Last spring I got an email from an Art of Doing Stuff reader who lives in my general area. She said she had spotted a vintage suitcase out for garbage pickup while she was out for her morning walk. She lugged it home, emailed me and asked if I’d like it. Um [...]
Grade 7. Picture day. My smile inspiration? Brooke Shields and Farrah Fawcett. I strolled into the bustling, high energy photography studio (room off of the school library) with all the confidence of someone who knew they had a winning smile. A practiced smile. After flinging my Icelandic sweater off my shoulders in the manner of [...]
One of the biggest issues I had when I first got chickens was where to put the eggs. You may remember there was a bit of a debate about whether I needed to keep them in the fridge or not. I said no, the fella said yes. My no is based on scientific research. The [...]
I went on my very first “Art Crawl” this summer. I was delighted to find out that actual crawling was not required. Totally optional. I wasn’t worried for myself so much as my mother. I’m happy to crawl around the gritty streets in the name of art, but my mother prefers to reserve crawling [...]
Thanksgiving has come and gone in Canada but I am reminded of it daily during the morning disagreement between my jeans and my thighs. If I was so inclined I could shut my jeans up by taking up some form of organized exercise activity where someone yells at you for an hour and you end [...]
… getting my hands dirty. Today I am fixing my dryer. Again. Last time our dryer conked out it was a matter of replacing a fuse. THIS time a belt is broken. It’s been broken for a week or so but I only got time to finally take it apart to see what [...]
As most of you who read this blog regularly know, I love Halloween because it allows me to put my freak on display. That’s a bit of a lie. I do that every day. Both lie and put my freak on display. I’ve always had an affinity for all things creepy. If I were to [...]
My niece snorted at me the other day when I showed her this latest DIY of mine. Not because she didn’t like the end result, but because I told her I copied it from one I saw and loved in Country Living Magazine. “Did you ever think you’d see the day when you’d be [...]
It’s done. The 2nd largest project I’ve ever tackled is finished. And I couldn’t be happier. As any DIYer knows, the two best days of any huge project are the first day and the last day. The first day because you’re all starry eyed and full of hope. Like the first day of school [...]
** Welcome to everyone who’s visiting from Design*Sponge today! ~ Karen ** Before I sold everything I owned and painted my whole house white I couldn’t buy a decorating magazine. Why you ask? I couldn’t put any of those nice things in my house. It’d look stupid. I’d look stupid. My house would look stupid. [...]
