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Have you tried art journaling?
Have you tried art journaling? It's also known as mixed media journaling or most commonly, junk journaling. I've yet to give it a try (though I'm thinking about doing so...
Winter White
Yes, for the past couple of decades or so, white has been popular for interiors and home decor. But I'll share something with you: for the longest time, I really...
About Time
A new year. A fresh start! Around now is when many of us turn our attention to time: reflecting on the passage of it over the holidays, appreciating the moment,...
It's New Year's Eve!
Here we are - the last day of the year! Each year, I give myself a few days at the end of the year and beginning of the next to...
It's Christmas Eve!
It's hard to believe, but it's Christmas Eve! You may be scrambling to get those last items on your list completed. Or perhaps you've planned well and are sighing a...
Put a bow on it... and add a sprig of greenery!
At the Figg Street Co. shop, we're lucky to have an abundance of sumptuous options for wrapping gifts. This is something that delights me, since I enjoy wrapping items in...
Homemade Holidays
The lead-up to the holidays is brimming with delights for the senses: fragrant evergreens, the taste of spiced beverages, the immediate chill that enters the house when someone opens the...
Sugar & Spice and All That's Nice!
Last week we talked about dollhouses, which are certainly a memory-making gift to build and to receive. But how about something a little quicker, tastier and ephemeral to make? Something...
Dollhouse design
There's a popular sentiment among people that the holidays revolves around children and childhood, including childhood memories. For some lucky ones, they have the experience or memory of receiving a...
Painting the town red...
Ahh... red. It's upon us now. The canopies of acers, many now carpeting us with their red leaves. Arches of rosehips abounding and red berries, such as the festive holly....
Before the ink is dry...
It's always a delight when shiny new ink bottles arrive, ready to be placed on their pedestals in the shop. The array of colours and glass bottle shapes and designs...
Transition time
It's November! Now that Halloween is over, some people rush to clean up and move on swiftly to holiday preparation mode. We say, hold on a second. Rather than constantly...