Oh hello...is it Thursday already?? Why yes it is!
: )
Use magnetic strips to store bobby pins, tweezers and clippers,
behind a vanity door
I have this shot framed in our bedroom...best wedding card ever!
Have a lovely weekend...
Love Desiree
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Inspire Me Thursday
Use magnetic strips to store bobby pins, tweezers and clippers,
behind a vanity door
I have this shot framed in our bedroom...best wedding card ever!
Saturday, January 21, 2012
DIY: FAIL
I have a confession to make...despite my weekly Inspire Me Thursday posts I'm feeling desperately uninspired. I have moments of inspiration but they are fleeting and lead to lots of unfinished projects that lay around my house starring me down making me feel like a crafting failure!
For example...last weekend I decided to follow this tutorial to make these pretty peppermint sugar cubes from left over candy canes. Great idea right? Perfect for a tea party! I had a tiny ice cube tray, a blender, and lots of leftover candy canes already in the house so I had nothing stopping me. It seemed to be working out until I added water...then the blender wouldn't move and I had big chunks of hard sugary nuggets threatening to break my blender for good. So I scrapped it all out into a bowl and began mixing it with my hands adding more water. It was moist like the tutorial said it would be so I figured I was done. I put my minty goo into the ice cube tray and let it sit for the day to dry...and then the night... Nothing happened. All I was left with was wet sticky candy cane goo in an ice cube tray that I eventually threw away. Total fail. I guess I added to much water, blended too much, but really ... I think you need candy molds to make this worth the effort...and who has those?
So ya, that was the last crafty thing I did. I was so disappointed, I went to Value Village to cheer myself up. They didn't have one pretty dish or tea cup to speak of! What the shit? I did manage to score an awesome kids vintage toboggan for my future child..but since I don't have a child nor am I expecting one anytime soon...this purchase won't give me the immediate satisfaction I was seeking...sigh.
BUT, another weekend is upon me and hopefully with it will come some creative juices...
So stay tuned! Thanks for reading.... Pin It
For example...last weekend I decided to follow this tutorial to make these pretty peppermint sugar cubes from left over candy canes. Great idea right? Perfect for a tea party! I had a tiny ice cube tray, a blender, and lots of leftover candy canes already in the house so I had nothing stopping me. It seemed to be working out until I added water...then the blender wouldn't move and I had big chunks of hard sugary nuggets threatening to break my blender for good. So I scrapped it all out into a bowl and began mixing it with my hands adding more water. It was moist like the tutorial said it would be so I figured I was done. I put my minty goo into the ice cube tray and let it sit for the day to dry...and then the night... Nothing happened. All I was left with was wet sticky candy cane goo in an ice cube tray that I eventually threw away. Total fail. I guess I added to much water, blended too much, but really ... I think you need candy molds to make this worth the effort...and who has those?
So ya, that was the last crafty thing I did. I was so disappointed, I went to Value Village to cheer myself up. They didn't have one pretty dish or tea cup to speak of! What the shit? I did manage to score an awesome kids vintage toboggan for my future child..but since I don't have a child nor am I expecting one anytime soon...this purchase won't give me the immediate satisfaction I was seeking...sigh.
BUT, another weekend is upon me and hopefully with it will come some creative juices...
So stay tuned! Thanks for reading.... Pin It
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Inspire Me Thursday
Happy Thursday! What a dreary one it is here in Toronto... Here are my inspirations for the week. I'm beginning to long for sun dresses and flowers...
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How to make cupcake hearts!
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How to make cupcake hearts!
Make your own cheese board...
It'll be St. Patrick's Day before you know it! Homemade Shamrock Shake Party!!
Thanks for reading and have a great weekend!
Love Desiree
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Participating in Winter: Take 1 - Rattlesnake Point
You could hardly call yesterday winter, but it was, and therefore I will include yesterdays hike as my first attempt at participating in this season. I am Canadian and winter takes up quite a lot of my life and instead of being bitter and depressed about it while shivering angrily, this year I vow to participate and enjoy!
Yesterday James and I tagged along with a couple girlfriends to Rattlesnake Point Conservation Area in Milton. We got a bright and early start on the day, packed some lunch, and headed out of the city. It was unseasonably warm out and the views were breathtaking. We hiked for a good 4 hours before heading back and I can't tell you how good I feel to have had a great workout in the January sun.
Yesterday James and I tagged along with a couple girlfriends to Rattlesnake Point Conservation Area in Milton. We got a bright and early start on the day, packed some lunch, and headed out of the city. It was unseasonably warm out and the views were breathtaking. We hiked for a good 4 hours before heading back and I can't tell you how good I feel to have had a great workout in the January sun.
God I love the woods! Next winter activity - skating... : )
If you're 'participating' in winter this year...I would love to hear how, I need inspiration!
Thanks for reading...
Love Desiree
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