For Canadians in Nova Scotia, don’t missed out on this program, if you and your spouse combined income is less than $42K per annum – then you are entitled to this rebate of up to $200.  Sure $200 is not a lot but why not right?  every little bit helps.  If you are a single [...]

We have a summer lodge by the lake in Ellenwoods and i’m so excited today because I found some log beds that i’m so in loved with – it fits the theme of our summer lodge perfectly.  Our lodge was bought – so that during the summer, the kids and their extended family – the [...]

Chinese New Year being early this year – about 10 days from today, I had actually wanted to get some Chinese calligraphy for my home and a few friends who had adopted kids from China.  Unfortunately, Etsy’s owner who does this Calligraphy didn’t reply to my many message inquiring about his work – so I’m [...]

Yes! the best time to buy Christmas decor is after Christmas and we all know that – but did you consider buying cheaper handmade Christmas decor after Christmas ?  yes – those are the ones you want to look out for during yard sale – you can get those cheap too.  Like the ones after [...]

So everyone wants to know what I got for Christmas – well, this is it – and antique cello from the spouse.  You see, i had been eying this for the longest time from a local antique shop in Toronto and the spouse knows about it.  But I was unwilling to pay so much for [...]

At 50% off the original price – the after Christmas sale had already started yesterday – so I rushed in to all major stores – and locally owned craft stores to check out for good buys.  Loved the candle like lamp and bought it for like 60% discount – great buy – so everyone look [...]

Feeling under-decorate for Christmas this year  – I took an idea from a hand made basket by a lady in a local yard sale and did my own basket – to decorate every corner of my house that seems and looked bare.   It’s very easy to do – and you don’t need to spend a [...]

My brother-in-law is very good with his hands and since retiring he has been doing projects of home made decorations for fun and some for sale to friends and relatives.  He has his shed for doing this and one day while visiting him – I saw some of the work he did and decided that [...]

Making ordinary snow man like this one is easy – how about making a colorful one – I saw a neighbor who did that earlier and I’m gonna copy her – I’m making a pink snowman the next time – stay tuned.

Cookie jars for Christmas is a must – and I’ve started to collect them way before Christmas – but this one was on sale at our local yard sale for $10 and I just love it! Cookie jars make great decoration for Christmas too.

On the same note – if you don’t know what to get [...]