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fall

I’m back in classes now & that probably means I won’t be blogging often. Already, I’m so busy! I’ve started my Resist Dyeing course & Weaving too. Both are pretty ti...

23 sep 11 1 person likes this

Summer Sale

I’m having a sale over at the shop! Just enter the code SUMMERSALE when you’re checking out to receive 15% off your order! It lasts until the end of the day on September 4th. Enjoy!

01 sep 11

Back Home

I got back from Hamilton about a week ago. It was my first time flying alone which turned out to be pretty great even though going through security makes me sweat like a pig. I had a nice window seat...

30 aug 11

Iced Tea Summer

This summer I’ve been taking advantage of the Davids Tea $1 iced tea of the day promotion. I didn’t really like tea or iced tea before because all I knew about was Lipton’s Iced Tea...

26 aug 11 1 person likes this

Plant Life

I finally have some plants going on around here! Aside from the one the previous tenants left. Nick & I picked out a few little succulents to plant in our new Asker containers. I love these thin...

25 aug 11

results

Yesterday I picked up my the first roll taken in my Canon A-1! I went to a different (better) printer this time & I was very satisfied with the results! I’ll be posting them on Flickr over...

03 aug 11

lister block

My whole life the Lister Block has been abandoned & now it’s finally fixed up! It’s been a long road & I’m so so so so so so (x infinity) glad to see it looking as beautif...

29 jul 11

long lake

A few weeks ago we first visited Long Lake Provincial Park. I love a good trail. A perfect trail needs a slight path with roots & rocks all over, nothing manicured & trees overhead covering...

29 jul 11

Friendship Swap

I’m really into this. Jen over at Grainline Studio is setting up an awesome friendship bracelet/anklet swap on her blog! Get over there & sign up!

26 jul 11

Chevron

Yesterday I learned to make a chevron friendship bracelet! I’ve wanted to learn this for most of my life & I just got around to it now. The first one I made is in the middle. It starts out...

21 jul 11

paws

Edie is all decked out for summer with her hot pink nail caps! Now our couch & rugs are safe form her incessant scratching. Whew.

19 jul 11 2 people like this

sarape

Yesterday I was walking through the park & saw a girl laying on a beautiful Mexican blanket. It reminded me of being 10 & seeing those blankets all the time. A friend of my dad had so many ...

18 jul 11

the details

Just sharing come close up photos of the gold leaf on our (Anabela & I) rosegolden posters. I think they look so pretty in the light!

13 jul 11

a-1

My birthday is coming up & Nick surprised me with a new camera! We ordered it on eBay last night & I can’t wait for it to arrive! He’s so awesome. I really, really miss shooting...

10 jul 11

i never win anything

…but I finally did! I can’t even believe it. I won a bottle of limited edition like me nail polish from Essie! I liked Essie Canada on Facebook & was entered. I think something like ...

09 jul 11

snaps

I’ve shared little bits of the apartment, progress on projects & such. The place isn’t all put together yet but I thought I’d post some photos of little spots I think are nice ...

06 jul 11 1 person likes this

fireplace: complete

the fireplace is finished! i did three coats of primer to make sure it was extra covered & no muck left over would seep through & one coat of paint. i’m very happy with the results. y...

05 jul 11

fireplace restoration

someone who lived here before had an obsession with mirrors. i don’t even want to know. all i know is it was terrible & i needed to get rid of it. i saved the project for when my mum was h...

04 jul 11

5189 south street history

today mum & i went to the nova scotia archives to dig up some information on my apartment building. we found out the original building is roughly 180 years old. it was originally a private home ...

30 jun 11

rosegolden

anabela & i have some news we’ve been dying to share. now that canada post is back, we can! we’ve been hard at work emailing each other back & forth putting together our collabo...

28 jun 11

coffee table

i’ve been working on making hairpin table legs for the last few weeks in my metal shop class. it’s been a lot of fun cutting, bending & welding but i’m finally done! i have had...

22 jun 11 1 person likes this

laundry

20 jun 11

done

i think the previously dark green hallway is my greatest painting accomplishment yet. it was so dark before! it felt like a strange dark passage way from the livingroom to the bedroom where you can&#...

08 jun 11

painting

nick & i have been painting like crazy! i just finished the baseboards in the hallway & the living room today. it’s so refreshing. we’ve finished most of the apartment. the wall...

07 jun 11

new home

we’re getting nicely settled into the apartment now. we’ve unpacked all boxes & painted some rooms white. the last people just had a few accent walls painted colours & the rest ...

06 jun 11

cat snax

my new twitter. spread the word.

21 may 11

broke

(by michael raso) the other day i was shooting some photos & i had to change the shutter speed for one. i realized the time the curtain was open didn’t change. once i finished up the roll ...

19 may 11

morning

i haven’t had soft boiled eggs since i was in elementary school!

15 may 11 1 person likes this

apartment inspiration

apartment this, apartment that. i know. here are some of my favourite images i’ve found. i mostly just want those walls & the chairs. we’ll have a closet like this that i can tidy up...

07 may 11 2 people like this

apartment gushing

here are the only two photos i could salvage from the listing for our new place. it was taken down before i could grab them all. the first one is the living room & the second is the master bedro...

06 may 11

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