Cartolina

While in Nelson, B.C., we came across a great little shop called Cartolina. Picked up a few of their prints, which so happen to fit perfectly in IKEA Ribba frames (thank you, Cartolina), and we couldn't be happier with the end result. Even Lila got some new art for her room. 

Gardening

Looks like we have a new hobby. The more we make this garden our own, the more we want to work on it. It's just too bad that the gardening season is so short.

Good riddance, Juniper.

Winter blues

For someone who dreads winter, Northern Alberta is not the best place to live. This year I've decided to try and make the best of our longest season. Spend time outside, catch up with old friends, sew, watch great movies, and improve my cooking and baking skills! Today I decided to make cinnamon buns for the first time. I found a recipe from Chef Michael Smith, pulled out one of my favourite holiday movies, Love Actually, and off I went!

Apple crisp

Apple crisp is on my top 5 list of favourite desserts. And breakfasts. And snacks. There are endless recipes out there and I thought I would try this Caramel Apple Crisp I found by Betty Crocker via Pinterest. It calls for a Caramel Topping and instead of finding out what that was, I thought I would use up leftover ganache I made for Butterbeer Cupcakes a while ago. Yes, Harry Potter fans, you read that right. 

I was planning on saving this for tonight but I think I don't think I can wait!

So Lila and I tried it and I truly think this is the best apple crisp I've ever had. The only thing that might make it better is walnuts. There's always next time. 

I love wallpaper!

I love wallpaper and I have for years. In our old house, I wallpapered our office a grasscloth which became my sewing room and eventually Lila's nursery. I wallpapered one wall in our bathroom which I have to say looked pretty great. The last room I wallpapered before we moved was the girls' playroom. It was such a fun room and I miss it. Who wouldn't want to play in a room full of stripes?

We have three wallpaper projects in our new house, two of which have been completed. We were planning on painting around the fireplace in our family room to cover up the dark green walls that, in my opinion, made the room look smaller. Unable to match the existing paint on the other walls, we decided to go with wallpaper. An easy choice! This blue/teal lattice pattern is from Bouclair. One complaint I have is that it did have a tendency to rip if not careful. One of the downfalls of a great price.

The second project is the master bedroom. I love the look of big, bold flowers in a bedroom. The hard part was choosing from the many patterns and colours. We ended up going with a pattern from Home Depot and we couldn't be happier. The walls before were a pale yellow which were painted a white called Milk Moustache (blogged here.) I don't mind hanging wallpaper. I don't find it hard, just tedious but we will be hiring someone to do project #3!

I'll say it again. I love wallpaper!

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