Fall Cooking |

Warm, Hearty, Roasted, Cinnamon, Sweet...

Vegetable Soup with Rice and Lentils
Roasted Apple and Pear Slices with Cinnamon
Roast Beef with Roasted Carrots, Potatoes, Pears and Onions

photos by KO Two photography

Adorable Aromatic Acorns |

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I came across these adorable 'Acorn Sachets' that are filled with lavender on Mireio's Etsy Shop today.

I love that they look like little pieces of a quilt! They are so unique and useful at the same time, filling your home with the beautiful scent of lavender.

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Christmas Tree Makeover |

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With Halloween over I am already getting excited about Christmas!

Being in our new home this year I have begun to think what we are going to do for a Christmas tree this year.

It got me thinking about how you can give any tree a 'makeover'!
Here are a few inexpensive ideas that will change up your current Christmas tree and give it a whole new feel!

1. Instead of the classic Christmas tree skirt this year, why not place your Christmas tree in a basket or a metal pail? Not only is this a nice casual and rustic look, but it also doubles as a cover for the water bucket that your tree is sitting in.

2. Set up in a new location! Placing your tree in a new spot in your home such as the dinning room, the kitchen, the foyer or any where different in your home gives your tree a whole new feel, and will make your Christmas celebrations feel different by gathering with your family in a new space in your home.

3. Make some new inexpensive ornaments for your tree by using fruit! Dried orange sliced look lovely as well as hanging apples and pears. Placing cloves in the fruit also add to their beauty and make the room smell lovely!


4. Instead of a classic star or angel topper for your tree this year why not try sticking branches in the top of the tree for a 'foresty' and natural look.
Go on a family walk in the country to collect these branches to make it a memorable event! Collect some pine cones while you are at it and stick them in the branches to add to the natural flare.


5. Do you usually buy a natural tree? Well for the same price as one natural tree why not buy three mini artificial trees? Who says you have to have ONE Christmas tree. These cute rustic pines would look great in a display with each tree on a different level. Decorate them all to coordinate, or decorate each in a different style of colour scheme.

Hope you have fun choosing, decorating and setting up your Christmas tree this year!

The Perfect Purse |

I don't know about you, but my purse is always in disarray! I have to do a thorough clean out and re-organize at the end of each week or I can't find anything in it!

But I came across a few shops on Etsy that had some awesome handmade items that would help keep any purse organized!


Here are a few from a shop called 'Sass Rocket'

Coupon Organizer


Tampon Holder


Purse Organizer You could have several different colours and in each you could hold different things


And here are some more organization items from a shop called Rogue Theory

Card Cozzee

Key Wristee

I Pod Case

Cell Phone Sleeve

Some Pretty Purses While we are at it

Red Ruffle Purse by Mermaids Dream

Knit Handbag by Nzl Bags

Lace & Ribbon Clutch by kaleidoscope by erin

Pretty Head |

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I just ordered this amazing Vintage style headband!

I was made by Kelly Crunner of "The Pink Elephant" shop on Etsy.

Check out her shop to see more awesome headbands all with different colours and designs.

Glass Curtains |

My office window is rather high and it is on the North side of the house and so it doesn't get a lot of sunlight. So for these reasons I decided that it would be a good idea to hang my glass ball collection in the window instead of curtains (since light and privacy were not issues).

I simply decided what order I wanted each piece to go in relation to each other and then I strung them up on an old curtain rod using ribbons that were cut at different lengths.

Now my window is more of an art piece on the wall and all the light that is on that side of the house can still come through unobstructed!

Farmhouse Wares Faves |

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I came across a beautiful website called 'Farmhouse Wares' and thought I would share some of my favourites from their online store.

I love this white ceramic pedestal as all of my dishes are white, so it would look lovely holding a centre piece on my table. Speaking of centre pieces I can't wait to do my oranges with cloves centre piece this winter!

Gorgeous old soap dish for the bathroom.

I guess the cup would be used for when brushing your teeth?

I Have a ribbon weakness too! I can't resist the 50% off ribbon rack at the craft store. So I loved this ribbon organizer that I came across on the site as it is rustic looking (not like the typical white melamine 'craft organizers' you see at the craft store) and it would come in very handy for my ribbon collection.

Cute Cake Stand, great for outdoor events as you could put anything insides (bowl of fruit, tray of goodies or even a cake) and the screen would act as a fly screen.


Adorable Scottie Dog Bookends (currently all of my bookends are my husband's and are quite masculine (lions, ships & granite), so these would add a feminine touch to our bookcases)

Unique Bee hive outdoor decorations, wish I would have spoted these in time for our wedding! Our guest favour was honey jars and these would have looked really cute in the barn where we had our reception.