Reasons to choose Moissanite over Diamond

The ability of diamonds to stand the test of time is one of the many reasons these lustrous precious stones are highly cherished and valued. Their peculiar characteristics, most importantly their brilliant physical appearance have made them one of the most sought-after minerals produced by mother nature. Diamonds like other precious stones are widely utilized in engagement rings due to their exceptional strength and other unique properties. Diamonds are also used for several different things outside of the jewelry industry.

Quilling Technique Husking

Quilling is a fun hobby to do, I have used this paper craft method to do a lot of home decor and combined it with canvas painting. I also like using different quilling techniques to create intricate designs and gluing it on to handmade cards. This technique of husking can be used for large, unusual shapes, and can be done with or without a collar. Looping of the quilling paper around pins inserted into a cork, foam, or styrofoam board helps create the shapes we want. 

Photowall Home Decor custom sized canvas print

We love using Photowall products from wall murals, wallpaper, and prints to make different spaces in our home look vibrant and unique. Photowall is a wall-art company based in Sweden. They are passionate about creating inspiring living spaces with personality. Their website is constantly updated with beautiful designs to suit everyone's taste.

Lavender plants: How to make DIY sachets and Shortbread Cookies

Over the past years, we have visited a couple of lavender farms in Ontario, which are costly and crowded especially when lavender plants are in full bloom. Since we didn't travel last summer, we had time to pay attention to the lavender plants we planted a couple of summers ago. We harvested the flowers, bundled, and dried it to make sachets and to make different desserts.

Jeans: How to find your style

Shopping for jeans can become difficult with all the different choices of styles, colours, cuts and fits out there! Your daily activities and likes from the types of activities you enjoy to where you go will help make it easy to find what style of jeans would be best for you. Here are some pointers to keep in mind when shopping for jeans.

How to colour wash a focal wall

We had this DIY stencil wall for about three years now and wanted to change the look of this room by adding more indoor plants. With the indoor plants hanging the wall looked a little crowded, so we changed it up with this easy and fun colour wash technique. Depending on the lighting, this room looks different and beautiful in person.

Müska cereal giveaway

We are really enjoying the Müska cereal range from Fourmi Bionique, a Canadian-based manufacturer of premium cereals and snacks. This new range of muesli-type cereals are made with a blend of organic whole grain flakes from Canada, the company's signature ingredients, and their Dukkah Brunch recipe. The Dukkah Brunch recipe is an Egyptian-inspired blend of roasted seeds and nuts coarsely ground with spices created by roasting and crushing almonds and sesame seeds with maple syrup, with a hint of cinnamon and salt. These balanced blends are low in added sugar.

Win a copy of Flavorbomb

Flavorbomb: A Rogue Guide to Making Everything Taste Better is a cookbook with a singular goal: to help us become better cooks. Author Bob Blumer shares all the tips, tricks, hacks, and techniques he learned from hosting Food Network shows, breaking Guinness World Records, working with some of world’s best chefs, and crashing food stalls around the globe.

FUJIFILM Instax® Mini Link Smartphone Printer and Printlife

We love taking pictures. Usually, we print a few of our special memories to decorate and display around our home. During the past few days, we have been using the Instax® Mini Link Smartphone Printer to instantly print and display pictures. This FUJIFILM Instax® printer is a fun, compact, interactive wireless printer that lets us print photos instantly on Instax mini film from any smartphone or tablet. 

Entertaining Educational STEAM themed toys

These SmartLab tiny toys are fun and really cute, it would be adored by children over eight years, as they learn and experiment using the tiny tools that come with each themed kit.