Chalk Painted Chair This is the very first time I have used chalk paint. There I admit it. Frankly, I need to do a many more projects working with chalk paint before I can give you an honest opinion about it. I finally found a great place to get pieces to refurbish so I am…
Valentine’s Cupcakes with Cranberries and Gran Marnier These Valentine cupcakes with the cranberry filling and the slight orange flavour of Gran Marnier are an extra special dessert. At our house Valentine’s day is pretty low key, typically I get flowers and Hubs gets an extra special dessert. These cupcakes are just slightly boozy there is…
Valentine Banner When I think of a romantic scene I think of a movie set in the Victorian Era. No doubt it wasn’t that romantic for the everyday person in those days, but it’s my daydream so everyone lives in beautiful Victorian houses with lace and roses and gilded doors. Not to mention the gorgeous…
Valentine’s Decorating When he’s home hubs and I are just the two of us most of the time. I think we’re complacent but Valentine’s isn’t a big thing for us. I get flowers, he gets some chocolates a couple of extra desserts and we share a bottle of wine. Although its super toned down around…
The Faerie Insiders This post has been 9 months in the planning. A brand new year seems like the perfect time to take the leap and start my children’s story series. I created a new Opt-in Library called the Faerie Insider’s Library. Every month I will add a letter size printable of a door, with…
A Pretty Make Ahead Valentine Dessert Recipe At our house, a pretty Valentine dessert is about all I do for Hubs each year. Although I think it’s important to make a loving gesture for Valentine’s day, the biggest gesture I can do for Hubs is to tell him he a small Valentine gesture is good…
Winter Cowl Scarf Like most people I am in the middle of the post Christmas decluttering season. I found a garbage bag of wool I haven’t put to use yet. I cannot believe I have that much unused wool, shame on me. The farmer’s almanac predicts an exceptionally long cold winter in Edmonton, so I…
Chalkboard for Winter We are freezing. Winter is absolutely beautiful but at -25 celcius I don’t go outside unless I have to. It was pretty easy to come up with the perfect saying for the new chalkboard sign. a Let’s Stay In It was a bit warmer last week so I took a few pictures…
