Merry Christmas!

Just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and Peace on earth.
I've included some pictures of Christmas trees and decor for you all to enjoy :)

Silver beaded Garland

I felt as though something was missing from my tree...yup the title gave it away, so off I went in search of some tree filler or as I like to call it garland. I found this 100 ft. one in silver at Walmart, bought it and didn't think twice that 100 ft. is a lot to unravel. One hour later in the midst of untangling my new garland I was about to give up, but I kept on and am truly happy with the results. I love my twinkling tree, oh and by the way I did not use all 100 ft. although you may see the leftover in a DIY some time in the future!

Cork

Since making my own DIY cork board frames for my room office nook I seem to have nothing but cork on the brain! So I guess it only seems fitting that I should post some of my favourite pictures of cork board frames that inspired my own.

Wrapped with love

Here is a sneak at just some of the presents I wrapped for Christmas about a week ago. Yes they match my decor blue, white and silver! I even made the snowflake gift tags. Almost here can't wait!

Oh and guess who got a haircut? Yup Jenny, I think she looks so cute :)

My Holiday dress list...

I know there will be plenty of holiday parties I will attend, and truly I love any excuse to dress up, so here are just some of my picks for this season.

All images from ASOS

Joy to the world

After recently visiting my old neighbourhood of East York near the Danforth where I did a sit down interview with a local in house stylist for Balisi, I decided that I would kill two birds with one stone and do a little Christmas shopping. I have not been in the Danforth area too recently as I now live farther away, but I was pleasantly surprised to find a lovely new pop-up shop that features fairtrade and handmade eco friendly gifts called you guessed it,  Fair Trade and Hand Made Eco Friendly Gifts.

Not only is this shop great for your conscience but also had some lovely products like: heather grey scarves, hand carved home decor, jewellery, burlap shopping totes and much more...

They are up and coming and will only be at the danforth location, 503 Danforth (east of Logan) until December 31st, but I urge you all to go and support our local shop owners and get a little something for yourselves as well.

The store is run by three owners Craig, Andrea and Paul each featuring their own product lines, Nharo and the Traveling Princess, who will be happy to help you find a lovely gift. And on the same lines of gift giving, shop manager Craig Kovacs is offering this special promotion to readers of WALLPAPER, print out and take this flyer to the store and get a free gift with any compliment.

My flyer was actually printed on 100% hemp, practice what you preach! love it.

Happy Holidays to you all!

LIV the way you want

As many of you know I do some freelance writing on the side and I recently had the great opportunity to visit LIV and sit down and chat with owner Joanna Goodman. The article will be out next week or so on BlogTO but until then I just wanted to share some of the great images that I was privileged to take.