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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

Cozy Christmas Bedroom Tour

Cozy Christmas Bedroom: Linen and chunky knits, a Christmas tree, candles, and a Christmas gallery wall help create a cozy space for Christmas. This Christmas I wanted our bedroom to feel cozy. I’m imagining snuggling up here with a book, or a Christmas movie. We’re taking two weeks off together over Christmas and I cannot wait. There’s even been some talk of trying out the free Disney + trail -are you feeling me? On our bed I added in some cozy chunky knit pillows, some sheep ones too and our favourite chunky knit blanket. The tv is on the opposite… Read More

Christmas Hostess Gift Ideas

Christmas Hostess Gift Ideas: give charitable contributions to the developing world through MCC with funny printable gift tags, and a small gift. This is the time of year when you need a nice little gift for a hostess, or a teacher, or for someone a little tricky to shop for. I’ve partnered with The Care and Share MCC Thrift Store and I’m excited to give you some ideas for some really meaningful gifts that you’ll feel great about giving and the receiver will love too. Christmas Hostess Gift Ideas That Make A Difference MCC has a whole gift catalogue with… Read More

Christmas Home Tour

Christmas Home Tour: Rustic Scandinavian Christmas Home Tour, with some modern boho touches. This Christmas Home Tour is probably my favourite post of the year. I love decorating for Christmas, and I can’t wait to share with you what I’ve come up with this year. I’m embracing the rustic Scandinavian look again this year -it’s my favourite. I love the emphasis on bringing the outdoors in. I’ve been out foraging and it’s feeling a little like a forest in here -but in the best possible sense. 😉 Seasonal Simplicity Christmas Home Tours I’m so excited to be taking part in… Read More