Now that Christmas is over and this quilt has been gifted I can finally share my Streets of Paris quilt! My sister in law loves Paris and when I found these two fabrics I knew I had to make her a Paris themed quilt. I collected all the different fabrics over the course of a…
I’ve tried to teach myself to knit maybe 5 times in my life, and every time I’ve ended up getting frustrated and throwing my knitting across the room (usually scaring the crap out of a cat). Three years ago I vowed to never try knitting again. So…yeah, I decided to try knitting again. Why would…
Phase one of operation backyard oasis is complete – the deck! I’m really happy with how well this turned out. Neither Chris or I had ever build a deck before or really anything more complicated than, well, a fence. Surprisingly we had a lot of fun working together and while it was really tiring I…
Good fences make good neighbours right? I have to say, I really like my neighbours and a part of me is really sad that we put up fences as our impromptu backyard parties now require walking around the block (sigh, so much effort). If you move into a new development and you’re lucky enough to…
Our front door has experienced it’s forth colour overhaul in it’s very short life. Four?? Yes, I know…it’s a little nuts. Here’s what happened: Our door started it’s life as a boring white then one day our builders sent painters by to paint the doors, but they brought the wrong colour so the door became green.…
