Are you like me and have a stash of buttons? I have collected these vintage buttons over the years. Some from my grandmother, my mom, myself and even antique stores. I store them in a glass mason jar in my craft room so they will be ready when I want…
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Spring Flower Collage Art
Have you ever just painted carefree and filled up a page with colour? Recently my daughter introduced me to collage, and the beauty of piecing together painted pieces of paper to create art. She follows a well known artist, Clover Robin, who uses collage brilliantly in her artwork. She is…
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Happy Easter! DIY Place Setting
Here is the perfect quick place setting if you are looking for a little something extra for your Easter table scape! I found these great mini terracotta pots at my local dollar store. I have reused them multiple times for different projects. They are just so cute! For this project,…
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In the Kitchen – Oat Cakes Bake Challenge
While visiting the East Coast on a family road trip a few years ago I discovered the oat cake. It sounds so simple and it is so delicious. It tastes a little like an oatmeal cookie but with more bite and it just is amazing. Many East Coast bakeries had…
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Easy Spring Front Door Wreath Refresh
Let’s say goodbye to the festive wreath on the front door and change things up for Spring. Today there are rain showers and there is mud in the backyard. Even though there is some snow still on the ground we are all ready for Spring. I heard my first robin…
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Three Hoop Felt Flower Wreath – Final Reveal
In an earlier blog post I documented the process of creating this felt flower wreath. I am now sharing with you the final reveal. I have a couple of tips to share with you for assembling the final product. The hoops were fairly skinny so there was not a lot…
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Making Grama Buns from Scratch
Weekends are busy, but I have decided to try to make more time for doing things that I love. This weekend it was baking a batch of my Grama’s buns. Spending the afternoon in the kitchen baking something from scratch was wonderful. I grew up eating these buns. My Grama…
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Three Hoop Felt Flower Wreath
Here is my latest creation in progress. When I saw this amazing set of three metal ring wreaths at my local Dollar Tree, I knew I could create something wonderful. This project began by looking through my large collection of felt. I really love using felt as it can be…
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Bagel Baking
I love bagels. To say they are my favorite food is an understatement. I could eat bagels for every meal; a sesame bagel with butter and coffee is my tried and true daily breakfast. Both of my kids live in cities known for their bagels, Ottawa and Montreal. From Ottawa,…
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Twine Wrapped DIY Succulent Wreath
With my Mom’s birthday around the corner, I thought that a cheerful handmade Spring wreath would be the perfect gift. I made this using a green foam form and began glueing twine tightly around it. This created the base for the wreath. I then added various faux succulents around the…