I don’t know about you, but I am very ready for summer. I am one of those people who is always cold, so I crave the hot and sunny days of June, July and August. This summer is going to be pretty low-key for us. Other than my trip to Atlanta in July for the…
This month’s DIY at Home Challenge is Thrift Store Upcycle – so of course I scoured a few of my local thrift stores just waiting for inspiration to strike and – it did: a basket cat bed! I scored this cute basket from a local shop for just $6. It seemed like the perfect base…
This week’s theme for the Deck the Home Blog Hop is “Gift for the Home” and I’m sharing a great gift for that hard-to-buy-for beer lover in your life – preserve craft beer coasters! Okay, some back story: every year Chris and I go to the Toronto Festival of Beer. It’s one of our favourite…
The folks at Cricut were nice enough to send one of their new Maker machines along with a selection of accessories and materials to try out. All thoughts are my own. I was really excited to try out the Cricut Maker because of its ability to cut fabric and leather. I decided to set up…
Three years ago we bought some Ikea Byholma chairs for our kitchen. Unfortunately the only option for the coordinating Djupvik cushions was white. Dying the covers was one of the first projects I posted on this blog (crazy right?). Well, three years later and my dye job has not been holding up very well: …
