Hallo, hallo everyone. Men readers. Lock down your closets. I'm becoming a bit of a happy scissorhands these days. Yep, this awesomely fun project opened up a creative door...actually, not so much opened a door, as took a whole wall down. There's something about working within specific parameters that not only pushes me out of my comfort zone, but gets my creative juice flowing...at least most of the time. You'd ... Read the Post...
COLETTE NEGRONI : : HAWAIIAN SHIRTS
Hey you! Just me again. Well, not actually me in the pics. That'd be the mister wearing his Colette Negroni Aloha Shirts. Even though many of us are wrapping up pretty much everything summer, I wanted to show you the Hawaiian shirts I made for him back in June. It's not often that G makes an appearance here at A Colourful Canvas...he's usually the guy behind the camera...but a real live man-e-kin really classes up the me-made, ... Read the Post...
BOWL OF CHERRIES DRESS : : SIMPLICITY 2339
Hey you! Me again, with a brief fill in on summer's ups. The mister and I enjoyed a little getaway to Whistler where we did lots of hiking and swimming. I sometimes wonder if the only reason we do massive amounts of moderate activity is because we enjoy PUREBREAD so dang much. Here at home, I've been enjoying lounging in our little garden. My flowers are putting on a brilliant show and they've lured in so many hummingbirds and bees ... Read the Post...
DIY : : FABRIC LANYARD TUTORIAL
Hi you! I recently made a lot of fabric lanyards for our 40 + Blogger Meet-Up 2015, and thought I'd share a little DIY tutorial. These lanyards are handy to have around...the house and your neck...bwaaahahahaha. I bet they're pretty awesome for kids too!* Great for ID and badge collecting...and....you can make them right sized for your pint sized! Of course, my very favourite thing about them is that they are lightweight...oh, and that they go ... Read the Post...