We Walk 4Water
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Crafter Q+A: Maxine Chan of Tulle Box Designs
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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
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The Great Gatsby style inspiration
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5 keys to clean teeth, plus win an electric toothbrush
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In the magazine
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On the newsstand: Heart Motif Mitts
One of my resolutions for 2013 is to spend a bit more blog space on talking about the crafts that we’ve got in the magazine, and I’m excited to begin with our February issue. In addition to our supercute Valentine’s Day crafts, this month we’ve also got a pattern for these knitted Heart Motif Mitts [...]
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10 questions for…Glenna C
Our November issue will be appearing on newsstands across the country today. The unofficial theme for the crafts section in November was “wool” – wool felt, wool washes and my favourite wool yarn. We also featured a fabulous knitting pattern, created especially for us by Glenna C. Isn’t it awesome? It looks even better in [...]
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Crafts in our June issue (we’re excited!)
Chances are that many of you have seen our June issue on newsstands (or in your mailbox) by now. It’s the one with the bright pink type and that delicious looking salad: If you’re a long-time reader, you’ll have noticed some changes – we’ve updated the look, changed some things around and generally made your [...]
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Christmas is coming: Advent calendar roundup
Hi friends, December’s just a week away – do you know where your Advent calendar is? I unpacked mine on the weekend. No, I don’t have kids, and no, I know that the saying isn’t “A chocolate a day keeps the doctor away,” but still. There’s something about seeing those little brown paper stockings hung [...]
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Knitting the SSK: a “new” decrease
Hi friends, It sounds like lots of you crafty souls are getting a jump on your Christmas gift knitting by whipping up one of Kate Atherley‘s Crest of the Wave scarves for your friends and family. (Find the pattern online or in your November issue.) This pattern is ideal for beginners and super versatile (we’ve [...]
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In the magazine: Crest of the Wave Scarf
Hi friends, Most of you will have received your November issue by now, so I don’t think I’m ruining any surprises by talking about the knitting pattern that you’ll find on page 149. Isn’t it lovely? This lace scarf was designed by Toronto knitting teacher, writer and technical editor Kate Atherley. The simple pattern is [...]
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Reader Success Story: Monarch Butterflies
Hi friends, Today I have a couple of pictures that were sent to me by Grace, a Canadian Living reader from Malagash, NS. Grace couldn’t find the exact materials that were called for in our August craft story, “Good Migrations,” but with a couple substitutions (plastic report covers instead of orange acetate sheets; t-shirt paint [...]
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Giveaway #64
Hi friends, This week I’ve got a scrapbooking kit to give away. It’s from Memory Workshop, a Canadian company owned and operated by Sandra Brindley that sells scrapbooking supplies, organizes crops (gatherings where friends get together to scrapbook – like a scrapping bee!) and also has a Monthly Kit Club. (Find out more, and check [...]
