This Spring bake up some old favourites and be brave with some new recipes. You will fill your freezer with home made goodness to be enjoyed all summer long.

When I create things for my family, whether I bake or sew, it is all about creating something from the heart, just like our grandmas used to do. Do-it-yourself crafts are about putting a piece of yourself into what you’re making and sharing that warmth with the people around you.

I am drawn to pretty things, flowers are pretty therefore I am drawn to many floral patterns. Vintage floral patterns are definitely something grandma would have had. Floral patterns, no matter where they are, whether on wallpaper, upholstery, draperies, a pillow, linens all give a feminine touch adding a softness that is classic to grandmacore. Can one have too many flowers? Decorating with florals is a way to bring the outdoors inside and add a cheerful tone to your day.

Spring arrived Tuesday March 19th and with that for me, an urge to deep clean, I mean really, really deep clean. Sending some items to the good will store, opening the windows to let in the fresh spring air, scrubbing everything everywhere, changing linens, curtains, decorations….