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stART: Creating As We Go Episode 5
My sisters and I have a blog and podcast/vlog called stART: Creative As We Go. We filmed episode 5 this week and it is so helping me with my crafting, it's ridiculous.In Part 2 you can see all sorts of...
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The Crafty Troublemaker
I had a whole afternoon to go to Michaels and shop on the weekend. A part of me was scared that I would go crazy and pick up so much stuff. It was actually liberating to be able to go and just see...
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My First Bottle Cap Pendant!
I know it probably seems silly for me to make this pendant but ever since I started jewellery making, I wanted a Boo Berry Pendant! I finally figured out how to use my photo printer cartridges and...
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I'll be back...
To say this has been a crushing week is such a stupid understatement but it's the best I can do. Be back when I feel slightly human again.
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Forgiving Value Village
I still don't feel human but getting a letter like this in response to my letter of complaint helps:"I’m very sorry to hear about your experience. The implementation of the 'no pricing items without...
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stART Sisters & Update
I managed to do stART this week with my sisters despite how I have been feeling. I was seriously not sure I could do it, especially since I feel like I have done nothing lately. You can go straight to...
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Glamour Amongst Tears
I almost did not go to Reg's work Christmas party. It was right after a devastating day and I felt like a zombie. A zombie too upset to eat brains! That's how bad I felt. Still, I got on a pretty...
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Happy Five Year Anniversary Nova Scotia
There have been some pretty shocking changes in my hood, including this new pretty walk-way over our little river and OMG, a trash can! Where that trash can stands now used to be this giant bush that...
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Just for the record, I cared.
I remember one day right after moving to Vancouver I went past a neighbourhood police office not far from where I lived and I saw this poster. I could not believe it. How could so many women be missing...
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DIY Beeswax Lip Balm
I have wanted to make my own flavoured lip balm for a while now and I finally got all the components to do so! The hardest part was getting beeswax but I found someone at the downtown market who would...
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Easy & Cheap DIY Body Butter
I was at the Body Shop recently and marvelled over their $20 body butters. Personally, I can not afford them, especially since I need this type of product every day for our five-month winters here. I...
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Cheap & Easy DIY Body Scrub
I have been using this sugar scrub for years and years. You can use it all over but I prefer just my hands after a long winter's day when my kitchen is closed and I can give my hands a real treat.It is...
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Holiday Greetings!
Reg and I spent a lot of time "Yuling" up our home. Everyone on our street has warm golden lights and ours celebrated the winter solstice. Because of our own family holiday traditions, we did also...
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Salt Protection Pendants/Amulets Tutorial
I decided to open my Etsy shop again, just for the time being. This Himalayan salt protection vessel worked so well for me, I thought others might be interested in having one too. Or you could make one...
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Scented Chocolate Chip Cookie Pendant
I want to say thank you to Toni Ellison for sharing her scented cookie tutorial and inspiring me to make my own chocolate chip cookie pendant. It is absolutely brilliant and not hard to do at all.I...
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Wishcasting: What do you wish to clear?
Jamie asks, what do I wish to clear?You know, I have had a lot of preconceptions of who I am and I have found out, I was really wrong about myself. I put myself into a very particular box for a long...
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Getting back to me
Wow. Life is officially changing. Well, as official as it can be for now. It is our hope and 100% intention of getting back to BC before the end of the year. It is not how I wanted it to happen. Reg...
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Craftastrophes Galore!
Yesterday was a stellar craftastrofuck kind of day. Everything I touched, screwed up. Now this sometimes happens in the kitchen to after a long time away so I thought, let's just get it over with and...
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DIY Beading Club Giveaway
Thanks to DiyBeadingClub.com I am hosting a giveaway for 10 vouchers worth $12.90 to 10 of my readers. Each voucher would allow a winner to redeem 1 monthly issue which comprises of 5 different jewelry...
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Paprika Turmeric Paraffin Wax Candles
I was so inspired by this post on making "zen candles" I just had to try making them myself!I got together a pot and this coffee cup to make my own crafty double boiler. I wanted 3 candles so I got out...
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