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Das Boots!
I thought I’d post a follow-up on the boot situation I was complaining about earlier. I don’ t know why, but I went back to that shoe store again the day after. Luckily it was open this time! Poor little Max (the owner) of Shoe Avenue sitting alone on his chair twiddling his thumbs… it…
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Ginger does the CNE!
Our view while waiting in line Alright, I’ve been putting things off for long enough and it’s time for me to pound out another post. It was a long and exciting week for me. Between lots of things going on at work, the crazy, crazy thunderstorm and sleepwalking and my weekend, I just didn’t get…
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Tornadoes in Toronto and a Sleepwalking Adventure
This was my city last night We had an incredible, massive storm hit the GTA last night. I knew it was a big one but I didn’t realize just how epic it was until I started hearing the news reports this morning. It all began around 7pm last night. The sky was dark-a heavy darkness.…
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The Garbage Strike Blues
For those of you that don’t know, Toronto is in the midst of a city workers union strike in which garbage pickup, city maintenance, summer camps, etc. have all been stopped by the striking union. More information. This garbage strike is really getting me down lately. We’re into day 25 of it here with no…
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My Ears Are Still Ringing
I went to the Jameson 360 party at the Great Hall on Saturday. It was essentially a pre-Paddy’s Day party that was being held in several locations around the world. It was cool since they were showing you live broadcasts of all the other parties going on while you were at yours. It was a…
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ChickAdvisor Shopaholic Event
I’m a member of the Toronto edition of ChickAdvisor.com; which is a really great review site for my area (and now across North America, too!). I love going there to scope out reviews on restaraunts, spas, salons, products, you name it! I also contribute by writing some reviews of my own. (Check it out! My…
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Lost Wax Casting Results
In an earlier post I showcased some of my work in my intro to silversmithing class. Well, it’s time for an update! I took a second class at the studio called lost wax casting. The way it works is, you get hunks of hard wax and use little files and gouging tools to shape the…
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*blushes*
Wow, thanks for all the nice (and enthusiastic!) comments about my jewellery, guys! I knew they were kinda nice, but not that nice, you really made my day! Unfortunately I won’t be selling them on Etsy any time soon, those were my projects in a 6-week class at a studio here in Toronto. Three of…
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Silversmithing
I’m not sure if I’ve mentioned this on here before, but I’ve been taking some silversmithing classes at a local jewellery studio. Right now I’m learning lost wax casting, which is where you carve your item out of wax, create a mold from it, then pour molten silver into the mold–casting your piece. I’m carving…
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Fascinating Fascinators!
Now that I have some new hair to flaunt, I am totally in love with the concept of hair fascinators.What are they, you ask? Well let me inform you! Hair fascinators are lovely little (or big!) hair decorations, usually made of silk flowers, ribbons, feathers or all of the above! They’re not quite mainstream yet,…