This past weekend we had the pleasure of heading up to our family cottage in the French River to spend some Holiday time with my family. I love a cottage Christmas! (more…)...
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Cottage Christmas
10 Awesome Handmade Gifts
Holy cow, December is upon us, and I am slacking in the Holiday department. I better get off my tush and start making my handmade gifts for this year. If I am this far behind in my holiday gifting, I thought you may need a hand. I have rounded up a few of my favorite...
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Dreaming of a Scandinavian Christmas
I got REALLY inspired after my trip to Denmark this year. You can see a more streamlined Scandinavian style slipping into my home (hello, the powder room!). My trip fell over the Easter holiday. All of the stores were decked out for the holidays, and there were candles everywhere. As...
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Chalkboard Menu
My family is rolling into town for the holidays in less than 24 hours. My to-do list is a mile long, I am contemplating giving up sleep to get it all done.
So it why on earth was I standing on a ladder drawing on our new chalkboard wall at 10pm? It...
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Last Minute Man Gifts
It's days before Christmas and you have nothing under the tree for the men in your life. Why are men always so hard to buy for? It's because when they want something, they go out and buy it for themselves. New smartphone? They have it the day it comes out. So what do we do?...
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Outdoor Planters
We made a large planter box for our cement front yard a few years ago. It served two purposes, it gave some greenery to an otherwise paved front yard and secondly it made people aware that it was our property not just a very large sidewalk, and thus in turn got them to stop walking...
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DIY Holiday – Chrismas Carol Art
I have taken to decorating the little shelf over our front hall coat rack as a would-be mantle. It got decorated for Halloween, Thanksgiving and now its getting a little Christmas cheer. My local dollar store sells 12x16 stretched artist canvases for the low price of $2. They also sell $1 acrylic paint. I figured...
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Gift Ideas for the Handy Woman
The themed latte's at Starbucks, and the Christmas music at the mall may have given you an indication that the Holidays are soon upon us. I am a bit of a procrastinator, so I try to start early in my holiday to do's and my gift shopping. So to get myself started, and to give...
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