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Oct 20

Halloween Décor & Glittered Pumpkins

I love the Fall – and the awesome holidays that come with the cooling temperatures. Back in the day, my mother used to throw Halloween parties for the neighbourhood kids where we traipsed through cardboard mazes, stuck our fingers in bowls of witches’ eyeballs and monster brains, and of course there was the food. My dad worked a lot, so having him come home early to help us carve the pumpkin was always really special – and family pumpkin carving is a ritual my husband and I continue with our boys.

I’m not ready to host the neighbourhood yet…but I have come across some pretty awesome food and décor ideas online that I can’t wait to try out in a year or two. Here are a few project ideas to check out if you’re planning a Halloween bash for your little ghouls this year – and one project I just couldn’t pass up trying (with my own spin of course!).

By: Ryan Lockhart

Bookcase Book Boxes

Bookcase “Book Boxes”

My son’s bookcase was a disaster… all the time! I would regularly stack and neatly arrange his books only to find them thrown back onto the shelves in a crazy manner, basically every day. I could have tried to talk myself into “letting go” of the appearance of the shelves, but instead I decided to do something to help him keep his books organized.

By: Dana Read more

Oct 8

The Theme of Thanksgiving | A Setting to be Thankful For

Over the last couple of years, we have compiled some festive, fun, fabulous options for Thanksgiving entertaining. Take a look at some of our previous posts for your chance to create a Thanksgiving tableau to remember.

By: The Motherboards Read more

Sep 29

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DIY Picture Ledge

I love family pics but I don’t like the clutter of little frames everywhere. The washroom is a great place to share your family pictures; captive audience and all.

I decided to make my own wall-to-wall picture ledges using cheap old pine and the magic of mixed wood stains.

By: Liesbeth Read more