My Favourite Articles This Week

If you are in the area, I’ll be at the Kitchener-Waterloo Knitters Fair this Saturday! Come on out, I’ve got a great booth of goodies! Including these brand NEW cats and dogs in sweaters embroidery kits that are launching Saturday.

Sometimes you have to decide you have what it takes. This is one of my favourite blog posts recently, and I’ve had it open for a while. What do you have going on in your life where, just maybe, what’s holding you back is yourself?

Social media has made us shopping addicts. The kind of article that you already know. but seeing it all spelled out really drive it home.

Do house plants really clean the air? The answer is more complicated – and less effective- then we think.

Is it time to embrace opinion fatigue? I think so.

Melbourne Australia set up email addresses for it’s trees so that people could report problems, and people emailed the trees love letters instead.

My Favourite Pins This Week

It’s been hotter this start of September than it was for much of August, so it really feels like summer here in Toronto! If you are still feeling summer dinner ideas, these grilled chicken and pineapple kebabs are perfect, and so very tasty. Great for gatherings, too! Find the recipe right over here.

The easiest baked peaches recipe ever, perfect for making the most of the end-of-summer peaches! Perfect with some ice cream, or just brilliant on their own, of course. The recipe is right here.

If you are savoring the end of the season for your garden or even a precious bouquet, this pressed flower bookmark idea is such a great way to treasure those memories. And a great gift idea too, tucked inside a book! Find the whole DIY here.

If you are totally over summer, then I’ve got a little something you could start crafting now, since you’ll probably want to make a bunch- how cute are these little crochet ghosts?! And a free pattern, too! You can find it right over here. 

The beginning of September always has back to school vibes for me, and if you are feeling the same way, may I recommend this great list of inspiring TED talks, perfect for igniting your best self for the the coming fall. Find the great list and descriptions here.

I always find this time of year a little strange- it feels more like summer in terms of temperature, but the kids are back in school and I feel that itch to be wildly productive and start new projects! Do you feel the same? Or is it more like fall where you are?

xo Julie