It Was a Rainy Night
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Last minute Father's Day gifts you can make
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4 great mattresses for a good night's sleep
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Two easy ways to prepare rhubarb
I just love the tart flavour and subtle pink colou...
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Editor's pick: The best hair ties
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5 steps to your best bikini body
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craft supplies
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Craft room cleanout commences
I swear my craft supplies have a secret breeding program. They’re a lot like laundry – you turn your back for a second and there’s suddenly twice as much as there was before. Of course, there’s really no one to blame but me. I’m the one who bought all that irresistible yarn, those pretty fat [...]
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Cut-and-paste crafty manicures
Although it’s not my favourite decade fashion-wise, the 1980s certainly had one thing going for it: colour. In those days, because I was a teenager (and I had a best friend whose mom sold Avon), I was obsessed with makeup – and no lipstick was mauve enough, no eyeshadow blue enough, no nail polish neon [...]
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What’s in your bag: craft edition
This week, I’ve been spending a lot of time waiting. In ERs, in sickrooms, on the road, in parking lots, on trains and on streetcars. Helping loved ones get better involves driving hundreds of kilometres, drinking many pots of tea and spending lots of quiet hours watching them sleep away their maladies. All this waiting [...]
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Cool tools: bias tape makers
Remember the Christmas craft fair quilt I didn’t finish last year? Well, I’m back in full swing now, determined to finish it for this year’s fair. Each of the 12 blocks is pieced, then a stem and two leaves are appliquéd on the bottom half. I was not looking forward to making all those bias [...]
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5 tips for using a ball winder and swift
I recently got back from a terrific visit to my parents’ house. Besides the usual treats (lots of hugs, steamed crab dinners and fresh country air), I received a couple of early Christmas presents. True, they were gifts to myself, but I was just as excited to open them as I am on Christmas morning. [...]
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Craft Supply Superstar: Masking Tape
There are a number of odd items in my crafting toolkit that I can’t live without. Lately, one of my favourites is masking tape. And I don’t mean fancy washi tape (though I love that, too). I’m talking the cheap green stuff down at your local home-stuff superstore. There are tons of uses for it: [...]
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Essential Craft Supplies for Kids
Hi friends, On Tuesday I rounded up a few ideas for crafty ways to keep your kids busy this summer, and promised I’d be back today with a list of craft supplies that I think are essential. It’s by no means an exhaustive list, but it’ll definitely get you started. When I was putting together [...]
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Craft supplies: toss or donate?
Spring has sprung me into action, and I’ve been clearing out my basement in preparation for a massive garage sale. In one dusty corner I unearthed a box of paint and glue that I’m sure I haven’t touched since my university days (hand-me-down furniture looked so much better when decoupaged and painted bright colours). I [...]
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Love Affair: Pincushions
I have a confession. I’ve been quietly working on a little quilting project on the side (shh — it’s still a secret). But that’s not actually the confession. I realized in the course of pinning and sewing many seams that I have a thing for pincushions. I keep a long basket of them on my [...]
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Giveaway #67: Prize Pack from Omiyage
Hi friends! I’m super excited about this week’s giveaway – a prize pack from Omiyage, Canada’s new online source for fabulous Japanese craft supplies. You’ve probably already read my interview with Marisa, so you’ll know that Omiyage is a labour of love – and you’ll have had a sneak preview of some of the lovely [...]
