the before-baby list

May 17th, 2013

As I mentioned on Wednesday, I am starting to get a little anxious about getting things done around the house before I get too huge/less mobile, and before Baby Sprout makes her big appearance. So as usual, I created a little list. I don’t know about you, but I live by lists. They totally help me stay on track and not get overwhelmed, and it feels so good to cross things off.

So here we go. I broke this list out into two main categories — the things we need or at least really, really want to get done before babe, and the things that would be nice to get done but will play second fiddle.

The “need/really really want to do” list:

1. Finish nursery!!! Check out Wednesday’s post for the full to-do list for that room. This is really the only “need to do” with some big items like cribs left to buy (oh and get and install a carseat… this isn’t related to the nursery, but definitely a need-to-do!).

2. Re-paint the two white dressers in the living room and replace the knobs. These two dressers (the ones on either side of the TV) are slightly different whites (one is an antique cream colour and the other bright white) and it’s always bothered me. Plus, one is getting totally scratched and dinged up because it wasn’t finished with the right paint. Time to haul them outside and give them a makeover. Oh and I have some lovely glass knobs just waiting to be installed.

I also need to do a bit of tweaking to the living room. We’re changing out the rug, de-cluttering, getting rid of the Poang chair, and getting some storage baskets to hold baby things. I want the space to feel a bit more minimalist before baby comes, as I know we will suddenly have an influx of more stuff all around.

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3. Finish “phase 2″ of my side entry makeover. You saw how I painted and added a wall gallery to the vestibule area, but I have to tackle these awful stairs. Pull up that runner, paint and install a new one, and stain the stair railing a darker colour are all on the list.

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4. You can’t see it in the photo below, but our shoe storage situation in our front hall closet is terrible. Just a crappy mat with piles of shoes all toppled on top of each other. Handy hubby has been tasked with installing some custom shelves, like the ones he recently put into the nursery closet. Oh, and I need to get new deeper baskets for the top shelf so we can really pile everything in there – the ones in there now are just too teeny.

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5. We had originally planned to replace the 3 interior doors down our hallway (leading to bathroom, nursery, and bedroom), but recently measured them and found out they weren’t standard door size. Because we’re going down the road of possibly doing the second storey in the next year or two, we don’t want to invest in doors right now that may not work once we go ahead with the reno (if they were standard size, we knew we could re-use them anywhere else in the house). So, I need to freshen our current ones up a bit with some new white paint (hard to tell in this photo but they are all banged up), and if I have time, spray all of the door hardware a matte black.

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6. I don’t even have a photo for this one since it’s way too embarrassing, but we need to give the garage a serious overhaul. Major purging and organizing is needed in there right now. It’s a nightmare! We won’t get into any fancy stuff this summer, but just a basic toss and a few new shelving systems is in order.

7. Last but not least, the white paint around the foundation of our house needs to be spruced up. It’s looking a little grimy in some areas. An easy sunday afternoon project.

 

Now for the  ”might be wishful thinking, but would be nice to do” list:

1. Replace the light fixture in the dining room. I am really craving something darker and more industrial for this space to go with our harvest table and eames chairs (excuse the old photo that doesn’t show our new chairs!). I have been scouring for some good deals but coming up short. Maybe I’ll have time to DIY something?

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2. We probably aren’t going to tackle much in the way of our garden this summer, but it would be really nice to spruce up the curb appeal a little. I’ve love to add a window box, and paint our front door. Red maybe?

3. I keep going back and forth on the idea of installing some sconces in our bedroom to free up the space on our night tables. Again, I’ve been searching around for something reasonably priced and keep coming up short. Will keep looking!

4. The space above our bed in our bedroom has been neglected for ages. I would love to DIY a big piece of artwork for above there.

So that’s it! Too ambitious? Maybe. We’ll see how it goes. Even if none of these things get done, I’m still so lucky and grateful that we have this cozy roof over our heads to bring baby home to.

Well happy Friday guys! Have a great weekend (and long weekend to all you Canadians!). Doing any special? Cottaging? Gardening? Hanging out with friends and fam? Enjoy it! 

project nursery: the closet

May 15th, 2013

I mentioned on Monday that we were on a bit of a roll with the nursery – maybe it’s because I’m officially now into my third trimester (28 weeks!) and feeling a major urge to get the house ready? I’m kind of a “nester” by nature, but I think it has started to kick into overdrive a little bit. Over the weekend I was waking up at 5am because all I could think about is what we need to get done. And it’s so silly, because we live in this comfortable little house and don’t have any major stresses. Yes we still need to get and setup a few keys things (carseat, crib, etc) but really, we could bring baby home tomorrow and all would be just fine. Reminder Gemma: you can chill out.

Anyway, back to that nursery.

Since it’s a small room and is doing double duty with the office, we knew that smart storage was going to be so important. Luckily, the room does have a little closet. It used to hold Dan’s suits and Navy outfits (being in the military = a ridiculous amount of clothes), and some of my more formal dresses. When we did project basement storage a few months ago, all of those items got moved downstairs into a new armoire.

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I knew I wanted to paint the closet a fun colour – a nice surprise from the bright white room. I had purchased a can of “oops” (ie. mistint) paint from the Home Depot a while ago in a perfect pink for a mere $9. The colour is a bit deeper than a pastel pink, and has a nice hint of coral.

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Two coats later, and here’s how she was looking. Fun, right?

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We didn’t want to spend too much dough on any fancy closet systems, but did want to do something custom and built-in. Handy hubby put his thinking cap on and planned out some shelves for the bottom half of the closet where we could line up a bunch of baskets. This would help maximize the amount of storage space, but also leave some room for bulkier things (packs of diapers, etc) on the upper shelf and along the ground.

We had the wood already, but buying basic boards from any big hardware store doesn’t run you much moola. Dan the man cut the wood to size using his circular saw, and cut the 2×1 wood strapping that the shelves sit on using his mitre saw (but you can use a circular saw for this step also). The strapping was either a) screwed into a stud or b) screwed into the drywall using good quality drywall anchors. Shelves were then nailed onto the wood strapping so they don’t move. He had to use some drywall anchors as there were not enough studs in the right spot to screw on the strapping.

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Once those shelves were installed I did a quick two coats of the same pink paint on them to keep the whole look cohesive. I haven’t put a coat of polyeurothane on them yet, but I’m thinking I’ll slap at least one on to make sure the paint doesn’t chip. It’s just wall paint, so may not stand up to constantly pulling the baskets in and out.

This is how things are looking at this point. It’s packed full of stuff right now as we finish up the rest of the room. Still need to get a dresser in place, so a lot of those folded clothes and things in baskets will be moving over the dresser. And all the stuff on the top are “things to use in the nursery” that just don’t have a home quite yet.

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PS. Did you see all of those sweet little clothes? I have been SO lucky with a few friends who each had two baby girls, are done having kiddos, and are now dropping off their stuff as they grow out of it. Going in there and gazing at the outfits has become my new favourite evening activity. Baby girl is going to have so many outfits! Oh, and mama ain’t the only one with snazzy velvet hangers – these baby versions also came from HomeSense.

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One closet-related thing we still have on the to-do list (other than organizing it) is to remove the door and hang a curtain to cover it. This is going to buy us a bunch of extra space along the wall for the dresser, as we won’t need to leave room to open and close a door.

Here is where we stand on the nursery to-do list:

-paint room + closet
-install Chasing Paper wallpaper on feature wall
-put together new desk and organize office supplies
-get new office chair (maybe one that could double as ‘nursing’ chair?)
-closet: paint, build shelves, organize with baskets, remove door and hang curtain
-find used dresser and paint it coral (add gold hardware) + put change pad on top
-buy and put together crib
-move in rug
-make and install roman blind
-build and install book shelves on wall
-install shelves above desk
-hang artwork
-add accessories
-add storage for toys and laundry

Slow and steady wins the race! What about you guys? Painted the insides of any closets a super fun colour? Got any great storage tips you want to pass on? Anything else exciting going on? I’m all ears.

a fresh start.. some paint + a new desk

May 13th, 2013

Alright guys, we have officially broken ground on the nursery. In case you missed it, here is the post with the general direction of where this room is headed (though some of these moodboard items have already changed…!).

And here is the reminder of where we are starting from (ignore the ‘after’ watermark… old photo)…

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Of course the room turned into a hot mess as we dismantled everything, moved the bed out, and generally got ready to start our makeover.

First up was to give the whole room a fresh coat of white paint. I had toyed with the idea of a light grey and painted a few patches on the wall, but ultimately decided that a crisp white would just be so nice and bright and let the others colours in the room really shine.

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Even though three of the walls in here were already white, the white had a slightly yellowy undertone that I had never loved (you can kind of see it in the photo below when you look at the wall compared to the ceiling). Time for a fresh coat and new start. Luckily I had almost a full gallon of white paint leftover from our front hallway – an off-the-shelf white from the Sico line that I knew was a very bright white. And to be captain safety while I’m preggo, it was a no VOC paint and I had the window wide open for good ventilation. Actually painting the room while I was pregnant was a great workout – good for my arms and lots of squatting!

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The new white instantly brightened the whole room up. Bye bye, trellis stencil.

We dismantled the big desk we had DIYed back in the day in favour of something smaller that would tuck more inconspicuously into the room. That’s where the Micke desk from IKEA came in. At $99 in its shiny white finish with a closed shelving unit to hide those ugly computer components, it was a total winner.

As with any IKEA furniture, there is some assembly to do. Hubby and I opened up the flat packed boxes and got to work. It was all pretty self-explanatory (just need to follow the pictures!) and took about an hour from start to finish. No glueing – just some screwing and tapping and voila.

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I’m embarrassed to even post this photo in my very un-flattering and un-cute pyjama, but wanted to give you an ‘action’ shot. Keepin’ it real..

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And here is the desk in its new nook. Pardon the rest of the mess, but doesn’t it fit that space just perfectly? And see how bright those white walls are? Double yay.

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Not that we’ve had tons of time testing it out so far, but overall the desk is super. The finish is really nice, the door and drawer open and slide so smoothly, and the best part (for us anyway) are its’ nice slim dimensions. The fact that it’s opening up that whole other wall where our old desk used to be for a nice, long dresser is awesome.

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So that’s one thing we can check off the list. I’d like to install some shelves above the desk for a mixture of storage and artwork, but onto some of the other big tickets items first. We’re starting to knock ‘em out in this room (we’re on a roll!)… so stay tuned!

Have you guys bought an IKEA desk before? They are ridiculously well priced and there are so many options, it’s hard to go wrong. If we didn’t need the storage, I would love to just have some basic legs with the table tops they sell – industrial and so sleek looking. In other news, how was your weekend? Any fabulous mother’s day events? We had my parents and some of my siblings over for brunch that morning, and I got my first ever mother’s day card from my nieces. Isn’t that the sweetest? Totally made my day. 

 

colour me pretty: pink + mint + gold

May 9th, 2013


Have you guys been noticing the pink + mint + gold colour combination popping up all over lately? I don’t know about you, but I’m swooning over here (I am even going in that colour direction with our nursery – see our plan here).

I love the fresh, airy, and feminine feeling of this colour combo. I think the key is to not have too much of any one colour, otherwise it gets overwhelming and too saturated — with a healthy dose of white or some other light neutral, the combo looks ridiculously gorgeous. 

A few of my faves floating around on the big wide web…

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What do you think? Digging it? Hating it? Too feminine maybe?  Love/Hate pink?

the DIY files: installing a floor transition

May 6th, 2013

So remember when we renovated our bathroom from this…

to this?

Well, I don’t know about you, but usually after big projects there are a few little niggling details to finish up and somehow they just get left on the back burner. Left in the dust for the new, more exciting projects.

What had we left for over a year without finishing? The floor transition between the bathroom and the hallway. Whoopsies. I figured it was high time to get my butt into gear and finish this bad boy off.

I forgot to take a true ‘before’ photo – sorry, bad blogger – but you can imagine that it just went from the tile to the hardwood flooring (which is slightly lower and so there was this weird edgy gap). It didn’t look pretty.

We purchased an oak strip transition from Home Depot (they only cost a few bucks), and hubby installed it. It was one that was specifically designed for transitioning floors that aren’t level. I puttied up the drill holes with some wood filler and let it dry for a few days.

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Oh, and please disregard the lack of sweeping before these photos were taken. Just keepin’ it real with the dust, folks. After giving the whole thing a light sand and then wiping it down with a damp cloth, I taped off the edges with some ScotchBlue edgelock painters tape and pulled out my paint. It’s the same high gloss white trim + door paint that I have used throughout the house. DSC_0285

After two coats and removing the tape, here she was. SO much better. Just gives it that more polished look. Seriously, why did that take us so long?

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Oh, and I wanted to wait a few weeks before posting about this just to make sure the paint stayed up to wear and tear (I was a bit worried about it chipping – I haven’t painted a floor transition before), but I’m happy to report that it still looks good as new.

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So that’s it! Not the most thrilling post, I know, but one of those handy things to know how to do if you ever need to put one in yourself. In the rest of our place we have those old dingy brass ones which would be nice to replace at some point. Just something else to add to the list!

Have you guys ever installed a floor transition? Used a different material that you liked, or didn’t? Also, did you have a great weekend? It was sunny and hot here (we just skipped spring altogether this year – hello, summer!), so we spent the whole time outside. A bit of garage sale-ing, some reading in the backyard, walking around the neighbourhood — it was lovely.

the inspiration files: sliding barn doors

May 3rd, 2013

Happy Friday, guys! Thought I would do a little roundup of a trend that I am totally in love with today. There is nowhere in our little pad where I could squeeze one of these in, but one day (maybe if/when we put a second storey on our house?), I would love, love, love to install one of these.

Sliding barn-style doors. Rustic, a bit industrial, and totally a feature in any room. What do you think?

I love the rustic wood style – especially when contrasted with a nice, crisp white room. The juxtoposition of rustic + clean/modern is one of my fave looks.

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This big black one also looks amazing. I think what’s really nice about it are the window panels up top, making it feel not too heavy. Again, see how lovely it looks next to the almost all-white room?

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These painted white doors have a bit more of a country house feeling about them. Kinda Cape Cod-ish, don’t you think?

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As a door to a bathroom ensuite, or a door between say a living space and an office, I think these are totally stellar.

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Here is a happy yellow version one of my fave bloggers – Dana from House*Tweaking – did in her old pad. Isn’t it sweet?

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If you’re DIY’ing one like Dana did, you can check out ‘Barn Door Hardware‘ out of California that have tons in the way of supplies needed to install your door, including rolling rolling door hardware.

What do you guys think? Loving this look as much as I am? Ever thought of DIY’ing one yourself? Would you go painted or for a natural, rustic vibe? Have a great weekend, friends!! 

**Disclaimer: This post was sponsored by Barn Door Hardware, but love of this trend is all me!** 

the highlights reel: april 2013

May 2nd, 2013

I don’t know about you, but April has somehow flown right by. I’m not altogether disappointed though, as we had a suuuuper long winter here in Ontario and now it’s finally beautifully warm, with lots of sunshine and chirping birds. Happiness.

I feel like I didn’t get much done around here in April. The “to-do” list is still about the same as it was in March. Just the ebb and flow of a DIYer I guess (plus our vacation this past month snuck in there!).

Well, here are the highlights.

I did a roundup of some of my fave free printables, so if you’re looking for new artwork, make sure you check out the post.

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I hit up the Ottawa Antiques Show with a couple of gal pals and brought home a few blue mason jars and vintage postcards.

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I gave a baby bump watch update (up to week 22) and the scoop on how I edit those pics, so you can create a similar type of collage or photo project.
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The summary of our blogiversary survey went up. Thanks to all of you who filled it out – it really helps me get to know you guys and make sure I keep doing more of what you’re digging!

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Then we took off for a week for our NYC babymoon. OOooh it was so lovely! We basically ate and strolled our way through the city. Click here for the full recap of our little holiday.

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And then I capped the month off earlier this week with a quick and easy housewarming gift idea.

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And that’s it! A pretty sparse month over here on the sweetest digs. Now that we’re ramping up the nursery and a few other projects, there will be plenty of DIY goodies for May – promise!

Despite the slow DIY month, I actually had a pretty busy month with my little etsy shop, and have added a few new chalkboard and other customizable prints. Head on over there to check out what’s new!

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Do you guys have any projects on your to-do list to get done before summer hits? I know I’m trying to get a lot of the indoor stuff out of the way, as I hate being stuck inside in the summer! 

 

 

the nursery: the starting line

May 1st, 2013

Alright guys, it’s time for nursery planning. Obviously I have been scheming about this room since we found out we were pregnant (well if I’m being honest, I was dreaming about it before then too!). Check out this post for a bunch of my inspiration nurseries. There are so many sweet ones out there!

Since our pad is pretty little (reminder: we have 2 bedrooms on our main floor — we rent out our basement which has the 3rd bedroom) – we’re converting our current office-come-guest-bedroom into the nursery. Well actually, it’s going to be an office-come-nursery. There isn’t anywhere to move all of our office paraphenalia, so we need to keep some of it in there.

Here is a look at what the room currently looks like. We’ve got the single bed, the long desk, and all of our files.

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We have moved most of those files down into the basement when we created our new and improved storage space (see that here), so in terms of office stuff that needs to stay, it’s the desktop (that one big screen), some computer components, and a drawer or two for supplies (you know, post-its, stapler, hole punch, etc). We are going to store our laptops out in the living room from now on and get rid of the phone that’s in there.

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Time to move everything out and start over. I love starting with a fresh space! I have decided on a scheme for this little gal’s room — pink, minty green, a little grey, and a hint of gold. Oh and lots of white to keep it bright and airy. Here is a moodboard to give you an idea of what I’m thinking.

OB-baby girl sprout See that grey and white polka dot in the upper corner? It’s a fabulous removable wallpaper from new company - Chasing Paper. Yep, removable wallpaper. As in, no paste or complicated application to deal with. Wouldn’t it make a gorgeous accent wall?

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As for where we’ll keep those few office supplies, we have picked out a budget-friendly IKEA desk – the Micke desk for $99. What we like is that it hides the computer components in that one cabinet, has a thin drawer for supplies, and doesn’t look heavy or dark. Plus, the dimensions are perfect for our little room — this guy will slip in beside the window, giving us more space along the wall where the desk currently is for a dresser.

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Speaking of dressers, I’m hoping to snag a used one off Kijiji or Craigslist and give it a coat of pink paint. With some gold hardware. Kinda like this guy that I spotted here.

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Oh and did you notice the green trellis rug in the moodboard? I’ve grown a little tired of it in our living room and it’s really cushy (perfect for baby!), so we’re thinking of moving it into the nursery and throwing down something more neutral and durable in the living room. It’ll be one of those move-it-in-and-see-how-it-looks situations.

And of course there will be a lot of fabric in the room – a roman blind, a curtain panel instead of closet door (to save space in the room), a crib skirt, etc. Here are some of the fabrics I’m totally crushing on.

This Amy Butler fabric - Love Water Bouquet in Mint:

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We have slowly been starting on the room over the last little while. We sold the bed, took all the art down, patched the walls, and have started to disassemble the old desk.
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Oh and did you notice those patches of paint on the wall? Well I was trying to decide between going with a crisp white versus a light grey on the walls (both of which we already had leftover from other projects). The crisp white is the winner – it will allow the rest of the colours to pop and help keep the room feeling really bright and fresh.  DSC_0653

So here is the to-do list:

-paint room + closet
-install Chasing Paper wallpaper on feature wall
-put together new desk and organize office supplies
-get new office chair (maybe one that could double as ‘nursing’ chair?)
-closet: paint, build shelves, organize with baskets, remove door and hang curtain
-find used dresser and paint it coral (add gold hardware) + put change pad on top
-buy and put together crib
-move in rug
-make and install roman blind
-build and install book shelves on wall
-install shelves above desk
-hang artwork
-add accessories
-add storage for toys and laundry

I’m ridiculously excited about this room. I don’t want to jinx it, but I’m not going to be surprised if it becomes my favourite space in the house. Stay tuned as we tackle it project by project!

What about you guys? Any favourite nurseries or kids rooms that you’ve seen? Got any tips from doing kids rooms yourselves? Any must-have items? I’m all ears!

the DIY files: an easy housewarming gift

April 29th, 2013

Happy Monday, guys! Hope you had a good weekend. Ours was filled with social evenings with family and friends, and two days of work around the house. Yesterday it was gorgeous here (so sunny and warm), so we were out in the garden and cleaning out the garage. I may have even got a bit of a tan! Happy days.

Anyway, here is a super simple idea that I thought I would share. A few friends of ours bought their first house recently, and so when we popped by for our tour I wanted to bring a little “congratulations!” gift. I thought back on when we moved into our place, and remembered how many trips to the store and how much money leaked out of our pockets in those first few weeks buying boring supplies. Things for cleaning, painting, outdoor work, etc.

So, I headed on over to the dollar store and filled my basket with a bunch of useful stuff. Dishclothes, sponges, matches, gardening gloves, painting drop sheets, a bucket, etc.

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I also wanted to throw in a few pretty things, so grabbed these fun trellis placemats from HomeSense (in one of my gal pal’s fave colours – orange!), and threw in some of the coasters I DIY’ed here a while ago (I had made a few extra sets to have in my “gift drawer”).

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Then I managed to squeeze everything into the bucket, except for those placemats. It looks cute all tucked in there, eh?

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Wrapped it up with some brown kraft paper and threw some ribbon and twine around it – and we had ourselves a present. So easy. DSC_0588 (2)

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DSC_0590 (2) The gift went over super well, and I heard this weekend that those gloves have already been put to use. There was nothing terribly fancy or expensive about the gift, but just a little token of “we’re so excited for you!!” sentiment and some useful stuff so that they can hopefully save a few pennies along the way.

What about you guys? Have any go-to housewarming presents? Did you receive any that you particularly loved? Any other gift giving tips? I always have a stack of handmade and store bought (the sale ones!) cards on hand so that I can easily throw them onto a gift or into an envelope in no time. Saves me time if I don’t have to go out searching for the perfect card for every occasion, you know?

pieces of love @ magpie jewellery

April 26th, 2013

This upcoming weekend in my Ottawa hood, one of my absolute favourite jewellery stores – Magpie Jewellery – is hosting the final weekend of their bridal month. I actually had my own engagement ring designed and by the lovely folks at Magpie. It was a great experience from start to finish, and ever since I have bought the occasional bauble (or hinted at Dan to!), to add to my collection.

For their grand finale weekend, they asked to use some of the vintage items from my Pieces of Love business, and of course I was only too thrilled to be a part of the event. We setup a little vignette, and dotted a few other pieces around the store.

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The bridal month events are coming  to an end with Megan Thorne. Magpie is the only store in Canada that carries her pieces and they are thrilled to host her first show in Canada! Megan will be at Magpie in Westboro on Saturday from 11-5 and at the Glebe store on Sunday from 11-5.

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Magpie (the Westboro location) is really a gorgeous store – lots of white, glass, beautiful light fixtures and high ceilings – all setting off the beautiful jewellery pretty perfectly.  DSC_0876

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Victoire and White Elephant are showcasing some vintage wedding gowns at the event. I browsed through them last night and there are some seriously fun dresses at great prices. One of these short dresses would be perfect for the reception/dancing part of the wedding (if you wanted to wear a long, more formal dress for the actual wedding). The lace and detail work is pretty spectacular on these retro frocks.

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You can find out more about this weekend’s events here on Magpie’s blog, and check out all the gorgeous baubles from Magpie on their main site here.

*FYI – I was not compensated in any way to promote Magpie Jewellery. I just love the store and was super excited to be a part of their finale wedding weekend!*

What are you guys doing this weekend? Any big plans? Getting out the garden or doing some garage organizing now that the weather is warming up? We’ve got a couple of house projects on the “to do” list — including getting started on a little someone’s nursery!!