Christmas = family time

Posted by sew4tejhtr6ier Minggu, 27 Desember 2009 0 komentar
This year as with every year we all make it out to my grandmother's house for Christmas day dinner, chestnuts, classic carols... I love looking through old picture albums, found my grandparents wedding pictures...just lovely.









I always thought my grandpa looked like Buddy Holly


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DIY corkboard frames

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Lately I have been writing notes to myself, you know notes that consist of shopping lists, future goals, New Year's resolutions and even some inpirational pictures. I am a writer so I have to constantly write things down. The problem is I have officially filled my planner and journal and have taken to writing on random things like take out menus and even the plain white envelope that my visa bill comes in! So I knew I needed to get a corkboard made and fast.

I decided to go with G (my man) to Walmart where I picked up 2 cork frames for $5 bucks each. I bought some black grosgrain ribbon and the rest (cardstock, white paint, hot glue) I had.

While I would love to say how super fast and easy it was to make, I would be lying. I found that the frames I bought were like shiny veneer so I had to prime them and paint them like 10 times ( okay maybe more like 7) before the paint would really cover the frames. So if you plan this sort of project I would suggest a frame that is unfinished because it would have saved me a lot of time and paint for that matter!







But from this point, after the paint had dried the process went smoothly. I had some Martha Stewart cardstock which went well with the greeny/blue accent colour in my room and I added the black grosgrain with hot glue inside the inner frame, banged some nails into the wall, and ta da! instant inspiration board.








I know it looks rather sparse but I will be adding to it daily :)

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Merry Christmas!

Posted by sew4tejhtr6ier Jumat, 25 Desember 2009 0 komentar
Just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and Peace on earth.
I've included some pictures of Christmas trees and decor for you all to enjoy :)















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Silver beaded Garland

Posted by sew4tejhtr6ier Selasa, 22 Desember 2009 0 komentar
I felt as though something was missing from my tree...yup the title gave it away, so off I went in search of some tree filler or as I like to call it garland. I found this 100 ft. one in silver at Walmart, bought it and didn't think twice that 100 ft. is a lot to unravel. One hour later in the midst of untangling my new garland I was about to give up, but I kept on and am truly happy with the results. I love my twinkling tree, oh and by the way I did not use all 100 ft. although you may see the leftover in a DIY some time in the future!









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Cork

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Since making my own DIY cork board frames for my room office nook I seem to have nothing but cork on the brain! So I guess it only seems fitting that I should post some of my favourite pictures of cork board frames that inspired my own.













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Wrapped with love

Posted by sew4tejhtr6ier Senin, 21 Desember 2009 0 komentar


Here is a sneak at just some of the presents I wrapped for Christmas about a week ago. Yes they match my decor blue, white and silver! I even made the snowflake gift tags. Almost here can't wait!




Oh and guess who got a haircut? Yup Jenny, I think she looks so cute :)






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My Holiday dress list...

Posted by sew4tejhtr6ier Rabu, 16 Desember 2009 0 komentar
I know there will be plenty of holiday parties I will attend, and truly I love any excuse to dress up, so here are just some of my picks for this season.







All images from ASOS

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Joy to the world

Posted by sew4tejhtr6ier Selasa, 15 Desember 2009 0 komentar
After recently visiting my old neighbourhood of East York near the Danforth where I did a sit down interview with a local in house stylist for Balisi, I decided that I would kill two birds with one stone and do a little Christmas shopping. I have not been in the Danforth area too recently as I now live farther away, but I was pleasantly surprised to find a lovely new pop-up shop that features fairtrade and handmade eco friendly gifts called you guessed it,  Fair Trade and Hand Made Eco Friendly Gifts.

Not only is this shop great for your conscience but also had some lovely products like: heather grey scarves, hand carved home decor, jewellery, burlap shopping totes and much more...

They are up and coming and will only be at the danforth location, 503 Danforth (east of Logan) until December 31st, but I urge you all to go and support our local shop owners and get a little something for yourselves as well.


The store is run by three owners Craig, Andrea and Paul each featuring their own product lines, Nharo and the Traveling Princess, who will be happy to help you find a lovely gift. And on the same lines of gift giving, shop manager Craig Kovacs is offering this special promotion to readers of WALLPAPER, print out and take this flyer to the store and get a free gift with any compliment.


My flyer was actually printed on 100% hemp, practice what you preach! love it.

Happy Holidays to you all!

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Painting dollhouse tables and chairs

Posted by sew4tejhtr6ier Sabtu, 12 Desember 2009 0 komentar
Any of you who can actually paint will look at these pictures and know that I cannot :)  But there's something unstressful about painting patterns... if any of you have a habit of doodling while you're on the phone or waiting on hold, you can definitely paint on doll house furniture!  Here are pictures of some of my doll house table and chair doodlings... maybe it will inspire you to try too!  One thing nice about paint, if you don't like it, just wait until it's dry, paint over it, and try again!  Use a tiny brush.









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LIV the way you want

Posted by sew4tejhtr6ier Jumat, 11 Desember 2009 0 komentar
As many of you know I do some freelance writing on the side and I recently had the great opportunity to visit LIV and sit down and chat with owner Joanna Goodman. The article will be out next week or so on BlogTO but until then I just wanted to share some of the great images that I was privileged to take.










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Another dollhouse stove picture...

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Here is a picture of another wooden doll house stove.  Unlike the other wooden stoves I've done, this one has all painted on faucet handles, door pulls, and stove burners.  These particular ones were not meant to look "real", so I used pink!




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How to protect your work surface...

Posted by sew4tejhtr6ier Kamis, 10 Desember 2009 0 komentar
Newspaper, cardboard, wax paper... all work well for protecting your work surface, but the thing I like best is cling wrap (saran wrap).  Our table has a heavy plastic cover on it, so the cling wrap sticks to it and stays nicely in place.  Just overlap several lengths of it, depending on how big of a project you're painting.  Clean up is easy too... just roll it off and the table is clean underneath.  Here's a picture... the paint is on the cling wrap, not the table cover!




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The Paperie

Posted by sew4tejhtr6ier Rabu, 09 Desember 2009 0 komentar
My etsy shop has some new items up...yes those are Valentine's day cupcake toppers...yes we haven't even had Christmas or New Year's yet... is it so wrong that I think ahead? The ones in the second picture you could really use for any occasion, birthdays, showers, dinner parties etc.





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