Blueberry Junkie

I recently applied, and was accepted to participate as a vendor at the Portobello East Fashion + Art Market taking place in Toronto on November 29th. So, I have been working extra hard lately (that explains why I haven't been posting on this blog as frequently as I would like) in order to be ...

Today I am very excited to welcome Timothy Haugen, the talented designer and creative force behind Fantastic Toys. Timothy turns felt into adorable collectible softies that will surely put a smile to your face. He has generously agreed to share his Christmas Felt Ornament Tutorial: Felt Christmas Ornament Tutorial Your family and friends ...

I love that this toadstool pincushion is made of an empty thread spool. I have been in a sewing mode lately, and have collected a few of these empty spools. Last night, it just occurred to me that they would make the perfect toadstool trunk for a quick and easy-to-make pincushion. Materials: a white (empty) thread spool a ...

Today I welcome talented jewellery designer Natasha Suter as my guest. Based out of Wayne, NJ, Natasha is both the creator and designer of Capricious Adornments and its trendier sister shop, Swank. In her writing piece, The Romance and Mystery of Steampunk, Natasha explains what the "Steampunk" trend is all about: According to a recent New ...

We watched Baby Einstein: World of Colors this morning, then we got ready to go for our usual walk and enjoy a sunny and beautiful morning. To make our walk interesting, and to reinforce what Phoenix had just learned from his video, I asked him to point out all the yellow things he could ...

Although we actually bought a pumpkin to carve out for Halloween, we ended up being so busy that Halloween came and went and our pumpkin remained untouched.I did not want our pumpkin to got to waste, so I decided to make the most out of it. First, I drew a face on it, and accessorized ...

What a fun (and busy) weekend we had. On Friday night we hosted our first ever Halloween party for grown ups. Many of our friends, in costumes, gathered to share drinks and happy times. On Saturday, it was all about the kids. I had to hurry up and finish the spider costumes for both Connor ...

This crocheted card holder is a very quick and easy project, perfect for beginners. It can be completed with small amounts of yarn and in very little time, for instant satisfaction. The materials you need for this card holder are:cotton yarn4.0mm crochet hooksnap button or velcro INSTRUCTIONS-Using 4.5mm crochet hook and yarn, ch 21, sc ...

I realize that many of you do not know who the person behind this blog is as I rarely post any photos of myself. To remedy this, today I want to share some of my family photos. They were taken this past Sunday in our little excursion to the Toronto downtown area. We went to ...

Today, I am very excited to welcome Gill, from JacBer Creations, as my Sunday guest. When asked to provide us with a quick glimpse of the woman behind JacBer Kitsch Creations, this is what she had to say: The man of my dreams helped me to finally find the courage to sell my creations about 8 months ago and what ...