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Recently, my little girl turned a 1/2 birthday! Oh you know, just looking for excuses to celebrate something in these wintery months. We went out for muffins and tea and had a sweet time ‘celeb...

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Hello! I think I’ve found the antidote to winter blues! I’ve left clues throughout the week, I hope you picked up on them;)  I think it all started with those gorgeous tulips on a dreary win...

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Hello my sweet friends. I’m sure most of you are now ready to for the big weekend celebrating ~ arent’ cha? We have a little bit more to do around the house… but Christmas is popping up her...

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I just received an exciting package in the mail – it’s a couple of magazines called Sideroads of Muskoka, which featured my dining room! Sideroads is a local Canadian magazine from Northern O...

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Hello my friends! I hope you all had a lovely weekend ;) We’re down to the last few good ones, weather wise and I do try to get out and enjoy the warmth as much as I can. I bet you are too – ...

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Hello. I thought I would show you a quick and easy craft project on my daughter’s new (old) desk. It is a tutorial for Quilted Decoupage drawer handles. Easy, Pretty and costs next to nothing. ...

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My daughter’s room is the International winner on Ohdeedoh! It was a pleasant surprise to watch the voting meter keep moving up… Thank you to everyone that voted. We are so excited and I feel...

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This is so very exciting. My daughter’s room has made it to the finalists on Apartment Therapy’s website. Please take a moment to vote for Gabriella’s Artful Dreamland in the International ...

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Have you been to Apartment Therapy’s, Ohdeedoh’s website today? Well, I have some exciting news to share. Miss Gabriella’s Artful Dreamland room is one of the entries on the Smaller Cooler ...

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This is what is dressing up my bay window  in my office these days. Do you like? Maybe you’re tired of seeing red roses from Valentine’s… well not me ;)  This did go up the weekend before...

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We celebrated Thanksgiving earlier this weekend. It was the perfect weather actually, so it was a surprise we didn’t do an outdoor event – but we figured it would be hard to carry out a turke...

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