Champagne Wednesdays

  Because I have been in the smelly back corners of Main Street vintage shops, I ask you this question: is this gross or genius? A Vancouver-based company named Coat Check is saving mink coats everywhere. Yesterday’s social faux-pas is today’s designer recycled good. The Coat Check ladies refurbish old fur coats into reincarnations of plush throws, pillows and personal accessories – and sell [...]

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I really can’t imagine a better wedding favour than our little army of piccolos. This is such a good idea. My mom called a liqour store and got a bulk discount on 70. Then, I ordered some custom tags on Etsy. It was the first time I ever saw people come back for their favours. Plus, we grabbed [...]

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As Ash packed for his business trip, I used the tooth floss in his bathroom bag to make a leaf mobile for our back door. All in all, I’m fairly pleased with it. Mobiles are whimsical. The leaf selection in our neighbourhood is good. And after tying all those leaves to the floss, my fingers [...]

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Not to mention, flowering tree on red: Out of New York come the prettiest things. Wouldn’t these make great Christmas gifts? See more like this here by Oktak. PS: Greek Fest photos still to come. My sister and I couldn’t make it upstairs for the download. PPS: I just had to mention Pears on Gray:

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Yes, I bought it. Yes, I love it. Yes, I will run home every day for the next two weeks to check my mailbox. Yes, I sometimes wonder if Michelle Brusegaard thinks she’s as fabulous as I think she is. Yes, there are others: Believe me, your girlfriend, sister, best friend, mother, etc would like [...]

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