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Friday, December 31, 2010

Pajama Pants

It's all about balance.As the mother of six children (three boys & three girls; how cool is that!), Christmas can be a tremendous balancing act! Sometimes I balance across all six children, and sometimes I just have to make sure the boys balance (or just the girls).Enter a pair of pajama pants.Really, I promise it will all make sense.You see, I knitted a dragon scarf for one boy. And a handmade gift for one boy means the other two need something handmade...and Christmas was drawing ever closer! I finished a pair of fingerless gloves (see...

One thing about me is that I'm a sucker for cleaning gizmos. I love hearing peoples cleaning tricks, and love tyring new cleaning supplies. A friend in the neighbourhood was telling me she rents a carpet cleaning machine for $30 from Canadian Tire for 24 hours and she cleans her carpets and upholstery. I stopped in my tracks. $30? A carpet cleaner? It was like I had won the lottery. Helloooo Gorgeous! I said should she ever want to rent it again, to let me know and I'd split the cost. The next day she dropped off the rented...

I would like to wish you a very Happy New Year!!! I hope 2010 was all you had hoped for and 2011 is even better. Thank you for reading H&H, you mean the world to me!!!xx,Maria...

We're away on a mini vaca ~So, while away enjoy these random images I've saved for some time now.{ Happy New Year }*all from Cottage Living*hope your all staying warm and c...

You must be wondering why I am posting Link Love so soon... the reasons are...1. Tomorrow is our New Year’s party, and I am not posting.2. On January 1st there is something exciting I am going to post, so I really wanted this week’s link love posted soon.Thank you again everyone for your wonderful projects. It is hard for me to pick just five every time. I always try to have a variety by picking different types of projects. Also, I want to give many different people a chance to be featured. I hope you understand where I come from and why I pick...

On Christmas my true love gave to me....

Kaleidoscope Ribbon Necklace from Aubrey. It is so beautiful....Perfect for New Years Eve! I'd like to pick up a second necklace for my Mom but they don't ship to Canada...Ughh. Any US friends out there with a PalPal account (so I can pay you) that would like to buy it + I can send you the money? Free print as my thanks!UPDATE---I think it's all good folks...someone is an angel and e-mailed me...

I was captivated when I saw the cover of the Special Holiday Section of The Globe and Mail over the Christmas weekend. I'm slightly embarrassed that even with all my Art History background his name, William Kurelek, didn't seem familiar as he's quite the accomplished Canadian Artist. As I've done in the past, I like to showcase artists I love, especially Canadian Artists. So it is fitting that I introduce his work.After some digging I found the following two paintings that I also fell in love with. When I read the titles I was surprised when I...

Since we are heading into 2011, I thought I would take this opportunity to recap the Top Ten Tutorialson The Cottage Home this past year.1. Turkey Shirt Tutorial2. Fabric Pumpkin Tutorial3. Reusable Coffee Sleeve Tutorial4. Ruffled Pillowcase Tutorial5. Laptop Sleeve Tutorial6. Ruffle Bonnet Tutorial7. Embellished Hooded Towel Tutorial 8. Fabric Lid Jar Tutorial9. T-Shirt Shrug Tutorial 10. Mason Jar Pin Cushion TutorialThanks so much for reading The Cottage Home in 2010. Looking forward to a wonderful and exciting 2011! Happy...

Art In Motion

Chanel Spring 2011 Show- It is visual stunning and inspiring, especially the aerial views of the whole "runway". Hope you enjoy...The second part is probably better and shorter for those who don't want to sit through Part I...Karl, you are a creative geni...

Time to grab Christmas Ornaments

I'm not a huge Boxing week person. Truthfully I'm tiered of stores and shopping by the time it rolls around. However, it IS the best time to pick up ornaments as they are usually 50% off. I picked up these two ornaments today at Nesters/Chalet on Queen. Our tree has a underlying bird theme so whenever I spot a bird I like I tend to grab it. The bird was actually glued onto a box, but I sliced the nest off the box to make it a super cute tree ornament. And the sheep - well, he was too cute not to grab (although not sure...

Hello everyone, First, a New Year's wish for you from a photo I took at our kitchen table last week.Isn't it hard to believe another year is almost over? If life is a journey will someone put on the brakes!!! It is definitely true the older you get the faster time flies. Anyway, I am enjoying the journey and I am very thankful for all of our blessings.Now, I thought some of you might have wondered how we could fit our large family into our kitchen and dining/library. So I took some photos to share with you today.. Many...