with a mixture of one tablespoon Honey and half teaspoon Cinnamon powder before breakfast, they found that within a week (out of the 200 people so treated) practically 73 patients were totally relieved of pain — and within a month, most all the patients who could not walk or move around because of arthritis now started walking without pain.

BLADDER INFECTIONS: Take two tablespoons of cinnamon powder and one teaspoon of honey in a glass of lukewarm water and drink it. It destroys the germs in the bladder.

CHOLESTEROL: Two tablespoons of honey and three teaspoons of Cinnamon Powder mixed in 16 ounces of tea water given to a cholesterol patient was found to reduce the level of cholesterol in the blood by 10 percent within two hours. As mentioned for arthritic patients, when taken three times a day, any chronic cholesterol is cured. According to information received in the said Journal, pure honey taken with food daily relieves complaints of cholesterol.

COLDS: Those suffering from common or severe colds should take one tablespoon lukewarm honey with 1/4 spoon cinnamon powder daily for three days. This process will cure most chronic cough, cold, and, clear the sinuses.

UPSET STOMACH: Honey taken with cinnamon powder cures stomach ache and also clears stomach ulcers from its root.
GAS: According to the studies done in India and Japan, it is revealed that when Honey is taken with cinnamon powder the stomach is relieved of gas.

IMMUNE SYSTEM: Daily use of honey and cinnamon powder strengthens the immune system and protects the body from bacterial and viral attacks. Scientists have found that honey has various vitamins and iron in large amounts. Constant use of Honey strengthens the white blood corpuscles (where DNA is contained) to fight bacterial and viral diseases.

INDIGESTION: Cinnamon powder sprinkled on two tablespoons of honey taken before food is eaten relieves acidity and digests the heaviest of meals

INFLUENZA: A scientist in Spain has proved that honey contains a natural ‘Ingredient’ which kills the influenza germs and saves the patient from flu.

LONGEVITY: Tea made with honey and cinnamon powder, when taken regularly, arrests the ravages of old age. Use four teaspoons of honey, one teaspoon of cinnamon powder, and three cups of boiling water to make a tea. Drink 1/4 cup, three to four times a day. It keeps the skin fresh and soft and arrests old age. Life spans increase and even a 100 year old will start performing the chores of a 20-year-old.

RASPY OR SORE THROAT: When throat has a tickle or is raspy, take one tablespoon of honey and sip until gone. Repeat every three hours until throat is without symptoms.

PIMPLES: Three tablespoons of honey and one teaspoon of cinnamon powder paste. Apply this paste on the pimples before sleeping and wash it off the next morning with warm water. When done daily for two weeks, it removes all pimples from the root.

SKIN INFECTIONS:Applying honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts on the affected parts cures eczema, ringworm and all types of skin Infections.

WEIGHT LOSS:Daily in the morning one half hour before
breakfast and on an empty stomach, and at night before sleeping, drink honey and cinnamon powder boiled in one cup of water. When taken regularly, it reduces the weight of even the most obese person. Also, drinking this mixture regularly does not allow the fat to accumulate in the body even though the person may eat a high calorie diet.

CANCER: Recent research in Japan and Australia has revealed that advanced cancer of the stomach and bones have been cured successfully. Patients suffering from these kinds of cancer should daily take one tablespoon of honey with one teaspoon of cinnamon powder three times a day for one month.

FATIGUE: Recent studies have shown that the sugar content of honey is more helpful rather than being detrimental to the strength of the body. Senior citizens who take honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts are more alert and flexible. Dr. Milton, who has done research, says that a half tablespoon of honey taken in a glass of water and sprinkled with cinnamon powder, even when the vitality of the body starts to decrease, when taken daily after brushing and in the afternoon at about 3:00 P.M., the vitality of the body increases within a week.

BAD BREATH: People of South America, gargle with one teaspoon of honey and cinnamon powder mixed in hot water first thing in the morning so their breath stays fresh throughout the day.

HEARING LOSS: Daily morning and night honey and cinnamon powder, taken in equal parts restores hearing. Remember when we were kids? We had toast with real butter and cinnamon sprinkled on it!
 

September 29, 2012
Yo #Vancouver! Come & check out the #muttonhead #varietystore. We have lots of #local goods in store for you.  (Taken with Instagram at The Chinatown Experiment)

Yo #Vancouver! Come & check out the #muttonhead #varietystore. We have lots of #local goods in store for you. (Taken with Instagram at The Chinatown Experiment)

September 26, 2012
Alex Fairbairn’s line of finely made leather goods, Wülf Work will be available at the Mutts & Co. Variety Store in Vancouver. All Wülf leather goods are crafted under the company’s philosophy of sustainablity and innovation. By using laser to cut the leather, Alex keeps production local and minimizes material use. 

Alex Fairbairn’s line of finely made leather goods, Wülf Work will be available at the Mutts & Co. Variety Store in Vancouver. All Wülf leather goods are crafted under the company’s philosophy of sustainablity and innovation. By using laser to cut the leather, Alex keeps production local and minimizes material use. 

September 23, 2012

What better way to celebrate our 1st shop in Vancouver then selling photo books showcasing YVR. THIS IS EAST VAN is a photography project that expose all aspects of East Vancouver life through the lens of local photographers. 
Come stock up on both editions at the Mutts & Co. ~ Variety Store running from Sept 27 - Oct 14, at 434 Columbia. 

September 6, 2012
Tonight is the launch of @huntclub! An artist run multidisciplinary space + art show with over 25 #local artists. All art is only $100 so #goLOCO4LOCAL and get there early (Taken with Instagram)

Tonight is the launch of @huntclub! An artist run multidisciplinary space + art show with over 25 #local artists. All art is only $100 so #goLOCO4LOCAL and get there early (Taken with Instagram)

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July 4, 2012
At the Mutts & Co. Variety Store we will be selling a collaboration bandana by Toronto illustrator Jim Mezei and local menswear line Metsa. The design is their take on classic mariner imagery. Each bandanna was hand printed with discharge ink, bleaching the colour out of the material after ironing.
Jim also has a few illustrated tea towels left to sell as well, so don’t miss out and come by 94 Ossington before they are all gone. 

At the Mutts & Co. Variety Store we will be selling a collaboration bandana by Toronto illustrator Jim Mezei and local menswear line Metsa. The design is their take on classic mariner imagery. Each bandanna was hand printed with discharge ink, bleaching the colour out of the material after ironing.

Jim also has a few illustrated tea towels left to sell as well, so don’t miss out and come by 94 Ossington before they are all gone. 

July 3, 2012
Can’t wait to get our paws on some of these gorgeous hand painted Scout & Catalogue silk tanks. Keep your cool in the summer heat and look sexy while doing so, available at the Mutts & Co. Variety Store all week.

Can’t wait to get our paws on some of these gorgeous hand painted Scout & Catalogue silk tanks. Keep your cool in the summer heat and look sexy while doing so, available at the Mutts & Co. Variety Store all week.

March 22, 2012

Maya Petal is a Guatemalan NGO that takes old bikes and converts them into ‘bike machines’ or ‘bicimáquinas’ in Spanish.

The bicimáquinas they build use no electricity. Instead, they are individually designed to perform a certain task, like grind corn, pump water, depulp coffee beans, shell nuts, blend food and more.

Maya Pedal is always working on new designs and they even offer instructions for building some of their models online. 

These machines make a world of difference to local small businesses, which don’t need to rely on or pay for undependable electricity, and are relieved of difficult and time consuming manual labor.

In the video below, produced by Worldwide Cycling Atlas (a group dedicated to supporting cycling initiatives), Carlos Enrique Marroquin, the head of Maya Pedal, says: “Everyday more people believe in bicimáquinas…the result speaks for itself.” Agreed.

Thanks to Treehugger for this!

If you want to read about a Toronto company who is utilizing pedal power you can read more about ChocoSol here.

December 20, 2011

Need a last minute gift?! Get you and your best mate (or mutt) a limited edition Crop Longsleeve and Pullover Hoodie sweatshirt!  

Our number one style for the ladies the crop longsleeve is now available for $85, and a perfect gift for just about anyone the pullover hoodie is now $120.

Want a sweatshirt for yourself (but feel guilty because you are supposed to be giving gifts to others) for a limited time buy two or more of the crop longsleeve (enter discount code shootingstar) or pullover hoodie (enter discount code snowflakes) and get 20% off your entire order.

Take advantage of this deal before it is has come and gone, just like the rum and eggnog you left out for Santa.

(Source: muttonhead.bigcartel.com)

December 4, 2011
shit’s about to get LOCO! just 4 more days till our L O C O for L O C A L wobbley POP up SHOP. 
You may have been to one of our pop up’s before but this event will be like no other. We are bringing together all of our favourite things; breakdancing santa’s, chili chocolates, talented Torontonians and much more to our favourite Mexican joint, Naco Gallery - 1665 Dundas St. West.We are making limited edition sweatshirts of our best selling styles. For the babes we are making your favourite crop longsleeve sweatshirt’s and for the rest of y’all mutts we are bringing back our classic pullover hooded sweatshirt. We are bringing some new (and old) amigos to the fiesta:Marlena Zuber (illustrated maps / notebooks / cards) http://maps.marlenazuber.com/home/Crown Shaving Co. (men’s grooming products) http://crownshavingco.com/Fieldguided (tote bags / calendars) http://fieldguided.blogspot.com/Cuchara (jewels for men + women) http://www.cuchara.ca/Reunion Island Coffee (organic coffee / coffee making accessories) http://www.reunionislandcoffee.com/ChocoSol Traders (locally made chocolate) http://chocosol.posterous.com/Rose Broadbent (prints / original watercolour paintings) www.rosebroadbent.com Someone letter press printers (wrapping paper / gift tags / cards )http://someone.ca/Earthly Paradise (women’s grooming products) http://www.earthlyparadise.ca/Lauren Pirie (cards / prints / book) http://www.laurenpirie.com/Muttonhead (unisex apparel / hand-knit accessories / repurposed wood décor and one of a kind prints)We will also be giving away 3 limited edition posters donated by the new Bellwood’s Brewery. So make sure you swing by and enter your name to win! http://bellwoodsbrewery.com/* come join us for a holiday DANCE PARTY on THURSDAY December 8th from 8pm-late and watch Santa shimmy across the dance floor!!** we are having a break dancing competition (prizes will be awarded) and our #1 hombre Parasol (http://soundcloud.com/para-sol) will be laying down some funky beats. We will be serving up some festive (boozy) drinks to help you get loose. *** santa suits, festive clothing and sombreros are highly encouraged. ¡Hasta luego!

shit’s about to get LOCO! just 4 more days till our L O C O for L O C A L wobbley POP up SHOP

You may have been to one of our pop up’s before but this event will be like no other. We are bringing together all of our favourite things; breakdancing santa’s, chili chocolates, talented Torontonians and much more to our favourite Mexican joint, Naco Gallery - 1665 Dundas St. West.

We are making limited edition sweatshirts of our best selling styles. For the babes we are making your favourite crop longsleeve sweatshirt’s and for the rest of y’all mutts we are bringing back our classic pullover hooded sweatshirt. 

We are bringing some new (and old) amigos to the fiesta:

Marlena Zuber (illustrated maps / notebooks / cards) http://maps.marlenazuber.com/home/

Crown Shaving Co. (men’s grooming products) http://crownshavingco.com/

Fieldguided (tote bags / calendars) http://fieldguided.blogspot.com/

Cuchara (jewels for men + women) http://www.cuchara.ca/

Reunion Island Coffee (organic coffee / coffee making accessories) http://www.reunionislandcoffee.com/

ChocoSol Traders (locally made chocolate) http://chocosol.posterous.com/

Rose Broadbent (prints / original watercolour paintings) www.rosebroadbent.com 

Someone letter press printers (wrapping paper / gift tags / cards )http://someone.ca/

Earthly Paradise (women’s grooming products) http://www.earthlyparadise.ca/

Lauren Pirie (cards / prints / book) http://www.laurenpirie.com/

Muttonhead (unisex apparel / hand-knit accessories / repurposed wood décor and one of a kind prints)

We will also be giving away 3 limited edition posters donated by the new Bellwood’s Brewery. So make sure you swing by and enter your name to win! http://bellwoodsbrewery.com/

* come join us for a holiday DANCE PARTY on THURSDAY December 8th from 8pm-late and watch Santa shimmy across the dance floor!!

** we are having a break dancing competition (prizes will be awarded) and our #1 hombre Parasol (http://soundcloud.com/para-sol) will be laying down some funky beats. We will be serving up some festive (boozy) drinks to help you get loose. 

*** santa suits, festive clothing and sombreros are highly encouraged. 

¡Hasta luego!

November 27, 2011
small business sunday’s

This weekend over a bottle of wine, and a discussion on everything from the ‘occupy movement’ to ‘organic vs. local’ we mutts each made an honest assessment the power of the individual. With those thoughts swirling in my head, I decided to make an early new years resolution to become much more supportive of the entrepreneurial community of both small and local businesses. 
A small change can be shopping at the local organic grocery store and buying only $10 worth of organic veggies per month. Instead of spending all yer bucks at a grocery chain store and buying produce that has travelled across the globe, is out of season and filled with GMO’s.
To help influence change we will be posting interview’s and information on an assortment of small businesses. Here is segment of an interview from style.com on Maria Cornejo, discussing her views on keeping business (relatively) small. The photo above is of our neighbourhood organic store Multiple Organics where I purchased my $10 of veggies today!
How important is it to you to be a small business?
It’s important for me, for my own creativity, to have our own point of view in the whole market. Being a small business, you’re offering a different a point of view that hasn’t been offered everywhere else. Having a so-called small business allows us to move quickly and respond to clients and what they need, rather than by trends. When things get too homogenized, everything [becomes] very corporate. You can find the same store in every major capital in the world.
But I imagine it’s more difficult to be a small businesswoman.
It’s tough. You’re putting yourself out there every season and there’s no security blanket. But that’s half the thing that keeps it interesting and keeps it challenging. When collections become formulaic, they die very quickly. They have their moment in the sun and they’re gone. When you have your own business, you’re constantly evolving.
You mentioned your business is growing. What are you working on now?
We’re launching the shoe collection, it’s a small collection made in Italy. And bags too. When it comes to bags you can’t really fake it anywhere else [than Italy]. I like keeping things local, wherever possible. I like to keep things where they’re meant to be.
Like the clothing, which is largely made in New York.
We made 70 percent of the collection in New York, like The Row. We have the same factories. For a certain level of customer, that’s really important. It’s a luxury. To have something genuinely made and know who made it, that’s a real luxury. And to know there’s not 2,000 of it flying around the world. It means a lot to me to go to a factory and see how things are made. I think people appreciate that.

November 23, 2011
Cacaco beans that will soon be ground down (via pedal power) into chocolate! Yum.
(Taken with Instagram at ChocoSol Traders )
Head over to our L O C O for L O C A L event page on facebook to see the rest of the vendor’s involved in our next holiday pop up shoppe on Dec 8-11th.

Cacaco beans that will soon be ground down (via pedal power) into chocolate! Yum.

(Taken with Instagram at ChocoSol Traders )

Head over to our L O C O for L O C A L event page on facebook to see the rest of the vendor’s involved in our next holiday pop up shoppe on Dec 8-11th.

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