DIY

Quickie Blanket

January 16, 2012

This blanket is so beautiful. It is soft warm and completely luxurious. In addition to being luxurious, it is really easy and requires little time and minimum concentration. The pattern is super easy. I used size 35 needles with 6 skeins of Twinkle Hand Knits Soft Chunky. I used three skeins of Pink Champagne and [...]

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Perfect Timing

January 12, 2012

I have the most thoughtful in-laws. Back in November I posted a picture of a chair that I coveted. Eric’s lovely parents search and found one for me at an estate sale. I was so excited on Christmas morning when I awoke to this chair with such lovely bones. The cherry on top has got [...]

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Learning to Crochet

January 11, 2012

The past couple of days I have been at home with a terrible cold. I am so congested it is hard to lie down so I have been parked in front of the TV and sleeping in an upright position. While I’ve been parked in front of the TV I have been working on crocheting. [...]

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DIY Wall Art: Dot Painting

January 10, 2012

Although Eric and I have lived in our house for nearly two years, our walls are pretty much empty. Before we moved into this house our walls were filled with cheap mass produced IKEA prints. Over the past two years we have been slowly collecting new bits and bobs to decorate our walls. In the [...]

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Stenciled Memory Jar

January 4, 2012

I have never been into keeping a journal and I thought a memory jar would be a great way to remember some of the highlights to come in 2012.Instead of writing in a journal, Eric and I will be jotting down memory snippets throughout the year. Monday night we filled out our first memory card [...]

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DIY Photo Booth

December 6, 2011

If you want to get the party started and entertain your guests for hours on end, set up an inexpensive, homemade photo booth. This is a fun and creative activity that will add excitement to any event. To build my photo booth, I bought three clamp lamps from IKEA, 2 upright lamps and a box [...]

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DIY: Stamped Clay Christmas Ornaments

November 21, 2011

This is such an easy DIY project. It is cheap, quick and the final result is a clean, minimalist and elegant Christmas ornament. Tweet This Post

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DIY: Fabric Lined Drawers

November 8, 2011

This is a nice and easy DIY project to jazz up any old (or cheap) dresser. I recently purchased two Rast night stands from Ikea. They are the cheapest pieces of furniture you have ever seen. As you can see, the bottom of the drawers are that awful cheap particle board. I had some lovely [...]

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Thanksgiving Weekend

October 11, 2011

This weekend was Canadian Thanksgiving and Eric and I celebrated with friends here in Calgary. Although I felt rather sick on Saturday, I was able to squeeze in turkey dinner, a visit with my aunt in Canmore and a quick trip to IKEA. I also tried my hand at DIY screen printing. I found a [...]

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DIY Art: Ombre (Take 1)

October 5, 2011

xLast night I was checking out the Young House Love FaceBook page and I came across a comment left by one of their readers. The reader gave an overview of creating your own ombre art. Naturally, I decided to give it go. I have to say the results were not perfect and I think I am [...]

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