We Walk 4Water
Last year, Spencer West climbed Mount Kilimanjaro ...
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Crafter Q+A: Maxine Chan of Tulle Box Designs
Name: Maxine Chan Location: Vancouver, B.C. Title:...
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How a creative community attracts savvy shoppers and diners
A creative community bands together to offer uniqu...
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Vietnamese Iced Coffee
If you’re anything like me, no blissful, hot...
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The Great Gatsby style inspiration
I’ll admit it, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s T...
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5 keys to clean teeth, plus win an electric toothbrush
**UPDATE: This contest is now closed. What’s...
Lisa Fielding
Member since Apr 01, 2011
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Giveaway winner: ISLAND by Jane Richmond
Hi friends, Just popping in with the winner of last week’s giveaway. One lucky reader will soon be the proud owner of a copy of Jane Richmond’s new book, Island. Austen can vouch for how great this book is – she has been happily wearing her Renfrew for almost a week now (she cast off [...]
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Weekend reading
Happy First Weekend of 2013! I’m going to take advantage of the first weekend in a while that isn’t overscheduled with family time or feasting (not that I can complain about either!) and play with some of the crafty toys I got for Christmas. The most exciting one is a Singer 14CG754C ProFinish Serger, which [...]
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Links for your crafty me time
Now that we’ve finished all of our crafting for others, we’ve got a little time for ourselves. Here’s what we’re reading, looking at, being inspired by and planning to make in these fun days between Christmas and New Year’s Eve. We hope you also get a chance to do something selfishly crafty (or at least [...]
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Add sparkle to the new year
I love any occasion when it’s appropriate to wear a costume – and New Year’s Eve is no exception. Even if you’re not going anywhere more exotic than your couch, you can add some glamour to the night’s festivities with a homemade fascinator (Kate usually sports hers with a designer dress, but I think pajamas [...]
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Holiday party inspiration
There isn’t much gift making happening at my house: I’ve been spending a lot of time researching tea sandwiches and working on a top-secret project. Stay tuned for a fascinatingly festive tutorial, coming soon. In the meantime, check out these party-perfect decorating projects I’ve been inspired by lately. And please, share your own – there [...]
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Review: Video workshops at Creativebug
I’m declaring a trend: crafting video sites. I was recently invited by Creativebug to check out their video workshops, and I have to say I love the idea. Most of these sites work on a subscription basis; for a monthly fee, you have unlimited access to streaming videos. It’s like taking a class, but you’re [...]
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Happy Halloween! (and some felt crafting tips)
If you’ve got kids (or a neighbourhood full of them), I’m sure you don’t have any time for crafting today. I managed to churn out one slightly off-kilter robot (or “bobot,” as my son says) costume, complete with silvery arm and leg warmers. It was fun to make, but it may or may not get [...]
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Weekend links
I hope you’re all having a lovely Saturday so far. It’s been raining here all day, and is threatening to rain for at least the next five days. Perfect weather for working on some of these projects I discovered around the Internet this week. I’ve been avoiding Pinterest lately – for me, sometimes too much [...]
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Tutorial: A scary one-hour project
Last night I learned a lesson in planning ahead. I wanted to make a trick-or-treat bag for my son (even though he’s too little to actually trick-or-treat – I’m just anxious for Halloween candy), inspired by this Candy-Eating Monster. I had a mental image of how this project was going to come together, but didn’t [...]
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Cute alert: mini stuffed animals to sew
It looks dreary and bleary out the office windows right now, but a little ray of sunshine just crossed my desk. One look at the adorable tiny dachshunds lined up on the cover of How to Make Stuffed Animals (Quarry Books, $24.99) and my day was made. Too cute, right? It only gets better. These [...]
