
What’s a bricolage brunch without the DIY projects? In the last post we featured Part 1 of how to plan your own bricolage brunch, mainly focusing on decoration and recipes. In this post we feature a few food-related DIY [...]
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By popular demand, here’s the link to the original instructions for the DIY Deer Heads which inspired one [...]
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One of my favourite thrift store finds of all time is a 1967 Better Homes and Gardens: Treasury of Christmas Ideas book with tons of retro holiday inspiration. To get you in the mood for tonight’s Craft-mas installment in [...]
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We’re a wee bit late on this posting but it’s still [...]
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In case you haven’t heard,either via CBC or your local newspaper, Culture Days is upon us starting today and runs until [...]
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So here’s the last of four posts related to batik, and a few of the resources we checked out for our DIY batik chic picnic:
A great video on how to create batik artwork from House & Home
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<p>As promised, here’s the easy-peasy DIY tutorial on how to make your very own batik chic scarf using inexpensive materials from around the house.</p>
<p>Batik is a printing technique and type of textile popular in Asia and African countries. Different shapes [...]
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<p>Last Sunday’s Pop-Up Workshop was a blast – I am totally itching to get out there again and craft more in public and outdoors. We revealed our secret location late last week : Minto Park, a little bit of greenspace [...]
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Here’s a project if you’re heading back to school this fall or want to spruce up your workspace. You can post inspirational photos, notes, magazine clippings, etc.
The inspiration [...]
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I know I’m late jumping on the Miu Miu 2010 Spring/Summer DIY bandwagon but I [...]
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