Category: Blog

  • Little Traditions

    Growing up, it was always just me and mom. We didn’t have a lot of extended family and those we did have lived on the mainland so we rarely saw them. Because it was just the two of us, we often made up our own (often quirky) family traditions. At Christmas time, we decorated a…

  • Staff Pick!

    Happy Friday Friends!! After a week of dark skies and rain, it’s a beautiful sunny fall morning here again…yay for a great start to the long weekend!! It’s time for our weekly feature ‘Staff Pick’ and our resident Dutch friend Thamar got the lucky pick and she chose the sweet natural girl Gloria! Hair styled by:…

  • A Halloween Tale

    Halloween is one of my favourite holidays of the year.  And my favourite part are the pumpkins.  I love visiting our local farm and taking a ride on the tractor, picking out that special pumpkin that will be my canvas.  I love to sit back and watch my children do this, seeing what draws them…

  • Staff Pick!

    Hello Friends! It’s a foggy, and well, spooky kinda day here in the Cowichan Valley and it’s time for our weekly feature, Staff Pick! Our gorgeous Shauna got the lucky pick today and she chose Hope, the sweet-faced natural girl with a flair for fashion 🙂 Hair styled by: Shauna Outfit by: Thamar Likes: Cozy…

  • Quick and easy lavender pouch!

    Step 1: Gather all your supplies: fabric – ribbon – dried lavender – sewing machine – thread Step 2: Cut your little pouch out of chosen fabric (size or shape is up to you, I used a piece of cloth from 6″ by 3″) Step 3: Put face sides of fabric together and place your…

  • Staff Pick!!!

    Hello Sweet Friends and Happiest of Fridays!! It’s our weekly feature ‘Staff Pick’ again and our resident cutie-pie, Brandi, has the lucky pick! She chose Blossom, the sweet-faced natural girl with soft spiral wool yarns. Hair styled by: Brandi Clothing by: Thamar Likes: Bacon-wrapped dates Dislikes: Sewing without a thimble Why Brandi chose her: “I…