Thursday, November 24, 2011

Inspire Me Thursday

Happy Thursday everyone!  All I really want right now is tea, flannels, plaids, knits...anything to keep me cozy... I can't wait to trade these nylons in for sweat pants as soon as I get home!







Bake cupcakes for 5 minutes and then drop a Hershey Kiss in the center and continue baking. It sinks to the middle and makes a chocolate center! 

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(sugar cones on top to make the xmas tree)

Time for a new coat!
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My Father-in-law refurbished this beautiful bookcase...

It's almost Friday!

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Thursday, November 17, 2011

Inspire Me Thursday

Thank god it's Thursday!


Magazine baskets!





I admit it.  I want to be a Princess.








This is how I should travel to work.








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Love Desiree
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Monday, November 14, 2011

Aunty Lorraine's Christmas Legacy!

 I consider myself a crafty person, as you know... but I've got nothing on my Aunty Lorraine.  She has patience that I can't even fathom and the proof is in the project I am about to share with you.  A project that has been blowing minds all over the Niagara region.

While most of us were enjoying the last rays of summer not daring to even speak of winter let alone prepare for Christmas my Aunty Lorraine was tirelessly spending days and nights working on the Christmas craft that would be the end to all  Christmas craft endeavors because nothing could ever top this.  She said it almost killed her, and I believe it, but I think you'll agree that it was well worth the blood, sweat and tears.

Behold!


 A Christmas Tree made of costume jewellery!

It's hard to capture the magnitude of this tree in pictures...but my god!  There must be a thousand pieces of jewellery on this thing and she took each piece apart and glued it to the velvet backing.  She's got mini lights poked through the back to illuminate it and it's all framed by a massive gold frame my mom found on the side of the road.  (She lost her mind when my mom brought it to her) lol.  She's a passionate women.







She wasn't prepared for a photo op as hard as I tried to convince her, but she agreed to let me take a picture of her favourite self portrait... from just a few years ago... ; )

So here she is, The Queen of Craft....


Amazing work Aunty Lorraine, amazing!

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Thursday, November 10, 2011

Inspire Me Thursday

What a chilly Thursday morning!  Grab a warm beverage and check out my inspirations for the week...


Best wedding photo ever.
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I want to do this... I'm looking for apothecary jars so if you know where I can get some...lemme know.




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Love Desiree



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