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SPACES TO LOVE / 02
Here’s another round up of 10 lovely spaces that have inspired me on Pinterest lately. Looks like I’m all over the place this time but never lacking colour that’s for sure. If I had to find a common element between this picks, which is tough, I would say that I’m inspired by all the contrasting…
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{SHOP LOCAL: Say Hello! to Hello Yellow}
Did y’all see this great store tour I did last week on Apartment Therapy? It’s all about my fave gal Emily and her sweet store full of handmade goods called Hello Yellow. It’s located in the friendly town of Almonte, Ontario, just outside of Ottawa. If you’re in the area she also runs some great…
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{THRIFTING 101: thrift store scores / 01}
It’s been ages since I’ve posted something thrifty. I’ve kinda changed things up a bit and along with my Thrifting 101 series of great thrifted projects and transformations, I’m starting Thrift Store Scores. These will basically be me rubbing my awesome thrift store scores in your face. Sorry. But I like to show what kinda…
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PRETTY TECH: just be – free desktop wallpaper download design
Hey folks. I’m sorry I’m one day with this one but you still have plenty of time to make the month of May awesome with one of these motivational free desktop wallpaper download designs to pretty up your tech. No more excuses. Just be. Download Be a Rockstar for your desktop or tablet. Download Be Beautiful for…
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COLOUR STORY: pinks + greens
So I was on Pinterest the other day (shocking!) looking through my colour board and noticed a theme. It wasn’t obvious at first but I kept seeing pops of pink & green colour combo. Call me a trend spotter or just a pink & green lover but you can’t deny that these guys look great together…
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{SPACES: photo wall art}
Hey guys! So I have some fun news. Actually I have two pieces of news. First did you know that Blacks Photo has got a huge makeover!? You wouldn’t even recognize them – they are rockin’ it. Don’t believe me? Check out their new website and their fresh new look. While you’re there you may…
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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…
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SAME BUT DIFFERENT / 03
Thanks for tuning in for another series of Same but Different – a little game of connect the dots in Melissa’s brain. Does your brain file things into little folders where you can find them later when something looks familiar or do all the images end up in one gigantic box that you would have…
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PHOTOGRAPHY: vintage camera love
If you stop by here or my Instagram regularly you know that I’m a vintage lover/hunter/obsessed/hoarder. Today I’m so happy to share with you a photo series I did with my talented photographer friend Maya Visnyei that showcases a small selection of one of my favourite vintage collections, my cameras. When it comes to collecting…
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{SPACES: Therapy for your Apartment}
I feel like my passion for home decor has been a little under represented on here lately. I think it may have something to do with me starting my weekly gig as a contributor for Apartment Therapy and that’s where most of my home decor love has been going recently. I just love admiring pretty…
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GOOD EATS: Grill cheese with bourbon onions
Isn’t it interesting how we’re nostalgic? You hear people say that a song or a smell can take them back to a specific time in their past. I also believe food has this power as well. There are a bunch of foods that take me back to my childhood and a grill cheese sandwich is…
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GOOD EATS: colourful ice-cream sandwich treats
Who doesn’t love ice-cream, seriously? (lactose free people, you don’t count). Ice cream sandwiches always remind me of my grandma. She was a very simple woman and her freezer was almost always empty except for a box of ice-cream sandwiches for when we came to visit. I thought I would try a special Spring colour…
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STYLE: a perfect outfit for Easter brunch
If you know me this may surprise you a bit but I was incredibly inspired by this beautiful natural palette. I know, I know. The colourholic is inspired by neutrals. There’s a first for everything. But I just fell in love with the subtle colours from this photograph of eggs. I especially love the pop…
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DIY: spring rosette candy jars for Easter
I’ll be honest, Easter isn’t my favourite DIY holiday. It’s probably because I don’t have little monsters…errr I mean the sweet pitter patter of feet running around doing egg hunts. But when our friend’s at May Arts Ribbon generously offered for us to raid their ribbon selection for our monthly blogger DIY group, I thought I would…