How to mix vintage patterns and modern fabrics
Make vintage patterns modern again - here's how to create this cheerfully unique rockabilly look:
For quite some time now, I've been a huge fan of Tula Pink's modern fabric designs. They're so...
Returning the love - An Etsy treasury.
On Etsy you can find lots of treasures but also treasuries. What do they mean by treasury, you ask? In Etsy's own words, it is "an ever-changing, member-curated shopping gallery". So basically a...
A handmade shopping guide: Christmas 2014 - Printed love
Mumble Tease & Maple And Oak Designs collaboration bags.
I just love Christmas season. We get to eat what we want, we get to hang our with our loved ones but the...
Welcome, welcome to The Maple And Oak Diaries!
Even though the design and layout of this page is not where I want it to be, I decided to bite the bullet and publish my first blog post in my Maple...
Triangle Scarves and Feminist Embroidery
I never really thought about embroidery as something that would be a fun and cool craft until I met Maria of Femmebroidery about a year ago at a 'food group' meet up (yup, it is...
Handmade Love: My top 15 Canadian must-haves this holiday season
I love shopping local and shopping handmade. The best part of participating regularly in handmade shows is getting to know all those wonderful makers from all over Canada and seeing...
Today is Fashion Revolution Day. When I first heard about the Fashion Revolution, I thought: Wow! That sounds cool. But what is it? And why do we need it?
Fashion Revolution is a non-profit organization that started after 1133 people...
A handmade shopping guide: Christmas 2014 – Cards Craziness
Chika Ando Illustrations - Xmas card.I love cards. Be it illustrations, paintings, prints or a crafty collage. And for we do need a whole bunch of holiday cards, don't we?
So...
Collaboration Time! Mumble Tease - Maple And Oak Designs
Fools alike.I love collaborating with other artists. It's so much fun what you come up with when you put two creative minds together. You know how they say: "Great minds think...
Canadian Made Only - Let me introduce you to: Studio Intent
Canadian made. Independently owned. Support local. These catch phrases seem to be everywhere recently. While most companies just...