It's Christmas, buy local (and handmade!)

Stressed about having to go to the crowded shopping malls to find the perfect gifts? Why not visit the local section of Etsy to find it?

Etsy has an easy way to find all the shops that are from your area with the clic of a button.

In Ottawa for example, you can find the great crocheted items of MonMinou or the awesome camera straps of Lilybug.

Your loved one is a fan of art? Check out the great pictures of Raceytay or the contemporary art of Laura Carter.

Just go to www.etsy.com, click on Buy and choose Shop Local. Then, enter your city et voila!

You will surely find unique gifts for everybody on your list!

And don't forget to visit my shop!

Happy shopping everybody!

Cupcake idea for a Baby Shower -Make a Rattle!

These are so easy to make and they look so good!

I basically made cupcakes and decorated them in pink (It's a girl!). I bought some lollipops at Bulk Barn and made a small incision in the cupcake wrapper to put the stick of the lollipop in the cupcake. I added a small ribbon in on the stick and sprinkled the cupcakes.

Very easy to make and sure to impress!

It's winter! Time for cute polar bear cupcakes!!

I made those cute little creatures last night. Almost too cute to eat.

It can be an easy and fun alternative to a birthday cake if your little one is born during the winter. Or a fun family project to do during a cold day.

So basically, you make cupcakes and you sprinkle the frosting with coconut to do the fur.

Then, you use candies to make two cute ears, the eyes and the nose. I got all my candies at Bulk Barn. I chose the white jujubes for the ears and chocolate covered peanuts for the eyes and nose et voila!

All packed up and ready to go!

Another fun craft sale!

Thanks to everybody who came out to St.Michael's High School in Kemptville on Saturday. I had fun!

Unless I find another craft sale for next weekend where they still have tables available, I am done with the sales for this christmas season.

I hope I will get a little bit of time to craft some more during the upcoming weekends and post the pictures here! I have a few projects in mind, like making cake stand out of vintage plates etc... Should be interesting so stay tune!

Salt water taffy favors

I love salt water taffy. It reminds me of my trips to the ocean when I was a kid. Could never get enough of these.

Using cute scarpbooking paper, I made those favors that would be really nice for a bridal or baby shower.

I can tell you that I could not wait to take the pictures to finally be able to eat those delicious treats!!!

Another option for the cute flower girl

If your church or venue won't let your cute little flower girl throw petals or if you want something different, I designed this ball of artificial flowers that looks really good.

The fun thing is that the little girl and keep it and play with it after. It is also cheaper and more sturdy than real flower and they will look good in the pictures.

Since orchids are so popular, I made this one with green orchids and a bright pink double sided satin ribbon.

I also made one with pink peonies and a pearl handle. I will take photos and post here soon!

Thank you to everybody that came to St. Mark's craft sale

I had a blast at St.Mark's High School in Manotick last weekend selling my bath stuff. It was a great crowd and it was very well organized. Probably the best craft sale in town and I definitely want to go back next year!

My friend Marlene from MonMinou sold so many of her gorgeous hats and original creations and I had a lot of fun selling my Monster sprays and Christmas soaps!

I am going to be at St.Michall's High School on Saturday so come and say Hi! The address of the school is:


St. Michael Catholic High School
2755 Highway 43,
Kemptville, Ontario
K0G 1J0
Telephone:
613-258-7232

I was there last year and the choice and quality of crafts was great.

See you there!