Today’s high/low gift pairing celebrates functional fashion. More budget-friendly suggestions come from a new line of vegan (polyurethane) handbags from Bentley, the Canadian company that’s been making hand-bags and travel …
Pretty and practical, part two
The second in a series about thematically-linked presents at different ends of the affordability scale, this one’s about mixing water and oil to make gift magic. It may sound counter-intuitive …
Pair pretty with practical for the perfect gift
The most modest gifts—thoughtfully chosen—can draw a hugely happy response. Give me, for example, decent wool socks and we’ll be friends for life. Sometimes, though, the impulse is to make …
A new way to frame art: hanging it on the body, rather than a wall
Sometimes I come across work that doesn’t quite fit into an Around the House category, but that’s too beautiful not to share. Allow me, then, to introduce you to Atelier …
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I know I join other devoted fans of the One of A Kind Show (OOAK) in welcoming back an in-person winter event in Toronto. Many of us can’t wait for …