Making a custom print: Last part!


I believe this is called a Live/Work space!

Close up of tea staining

Creating the "coffee ring" with a pie plate dipped in tea

This week I finished tea staining my penguin prints. As explained in this previous post after painting on tea to give the print an aged 'well loved" look I create the coffee ring by dipping a pie plate in tea and then placing on the print for 5 minutes.

My friends in House + Home



Feature on Mjolk's John + Juli written by Alison (Garwood Jones)

Suzanne Dimma's editor's page including a huge nod to Liz :-)

Two of my friends are featured in the latest issue of House + Home.

My friend Alison (Garwood Jones) wrote a feature on the House + Home of the month: the crisp Scandi cottage renovated by "Toronto tastemakers" John + Juli of Mjolk.

My friend Liz Kingstone (who I recently posted about here) was cited by Suzanne Dimma in her editor's letter as one of the most creative decorators she knows! She included a photo of Liz's pink chair which was recently coloured by her son Henry using fat fabric markers.

Yay Alison and Liz.

Fun party at Y + Co


Margot Austin of Style at Home + Kelly Ashford Chadda of Y + Co.

Very fun party at Y + Co last night to celebrate the launch of Kreme's new line of wallpapers.
Margot Austin, Katherine + Ali Yaphe, Kelly Ashford Chadda + Cadee Wilder of Kreme were all great company. Wine + appetizers fabulous too. Thanks Ali!

Look what's going on outside my window!


And down she comes!

Close up view with cn tower in background

Signs for the two new condos going up.
Jesus.
This stretch of Queen West will look vastly different five years from now.

This week 3 demolition thingies appeared right outside my widow and started taking down the building directly to the east of me - to make way for 'The Edge" condo! Soon there will be 3 more infront of our building as the beloved aristocrat lighting building comes down to make way for "The Epic".
It's actually quite a sight to watch... makes concentration a tad challenging tho'.