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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10 ways to set a fun-packed party picnic table for kids
The perfect party picnic table for kids Summer is ...
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Madeleines for Mother's Day
To celebrate Mother’s Day this year, go beyo...
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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
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Easy-peasy lavender eye pillow
The lavender in my garden is almost ready to burst into fragrant bloom. I know it’s not everyone’s favourite scent, but it’s one of those old-fashioned perfumes – like lily-of-the-valley – that I adore. Every year, I dry as much lavender as I can. Buying dried lavender in craft or home stores is quite expensive, [...]
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Quick pet craft: Catnip ravioli
All the unrest on the home reno front has made my house decidedly craft-UNfriendly of late. I haven’t had time to work on anything substantial in ages. But I did have time to make a couple of new toys for Olive and Nestor. Here’s my recipe for one of the simplest, most effective homemade cat [...]
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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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Link: Last-minute DIY hand warmers for Christmas
Whew! This week is flying by, and I am not feeling any more ready for the holidays than I did a month ago. But guess who is not worried? Yep – me. Well, not so’s you’d notice, anyway. Last evening, instead of shopping on the internet (useful) or hitting the malls (life-threatening), I sat down [...]
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Photo Tutorial: The 20-Minute Recycled Necktie Belt
My newfound workout regimen has left me with some looser-than-usual waistbands. (Yay!) Rather than shopping for new belts to break up the monotony that is my wardrobe, I thought I might try my hand at making a simple one. I loved Austen’s ribbon belt from last summer, and I love the preppy tie belts that [...]
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Toting Lunch in Style
My work lunch is almost always a brown-bag affair. Usually, assembling it involves sleepwalking through the prep – washing fruit, tossing baby carrots in plastic containers and making the obligatory boring sandwich. Then I scrabble around under the sink and drag out a plastic bag and cram said lunch into it. It’s usually not till [...]
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Sew Up a Simple Clutch
If you’re like me (and a lot of people I know), you have at least two weddings (or seven) to attend this summer. And, if you’re like me, you have just one dress and one “nice” purse to wear to all of them. If you feel like mixing it up a little, here’s a simple [...]
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A Prototype That’s Not Quite There Yet
My poor iPod needs a soft, padded home before it gets totally trashed. I tend to toss it into the depths of my purse – along with the headphones, the charging cord, my keys, loose change and sometimes a rogue emery board (yikes). Not good for the cute little touch screen. There are lots of [...]
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Planting Haze
After a long, messy winter and a cold, rainy spring, I find myself outside a lot these days. I’ve been digging in the dirt, feeding my garden compost, planting everything from heirloom tomatoes to hot peppers to marigolds to nasturtiums. Suddenly snuggling up with some knitting or patiently sewing quilt seams doesn’t hold a lot [...]
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Quick Craft: Soap Sliver Scrubber
You know what drives my frugal soul nuts? Tossing soap slivers in the garbage. I know that sounds a little (a lot?) obsessive, but I think my Depression-era grandparents were right about not wasting things. Why buy something new when you still have something useful? Coincidentally, there’s a pile of sad old washcloths in my [...]
