TORONTO’S ONE OF A KIND WINTER SHOW AND SALE STARTS TODAY AT THE ENERCARE CENTRE! AND THE THEME FOR #OOAK23 IS EVERGREEN!
This year, for my annual roundup of favourite items at the show, I’ve decided to focus on “sets” of items for gifting. There were certainly a slew of wonderful things to choose from today. So, I’ve given you 23 for 2023, listed in shopping order from Aisles A to Xmas.
23 Gift Sets from #OOAK23
- Soap So Co. Dream Collection Bar Soaps $39.95 Booth A-45.
Perfect purchase to start the show! The Soap So. Co. Dream Collection packages four Dream soap bars: Orange Dream, Lemongrass and Lime Dream, Mint Dream, and Lavendar Dream. Also check out their playful SASS (Soap Addiction Starter Kit) for a burst of power colours and scents. - Groom Beard Care Trial Kit $33 Booth C-11
Along with their signature Beard Wash, Groom includes a Conifer Beard Balm and a delightful sampler of 3 Beard Oils (Conifer, Citrus, Sandalwood). They have several more boxed sets to choose ranging from trial size to deluxe in shaving, body care, and beard care.
- Stoic Beauty Better Body Butter Sampler Bundle $35 Booth D-03
Well known for their Skin Cycling Serum Bundle (also available as a set from #ooak23) Stoic has created a beautiful body-butter trio with their Agape (moisturizing cocoa butter), Physis (collagen-friendly shea and mango), and Hebe Firming Butter (caffeine and hyrolaunic acid). Smooth! - Seeded Memories Plantable Holiday Gift Tags $17 or 2 sets for $30 Rising Stars Booth D-53
The delightfully illustrated tags from Seeded Memories come in assorted packs of ten. Each recipient can plant their gift-tag for an extra surprise in spring or summer! Also, have a look at their wonderful holiday cards, including naughty birds singing Fa La La and several en français.
- Spirits with Smoke Smoked Old Fashioned Kit $159 – Show Price Booth E-41
Everything you need to create a woody Old Fashioned cocktail except the torch. The kit includes the Signature Five Aromatic Woods, maple syrup, bitters, sphere ice molds, muddler, bar spoon, coasters, recipe book, and case. SWS also has smaller starter kits for the smoked-cocktail-curious! - Newfoundland Salt Company Four Salt Gift Box $55 – Show Price Booth F-21
This set boxes 4 fabulous salts: a regular sea salt to finish both savoury and sweet dishes, a juniper smoke to finish meat or tofu, a green alder for vegetables and salads, and a coffee to pair with chocolate, baked goods, and chili. Explore more boxed sets at the booth.
- Heritage Bee Company Bee Well Set $35 (Mix any 3 boxed sets for $100) Booth F-44
Since I see honey as a defender of health and recovery, this box of Tumeric, Elderberry, Cinnamon, and Ginger honeys is my cup of tea. Of course, HB also has a separate Tea-themed box plus a Charcuterie collection. Why not grab all three boxed sets at their special show rate? - Sève De Mars Discovery Box $70 Booth G-35
Discover the flavour of all three Sève de Mars ex-barrel aged maple syrups: Bourbon, Rye, and Rhum. The labels alone are enough to make any gift-recipient cry for joy. Just wait until they taste the syrups on waffles or mixed into a smoked cocktail.
- Soul Chocolate Dark Chocolate Advent Calendar $17.70 Booth G-51
There’s no better “set” than an Advent Calendar, and Soul’s annual calendar is absolutely delicious. If you’re looking for another grouping to add to your gift-list, try the Chocolate Gift Set, a show-steal at $59.95, featuring every one of their full-sized chocolate bars in a glam box. - No. 7 Mexican Hot Sauce Inc. Fiesta Box $50 booth G-53
The motherlode of sauces for your fiery-hearted giftee: Original Habanero, Habanero Peach, Jalapeño, Chipotle, Arbol, Ghost, and Piri Piri Sauce. This booth is on FIYAH in the best of ways.
- Salt Spring Kitchen Spicy Trio Collection Gift Box $25 Booth H-38
SSJ loves the Hot Mango spread from SSK! Try it in this three jar collection featuring Hot Mango, Raspberry & Habanero and Peach & Pepper Spreads. Or, choose from many other boxed collections, sweet or savoury, including the new 4-jar Winter collection ($30) of Winter Wonder Jam, Cranberry Sour Cherry & Port, Red Fresno, and Apple & Fig. - Shop Bitz Dreidel Earrings $20 Booth K-35
Amy Shadlyn’s playful Dreidel Earrings are the perfect pair. Drop them in one of her glistening resin lidded jars (not pictured, ~ $30) and you’ve DIY’d yourself a set within a set. Also look for barrettes, a build-your-own paper gift set, and stunning pen holders and pens.
- Freon Collective Gift Sets $65 Booth L-31
Nancy Mac is offering a show-exclusive patterned print for her gift box of scrunchie, re-usable cotton makeup rounds, and face cloth. You can also customize your own! Or, check out the brown-boxed $25 Mystery Bundle, containing at least $65 value in products! - Rare Olive Hollow Circle Set $60 Booth L-47
I loved Nicole Gagnon’s Hollow Circle Necklace and earring set. As a show special, her boxed earrings and necklaces ($40-60) come with a gold-toned ornament (not pictured). Just gorgeous. Also look for cufflinks paired with tie-clips, if they haven’t sold out. - Luroma Therapy Sample Pack Shower Steamers $16 Booth 0-25
Luwam Kidane’s sample box of shower steamers promises four different shower steam experiences: Lavender, Lemon & Orange, Peppermint & Eucalyptus, and Lavender & Rose Petal. Pleasure awaits!
- Morris Wazney Tango Dancers, Individual $1260, All Three (Price Upon Request) Booth P-19
Morris Wazney’s bronze casted Tango Dancers can be sold individually. However, the three sculptures on display in her booth, with their distinctive patinas of bronze-black, green-blue, and ruddy-red make an impressive display. These are representations of the space BETWEEN two argentine dancers in their angular embrace. They’re magic! Visit her booth on days 1-5 of the show.
- LOHN Winter Moments Candle Trio $70 [But Look for Black Friday Deal!] Booth T-29
A special set of Evergreen, Noisette, and Pomander minis only available at #OOAK23. LOHN’s science driven approach to candle-making is top-notch. They also offer buy-three-get-one-free for their wonderful full-size candles. - Carabara Designs Holiday Card Packs 5 Cards for $24 Booth R-24
Carabara’s deep blue-green backgrounds drew me in to her booth. Here, you’ll find frivolous joys like her Leg Lamp card alongside elegant ornaments and William-Morris-inspired designs featuring native Canadian wildflowers. Gorgeous work. A card for everyone! Buy in bulk! - Light + Paper Advent Calendar Ornaments $40 Booth S-03
Advent-obsessees unite! Ali Harrison is offering a lovely boxed set of laser-cut wooden ornaments you can use as an Advent Calendar. Hang one each day of December until Santa comes. Or, try the laser-cut pop-up holiday village you pop out and construct from a thin slice of wood. Fun!
- Stephanie Cheng Holiday Cards $6 each, Buy 6 get 1 Free, Booth S-07
Weiner-dog lovers will adore Stephanie Cheng’s Feliz Navi-Dog card, and the pizza Christmas tree in her Peace-Za Love & Joy card is bound to impress the pie-lovers in your life. Buy yourself a lucky seven. Then, grab a tea towel for your bestie or beloved who adores them. (Me! Me!) - Sage and Thistle Handmade Goods Spa Gift Box $50 Booth V-24
This Spa gift box contains a Boreal Forest Bath Soak with foraged botanicals, Canadian salts & a wintry blend of pure essential oils, a Lemon Verbena & Eucalyptus Sea Salt Soap, Wild Mint & Spruce Nourishing Lip Butter, and a Bergamot & Cedar Room & Linen Spray. S&T’s botanicals are grown organically or responsibly foraged. You can also build your own gift box! Fun!
- Ham & Cricket Naked or Dressed Dolls and Clothing Sets ~$10 to $65 Booth W-21
Tammy of Ham & Cricket creates the cutest little creatures out of socks. What I like most about her booth are the extra little outfits packaged separately for dress-up. You can buy a naked ($55) or dressed animal ($65) and outfits and sweater/scarf sets for ~$10 per. Wardrobe extension pack! - After Hours Discovery Set $40 Booth W-48
Half a dozen 2-oz tinned soy-wax candles for the family member who is in touch with their spirit or with the spirit world, with a cunning little jar of pink-tipped matches. Scents may include Afterglow, Fable, Cosmic Clouds, Lore, In the Shadows, and Endless Wonder. Make sure to pick up a $5 Fortune scratch-off Card as a topper for this mystical sensory experience!
And Now for a Bonus
There are 24 days in Advent, after all. So, then, back to the beginning….
It’s time to slip into the bath with the Soap So. Co. Lemon Bubble Bath Powders! $19.95 Booth A-45.
Together, we make a perfect set.
The One of a Kind Show runs from November 23 to December 3, 2023 at Toronto’s Enercare Centre, Exhibition Place, 100 Princes Blvd. Weekday and Saturday hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m, and Sundays are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Bonus: Join the show for Late Night Hours on Thursday, November 30, 2023 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Admission pricing ranges from $12 to $18. Children 4 and under are always free.
Oh, and did I mention, they’re having both a T-Swift Dance Party on November 26th and K-Pop Crafting on December 2nd? Check out the Programming Notes for all the deets.
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