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Hot Chocolate Valentine

Hot Chocolate Valentine: use our free printable valentine card and hot chocolate label to create beautiful classroom Valentines. Last post I shared my amazing Love Potion Hot Chocolate station. If you loved the idea but would like to do it on a slightly smaller scale, then this version is perfect for you. Free Valentine Printable Card Use our free printables to create these fun Valentines. During these cold February days of winter, a hot chocolate treat is perfect to warm anyone up. These chemistry inspired ones could not be any cuter. It’s also perfect to use as classroom Valentines, or… Read More

Board Game Night

Board Game Night: enjoy a board game night with free printable invitation and banner, and ideas for a Candy Land themed Dessert Table. This Board Game Night is sure to be loads of fun! We’ve got free printable invitations, a printable banner and the best snack table ever. It’s the perfect way to get through these long winter months, and would be a great way to celebrate Family Day coming next week for some provinces in Canada. This would be a really fun activity for March Break too. The Games I partnered with MCC’s Care and Share Thrift Store for… Read More

Jelly Donuts

Bread Machine Jelly Donuts: mini heart shaped jelly donuts, with an easy to make bread machine dough. Perfect for Valentine’s Day dessert, or anytime. These Jelly Donuts are the perfect Valentine’s Day treat….or any other occasion treat…maybe just the perfect treat in general. If you’ve never made homemade donuts before, this is the recipe for you, because the hard part is all done in the bread machine. These bread machine donuts are really easy to make. And trust me, no one will ever know, they’ll be too busy saying things like “you made donuts…you are amazing, the donuts are amazing,… Read More

Desk Organization

Desk Organization: get your office and craft room organized with unlikely and beautiful containers from the thrift store. How To Organize Your Desk It’s January, so it just seems right that we should all be organizing all the things -including doing a little desk organization. Today I’m partnering with Stouffville Care and Share, my local MCC Thrift Store. Organization doesn’t have to be boring. I found some really beautiful and unexpected containers at the thrift store and used them to organize all my office and craft supplies. It reminded me once again, that the most wonderful pairing is when something… Read More

Vintage New Years Cards Free Printables

Vintage New Years Cards: enjoy these eight free printable vintage New Years cards -just download and print. Post marked 1911 -1917. I want to wish you a Happy New Year. It’s almost hard to believe that we’re about to be celebrating New Years. New Years can kind of get a little bit lost in the big lead up to Christmas, so I’m excited to be joining in with 10 other blogging friends to share some ideas with you today. Be sure to check out all the great ideas and links at the bottom of this post. These days New Year’s… Read More

Caramelized Onion and Goats Cheese Tarts

Caramelized Onion and Goats Cheese Tarts: an easy and delicious appetizer for entertaining. These caramelized onion and goats cheese tarts are so delicious. They’re fancy, but quite easy to make since they use frozen puff pastry as the base. I’m joining the Seasonal Simplicity Decemeber Series today. We’re sharing lots of great appetizer ideas for the holidays. Be sure to check out all the links to lots more recipes at the end of the post. These are a crowd pleaser and always go quickly at a party. They’ll make a great addition to your appetizer selection. They can be served… Read More

Rustic Christmas Table

Rustic Christmas Table: wood pieces make a rustic centrepiece with pinecones, candles, and faux snow for a little Christmas magic. Christmas dinner is a special meal, and I love to set a special table to enjoy it at. In our family we have Christmas breakfast with my husband’s family and Christmas dinner with some of mine. We’re so lucky to have lots of family near by. This year’s Christmas tablescape is really bringing the outdoors in. There are a few special pieces that helped me bring it all together. Gauze Cotton Napkins I’m excited to be partnering again with Natures… Read More

Christmas Family Room

Colourful Christmas Living Room: Inspired by Anthropologie, with bottle brush Christmas trees, mercury glass, vintage ornaments, macrame, and pastel colours. Our colourful Christmas living room is feeling so cozy and fun for Christmas. It’s always a favourite spot over Christmas for movie watching, gathering with friends, and opening presents on Christmas morning. Our comfy leather sectional has lots of seating so it’s perfect. This year I’ve added a little colour and I love it. Lots of white and neutrals too, but some touches of pink, turquoise, and green too. I was inspired by the Anthropologie look I’ve seen so much… Read More