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33 Days To Go
We’re getting married. We’re getting married in 33 days. Our wedding is taking place in a historical mansion in the heart of downtown Calgary. It’s vintage, with a bit of rustic, cowboy. Instead of dealing with booze, dancing and all-night debauchery, we chose to host a breakfast wedding. Champagne has been replaced with green smoothies,…
The Mega Spice Rack!
I’ve dreamed of an organized space to store my many spices, grains, nuts and seeds for many, many years. After months of weekend spice labeling (that I began in the old house before we moved), drilling, assembling and measuring, I have the epitome of kitchen organization… the mega spice rack! It was quite the project…
Everything Christmas: Last Minute Crafts + Recipes
I couldn’t go without sharing some of the festive crafts and recipes that I’ve been collecting over the past few months. That, and we got to the airport way too early this morning which has left me with plenty of time to dream of Christmas feasts and crafting parties. Is there such a thing as…
Homemade Gifts: Pumpkin Ginger Spice and Energizing Pumpkin Foot Scrubs
Treat yourself or your loved ones to an at-home winter pedicure. This scrub smells so delicious, you’ll have to control yourself from not snacking on it! Plus, steps on saving money during the holidays by making homemade gifts, below. I was confident that leaving for vacation the week before Christmas would help me avoid the…
How to Make Inexpensive Cake Stands
The day I fell in love with Pinterest was when I learned that you can make beautiful cake stands out of old plates and cups. Awesome, right? Being the crafty lady that I am; or try to be, I knew I had to give this a whirl. What you’ll need A couple plates + cups…
Thoughtful Gifts: 111 Kisses In A Jar
Yesterday I promised I was not going to be sharing any new recipes with you. I hold true to that promise. But, since I’ve posted a few Valentine’s recipes over the month, I thought it’d be fun to do a round up! [Writing this post has made me very, very hungry] Okay… now that I’m…
Homemade Mini Studio
For the past couple of days, you’ve heard me talk about the mini studio we’ve been busy making. It all began when I read Ashley’s post about creating a homemade light box. How cool? I knew though, that I would feel limited with the space in the box – I like to move around a…
Lazy (wo)mans Cabbage Roll Casserole
I’m totally with the angel on this one. I’m exhausted. But I don’t have a nice fluffy cloud to nap on. Just 2 more days until Christmas and although tired, I’m pretty pumped about it. I had leftover ribbon from the blondie jars and a bunch of toilet paper rolls in recycling so I decided…