Strawberry I've never been a very good gardener, but this year I've started to get the hang of it and it's really blooming out there on the balcony. We live in an apartment, so it's all pots, but there's a lot you can do on a balcony or windowsill that can be really rewarding as …
The authors of this book make up a pair called The Minimalists, who started a blog together and later a successful podcast about decluttering and simplifying your life. This book is partly their memoir of growing up under difficult circumstances and not having much, to leading lives of debt and unhappiness. At this point they …
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Every year in November, I get excited about the Better Homes & Gardens Holiday Crafts magazine coming out. This was the third year that I bought it, and while it's kind of Christmas themed on the cover, it also has Halloween crafts for about the first quarter of it. The thing is, for some projects, …
Kits from un-started to complete. I love making craft projects, and with everything going on this year, staying home and making things has been an upside. It's satisfying to create things and something with repetitive movements like sewing has a very soothing quality. I started these cute kits around Halloween time so that I'd have …
Continue reading Craft Project: Cross Stitch Christmas Decorations
I really like making little art and creative things for my home to make it more cozy, and this little whimsical lamp was a really fun, easy project. I got the idea from Pinterest, and if you look at the ones on there, there are some lanterns with amazingly detailed scenes inside, so mine is …
How cute is this? I've always loved miniatures, ever since falling in love with dolls houses as a kid, but I've never made any. This cute kit really appealed to me, with it's tiny lights, snowy scene, and cozy rabbit burrow. This is from a series of kits which are pretty cheap and all over …
Continue reading Box Theatre Project: Miniature “Snow Dream”
I'm so happy to have been asked to collaborate with Photowall because I was feeling like since we have our couch and side board in place, we had a nice lounge space but it was really bare. And then Photowall offered to send me something to help make our space more of a home, and …
I really enjoy the Christmas season and I'm not sure if it's the long, dark and cozy Winter evenings that often make me feel creative or just something about the season itself, but I like to try to make things or try things I haven't before. This often means different recipes or things I can …
I've subscribed to the Cat Lady Subscription Box (catladybox.com) for a few months now, and I'm always blown away by the creativity and the quality of the items in the boxes. This month's theme was Meowlentine's Day, and had some cat themed beauty items to get you ready for a romantic date,... or a movie …
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Since moving to Canada, we've had a few holidays pass, like Halloween and Christmas, and it's really struck me how much people get into things here. I really love it. One of our local burger joints has furry hearts and glittery pink tinsel every where ahead of Valentines Day, and the Valentines' cards here allow …
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