New house!

Hello! Finally it is time for a lovely update from me and my adventures in moving! And since I've run out of scheduled blog posts, looks like no better time than now to get sharing! Also, I realize I failed at taking actual "moving" pictures in all the excitement (oops) but here is a glimpse at my new dwelling:


Oh how cute! You can certainly tell we're the rental on the block by the sad shape of the front garden and lack of plants but it is fall so there isn't much point in putting too much effort into the garden until spring. And on the plus side there is way more room and storage than I expected from the viewings we had! Turns out the last tenants oversized furniture and general cluttered mess really skewed by view on the place! Hooray!

As for unpacking - whew! What a long process! We've got everything pretty much unpacked with the exception of my crafting nook. And after a few trips to zellers for some extra supplies, everything is coming together nicely. So far I'm focusing on getting settled and organized and figure I can deal with making it look pretty later on (like when our couch arrives for the living room!). Oh! And once it is all spiffy I plan to take some pictures to give you all a virtual tour! Fun! For the mean time, here is a nice "before" picture of my crafting nook:


Haha. I don't know why I only took two moving pictures, but apparently some pre-moved in crafting corner photographic evidence was required! Just wait for the transformation! Yay!

In other news - our internet is still not working (boo) so it might be a few days before I'm back to the wonderful world wide web...in the meantime my once a day checks will have to do...

DIY Rolling Rack

A common topic of discussion these days on the blog is my fresh move to a charming little house downtown. And although the house is quite darling, it is certainly lacking storage space for my many many wardrobe necessities! I'm thinking this lovely rolling rack DIY from hrrthrr is a must for my place since it doesn't have space for coats and shoes:


How cute! And useful! I think it would be great to add some stacking shoe racks on the bottom and stick this by the back door for overflow outerwear storage. Or maybe I should just go to ikea and get this one...or even better - this one! Sounds great! Any storage suggestions?

Helping hands

Since I'm freshly moved into a new place (hopefully - I'm writing this pre-move and since I'll be internetless for the first while scheduling blog posts is a must), I'm no stranger to loads of boxes and lots of helping hands! Leslie came across this image on deviantart and I thought it was so cute I'd share it with all of you:


How charming! Here's to hoping my move was successful and that the internet connects soon so I can share all my pictures with you! Hooray!

Adding Bacon to Books

When I saw this rad print out project from wild olive I immediately thought of my friend jared. The man who likes to add bacon to everything (literally - he ordered a milkshake with bacon in it)! Obviously his life isn't complete with a bacon bookmark right? Plus it is one of my favourite kinds of projects - quick and easy! Instant fun results! Hooray! Just print out the sweet images, add on some magnets and get reading! Check it out:


And if bacon isn't your thing hopefully you're interested in pencils, bandaids, pickles or rulers! Those little eyes look pretty wide set too (thus extra cute):


Cool! Perfect for everyone in my family who loves reading! Now I just need to finish unpacking, plug in my printer and get cutting! Fun!

Friday Find: Ladies & Gentlemen

This week's find is Ladies & Gentlemen, a charming etsy shop filled with lovely vintage goodies. Even though I enjoy thrift store finds, one item caught my attention in the shop - a giant doily rug! Take a look:


Oh my that is impressive! The doily is handwoven out of cotton rope which I'm sure takes ages (hence the hefty pricetag) and looks super cool! Maybe I'll attempt a copycat version later on when I've got some spare time on my hands. Everyone wants on for xmas this year right?

Doily DIY

I can't deny it. I love martha stewart crafts - especially ones involving doilies! Her site has some wonderful doily images ready to print out and decorate with! Check them out on cookie tins:


Oh how wonderful! Especially since I am a huge doily fan and I'm freshly moved into a place with no cookie tins! I'm actually really hoping to come across a nice simple blank recipe box I can paint up with martha's doily images but no such luck! Why is it so hard to find recipe boxes these days? Do people not cook anymore? Any tips?

September!

Hello september! An insanely busy month for me filled with:

1) Moving! Today! Downtown! Exciting!
2) Potential birth of leslie's baby making me an auntie for the first time!
3) A million doctors appointments (boo)
4) So many awesome musical events (Including said the whale and great bloomers/wooden sky in town, and rifflandia in victoria!!)
5) A new bloggy soundtrack
6) Peter and krista's wedding!
7) The anniversary of my blog (has it been a year already?)
and
8) A new kittens inspired by kittens inspired calendar page:


Okay - if you're a little confused by this one not to worry. I went as a french mustache cat (like my button) for halloween last year and to get into character I did some searches on the internet and apparently french cats laugh by saying "ron ron ron ron". You learn something new everyday I suppose...

What fun and exciting things do you have planned for the month?