Today is my last day of teaching. WHAT!? And so I kick off summer! I know many of you are already in full summer gear, but either way here are my top picks for summer DIY’s of 2017! These DIY Chipboard Summer Letters from Damask Love are a great way to decorate for an outdoor...

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Image from Canada Day Printables Next week millions of Canadians will celebrate Canada turning 150. I was originally going to do a big post with a whack load of Canada day links. Sorry guys, I’m just not really in the festive mood. I’ve struggled a lot with Canada Day this year, and I’m not the...

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Last month I talked about hosting students from abroad, and how we were getting ready to host students again. Update – it’s lovely! I also gave 10 tips on hosting international students. One of those tips was to have a guidebook for your student to reference if they have questions. If you’re venturing into the...

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If we’re instafriends, you might have noticed I’ve been a little quiet lately. Full on confession guys – lately my heart just isn’t in it. It’s not you, it’s me, but unlike a bad break up, it’s only temporary. You’ve been there right? Where you’ve just lost any motivation for something you love doing? I’m...

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I feel like there’s still too much of a commercial pull around the holidays, especially ones like mother’s and father’s day. In fact, did you know that the founder of mother’s day just wanted a day to honour and memorialize her mom, and was absolutely disgusted with how overly commercialized it became? She actually fought...

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Photo from Printable Homebrew Kit Another Friday, another friday links and thoughts! This week has been a bit of a doozy. I’m knee deep into my level b assessment course and guys, it’s kicking my arse. Cheers to the weekend! It’s much needed. Please note: affiliate links used below Holy cow you guys. I haven’t...

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Do you remember seeing this wee little hanging planter from our bedroom makeover? We kept one of those three tiered hanging fruits baskets in storage for years. I suppose I just had the sense that, one day, I knew exactly how to repurpose it. A little bit of spray paint and thick yarn and we’re...

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Armelle | Cup of Jo | Oh Happy Day | Hi Sugarplum Now that I’ve moved everything into my new studio space (are we insta friends? You’ll get all sorts of scoop over there!) I need to figure out where to put all my stuff, so yep, today it’s all about organizing a craft room...

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Outtake from DIY Modern Wood and Stone Wall Hooks This week has been all over the place. On Tuesday I thought it was Thursday, Wednesday felt like Monday, on Thursday I thought it was Friday, and now here we are finally at the end of the week on blissful Friday. Wait…it is Friday right? Yes....

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I had a really hard time finding a light fixture I liked for our bedroom makeover. I’m super picky and most light fixtures bought off the shelf just don’t appeal to me. But then I looked at one and thought, “what if I turned that gold?”. Yes it’s all gold all the time in my...

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Outtake from How to Make Marbled Pancakes It felt like Friday yesterday, and the day before that, and quite possibly the day before that. Needless to say I’m happy it’s here! Although with this current university course I’m taking (which is totally kicking my ass fyi) Friday doesn’t really mean as much. *le sigh*. When...

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Outtake from DIY Erasers As a teenager, my parents hosted girls from many countries, and I attribute this experience as part of the reason why I am so interested in languages and other cultures today. I knew then that I wanted to do the same when I had a home. We hosted students before squirrelly...

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