Rolling out a Lace Print - DIY
I've been playing around with some neon paints trying to create a lace patterned paper.Last week I spied this beautiful lace print via a pin fromLeslie Shewring on Pinterestfrom Ideas Magazine.I set...
View ArticleWrap it up Thursday - Neon Office Supplies
Earlier this week, I had a try at making some lace wrapping paper and while I was putting it together I came across some great twine at the hardware store. I am sure it is always there but for some...
View ArticleWrap it up Thursday - Father's Day
With Father's Day coming up this weekend, I thought I would do a mini round-up of some cute ideas for the dad, grandpa, uncle, friend or mentor in your life. Don't you find these guys are the hardest...
View ArticleLearning to LOV3 my home
You might recall that in the new year I pledged to try and embrace the perfectly imperfect and show my love to home, family and self.My girls embarked on a sparkler project on New Year's Eve on the...
View ArticleWrap it up Thursday - Wrap Bracelets in Neon
When I picked up all that neon twine from the hardware store and started playing around with it for wrapping inthis post, I realized it would be great to use for wrap bracelets.Along with the twine, I...
View ArticleWrapping up two months of Neon
I can't say that without a shadow of a doubt, I'm done with neon. But I started to realize that I have let it seep into my own life both in design, clothing and craft projects. I just took a quick...
View ArticleWhy do I do this?
on my bedside, find ithereI'm writing this, while I am a little lost in translation. We've just come back from a week on the road to celebrate our wedding anniversary (more on this to come) and I find...
View ArticleBarcelona Inspiration
I mentioned in my last post that in celebration of our 20th wedding anniversary, my husband and I took Helana and Ali on a trip. I hinted that one of our destinations was Paris (where we started our...
View ArticleThank you ... Merci!
These are the goods I picked up when we hit Paris on our trip and made our way to a concept shop calledMerci. I had read about it on other blogs and knew I wanted to make a stop there at some point...
View ArticleWrap it up Thursday - Pretty Pinterest Picks
I thought that today I would share some of my favorite wraps from my pinterest board - Pretty Packages.1 - Calla lilies - from Oh Happy Day2 - pretty toppers of bows, flowers and pinwheels - from...
View ArticleFlea Market Tea Cups - Glitterfied!
Truth be told - I don't really work on projects with anyone else. Except for classes, and one evening of making scented bath salts for friends, my craft projects are, for the most part, solitary...
View ArticleWrap it up Thursday - Cover Love
I am such a sucker for a great cover! I am so sure that if the package is good, whether it be a book cover or a label for tea, it must be good. This is just a small selection of what catches my eye...
View ArticleA few days ... for a bloggy break
I am taking a wee bloggy break this week. But rest assured, I have been working away on all sorts of projects. Annoyingly, I sometimes do a bit of work on each one, not fully completing any of them,...
View ArticleOmbre Felt Flower Ring
I love making felt rings and I have amassed quite a collection in many different colours. While working on another project coming up next week, I decided to give a try with creating an ombre effect...
View ArticleWrap it up Thursday - Faux Woodgrain Wrapping
Well, let me begin by saying that this wrap it up post is later in the day because of a mess up, in a big way, that started early this morning. It was a lovely morning and I thought I would finish up...
View ArticleKool Aid Dyed Knitting Needle Toppers
After reading stitch | craft | create magazine in the spring, and their article on dying yarn with kool-aid, I knew I had to give it a try. I decided instead of yarn I was going to have a go with wool...
View ArticleWrap it up Thursday - Cottage Gifts
We've been invited to a couple of cottages this summer and I always struggle with what to bring to our generous hosts. You want to be invited back again, right?, so besides helping out in the kitchen...
View ArticleMini Inspiration Boards for your Desktop
How I want to feel, where I want to be and how I want my home, have been reduced to a mini desktop collage I created for daily inspiration.A while back, I created some desktop inspiration stones (left)...
View ArticleD.I.Y. Ombre Espadrilles
I came back from the Keys and dove right into a little project I have been thinking of for awhile. While out yesterday, picking up fall books, I scooted by JCrew and saw that the Soludos (espadrilles)...
View ArticleWrap it up Thursday - the simple flower
A simple flower topperFrom ellinee.com - link for tutorial hereI missed wrap it up Thursday last week so, I had to finish off the summer with one final wrapping. This one is so beautiful in it's...
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