Happy Friday friends! Are you in the mood to make an adorable holiday project? You are? Good! Because today I'm going to share my spin on the trendy and adorable bottle brush christmas tree. I'll be honest, I tried to make the bottle brush trees before and didn't have much luck but I thought I would try with yarn after seeing this tutorial from my blogger pal Virginia on Fynes Designs. The yarn … [Read more...]
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DIY: gold vinyl christmas wall decal + Cricut machine giveaway
Well it's been a few months and the love for my Cricut Explore machine has not faded at all. In fact it's even bigger with the holiday craft season upon us. So many ideas!! I can't believe that this is already the last round of the Cricut Design Space Star challenge. If you remember so far I created a cake topper and a holiday card and today I'm sharing this simple but adorable holiday wall decal … [Read more...]
DIY: handmade christmas card with Cricut
I know, I know...you're like "get out of my face Christmas, I'm not ready for you". I feel the same way and I can promise you that there will be no more signs of Christmas until after Halloween but I had to share with you my latest Cricut Design Space Star Challenge project that I submitted today. Last month's entry got me in the Top 10, woot! The main theme is Holiday and our Lucky 13 … [Read more...]
HOLIDAY DIY WEEK: merry & bright DIY Christmas art for your mantel
I have a show stopper to wrap up our week of holiday DIY's. You can create this great piece of art for your mantel or wall and let it light up your space. It's not super complicated but there are a few steps so keep reading to find out how you can make this simple and fresh looking piece of holiday art. … [Read more...]
CHRISTMAS: DIY Modern Advent Calendar
Who says you have to have kids to get excited about an advent calendar countdown of treats leading up to Christmas? Or if you do have a few mini-me's running around there's no reason that your advent calendar can't look fabulous and stylish in your space. No big bellied bearded guys around here. Here's a pretty simple (really!) DIY modern advent calendar to add a pop of color and style to your … [Read more...]
{CHRISTMAS: wrap it up}
Gift wrap for designer...or just people who love colour. You know designers, not just ANY old wrapping paper will due. Their gift needs to stand out. The wrapping is just as much part of the gift, if not even more important than the gift. If this sounds like you and you're not even a designer you will love this. French Paper & CSA images, a great funky & unique image source for creatives, is now … [Read more...]
{christmas wish list: 20 sweet things to love}
1 Moziac locket 2 Camera 3 Baby mobile 4 Hi 5 mitts 5 Bling bling necklace 6 Map 7 Custom bookshelf art 8 Butterfly globe 9 Peacock broach 10 Owl pillow 11 Owl key markers 12 Black & white bag 13 USB turn table 14 Flower in a can 15 Yarn letters 16 Jamie Oliver Tea 17 Personalized lunchbox 18 Sequin dress 19 Fabric art 20 Girly laundry bag … [Read more...]
BEAUTY: Christmas Beauty Project
I know, Christmas talk already...sorry I don't mean to make you barf all over your Halloween costume. If it makes you feel better, I've been designing Christmas at work since about June. That is, in fact, the topic of this entry. What I do. If you know me personally, you know that I'm a Graphic Designer for Shoppers Drug Mart - working in the Studio at their head office in Toronto. You've … [Read more...]
Mid-Century Modern Holiday Village
It's been refreshing returning this blog to it's former glory of a creative outlet. That means I only post when I'm truly inspired by something and want to share. So when it comes to the holidays, I'm not mega stressed about creating content in October and scrambling to get it posted. Instead today, less than 2 weeks from Christmas (gasp!), I'm sharing this mid-century modern holiday village I … [Read more...]
That Awkward 9 month Update – Life of a TV Set Stylist
Soooooo it's been about 9 months since my last post. Oops! And no, I'm not creating a little human. I thought I needed a short update post on what's been happening before jumping into what's new and exciting. Here's the deal - I unexpectedly ended up getting a job working in TV. I know, don't you hate when that happens? There's obviously a little more to it but essentially I received a phone … [Read more...]
DIY Heart String Wall Hanging
So I kinda just took off on you for Christmas and I mean who doesn't love Christmas anyway? If you love Christmas and are feeling creative, then why don't you check out something like these Christmas embroidery designs? Anyway, I'm here and have a real heart on for Valentines day. No really even though I've been single for way too long I actually really like Valentines Day. You know why? Because … [Read more...]
Lactose Free Cranberry Pistachio Biscotti for Natrel’s Greatest Dessert Exchange
It's true, time is ticking but don't worry guys you can still pull off some holiday magic in the kitchen. This season can definitely get a bit nutso but one thing that I always make time for is holiday baking. It actually relaxes me. I like to take a whole day and just bake. It's also my favourite thing to give. I find buying gifts is just too much of a guessing game. I rather give the gift of … [Read more...]
Simple DIY Holiday Wreath
It's a Christmas post! Don't get used to it because you won't see many of these around here this season. More details to come shortly (if I have time!) but I'm taking off for two glorious weeks somewhere far, far, far away without my computer or a glue gun. I'll be back for the actual Christmas hoopla but I'll be missing all the main holiday blog event - as in anything and everything to do with … [Read more...]
Leon’s Hello Holiday Look Book is here!
I feel like it was just yesterday that I was all excited to share Leon's Hello Sunshine Look Book with you and here I am talking about Christmas. Well the truth is that myself and the Leon's team and blog crew have been working on this since the Summer so it's easy for the seasons to start blending. Well the holidays have kicked off and so has this year's issue of Leon's Hello Holiday! We … [Read more...]
TUNES: my latest music downloads
It's been so long since I've done a post about music although I'm inspired by it constantly, who knows how many hours I spend browsing https://allaxess.com/ when I should be working. I spent some money on iTunes recently and thought I would share what I've been listening to in case you're on the lookout for some new tunes. First off, how great is that Marshall Bluetooth speaker (above)? I saw … [Read more...]
