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Poppy Barley Makes Custom Cheerleading Boots for the NFL

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Poppy Barley Makes Custom Cheerleading Boots for the NFL

 At a special request, we made 86 pairs of custom cheerleading boots for two NFL cheerleading teams—the St. Louis Rams and the Oakland Raiderettes. Here's how it all went down.
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Fort McMurray Pop-up Shop

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Fort McMurray Pop-up Shop

FORT MCMURRAY // September 20th-22nd, 2013 Come shop Poppy Barley’s F/W ’13 Collection. We’ll have plenty of samples on hand for you to view, touch and swoon over, as well as iPads for you to play with so that you can select and customize your favourite styles, colour combinations and...

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Alberta Popup Sale: We're Going On Tour This September!

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Alberta Popup Sale: We're Going On Tour This September!

 Poppy Barley is popping up in your city! Come out to view the new F/W '13 collection in Calgary, Fort McMurray and Edmonton on these key September dates...
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Meet the Team: Justine, Co-founder

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Meet the Team: Justine, Co-founder

 Despite her eye for design and her cool sense of style, Justine's background is a far cry from fashion and shoemaking (although, she did hope to be a fashion designer when she was little). Find out more about our co-founder...
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Meet the Team: Daelan, Developer

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Meet the Team: Daelan, Developer

 Although that's his technical job title at Poppy Barley, he's also our in-house photographer, videographer, comedian, musician-DJ extraordinaire (he really was a '90s DJ), and video-game maker. Get to know the guy behind our website.
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#PBWorthWalking: See Who's Entered to Win Custom Shoes

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#PBWorthWalking: See Who's Entered to Win Custom Shoes

 We have been completely blown away, inspired and moved by all the people entering our Instagram giveaway with @CarmynJoy. Where would you wear perfectly fitted custom shoes?
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Meet @CarmynJoy + Enter Our #PBWorthWalking Giveaway

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Meet @CarmynJoy + Enter Our #PBWorthWalking Giveaway

 We've got a super fun and interactive contest going on with local Instagram star, @CarmynJoy! Meet the girl behind the pretty images, and enter to win 1 of 3 pairs of flats!
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Poppy Barley x Alberta BoostR Crowdfunding Appreciation Party

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Poppy Barley x Alberta BoostR Crowdfunding Appreciation Party

 You helped us raise $28,550 at Alberta BoostR! Thanks to you, we're moving forward with development of our F/W '13 Heeled Boots Collection. Let's celebrate!
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Meet the Team: Kendall, Co-founder

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Meet the Team: Kendall, Co-founder

 You've met our Customer Insights Specialist, our Community Manager, and our Brand Design Manager. Today we're profiling one of our all-star founders, who doesn't only run her own business, she runs marathons, too.
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Calgary Popup Sale Alert! Get Measured at #PARKSALE13

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Calgary Popup Sale Alert! Get Measured at #PARKSALE13

 Gather your shoe-loving, fashion-crazy and art aficionado friends: Poppy Barley is going to be at PARKSALE 2013 on Saturday, August 17th at Haultain Park!
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@PoppyBarley Filmstrip

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@PoppyBarley Filmstrip

 From Mexico to Calgary, from palm trees to canola fields, here's a recap of what we've been up to over the past few months, as told by our Instagram feed.
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Meet the Team: Monica, Brand Design Manager

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Meet the Team: Monica, Brand Design Manager

 After our first Skype-chat, Monica took us through an in-depth company identity brief that would eventually define the Poppy Barley brand. From that point on, we knew we wanted her working for us on a daily basis.
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