Escape to Dover

08/02/2024

06/27/2024

📣 Saturday💥June 29th, 11-5 at .519 in Port Dover!
Come see me and check out all of my one of a kind leather goods and accessories. I'm so excited to see you there! Giveaways and a draw for a leather handbag!

06/21/2024

06/08/2024

👜🤎 It's one of a kind - just like you!
Raw edge Terra brown leather crossbody bags available at .519
Happy Saturday all!
I'm heading to Port Dover today to check out everything my sweet hometown has to offer. Get out and enjoy every idle or busy moment.
✌️

06/02/2024

🖤Black is always the perfect choice 🖤
These sweet little raw edge leather crossbody bags are available at .519 or contact us to ship
Rainy Sunday days = shopping local

05/20/2024

Here's an aerial view looking straight up Main Street, Port Dover, Norfolk County, Ontario Canada. Can you give us one interesting fact about Port Dover? I'll start it off, an interesting fact, not to many realize, is that Lake Erie commercial and sport fishing is pegged at a 7 billion dollar value. Another interesting fact is that almost 100% of all commercially caught fish is sold all over the world with the far east being Canada's #1 customer. The demand for fresh, clean Lake Erie perch, smelt, pickerel etc. is absolutely mindboggling! Fortunately, there's still some offered at Port Dover's world renown restaurants which do attract many visitors from near and far for the delicate taste of freshly prepared fish, bon appétit. Ok, it's your turn, please give us at least one interesting fact about Port Dover. If you wish to share this, best to click on the photo, the share link will be on your right side. Take care !!!

05/14/2024

Raw edges, rustic Italian leather crossbody bags 👜
Nature's is inspiring. ⚘️
Loka Goods and Accessories are available in .519 Port Dover - Open daily

05/13/2024

The smells and sights of Spring 💐👜💕
All new bags are available at .519

05/12/2024

As the official flower and emblem of the Canadian province of Ontario, the White Trilliums (Trillium grandiflorum) are a perennial herb growing from the rhizomes, a modified subterranean plant stem that sends outroots and shoots from its nodes. There are five native trillium species found in Ontario, White, Red, Painted, Drooping and Nodding. Most people know of the White Trillium, also referred to as Wake Robin or Large-leaved Trillium, as Ontario’s provincial flower. This is the flower featured on many of our provincial documents, from health cards to driver’s licenses. Since the trillium is a favourite food for white-tailed deer, many of our provincial parks use annual trillium surveys to understand the population of White-tailed Deer and their effect on the biodiversity of our forest’s understory. WARNING: please check yourself out thoroughly if you visit any trillium location. To date deer ticks (Ixodius scapulars) appear to be the main ticks responsible for causing Lyme disease. The symptoms of Lyme disease often involve multi systems in the body causing varying symptoms. This has lead to the disease often being called “The Great Imitator” as it mimics many other diseases. Deer ticks are plentiful in Norfolk Ontario. Lyme disease is a potentially serious infection that you can get if you’re bitten by an infected blacklegged tick (also called a deer tick). Not all blacklegged ticks carry the bacteria that causes Lyme disease, and not everyone who is bitten by an infected tick will develop signs and symptoms of Lyme disease. Should you wish to share this posting, best to click on the photo and the share link will be on your right side. Take care !!!

05/11/2024

All new Loka pieces are available exclusively at Cabin 519 in Port Dover.
Cabin.519
💐👜💕

05/11/2024

Aurora Borealis did not disappoint. 🙌🌌

05/07/2024

Not only were goats one of the first animals brought to the Americas by the European settlers, goats were one of, if not the first, animals to be domesticated by mankind. Here's some interesting facts about goats. There's no teeth on their upper jaw but there is a strong dental pad. Unlike humans or other animals, the pupils of the goat's eyes are rectangular, giving them a much fuller range of vision than with round pupils. Goats can see 320 to 340 degrees in their periphery. Even though cow’s milk is more popular in North America, around the globe more people eat and drink meat and milk from goats than any other animal. Expensive soft cashmere comes from goats and according to an old Ethiopian legend, the stimulating properties of coffee were discovered when a goat herder found his flock bouncing and playing with extra gusto after consuming the coffee shrub's red berries. Curious, the herder consumed some and viola, the same effect on him and with that, the tradition of drinking coffee was supposedly born.

05/07/2024

Photo May 6, 2024. Have you put your boat in the water yet? Have you been boating yet? What's your plans for this boating season? Should you wish to share this posting, best to click on the photo, the share link will be on your right side. Take care

04/16/2024

🤍🤎💛 custom-made blanket & pillow for her Mama's birthday. 🎂
Thank you always for your support, JJ 🫶 🥁🪘🪇🌼

05/05/2023

Last year, PDHM welcomed local fisherman and Captain of the LEONARD S, Rick Misner, into our museum for an informal chat and Q&A period about his experiences in the commercial fishing industry. The event was such a success, we've decided to do it twice more this summer!

Join us on June 10th & 14th anytime between 1:00-3:00pm for a DROP IN chat with Rick. Admission by donation.

05/04/2023

Just a reminder that Loka Home Studio is Open By Appointment only until Sept 30th

Contact me for custom work or to pick up your custom orders.

I'm heading back into my garden ⚘️🌷🌱🌿
Sam ✌️

Website is open, and the sale continues until Saturday, May 6.
Www.lokastudio.etsy.com

04/25/2023

Birthday Sale 🪷🎉🥳 LOKA turns 14 this week!
It has been an incredible journey in so many different spaces and places. From Quadra Island BC to Vittoria Ontario, I can't thank you all enough for your love and support. To celebrate and to thank you all for so many beautiful memories, I am having a BIRTHDAY SALE!!
30% OFF EVERYTHING & 50% off select pieces.
Sale runs from April 27- May 6 online

Www.lokastudio.etsy.com
and in my home studio
1545 Old Brock St Vittoria ON
Open Thursdays and Fridays 12-5 Saturdays 1-4
Or by appointment 226-567-5077

Mother's Day is also fast approaching. Spoil your Mamas with a new Loka piece, or certificates are available.

Much Love ❤️
Sam


*Sale doesn't apply to custom orders

04/07/2023

03/27/2023

Custom made for Jill! I love doing custom work ❤️🍒
Below is a copy-paste of her post on Facebook. The best part of my job is hearing how happy my customers are!

"This year's birthday I was SPOILED! 😍❤️
I had contacted Sam about a similar bag on one of her recent posts, to which had just sold 😩
However, Sam accommodated and offered to make a new one for me, she custom made this, every detail was given the option of what I wanted and she made me the PERFECT cherry red bag!
My last Loka bag is 2 years old, I have used it EVERYDAY since getting it and it's still in amazing condition!
So excited to have another bag and to support such a talented local artisan 🙌🏻❤️
-Jill

Contact me to make you something