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Botanical Parchment Bowls

Botanical Parchment Bowls

Sculpting with natural materials is, well, almost second nature to California artist Margaret Dorfman. Her unique Veggie Parchment Bowls are made by hand with fresh fruits and vegetables, chosen according to season. She’s developed a chemical-free technique in which paper-thin slices of veggies are cured, pressed, dried, aged, and molded into free-form translucent bowls, perfect [...]

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What We Did for the Thanksgiving Weekend

What We Did for the Thanksgiving Weekend

This past weekend was Thanksgiving, here in Canada, and I think I’ve figured out why we have our Thanksgiving so much earlier than the Americans do — it’s to take advantage of the fabulous Fall weather. Around these parts, the colourful autumn leaves near at their best in the first week of October, and the [...]

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Walls of the Wild

Walls of the Wild

Face it, there’s just no substitute for a five-foot tall giraffe to pull together a jungle theme bedroom! I just came across a real treasure trove of nature-inspired giant wall stickers, totally beautiful and quite realistic… Besides the jungle or safari theme — everything from palm trees to parrots, toucans, monkeys and apes, and other [...]

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Sun Room Decor: Bringing the Outdoors In

Sun Room Decor: Bringing the Outdoors In

Sun rooms, three-season rooms, Florida rooms, whatever you want to call them, more of us are finding ways to bring a little outdoors inside. Fancy iron-work (think French cafe style) or comfy cottage wicker are popular furniture choices, with a pillow-heaped day bed for lounging with a lemonade on a hot summer day. Now, imagine [...]

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