Category: ENTERTAINING

  • Leon’s Hello Holiday Look Book is here!

    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…

  • Get the Look: Modern Festive Table Setting

    Get the Look: Modern Festive Table Setting

    It’s that time of year, gearing up for the holidays! Here in Canada we’ve already celebrated Thanksgiving but for all of you South of the border Thanksgiving is more of a combo deal with the holidays. One of my favourite things in the world is dreaming up table settings. It’s true. So I came up…

  • Outdoor Summer Dinner Party in the country

    Outdoor Summer Dinner Party in the country

    Do you remember last fall I worked on one of my all-time fave projects – a video for Kendall-Jackson Wines that involved styling a summer dinner at dusk scene? Yeah, it was as pretty as it looked.  Well I’m super excited to finnnalllllyyyy share all the photos from that day with you. While we were…

  • Hello Holiday Guide by Leon’s is here!

    Hello Holiday Guide by Leon’s is here!

    If you know me and haven’t seen me around for, ohhhh say, the last 3 months or so it’s because I’ve been pouring my blood, sweat and tears into this baby. It’s time to say Hello Holiday! with this guide for your happy holiday home by Leon’s furniture. It’s full of holiday home decor, DIY…

  • INTRODUCING MERRY MAGAZINE SUMMER! + 9 no-churn homemade ice-cream recipes

    INTRODUCING MERRY MAGAZINE SUMMER! + 9 no-churn homemade ice-cream recipes

    I scream, you scream, we all scream Hooray for Merry! I admit I’m totally like a kid in an ice-cream shop today because I’m sooooo excited to finally share Merry Mag Summer with you. I’ve been teasing you with summer cocktails and florals but now you can see it all. All 100 pages absolutely FULL of…

  • DIY: world’s easiest flower centerpiece

    DIY: world’s easiest flower centerpiece

      I have a super quick but pretty post for you today because I’m hustling HARD behind the scenes to get Merry mag all ready for it’s big reveal on Monday. That’s where you’ll find this super cute flower arrangement along with some other beautiful floral inspiration. I’m calling this the World’s Easiest Centerpiece because that’s…

  • BIRTHDAY WEEK: bright and colorful birthday party

    BIRTHDAY WEEK: bright and colorful birthday party

    Thank you so much for following along with us during our birthday week! Hopefully it’s got you in the party mood. As you know, we kinda love color around here. Like a lot. If we were to host a ‘real life’ birthday party it would probably look a lot like this. Here’s some inspiration on…

  • Winter Fun in the Country

    Hey there Monday. How was your weekend? I admit there’s some irony to me writing a winter fun post while kicking back in sunny Florida while it’s – 20 degrees at home. I know, not fair. For the record, I actually don’t hate winter but to me, winter must come with snow. Without the snow,…

  • Some thoughts & entertaining for New Years Eve

    Some thoughts & entertaining for New Years Eve

    Welcome to the last day of 2014. What kind of year did you have? What are you looking forward to most in 2015? I’ll be totally honest – I decided to disconnect digitally for Christmas and I’m having a really hard time connecting again. I’m such a live in the present type of person, which…

  • GOOD EATS: funky geometric rice treats

    How fun are these?! Now I would’ve never thought that a rice treat recipe would exist that’s just as great for a grown-up party as a kiddos party. The geometric shape and lines make them a stylish and fun sweet for any grown-up bash but the bright colours make them a fun treat for any kid’s party. WHAT…

  • GOOD EATS: individual apple crisps

    If you saw our wine & dine event post earlier this week, you may have got a peek at these sweet treats that were part of the menu. Apples paired well with the wine I was serving so I decided to make apple crisp and to make it extra special I thought it would be fun…

  • ENTERTAINING: summer rooftop wine & dine

    I can’t believe it’s taken me this long to host a fab rooftop summer event. There may have been a little bit of a delay getting the patio up and running this year but the lights are hung and the flowers are blooming so we’re in business. The first order of business was hosting a…

  • EVENTS: a wine tasting social with Union Wines

    EVENTS: a wine tasting social with Union Wines

    Some blogger friends and I have started getting together for brunch every once and awhile – you know for some real life facetime. I decided to change things up a bit this time and along with my friends at Union Wines and Linda Modern Thai I hosted a wine tasting social at my own loft…

  • DIY: gold leaf heart vase

    DIY: gold leaf heart vase

    Whether you’re lucky enough to get some flowers on Valentine’s day or if you treat yourself (yeah!) you’ll need some place to put them. How about giving your plain dollar store vase a little touch of golden love? It’s so easy that I’m almost embarrassed to show you. So first I’m going to show you…

  • HOLIDAY DIY: naturally glamorous holiday centrepiece

    HOLIDAY DIY: naturally glamorous holiday centrepiece

    The countdown to Christmas is creeping verrrry close. Did I mention that I’m hosting Christmas Day dinner at my place? Yup, it’s a first. Should be interesting. I get a little excited when I have guests over and go a little crazy wanting to try every recipe & entertaining tip I’ve pinned in the last…