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December 6th.
December 6, 1989. Fourteen bright young women were singled out and killed in Montreal’s Ecole Polytechnique.?áI, personally, will never forget that day. Today I look out at Montreal’s snow, and think about?áour loss of those women and?áthe violence that persists against women all over the world. We have to remain strong and support each other,…
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Tiny Bubbles… DIY felted soap, the gift that keeps on giving
Felted soap is a lovely and unique?ágift that just takes a bit of patience, but anyone can do it! You need some wool roving, a soap of any type, a bit of bubble wrap (or a bamboo mat, or a texured waterproof surface), a towel, an old pair of nylons, and then some hot water…
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DIFY (Do It For You) Gift Ideas
Something tells me that I might want to do a little shopping in the next few weeks.?áIn my world, gift giving is fairly important and my peeps love giving gifts at Christmas. ?áI like to give consumables, such as special foods or the DIY gift ideas I am sharing with everyone this month. These are…
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It happens. You shop for wool, but end up finding bi?¿re.
This is what we found one day on our way to buy some wool to make felted soaps. Les D?®lires du Terroir – bi?¿res, fromages et gourmandises du Qu?®bec. It is at 6406 rue St. Hubert, just below Beaubien. The cheese and gifts looked nice and so did the beer. We had no idea that…
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DIY Gift Idea: wrist warmers
I have?ájust started knitting?ámy own first-ever?átube-shape.?áLast winter my forearms and wrists would get much too cold, so I’m making myself some wrist warmers. My gloves are warm and wonderful, my coat is a beaut… but the airflow up the arms of my coat lets in a chill. I find this to be?áan easy project, as…
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got the chills?
An olde fashioned favourite tea that is used for sudden chills, chills from a feverish state or fevers is equal amounts of mint, elder flower and yarrow. If you happen to have a copy of Matthew Wood’s Earthwise Herbal, you will read that “mint tea was used during the terrific grippe epidemics of 1838 and…
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DIY Sewn Cards
Are you the?ácrafty type? Do you knit, sew, make unique things, break out the glitter-glue, modelling clay or paintbrushes?áevery time you think about?ápresenting presents to your loved ones? Maybe you would like to send something handmade to your friends and family who live afar. Perhaps this year you need or want to simplify gifts, but…