Nearly Naked Neckwear

17/06/2024

Since it was pretty short notice and we got rained out last weekend, let’s try this again. The forecast for June 22 & 23 is looking much nicer.

16/06/2024

If you placed a custom order over the weekend at the garage sale please reach out to me!!!

My very, very rotten dogs stole the notebook I had them written down in from the table and absolutely shredded it. Some orders are done and I don’t have your contact info to let you know, and some orders I may need additional info for so I can make the items. I was only able to find two partial pages of info. 😬🙄

16/06/2024

Sending out a big thank you to everyone who came by to do a little shopping this weekend, I had fun getting to meet and chat with you guys. Also a big thank you to those of you who shared this post with your friends and family.

For those who made it down, what did you think? Should I have more garage sales in the future? I kind of want to have another one on a warmer weekend since we got frozen and rained out today and it was pretty short notice. 😅

14/06/2024

Alright, here goes. Garage sale is a go for tonight from 4pm-9pm and tomorrow 10am-6pm.

113 Everwoods Close SW in Evergreen.

Feel free to swing by any time during those hours, cash and card payment options available.

13/06/2024

A few customs.

13/06/2024

Wholesale for Borealbreeze Premium Pet Products in Whitehorse.

09/06/2024

Making progress. All of the new stock needs hang tags and to be integrated into existing stock. I can’t wait to see this all put together. 😅

08/06/2024

Spending the weekend making room to set up a home “store”. Finally having a space to set up the grids and have all product easy to find will help with doing inventory, and hopefully a long awaited proper web store. This is such a huge undertaking with the volume of stock on hand but I know it will be well worth it in the end. 😅

08/06/2024

10% off custom orders placed now through Sunday!

Just shoot me a message with the details of what you would like to order and I’ll get it made ASAP.

06/06/2024

Since I’ve done a bunch of bigger dog items up recently I thought I should do a quick batch of 100 5/8” XS (9-14”) buckles for the littles. This size and width combination is great for new puppies or smaller dogs, as well as puppy go home collars for litters. These are all available and priced at $16 per plus tax/shipping. Breeders can qualify for a discount on puppy items.

05/06/2024

Anyone local to Calgary with woodworking skills open to barter collars for your time & skills? I have a basic idea of what I’m looking for as far as a more portable display unit set up and thought I’d put some feelers out.

03/06/2024

Might take a little while to get them finished but I’m starting a big ol’ batch of wrap around fabric tag bags. 😅

02/06/2024

Small wholesale for Sherwood Barks.

01/06/2024

Available sailor bows:

For the pictures with a single bow, I have two mediums of each print available. They are priced at $15 each plus tax/shipping.

For the pictures with multiple bows, I have 2 small, 2 medium, and 1 large in each print. The small are $12 and the large are $18 each plus tax/shipping.

To claim leave a comment under the photo of the one(s) you want. For the multiple size photos be sure to note what size(s) you would like as well.

01/06/2024

Sailor bow sizing to help illustrate how they look in relation to each other and with different widths of collars.

- Small pictured on 3/4” collar
- Medium pictured on 1” collar
- Large pictured on 1 1/2” collar

I’ve intentionally left the Velcro a little longer to allow for smaller bows to fit wider collars which can be trimmed down to size to fit the collar width you use.

30/05/2024

Another project coming off the back burner this week are our Sailor bows!

There will be 3 sizes available with a focus mainly on medium for premade stock. A batch is currently underway that will be posted just as soon as they are finished. They attach the same as our collar flowers, with a center strip of Velcro that wraps around the collar.

S - approx. 3.5” wide, 3.5” tall - $12

M - approx. 5” wide, 5.5” tall - $15

L - approx. 6.5” wide, 7.5” tall - $18

28/05/2024

*NEW* Wrap Around Fabric Tag Bags - $10

I’ve been meaning to come up with a tag bag design keeps tags up and out of the way. Simply put your tag(s) in the pocket, wrap it around the collar and close the snap. These fit up to 1 1/2” wide collars and should fit standard dog tags (and very likely apple air tags as well). Pictured below on a 3/4” width.

What do you guys think?

27/05/2024

Where are my big dogs at??

I made a batch of gorgeous 2” cotton overlay on nylon buckle collars over the weekend. They are priced at $32 plus tax/shipping each.

2” M (13-20”) - 10 available

2” L (15-23”) - 10 available

2” XL (17-26”) - 5 available

24/05/2024

I don’t know about you guys, but I’m getting tired of the rainy and overcast days. I need me some sunshine!

While waiting for Mother Nature to cooperate I decided to whip up some 1 1/2” florals last night. These ones are either M (13-20”) or L (15-23”) and priced at $28 + tax/shipping.

23/05/2024

It’s been a while since I’ve posted customs so here they are.

22/05/2024

Update - 4 still available: coral, lavender, navy, and coyote brown

I have 10 solid nylon 1” hands-free leashes available as someone just bailed on their custom order.

These are regular size (24-42” belt) with an adjustable leash segment ranging from 22-40”. Priced at $35 plus tax per.

Colours include yellow, coral, hot pink, red, lavender, apple green, medium blue, navy blue, Coyote brown, and black.

21/05/2024

🌼🌸🌹 SPRING CLEANING SALE 🌹🌸🌼

Digging around in the workshop I found two bins of partially sewn collar strips and decided they should be finished over the long weekend and put on sale. These are all woven ribbon stitched onto black heavyweight polypropylene webbing (like I did for years before I brought in nylon webbing). They have a mix of plastic and metal sliders and are all plastic buckles, using up some older hardware.

Sizes and prices are as follows:

3/4” - $10 (regular $20)
XS (9-14”)
S (11-17”)
M (13-20”)
Leash - 6 Ft.

1” - $12 (regular $24)
S (11-17”)
M (13-20”)
L (15-23”)

1 1/2” - $14 ($28 regular)
M (13-20”)
L (15-23”)
XL (17-26”)

Sizing is located in the upper right corner of each photo. To claim leave comment under the photo of the item(s) you are interested in and let me know which one(s) in that photo you would like.

Local pick up is available in SW Calgary (Evergreen) or can be shipped.

17/05/2024

Question for my local customers:

I don’t do a lot of vendor events at the moment. They are usually fairly expensive, ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand dollars for a booth space depending on the venue and length in duration. As you can imagine, it takes a LOT of work to get everything packed up, hauled over to the grounds (several loads in the back of the SUV), set up, packed up, and hauled home again. I also can’t be away from the dogs for long periods right now as my youngest is very high energy and not trustworthy loose so is crated when I am not home and my oldest requires frequent potty trips.

If I were to set up a somewhat permanent booth at my house, would there be interest in shopping in person if I was “open” a weekend or two a month? This would mean I would still only do a few main events a year, namely Pet Fest at Spruce Meadows and AKC dog show August long weekend at their new location out by Okotoks (and possibly Spruce Meadows Christmas Market next year if I can afford the booth fees).

I have also been considering creating a smaller and much more portable set up for single day events and at dog related activities that have space for vendors, but would need to find someone who could build some wooden display elements as I have neither the tools nor the skills required to construct them myself.

Thoughts?

16/05/2024

A little weekend scrap busting. These cotton wristlets are $5 each or 3/$10 plus tax. They measure approx. 6” (not including the split ring).

15/05/2024

SURPRISE!!!

I revisited my totes of cut ribbon and decided another round of buckle-on webbing martingales would help clear some of it out.

They are measured from where the fabric ends on the male buckle to the very end of the female buckle with the control loop laying flat, and adjusted to the minimum and maximum for each size.

The sizes and prices are as follows:

3/4” XS (11.5-13”) - $22
3/4” S (13.5-17”) - $22
1” M (16-20.5”) - $26
1” L (18-25”) - $26

To claim leave a comment specifying which one under the photo of the item you would like. Sizes are posted on the pics in the lower right hand corner.

07/05/2024

07/05/2024

If your preferred collar is a 1 1/2” M (14-20”) satin wrapped ribbon webbing martingale then you are in luck! I have a fresh batch of 117 of them up for grabs.

An album will be posted to the page as soon as I have snapped individual pics. These are priced at $33 CAD each plus tax/shipping and easily fit the letter mail “slot of doom” for cheaper national shipping rates. I’m always happy to ship outside of Canada so feel free to tag your family, friends, and fellow dog enthusiasts.

I dug out two bins of started collar strips from several years ago and decided to finish what I could from what was inside of the bins. I am now left with just one bin of control loop sized strips left, 2 strips in almost every design. This means if you see something you like and it has either already been claimed or you need a larger size just shoot me a message and I can verify if I have uncut ribbon and coordinating satin in stock and can make another.

04/05/2024

Another batch of ribbon buckle-on webbing martingales. This time the collar bodies and connecting straps are both 1 1/2” wide with a reduced 1” solid nylon control loop.

There is one of each pattern available in each size, for a total of 25 M & 25 L.

M measures 16.5-21”
L measures 18-24.5”

*measurement is taken from end of material on the male buckle to the very tip of the female buckle, measured with the control loop laying flat.

These are priced at $30 CAD plus tax/shipping or as always, local pick up is available in SW Calgary in Evergreen.

To claim leave a comment under the photo of the one you are interested in specifying both the design and the size desired. (I should have additional ribbon and webbing in most of these so if something you wanted is sold out shoot me a message and I can check).

30/04/2024

Thank you for your kind words and patience as I adjust to life without Hunter. I won’t lie, losing two dogs back-to-back in less than 4 months has been especially hard.

The resulting vet bills have also been tough and will take some time to pay off. I’m hoping to sell a bunch of collars so I can make a dent on those and for the first time ever have some premade buckle-on webbing martingales available. They are measured from where the fabric ends on the male buckle to the very end of the female buckle with the control loop laying flat, adjusted to the minimum and maximum for each size and are measured and priced as follows:

3/4” XS (11.5-13”) - $22
3/4” S (13.5-17”) - $22
1” M (16-20.5”) - $26
1” L (18-25”) - $26

To claim leave a comment specifying which one under the photo of the item you would like. Sizes are posted on the pics in the upper left hand corner.