My Favourite Articles This Week

I loved this deeper read on the current trend of rejecting conventional ambition. Very thought-provoking.

They actually did a recent study on how to reduce extreme partisan feelings and the current trend towards anti-democracy, and it’s pretty interesting.

A look at how climate change is already changing the wine industry.

These cake embroidery pieces are so incredible!

A reminder that in just 2 hours, you could learn how to embroider on your knits and feel really confident about it. I’ll be teaching an online class next Friday and it’s probably the last online class I’ll have available this year! People who take the workshop regularly say afterwards, “I had no idea it was going to be this easy.” That could be you, friend!

My Favourite Links This Week

A delicious and pretty easy weeknight dinner idea – Teriyaki Cauliflower bowl! You can make veggie substitutions as you see fit (there’s no reason this wouldn’t work with broccoli instead, for example) and is a wonderful dinner that is bright and delicious. Side note- I’ve started always having red cabbage on hand and oh WOW it lasts forever in the fridge and chopped up can easily be sprinkled on anything for added colour and crunch. Red cabbage is my new thing, people. But back to the bowls! Find the great recipe here. 

If your grocery store/local fruit market is awash in cherries like mine are, then how about some insanely good cherry brownies?! With the addition of cherries, they are instantly -and totally!- healthy. 😉   These would be perfect for a weekend baking project. Find the recipe here.

I am utterly charmed by this very pretty sewing kit in a glasses case DIY. It’s so ideal for a travel or on-the-go sewing kit for crafting, and is a great upcycle for that style of glasses case. You can customize to the colours you prefer and stuff with the notions you must need! Find the DIY right here.

This granny square sweater is SO pretty! I have always loved the infinite variety of granny squares- they can look so different with gauge, colour combinations, etc. This is a pretty project just waiting to happen. Find the pattern here.

I love the idea of upcycling thrift store lamps with this concrete finishing! This is such a cool idea that looks really fresh and modern, and doesn’t require really expensive lighting. The best part about the tutorial is that it looks like you just keep going until you get the look you want, so if it doesn’t look like how you want inside of the first few tries, you could keep going and it won’t be a problem at all. The more texture the merrier!  Would be a great idea for upcycling planters for a concrete finish as well. Find the full tutorial here.

And just like that, it’s September! How did that even happen?! I felt like the summer rushed by, and I also definitely stumbled in over scheduling (work) and underscheduling (children) at challenging intervals, but I’m filing those lessons away for next summer. As this was the first summer in a while that felt a lot more ‘normal’, it was easy to make mistakes around the kids scheduling. And mine. Ah well. You live, you learn, right?

xo Julie