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{GIVE THANKS: 20 ideas for your harvest table}
I think one of the main reasons so many of us love fall is Thanksgiving. I even love it more than Christmas because you have the family, friends, food but minus some of the craziness that can come with Christmas. Plus it’s just such a beautiful time of year. Are you hosting Thanksgiving? I volunteered…
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{PLACES: a day in Almonte }
Oh Monday. I know it’s kinda a gloomy rainy day but I think it makes it that much easier to just buckle down and get things done & organized for the week. You don’t feel so guilty about not taking a walk at lunch and can finally wear those cute rain boots you told yourself…
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{ CONTEST: smitten over this flamingo print}
I’m so happy to be announcing our first ever contest giveaway here on The Sweet Escape! If you remember a short time ago I did a post on my new found love for flamingos. One of the fab finds was a great gold print by The Smitten Collection. Judith from The Smitten Collection was so…
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{ DIY: getting creative with tonic living fabric}
One of the great sponsors that I got introduced to at BlogPodium was Tonic Living. They specialize in designer fabrics, throw pillows and more. Tonic Living ran a great contest for a group of creative bloggers. They had a selection of large fabric swatches and you had to choose 2 of the fab patterns and…
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{STYLE: tote bags for fall}
Everyone is itching to get into fall style. I’m usually kinda lazy when it comes to changing my purse/bag but there’s something about fall that makes me want to change it up. Here are six fabulous tote bags for fall. Hmmm…someone sure likes the look of a leather strap. 1 / 2 / 3 /…
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GOOD EATS: pumpkin recipes
Fall is definitely my favourite season. I love the crisper air, the stunning fall colours, wearing brown leather boots and then there’s my favourite holidays Thanksgiving followed by Halloween. Here in Canada we celebrate a little earlier (in October) so I’m already thinking about a) my halloween costume and b) what new pumpkin recipe am…
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{STYLE : everyday fall vintage}
This is a first of hopefully more vintage style posts coming your way. As you may have picked up if you follow along, I have a love for almost all things vintage. I’ve always been drawn to those people with great vintage style and didn’t realize that one day I would have a closet full…
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GOOD EATS: homemade pesto
I know it’s fall but I had to squeeze in this pesto recipe. I had a big basil plant on my patio and I thought it was just a shame to let it go as the weather is getting more chilly. So I gathered up my basil and set to making some homemade pesto. I…
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{SPACES: a pop of yellow}
I know it’s fall and everything but it’s the colour yellow that’s got me feeling all warm and fuzzy this morning. There’s something so fresh about a pop of yellow in a space. It can be youthful but also classic. It can be fun & quirky or slick & modern. Even people who are not…
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BlogPodium Part 2: the main event
So if you follow me on twitter, Instagram, or facebook you KNOW that I attended BlogPodium this past Saturday. Earlier I posted Part 1, my tea with Sarah Richardson experience and today I’m going to talk a bit more about the actual conference. First up – I would say the most popular BlogPodium topic in…
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BlogPodium 2013 Part 1: Tea with Sarah Richardson
So remember that ‘dream room’ moodboard I put together awhile back for a contest ran by BlogPodium to meet Sarah Richardson? Well it looks like Sarah also shares my dream and I was chosen as one of the winners to have tea with her at her design studio. I’ve been watching Sarah on TV for…
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{STYLE: wearing vintage, a sneak peek}
Here’s a sneak peek for you of a fun style shoot I did with Maya Visnyei in my own neighbourhood of Kensington Market. I’ll show you how I incorporate wearing vintage in everyday style. Coming soon!
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{ STYLE : fall favourites from Orly Kiely }
oh wow, am I ever loving Orly Kiely’s Autumn/Winter collection. I don’t think I could’ve designed a line that was more me if I tried. Love the playful feminine style, patterns, and especially the colour palette.
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{hello fall}
So nice to see you. photo source
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{DESIGN: networking with your business card}
So today I’m lucky enough to meet the talented design celebrity, Sarah Richardson (yippie!) followed by the big BlogPodium conference on tomorrow where I hope to meet a bunch more creative & talented people. I wanted to do a post about something very important, like what I should wear to these two events. But the…