• Aina’s Brownies

    I’ve been making this brownie recipe since I learned to bake.  It is dead simple and I think that is the nicest thing about it.  It was my Grandma’s recipe and in those days you didn’t need to doll up good cooking with added fat, sugar and flavourings. There are no fads to this recipe

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  • DIY Paper Bunting

    A super easy DIY to try this holiday season is paper bunting. I needed to jazz up my front entry so I decided to use the twine I had bought for xmas wrapping and the paper I had on hand. This cost me next to nothing and took minimal time to complete. You will need:

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  • That’s a Wrap!

    When timing permits, I really try to be creative with my holiday wrapping. And I do enjoy it! This year I found some really beautiful wrapping paper from Home Sense that was 100% recycled kraft paper AND had a metallic chevron print. I was sold. I still had some plain kraft paper and bags left

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  • The Best Homemade Sugar Scrubs

    For my birthday this year, I got a lovely gift from my best friend Jenny, and I decided I had to share it. It would be a fantastic gift idea for the holidays, especially if you want to add that personal, homemade touch. I used my Pumpkin Spice Sugar Scrub right before jumping in the

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  • Pumpkin Spice Biscotti

    Today, I am very excited to share my first recipe blog and I am even more excited to have done it with Janna from Behind the Blush. After seeing many tasty looking pumpkin recipe pins and photos that made our mouths water on other fabulous blogs, we decided to make our own pumpkin inspired recipe:

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  • One DIY Cocktail Cart Please

    Ryan and I love hosting. Our house may be a bit on the tiny side but we can still pack a decent amount of people in our kitchen and living room. We have slowly started turning our basement into a usable space (blog post coming soon I promise) but for now, it’s upstairs or nothing.

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