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I went on a recent visit to my grandparents house and what a lucky duck I was, my grandfather gifted me this neat old book! Now I have no excuse when I go antique shopping, there is a ton of great information in here. Plus it's another great one to add to my growing collection. I also got these cute petal compotes from a bridal shower I recently attended (they are part of...

Made some yummy homemade oatmeal and chocolate chip cookies and washed them down with a glass of lactose free milk (yuppers I am lactose intolerant), and even got to try out my new striped straws! fun striped straws {he...

Making your own doll house pies is a lot easier than you might think.  You need a bottle cap, some craft foam and a small hole punch (or tiny beads or used air soft rifle pellets), glue and water, a scrap of thin brown paper.  Here are step by step instructions with pictures:1. Take an old bottle cap (you can also buy them at a craft store for a few cents), fill it with tiny beads or small...

Hello lovely Wallpaper readers!! I'm really excited to be part of the Beauty Bag series, a big thank you Liz for counting me in!I can recall being fascinated with makeup from a young age ... does any one remember those dolls that you could put under hot water and makeup would magically appear on their faces? I loved those dolls :) Since makeup doesn't magically appear on me, my Beauty Bag is brimming...

Want to play another game of guess who? You guys were all shocked by the last game {here}so I bet you guys can't guess where these home furnishings come from... hint: this place is cost effectivesee if you can guess first, then take a peek to see if you were right...answer {he...

Since it is officially the Fall season I wanted to share some fall inspired pictures. The fall season reminds me of rustic woods, deep chocolate browns, burnt orange, rich burgundy, yellow umbers and olive greens. All  of these images make me think of comfort, warmth and curling up on a cool fall night in front of a cracklin' fire with a cashmere throw and a mug of chai tea. Have a great...

I have an obsession with owls, okay I feel so much better now that I got that off my chest! I have my new brass owl bottle opener {here} and my thrift store painted oil {here} and now I can add my new paperweight owl to my growing owl collection. I found this super cute paper weight online at Sassydoggs etsy shop. What do you think, is my owl collection getting out of hand? either way I love...

Here is a rather fun Halloween DIY that I am dying to try! Sandra from Sawdust and Paper Scraps made a spooky black candelabra!! head over {here} for the full tutorial.Sandra took this and made it into...this!images via {here}The talented Sandra also made these scary skull candle holders! check out the instructions {here}can't wait to start decorating for Halloween!! not yet thou...

Hi Wallpaper readers, I'm Renee from Eat.Live.Shop. and I was stoked when Liz asked me to be a part of her Beauty Bag series!I have a pretty basic mix of products in my make-up bag that range from higher end projects to drug store products. I'm a creature of habit when it comes to my make-up and believe if it ain't broke why fix it? I tend to stick to the same products over and over again and...

Wanted to share my latest Etsy purchase with all of you, isn't it the cutest little thing! a vintage brass owl bottle opener from Portugal I bought her {here} head over to the shop Portuguese Vintage it has plenty of other great things.Unrelated to my little bottle opener show and tell... I was at Winners the other day and at checkout came across these pretty looking mints, I thought...

I wanted to make a few more cake stands so I decided to check some of my favourite Toronto Thrift shops to see if I could find some real beauties, and I think I did! I love all the delicate pretty details in these plates and dishes and I can't wait to put them together with the bases, stay tuned for the revea...

Look what I get to play with! I just received this pretty Sephora makeup palette with tons of fun and pretty colours to work with. Can't wait for a night out to try these colour combination...

This week's DIY comes from Tatertots and Jello on how to make your own serving tray out of some dollar store metal baking trays, mod podge and some drawer pulls. You can find the entire tutorial {here} but why not check out some after pictures right n...

Hi all! First off, thanks to Liz for thinking of me when asking bloggers to take part in Beauty Bag. I'll admit, I'm not a fancy make up person and tend to buy a lot of drug store brand stuff, but for now it works for me! So here's what's in my make up bag (for daily use anyway...)1. Rimmel London Lasting Finish Foundation in Soft Beige (why someone would need a 25 hour foundation is beyond me. Didn't...

I recentlty found some beautiful and quirky vintage brass home accessories on Etsy, although I wanted to buy them all, I realize my wallet wouldn't like that so much! take a look and let me know what you think? Anyone planning to buy?via {here}via {here}via {here}via {here}via {here}via {here}via {here}via {he...