About me/us
cute picture of Mike and Ellen
Ellen (L) and squeeze Michael pondering what it would be like to be to be a flying squirrel.
Bonspiel! is my labor of love. My name is Ellen Box, and I live in Victoria, British Columbia, on the West Coast of Canada, in a beautiful art deco style home on a garry oak meadow.

I worked for seven years for a local company called Smoking Lily, where I honed my design and production skills. I met many wonderful women there, had a great time, and helped the company grow, becoming more and more aware that in the meantime I was growing myself. Eventually (in March) it was time to leave the Lily nest, and with mixed feelings (or maybe blended, or frappeed) I launched Bonspiel full time, from my newly acquired spacious house.

What I am striving for is excellence of design and construction, from the creation of garments and handbags to the creation of this website and even my booth for the local market! Who knows where it will end? Death, probably. Hopefully.

This website is basically a portal to my Etsy shop, with a few extras for those with especially curious souls. I was gonna make this site a fully functional commerce site, but why bother, when Etsy does such a good job for me? Click here to find out more about Etsy dotcom. Any picture on my homepage will take you directly to that item in my etsy shop, too.

I want you to believe in me. Therefore I offer you no-risk purchasing through my Etsy shop, where there is a feedback system, so you can see what other Bonspiel customers have to say about their treats, and leave comments yourself. I offer you your money back if you are not satisfied (upon return of the item in like new condition). Please feel free to email me with any questions or comments about anything you see here. I could maybe send you fabric samples. If you buy something, you will own something unique, something made with high quality materials and craftspersonship. Not very many people were exploited. Just me, and Erin a little bit (but I feed her lots of chocolate and decaf Earl Grey tea, so she doesn't seem to mind).