tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52079452649220610572024-02-19T00:17:48.426-05:00a Girl Called Kima Girl Called Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17947103044357272220noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207945264922061057.post-80989391303005135352012-11-29T10:21:00.001-05:002012-11-29T10:21:25.061-05:00{DIY} Ruffled Ombre Wedding Card Box<i>These are the first set of photos I've posted since switching to a Mac, so pardon the bad lighting in the photos. I used to use Photoshop to clean them up, but for this post I just used the editing functions on the Mac and I clearly have no idea what I'm doing.</i><br />
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Once all the <a href="http://agirlcalledkim.blogspot.ca/2012/07/diy-michelles-bridal-shower.html" target="_blank">bridal shower</a> craziness was done with, I got to working on the wedding card box and table assignments for Michelle and Allen's wedding.<br />
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This was such a labour of love. It took me way longer than I expected but I loved it in the end. And now it'll just sit in Michelle's closet until it collects too much dust and will need to be thrown out!<br />
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My inspiration came from <a href="http://www.stylemepretty.com/2012/05/08/storybook-inspired-photo-shoot-by-tinywater-photography/" target="_blank">this wedding</a> featured on Style Me Pretty with the cake by <a href="http://www.cakecoquette.com/" target="_blank">Cake Coquette</a>.<br />
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For the ombre effect I was able to find two different shades of coral/pink streamers that worked well together and I picked up white as well. The other supplies I used included two recycled boxes (plus some cardboard pieces to lift the lid of the green box higher, otherwise the base of the "cake" would be really short), white glue, a glue gun, white spray paint (so the green and brown would be less noticeable under the streamers), and a sewing machine.<br />
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I thought I took pictures of the boxes with the hole cut in the green lid and everything pieced together, but apparently I failed to do so.<br />
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I'll have you know, I had not touched a sewing machine since the 8th grade where one of our projects was to sew a pair of boxer shorts. I never even finished mine because the school year ended halfway through my shorts so my mom finished sewing them. Basically I have no skills with a sewing machine.<br />
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I started sewing as centered as I could down the streamers. I did the dark coral first and the white last, but I wish I had done it in the opposite order because the dark coral streamers were much more delicate than the white ones. Starting with the thicker streamers would've been better to ease back into sewing!<br />
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This is how I kept the streamers as I was sewing - chopstick right in the middle of the roll of streamers and then placed in the well of the sewing machine's lid. It was a lot easier as the streamers then wouldn't get tangled as I was sewing.<br />
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For the most part I was able to stay centered, but after a while I would daydream and the stitches would get reeeeaaaally close to the edge.<br />
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First roll of 4 done! To make the ruffles I just held onto one thread (the bottom stitch) and pulled the streamers down with the second (top) thread. This took waaaay too long, but watching TV while you're doing it helps. I've seen instructions for making ruffled streamers where you set the tension high and something or other so that it'll ruffle as you sew, but that was method was way too complicated for me.<br />
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Bottom layers are done!<br />
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I just put a line of white glue and glued the top half of the streamers down.<br />
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After a million years of sewing and ruffling, gluing was a piece of cake! (Pun not intended). I even made roses out of the streamers to dress it up a bit.<br />
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I hadn't thought about the placement of the card slot until I had to glue the streamers down and this was the best I could come up with. It might've been better to put the card slot on the side of the box because you had to shake the box every so often when people were putting cards in because they would stay standing up instead of laying flat at the bottom.<br />
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I maybe should have put more light pink layers at the base of the top tier... This looks more like colour blocking than ombre.<br />
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Below is a little photo heavy with the details.<br />
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So if you're wondering what I did during my summer, this took up a good 3 weeks of it (at least)!<br />
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Total cost? Maybe $10, if even? Mainly for the streamers and spray paint (which I plan to use for other stuff). Since I had the boxes, I didn't have to buy any from the dollar store, otherwise it'd be $20 maybe? (Large boxes were around $6.)<br />
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It was easy enough to get the cards out too as I didn't glue the box closed. The green lid came off as usual, which just meant when carrying it you had to carry it from the bottom.<br />
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And for the table assignments, I turned two of these framed posters:<br />
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I just found some wrapping paper at Hallmark and used black pens and sharpies to do the table numbers and guests. Easy peasy!<br />
(Actually, not too easy taking the frame apart since it was meant to just buy and hang. The backing was not removeable to I had to be careful peeling the backing off and taking the photo mat out.)<br />
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Anyways, the wedding turned out great! We weren't as hurried as I expected for the tea ceremony or bridal party photos, but everything after the wedding ceremony is a complete blur! I honestly have no idea what happened during the reception...a Girl Called Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17947103044357272220noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207945264922061057.post-35653180382895881232012-09-19T09:32:00.000-04:002012-09-19T09:32:00.365-04:00{The Condo} "Construction" So Far...This is going to be a long two years...<br />
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Construction on the condo was originally slated to begin in March but then was later delayed to May. Fences and hoarding went up and they only closed off the parking lot it's being built over in July. Finally in August they brought in drilling and earth moving machines and this is where they were at a few weeks ago:<br />
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I passed by during Labour Day weekend and it was just earth/pavement and trucks everywhere.<br />
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I'm getting antsy but we still have a long ways to go! a Girl Called Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17947103044357272220noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207945264922061057.post-88602452851395157792012-09-11T09:45:00.000-04:002012-09-11T09:47:42.765-04:00{Snapshots} Summer's EndJust some photos from the last few weeks of summer! I can't believe it's almost fall!<br />
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<i>I stopped by my local Value Village and found these beautiful bowls. Only a few scratches on the smaller Friendship bowl, but I swear the orange one is brand new. There is no evidence of use inside or outside the bowl!</i></div>
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<i>Somehow, within three weeks I picked up four pairs of shoes. The striped espadrilles were not on my shopping list but at 60% off, they got on the list.</i><br />
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<i>I cannot even believe the details on this sandcastle (literally)!</i></div>
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<i>Little person on another sand sculpture.</i></div>
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<i>I think this was the 'Lumberjack' poutine?</i></div>
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<i>Pulled pork poutine. I preferred the fries of the Lumberjack poutine but the meat/sauce of this one (different food stalls).</i></div>
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<i>Red velvet funnel cake. Yum!</i></div>
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<i>The Fray. Five songs into their set I realized I had seen them years and years ago! Lol, whoops!</i></div>
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<i>The Fray. Still amazing live.</i></div>
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<i>Isaac ran to the back of the amphitheatre and was singing in a crowd of people. Of course it was the complete opposite side of where we were... For one or two songs he also sat down with a keyboard in the crowd.</i></div>
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<i>Packed venue! I hate the Molson Amphitheatre though and it was crazy windy that night.</i></div>
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<i>Kelly Clarkson.</i></div>
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<i>Airborne Kelly.</i></div>
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<i>Kelly Clarkson.</i></div>
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<i>Sometimes Spider-Man needs help too.</i></div>
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<i>This guy was a rockstar getting the rubber chickens into the pots! His friends though, not so much.</i></div>
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a Girl Called Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17947103044357272220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207945264922061057.post-13771145960596437052012-09-05T10:11:00.000-04:002012-09-05T10:11:25.167-04:00{I Heart} Girls' NYC Weekend BlurbFor a while now I've wanted to get some photo books printed of the various trips I've taken instead of developing individual photos and getting massive photo albums for them. I love seeing full bookshelves and having organized photo books on them would be just lovely!<br />
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So when I won <a href="http://misskaitonline.com/?p=3571" target="_blank">Kait's Blurb Giveaway</a> right before our girls' trip to New York (seen <a href="http://agirlcalledkim.blogspot.ca/2012/06/out-about-girls-in-city-days-1-2.html" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://agirlcalledkim.blogspot.ca/2012/07/out-about-girls-in-city-day-3.html" target="_blank">here</a>), I figured it'd be the perfect test trip since I was going to print multiples and I could see how both softcover and hardcover were. I don't think it made much of a difference (only a few bucks), but I Googled for a coupon code as well (I think I found 20% off) and placed 2 separate orders since Blurb only allows for one promo code to be used per order.<br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">On the left, the ImageWrap hardcover and the softcover on the right. I chose the Standard Landscape size (10 x 8 inches).</span><br />
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Sadly I'm not made of money so the bride-to-be and I got the hardcovers with premium paper (in lustre finish) while the others got the softcovers with standard paper. Only softcovers with over 80 pages can have text on the spine and I made them to be 60 pages, hence the lack of text on the top two copies.</div>
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The photos are a bit grainy so I think I need to use a higher resolution on my camera if I plan to make more of these books.(Though I'm not sure if it's because of my camera settings or the printer...)</div>
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<i>For the most part, I had a ball of a time playing with the pre-set layouts as well as creating some of my own.</i><br />
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<i>I like that you can cram as many photos as you want on a page, without having to pay for each individual print if you were to develop them normally.</i><br />
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<i>Next time I need to scrutinize every photo edge though. I found a few of these slight gaps throughout the book.</i><br />
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<i>I even listed the things we ordered at Marea, otherwise we will never remember what we ate despite having all those photos.</i><br />
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<i>Mandie's a rebel and uses Hipstamatic instead of Instagram, but I picked my fave ones from her photos and put them chronologically across two pages.</i><br />
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<i>On the back cover I listed our itinerary and put the photo I took of the map of Central Park. </i><br />
<i>No matter how many times I refer to this map, I always take the wrong path! (And I don't mean just on this trip.) Oh well. We still got to where we wanted to go, we just took a bit of a detour.</i><br />
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<i>I was pretty impressed with the packaging! Those babies did not budge in the box at all.</i><br />
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I was really impressed with the speed! I submitted my orders on the Friday before the Canada Day long weekend and had the books in my hands 10 days later! I thought it would take at least 3 weeks! The quality of the books were great as well, though after reading through the forums I'm not sure if the graininess of the photos were due to my photo resolutions or the Canadian printers.</div>
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I definitely want to make more books and have a neat little collection, but I take forever to sort through photos, let alone formatting them in the different layouts.</div>
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a Girl Called Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17947103044357272220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207945264922061057.post-17557426488446625082012-08-28T09:10:00.000-04:002012-08-28T10:34:50.919-04:00{DIY} Lowboy DresserI thought it took me a long time to finish the <a href="http://agirlcalledkim.blogspot.ca/2012/01/diy-tall-boy.html" target="_blank">tall boy</a>, but doing the lowboy only took a month less to do.<br />
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Here's a reminder of what the tall boy looks like now:<br />
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And here's the lowboy while it was in the basement guest room:<br />
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If you look at the first picture, you might notice that the mirror frame and dresser are different colours. That's because my dad made the frame for the mirror and attached it himself. I guess that's where I inherited my curiosity for DIYs eh?<br />
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After 3-4 coats of Swan Wing by Behr, here's the lowboy!<br />
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I actually used a roller for two of the larger drawers because the brush kept getting too streaky and I didn't want 6 layers of paint on it. I used a paint brush for the rest of the lowboy so in person, if you look closely, it's a little mismatched but it doesn't bother me too much (at the moment).<br />
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I wanted to use Floetrol for the dressers so that the paint would be more fluid and less likely to be streaky, but this one man at Home Depot told me not to and has since given me bad advice another two times! Because I regretted not getting Floetrol the first time, I didn't listen to him the other two times though. I really should learn to find someone else, but it seems like every time I go to that location, he's the only one around the paint department!<br />
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The lowboy is shinier than the tall boy because I used a small foam brush to cover it in 2 thin coats of Minwax polycrylic but since it dries so fast, it's a bit streaky on top as well. Again, this doesn't bother me so much right now as it's only noticeable in certain angles of light.<br />
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What DOES bother me is the little fibres and dust particles that landed while the paint and polycrylic were drying, but I'll live with it since I'm not going to ruin it by trying to sand out those bits. I already accidentally scraped off a bit of paint trying to get one little fibre off and painting over it looked worse.<br />
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I used the same black spray paint as well, but it came out a lot grittier. It's supposed to be satin, but it seems more matte. Maybe I just didn't shake the can enough?<br />
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Two dressers done and one more to go (my old one which will go into the guest room), but I'm going to apply some polycrylic to the tall boy as well. I've been too scared to put anything on top of it. I put a vase on it for one day and I felt like it was starting to damage the paint so I've only been putting light things on it. I'll probably add another coat on the top of the lowboy while I'm at it too, just to get 'er all done at once.<br />
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Now that I've finally painted this, I can finally organize my closets again. They're a bit chaotic at the moment...<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i>Linked to: <a href="http://primitiveandproper.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Primitive & Proper</a></i></span> a Girl Called Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17947103044357272220noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207945264922061057.post-47835282148002942872012-08-20T19:02:00.002-04:002012-08-20T19:02:45.549-04:00What happened to summer?!Yikes! I haven't been keeping up with blogs (mine and everyone else's - Google Reader says I have almost 1000 posts to read!) and it's almost September! I have not done nearly as much around the house as I expected to, but much of my free time at home lately has been spent trying to get this baby (and myself) up to speed.<br />
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It's a little birthday gift to myself since my last laptop (which was really my first) was bought in the spring of 2004! I'm surprised my p.o.s. Dell has lasted 8 years! I did have to replace the hard drive in 2006 after a virus wiped it out and I could no longer bear with the blue screen of death though. But recently I was starting to have issues with the hard drive again and I was long due for a new computer so I went and bought myself a new toy!<br />
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The Dell is twice as thick as the Mac! Seriously this thing is a monster.<br />
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I am slowly transferring photos but trying to sort them into a more
organized and logical manner than before is difficult since I'm a Mac
newbie. I installed Evernote but I don't get what it's for, I'm not sure my Messages is set up properly, but at least I'm picking up using the touch pad a lot quicker than I expected. With the Dell I absolutely have to use the mouse because the track pad is terrible.<br />
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I'm still going back and forth between both computers, but hopefully I will fully transition to the Mac soon. I just have to plug in my camera/memory card to see which method is going to be best for uploading photos and then maybe I can get back into the swing of things!<br />
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I hope everyone has been enjoying their summer! And enjoy what's left of it! *sigh* a Girl Called Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17947103044357272220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207945264922061057.post-87677896224354018052012-08-02T10:05:00.000-04:002012-08-24T22:07:33.633-04:00{At Home} Powder Room Update & LightingWhoops. Totally dropped the ball on this one again! Just a little update on the powder room progress (and current lack thereof).<br />
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We last left off <a href="http://agirlcalledkim.blogspot.ca/2012/03/at-home-powder-room-progress-finally.html" target="_blank">here</a> with the sink bowl on the kitchen table and the old light fixture.<br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Instructions. All gibberish to me!</span></div>
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As a reminder, here's the old screechy faucet.<br />
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My dad's makeshift set-up to hook all the plumbing back together...<br />
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And now the sink is all put back together after some minor cosmetic alterations!<br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Shiny!</span></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">And not screechy at all! I still cringe every now and again when I turn the tap on, expecting it to scream at me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">After this was installed, every time I walked by the powder room I would walk in just to stare lol.</span></div>
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So we crossed off one more item on the to-do list...<br />
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<li><strike>Paint stripes on the walls</strike></li>
<li><strike>Paint the baseboards</strike></li>
<li><strike>Replace the toilet</strike></li>
<li><strike>Re-hang old mirror</strike> </li>
<li><strike>Finish installing the new faucet and reattach the sink bowl to the wall</strike></li>
<li><strike>Touch up the paint around the sink</strike> (Miraculously, it needed no touch ups!)</li>
<li>Buy a new light fixture and install</li>
<li>Find two pieces to fill <a href="http://agirlcalledkim.blogspot.com/2012/01/deals-steals-ribba-madness.html" target="_blank">the frames</a> and hang them up (I've got one potential, I just need a second)</li>
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The light fixture is still this 80's style Hollywood bulb type. We just haven't found any light fixtures that catch our eye (and don't break the bank) as you can tell by all the other light fixtures in the house...<br />
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The master bathroom had a boob light that we removed back in February and it still looks like this...<br />
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Gotta love the builder's standard light fixture... <br />
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We bought this Martha Stewart fixture (Seal Harbor) to see if we liked it so then we would buy the 1- or 2-light version for the powder room. So far so good, though we have 60 watt bulbs in them now and it gets really warm standing under them even after 10 seconds. I keep meaning to switch to a lower wattage but again, hello, I am lazy.<br />
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I'll eventually post about the updates made to this bathroom (and all other rooms...).<br />
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So last year I switched out the overhead light in my bedroom and it made a world of difference! Below is the standard builder one from over 20 years ago!<br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Yuck. This is the one currently in my brother's room. We've yet to decide what to switch his out for.</span></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">I switched the standard to this Hampton Bay one, I believe it was $30? After about 2 weeks, I realized that the wallmount lights in the basement are the semi-circles version of this! I'm not sure my parents have even realized yet.</span></div>
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We originally bought this light for the spare bedroom upstairs (now turned "library" and my second closet), but somehow it ended up in the master walk-in closet instead.<br />
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And so the light in the spare room looks like this now. Also since February...<br />
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I suppose I should start keeping an eye out again for light fixtures and just get 'er done! I just want to finish all the bedroom/bathroom stuff so that I can get started on the family room and kitchen!<br />
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Is anyone else as bad as me with all the jumping around with projects? I seriously cannot focus to get them done in a reasonable amount of time...a Girl Called Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17947103044357272220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207945264922061057.post-76303760903780501092012-07-19T09:36:00.000-04:002012-07-19T09:36:00.650-04:00{DIY} Michelle's Bridal ShowerSo you saw the <a href="http://agirlcalledkim.blogspot.com/2012/07/diy-bridal-shower-prep.html" target="_blank">decorations and towel cake</a> I made, now here's the final product!<br />
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We were running around like chickens with their heads cut off, trying to get everything set up before people showed up and we still started half an hour late. Oops! Running between the parking garage, apartment, and party room while also waiting for the elevator really sucks up a lot of time! Next time if I were to use a condo party room again, I would definitely allocate more time beforehand in the party room to set up.<br />
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Aside from that, I think it went pretty well and I hope everyone enjoyed themselves! <br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">As guests walked in, they were greeted by a little pom pom.</span></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Sparkling Citrus Punch, Oreo Chocolate Chip Cookies, Peanut Butter Chocolate Cupcakes (with my paper flags), and chips & guacamole.</span></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Angus Beef and Chicken Sliders with the food picks I put together. And there's one of the three large green pom poms. I didn't have time to fluff them properly...</span></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Yay, food!</span></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">The guests waiting for the party to get started! You can see how badly I fluffed the green pom pom on the left...</span></div>
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We asked the guests to write a message
or leave Michelle some advice which we would use to compile a little
book for her new life as a Mrs.<br />
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<i>The first activity.</i></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Guests filling up their plates!</span></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">On paper I felt like we had no food. In actuality, there was A LOT!</span></div>
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We came up with a list of questions
and sent them to both the bride and groom to answer on their own. Then
Mandie picked the more ambiguous answers and guests had to guess whether
"He" said it, if "She" said it, or if they both said it! <br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">It was hard getting the moms and aunts to pay attention! They're a chatty bunch! </span></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;"> </span>For the second game, a list of items were allotted points
and if you had that item, you got the corresponding points. The person
with the most points won. And you bet Mandie did surprise "audits"! We
had to make sure that they actually had what they claimed to have! Some
people (Michelle) claimed to have a hair brush but couldn't prove it
because it wasn't there!<br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Tallying up points for the "What's In Your Purse?" game.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">The girls checking what they have in their purses.</span></div>
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For the little "photobooth", the original plan was to use a white
table cloth behind so that the blues and greens would pop... buuut, the
plastic of the table cloth kept sliding out from the tape so that was a
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Bridesmaids with the bride! We've known each other for half our lives! (Well, Fi and I have known each other longer...)</span></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Michelle and her bouquet of gerber daisies.</span></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Group shot, though we did lose some people before this.</span></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Kathy monkeying around with the paper dot garlands.</span></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">I love this picture. Michelle's grandma is watching Kathy play with the garlands, probably wondering who the crazy girl is!</span></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Michelle and the two moms.</span></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Forget the veil and floral bouquet, I think this is the look to use on wedding day!</span></div>
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Now that both the bachelorette and bridal shower are done, it's time to get cracking on some of the stuff needed for the wedding! Only two months to go!</div>
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What about you? Anyone else helping out with wedding festivities this year? Or attending many weddings?</div>a Girl Called Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17947103044357272220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207945264922061057.post-57969903083865337812012-07-17T09:58:00.000-04:002012-07-17T09:58:00.294-04:00{DIY} Bridal Shower PrepAfter all the <a href="http://agirlcalledkim.blogspot.ca/2012/06/out-about-girls-in-city-days-1-2.html" target="_blank">bachelorette</a> <a href="http://agirlcalledkim.blogspot.ca/2012/07/out-about-girls-in-city-day-3.html" target="_blank">fun</a>, it was time to get working on the bridal shower for Michelle. She wanted a simple gathering with family and close friends so I got started on the decor to jazz up the party room.<br />
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A few months back I saw <a href="http://ohhappyday.com/2012/04/paper-dots-garland/" target="_blank">Oh Happy Day</a>'s Jordan's tutorial for <a href="http://ohhappyday.com/2012/04/paper-dots-garland/" target="_blank">Paper Dots Garlands</a> and loved them, but wasn't sure where to buy crepe paper folds so I thought nothing more of it. Then I was browsing the aisles of Dollarama and spotted these 10 metre rolls of crepe paper in the green theme that we wanted (they also had packages of pinks/purples and yellow/orange/red). They weren't stretchy like regular crepe paper but they were already pre-cut and they did the job.<br />
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I followed these steps and it probably took me about an hour (in front of the tv of course) to do each roll.<br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Paper Dots Garland tutorial and images by <a href="http://ohhappyday.com/2012/04/paper-dots-garland/" target="_blank">Oh Happy Day</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">My finished garlands!</span></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">We planned for a little photo op with the bride-to-be and these garlands were to be the backdrop.</span></div>
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Up next? Tissue paper pom poms! Seriously, these days you can't have a bridal shower without some tissue paper pom poms! I consulted the millions of tutorials already online to make 3 large green pom poms.</div>
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<i>Tissue Paper Pom Poms tutorial and images by <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/how-to/tissue-paper-pom-poms-how-to#" target="_blank">Martha Stewart</a>.</i></div>
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These are so easy to make, I'm always so curious as to who buys the pre-cut packages. Aside from Martha selling them, I was at Michael's and saw another company's package of 6 in the bridal aisle selling for $29.99! That's crazytown! Our green pom poms were essentially just $1 each for each pack of tissue paper and I used other materials I already owned - instead of floral wire I used twist ties and just used some thread for the string. <br />
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I made two smaller blue ones with tissue paper I already owned since we had three large bright green ones and I figured it'd be nice to break up the colour a little bit.</div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">The view from below. I used 8 sheets for the dark blue pom pom and 10-12 sheets of tissue paper for the light blue pom pom. I like the fuller pouf a lot more.</span></div>
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We planned to serve some sliders and needed some toothpicks to keep the buns and meat together. We tried looking in stores for some pretty toppers but couldn't find anything that wouldn't break the bank so I decided to make my own.</div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Food Picks tutorial and images by <a href="http://www.studiodiy.com/2012/05/01/diy-food-picks/" target="_blank">Studio DIY</a>.</span></div>
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I used a similar process as Studio DIY. Instead of tissue paper I used a roll of crepe paper I already owned. Because the crepe paper was 2" wide, I cut 3-4" inch sections and folded the crepe paper in half so they would be an inch long, cut the fringe, and then dabbed beads of glue to wrap around each toothpick.<br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Crepe paper food picks.</span></div>
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We also wanted some cupcake toppers and I wanted different ones from the sliders. I wish I had washi tape because this would've been so much easier. Instead I cut up some blue-ish paper I already owned (thicker than printer paper but thinner than cardstock) into flags and poked two holes at the ends to thread the toothpicks through.</div>
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For the gift, the bridesmaids bought bath and hand towels and I constructed a towel cake out of them. To top the cake off, my mom made some <a href="http://agirlcalledkim.blogspot.ca/2012/02/diy-wash-cloth-puppies.html" target="_blank">wash cloth puppies</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Pretty from the front.</span></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Hot mess in the back lol.</span></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">I used a paper towel roll to create a fuller base and so that I could wrap the towels for the top tier around instead of using pins to attach them to the base.</span></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">The profile of the towel cake. It's more padded at the front because of how I needed to fold the towels to show the monograms.</span></div>
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Do you have any "must have" party decor items? Have you made anything you've pinned or been inspired by on other blogs lately?<br />
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Come back Thursday to see how it all came together!a Girl Called Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17947103044357272220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207945264922061057.post-17067056683543525042012-07-12T09:45:00.000-04:002012-08-24T22:06:54.242-04:00{Out & About) Girls in the City - Day 3Continuing from <a href="http://agirlcalledkim.blogspot.ca/2012/06/out-about-girls-in-city-days-1-2.html" target="_blank">Days 1 & 2</a>, here are photos from Day 3 of my girls' weekend in New York!<br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">The view from Michelle and Cera's room. They even had a nice view of a sunbather on the neighbouring rooftop. Mandie, Fiona, and I got a nice view of some office.</span></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Pancakes from Clinton St. Baking Company. There was an hour and a half wait for a table so we opted for some takeout.</span></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Fun on Brooklyn Bridge.</span></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Manhattan Bridge.</span></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Brooklyn Bridge and lower Manhattan.</span></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Lower Manhattan from Brooklyn Bridge Park.</span></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">On the High Line. The popsicles are Mango Chile and Coconut - definitely needed on a hot day. (I love that popsicles are making a comeback!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Some of the food we had at Marea. Pickled cucumber (?), Hawaiian Blue Prawn Tartare, Charred Calamari, Grilled Octopus, East & West Coast Oysters, Braised Octopus & Bone Marrow Fusilli, Lobster Ravioli, Crab & Sea Urchin Spaghetti, Seared Sea Scallops, Roasted Guinea Hen, Grapefruit gelee (? I think I'm making this one up), Affogato with Brown Butter Gelato, Bomboloni, Carrot Sponge with Carrot Ginger Sorbet, Hazelnut & Dark Chocolate, Mignardises to end the night. </span></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Hanging out on the steps of TKTS in Times Square on our last night.</span></div>
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It seemed like forever from the time we booked our tickets to actually flying, but once we were in New York, it was over in the blink of an eye! I wish the trip could've been longer, especially since it's our last group trip as single girls!a Girl Called Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17947103044357272220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207945264922061057.post-8165324276895732602012-07-10T09:38:00.000-04:002012-08-24T22:08:23.738-04:00{Eat} Sassafraz & Crêpes à GoGoAfter this past weekend, I am 90% done painting my dresser but I still need to apply some poly in a couple areas and spray the hardware once more before I can reveal the final product, which will essentially look like the <a href="http://agirlcalledkim.blogspot.ca/2012/01/diy-tall-boy.html" target="_blank">tall boy</a>. I also realized I have to go around the house and take photos for some updates, so maybe later this month when I have some time!<br />
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After all the <i>gruelling</i> housework on Saturday, I headed down to Yorkville with the girls for some lunch and window shopping! Sassafraz is one of those restaurants I've always wanted to try despite hearing mixed reviews and after this visit, I would try it again. <br />
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<i>Sassafraz is located in an array of Victorian rowhouses. </i>(<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cfccreates/5714186984/in/photostream/" target="_blank"><i>Source</i></a>) </div>
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<i>Roasted chicken breast with doubled smoked bacon and red onion quinoa, braised leeks in<br />natural reduction.</i></div>
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<i>Pork tenderloin with roasted garlic sweet potato mash, asparagus, sweet apple cider glaze.</i></div>
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<i>Pappardelle with roasted tomato, artichoke, goat cheese and basil pesto.</i></div>
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Apparently the pork tenderloin was not enjoyed as much as the chicken and pappardelle were! The smoked bacon in the quinoa was soooo good.<br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Inside the restaurant. There's a water feature in the back and I forgot to take a picture of the gorgeous bar area at the entrance.</span></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Pardon the reflection - it was super sunny!</span></div>
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After we did some window shopping (well, I did pick up a skirt from FCUK...), we walked to the re-located Crêpes à GoGo for some Parisian-style crêpes.<br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">I had heard to try the Limonana, which is made of lemon juice, mint leaves, and organic cane juice. It's definitely not for everyone, but I liked it! It reminds me of the mint tea I always had in Turkey.</span></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">From the Sweet & Savoury menu, the Big Ben - mozzarella & raspberry jam. The crepes are served in a paper bag for you to eat in the cafe or to take to go.</span></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">And from the Sweet menu, the Tartinade - their version of Nutella.</span></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Anytime I have authentic Parisian-style crêpes, the first one I have to try is with the chocolate-hazelnut spread. If you mess that up, I can't be bothered to try your other options!</span></div>
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Can you tell I love food? Does anyone else love when their city has restaurant week? Especially when it happens twice a year (Winterlicious and Summerlicious)!a Girl Called Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17947103044357272220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207945264922061057.post-90688072723083233662012-07-05T21:06:00.000-04:002012-08-24T22:08:45.060-04:00{Out & About} Summer FunI can't believe we're in July already! My brain is still in early June! I'm not complaining though because I loooove summer! Everyone hibernates in the winter and summer is when we all come out to play!<br />
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Thanks to the long weekend for Canada Day (Happy Belated Canada Day & Fourth of July!!), Monday was spent at Ashbridges Bay and it was HOT. The sand would burn your feet so I just stayed on the grassy area and got slightly burnt.<br />
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One activity I've looked forward to every summer these past 3 years is <a href="http://www.harbourfrontcentre.com/freeflicks/" target="_blank">Free Flicks</a> at Harbourfront Centre. There's a different theme each year and this year they've actually extended the series by 2 weeks! More movies! There are several venues/themes around the city featuring free films but the Harbourfront Centre one is my favourite (not that I've been to the other ones...) because it's by the breezy Lake Ontario and there's less vehicular and foot traffic so it's much quieter! Plus they already have benches for you whereas at other venues, you may be required to sit on the floor or bring your own chairs.</div>
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<i>It's kind of hard to see, but there's a line of kayakers. Another summer activity I love! I have passes for that rental company and I love kayaking between the Toronto Islands.</i><br />
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<i>Boats in Lake Ontario.</i></div>
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<i>The WestJet Stage.</i></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Seats are filling up at the WestJet Stage for last night's showing of 'Office Space'.</span></div>
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a Girl Called Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17947103044357272220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207945264922061057.post-43748830675236548022012-06-27T09:20:00.000-04:002012-08-24T22:09:09.642-04:00{Out & About} Girls in the City - Days 1 & 2A couple of weekends ago the girls and I headed down to New York City (I know, I know... again?!) to play tourist and for some bachelorette festivities for Michelle!<br />
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<i>Shake Shack at Madison Square Park. Yum! Not sure about that hour long wait though... I don't think I've ever waited that long at the Midtown location. Or at Burger Joint which I might prefer more.</i></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">At the MoMA. Some Keith Haring (top left) and an 'interactive' piece (bottom left) where patrons are encouraged to take some candy (apparently it gets replenished).</span></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">At the Met. There's a REAL deer in the middle picture just above!</span></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">On the steps of the Met. We just need some yogurt and it's like a scene from 'Gossip Girl'! Minus the expensive wardrobes and trust funds though.</span></div>
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I wanted to hit up a bunch of food trucks but lack of time and tired feet didn't allow that to happen. One of the ones I'd heard about was Wafels & Dinges. I also knew that one of the ones I really wanted to try had a cart location in Central Park, but I couldn't remember which food truck it was. When we were in Belvedere Castle, I saw a yellow cart across Turtle Pond and thought it could be Wafels & Dinges, so we headed over and IT WAS! Best random sighting ever!</div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">From top to bottom: Whipped cream and speculoos spread/Dulce de leche and bananas/Speculoos and strawberries. The order form on the back of the box. The inside says "you lucky dinges!". The cart where the magic happens. </span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">The 'wafel-0-meter': Studies have shown* that altruistic attitudes might shift dramatically when wafeling. Check your wafel-o-meter prior to sharing to avoid serious side effects.</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">*Study conducted by Belgian Ministry of Culinary Affairs, Department of Wafels.</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">Left to right it goes: Plenty left to share ... Think twice before sharing ... Forget about sharing at this point.</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">Dinges [ding-uhs] noun, plural: Used in place of the noun or proper noun, when you can't remember the name of: (1) a thing, (2) a person, (3) your wafel toppings, (4) like, uh, you know: stuff</span></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">At Bethesda Fountain. I had to remind them of that one scene in 'Home Alone 2'!</span></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Back in our hotel (minus one) after some bachelorette 'fun' </span>;)</div>
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I did realize when we were back home, however, that I failed to take them by Rockefeller Center and the New York Public Library/Bryant Park and we should've tried to fit in a trip on the Staten Island Ferry. Oh well, there's always next time!</div>
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We unwrapped the plastic and found this beauty:<br />
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A nice big rip on the bottom of the sofa. *womp womp* <br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Ignore the drawers in the back. I'm so close to finishing up painting my dresser and just bought a foam roller for a final coat since it was still really streaky after 4 coats with a brush, but progress has stalled once again.</span></div>
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The tear was the length of my hand!<br />
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And not only was there a rip, but two of the four legs didn't fit properly. The holes for the screws didn't line up properly, so we called customer service and were basically told to wait for a callback to determine when they would drop off a new one and pick this one up.<br />
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So in the meantime we put the recliner together.<br />
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They finally dropped off the new sofa and took the reject on the 15th and so now it sits in the middle of the foyer until we have time to put it all together. I'm surprised it took another 8 days to get a new one though considering the saleslady said we could've gotten the original order in 2 days since black is always in stock.<br />
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Hopefully it's okay!a Girl Called Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17947103044357272220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207945264922061057.post-40556503228002758842012-06-05T14:29:00.000-04:002012-08-24T22:10:04.300-04:00{Out & About} Weekend ShenanigansWhat a miserable weekend weather-wise! Friday evening was spent at the National Ballet of Canada for <i>'Hamlet'</i>, which I enjoyed more than most Shakespearean plays I've seen because my brain can never grasp the language quick enough.<br />
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Of course by the time the ballet was over it was full on pouring rain and we had to hop scotch our way back to the car to avoid all the puddles. Didn't work - my shoes and pants were still soaked! Although that wasn't as bad as what people had to endure at Union Station which had flooded in the afternoon.<br />
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<i>Jack & Rose barely made it out! </i></div>
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<i>(Not sure what the original source is as this got tweeted and re-tweeted over and over.)</i></div>
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A few of us drove to Stratford on Saturday and we had our fingers crossed that the rain would hold out until we were in the theatre at least (at most it was just light rain).<br />
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<i>Cumulus clouds hovering over fields along Hwy 7/8.</i></div>
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<i>Downie Street in Stratford.</i></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Lovely stained glass ceiling at Coffee Culture.</span></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">The Avon Theatre where we saw the matinee of 'You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown' and 'The Pirates of Penzance' in the evening. </span></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Bieber used to play on these steps and I swear I've seen him before! I remember seeing a blond kid and thinking, "Where are his parents?!" (Laughing all the way to the bank now...)</span></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">A vending machine for live bait...</span></div>
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So yes. I saw Shakespeare at the ballet and not Shakespeare in Stratford...<br />
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On Sunday I went to look at some finishes at a decor centre (not mine, unfortunately) and I hope my builder has less options (which I think they do)! It's just so much to think about and visualize when you're essentially visualizing from a floor plan!<br />
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<i>So many cabinets! I want this kitchen. But maybe with white uppers instead.</i></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Cabinet styles on the left with the stain options behind the doors and bathroom and floor tiles on the right.</span></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Hardwood, engineered hardwood, carpets, more cabinets, granite, and laminate countertops! Decisions, decisions.</span></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Some of the options for railings.</span></div>
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<i>So many choices!</i></div>
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So then I got a little tour of the new neighbourhood which is still in my town. Who knew this existed here?! Certainly not me, despite living here for 24 years! I tend to stick to the southern portion of my town and this is way more North than I ever go.<br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">It's a bit of a hike to get to, but worth it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">I wish I had a cottage and that this was my backyard.</span><br />
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I'm so excited for this place to come together and it's not even mine!</div>
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a Girl Called Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17947103044357272220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207945264922061057.post-32973366412646510602012-05-31T09:45:00.000-04:002012-05-31T09:45:00.580-04:00{Blog Life} Tagged! A Little Bit About MeWow, I am horribly slow at keeping up with other blogs and whatnot! Way back in <i>February</i> (oy vay), Tanya of <a href="http://dans-le-townhouse.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Dans le Townhouse</a> tagged me for some <a href="http://dans-le-townhouse.blogspot.ca/2012/02/tagged-random-facts-about-moi.html" target="_blank">blogging fun</a>. I think a bunch of these games have gone around a bit recently so I don't even know if there are people left to tag, so I'm just going to skip that part and answer Tanya's questions and throw in my random facts so that ya'll get to know a bit more about me.<br />
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<u><b>Tanya's Questions:</b></u><br />
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<i><b>How much time do you devote to blogging each day?</b></i><br />
Not a lot, clearly. Each week I try to spend a few hours to get posts ready for the week but I have a regular day job plus a part-time job where my schedule varies. That means I sometimes work weeknights once I'm done my day job and usually weekends if I'm around, so getting projects done to even write about here is impossible at times.<br />
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My biggest struggle though is just taking and uploading photos while the sun is out and then re-sizing/adjusting colours if needed. Once I have the photos ready to go, writing posts up is quick, but it's a slow process for me to get the photos taken and fixed up... <br />
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<i><b>What do you think is the best room in your house/home/apartment/lean-to?</b></i><br />
I'd have to say my bedroom since it's the most put together at the moment, which really isn't saying much. We're just starting to work on the house since we haven't changed much over the past 20 years, so I'm sure my opinion will change with time! (And pictures will come eventually as well, but remember the answer above!)<br />
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<i><b>What is your favourite colour?</b></i><br />
Blue!<br />
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<b><i>What skill would you love to learn?</i> </b><br />
I would love to learn to sew. I didn't have a clue what was happening in grade 8 home ec and we ran out of time so I brought my unfinished boxer shorts home for my mom to finish! She's a pro at sewing so I've never had to but I should probably learn since I want to make pillow covers and whatnot.<br />
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<i><b>Are you sentimental about stuff, or can you de-clutter with ease?</b></i><br />
I am a total pack rat! I always say that I got the pack rat gene from my paternal grandfather who kept <i>everything </i>(newspapers, VHS tapes with random recordings, magazines, etc)! For me though, I keep things because of sentimentality or because I <i>might</i> need it one day. It never fails - as soon as I throw something out, I'll need it soon after, so I just deal with that by never throwing things away! I'm trying to de-clutter now though so that when I move I have less to sort through and less to bring with me as I have accumulated a lot of stuff over the years. I also hate spending money knowing that I just had something so I try to avoid throwing away the still useful stuff.<br />
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<i><b>Who is your favourite band/musician?</b></i><br />
I can never just pick one! Mat Kearney, John Mayer, Jon McLaughlin, Maroon5, Take That, The Script, Sara Bareilles, Pixie Lott, and some of the remaining boybands from the late 90's/early 2000's... Their songs are catchy!<br />
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<i><b>How do you organize your books? By colour? By theme? Some personalized system?</b></i><br />
I order mine by genre and then sometimes by size or based on what spine colours look better together. I'm very particular on the organization of my files and stuff, so now that I think about it, I'm surprised I'm so easy-going with my books lol.<br />
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<i><b>What accomplishment are you most proud of?</b></i><br />
I always struggle with this question in interviews! But since this isn't job related, I'll say, purchasing my condo! I've only paid 10% on it so far and I wish I had a (real) job earlier on so I'd have more saved to buy earlier, but hey, it's done now! It definitely won't hit me until I'm all moved in though. <br />
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<i><b>Do you buy yourself fresh-cut flowers?</b></i><br />
I would like to but my dad has a ton of plants around the house so it seems like a waste, even though we have way more vases than any household needs. When the condo is done, I plan on buying some for myself every once in a while. I can't keep plants alive so it'll be nice to have some fresh flowers every so often.<br />
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<i><b>Do you screen your phone calls?</b></i><br />
We don't have call display on the landline so we just pick up all calls even though our voicemail is capable of screening. On my cell I usually don't, unless I'm near a landline and then I will reject the call and call the person back on a landline lol. I'm on pay-as-you-go and text more, so I try to use a landline when I can.<br />
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<i><b>What is the funniest thing that has happened to you?</b></i><br />
Ok, I know something funny must have happened in my lifetime, but I cannot remember anything! I have a terrible memory for these things and I've already been thinking about it for the past 4 days but to no avail. Maybe one day if I think of something I'll tell ya'll.<br />
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<u><b><strike>11</strike> 5 Random Facts</b></u><br />
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<li>When I was a kid I swore that I would never drink coffee... then I got my first office job in my second year of university and kept falling asleep while reading scientific journal articles <i>on the first day! </i>Now I can't go a day without having caffeine, otherwise I get a headache! Terrible. It definitely helps perk me up though!</li>
<li>I watch a lot of TV. Like, everyone says they watch a lot, but seriously I watch A LOT. It's a problem I have, but I have to watch shows that air regularly on TV, then I have to watch shows that are not available in Canada (or are usually at least a year behind), plus Brit shows! I'm really behind on shows because I watch so many though and I'm talking months or even years, behind... It's hard to keep up!</li>
<li>I am definitely a night owl. I always set my alarm early to train myself to be an early riser, but it just can't happen. The snooze button (and sometimes accidentally, the off button) is too easy to hit in my sleep.</li>
<li>I wish I could be more stylish! I love reading fashion blogs, watching shows like <i>'What Not To Wear',</i> and I know what styles I like on others, but I cannot for the life of me put myself together that nicely! Despite my mass amounts of clothing, it's a struggle to think of what to wear each day! Sometimes I wish I had my own personal stylist and hair/makeup people.</li>
<li>I love chocolate. Depending on the amount, it will disappear within a matter of minutes, hours or days of me spotting it if it's in the house. No one else even has a chance to taste it sometimes, I'm that quick!</li>
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And just so this isn't all just text, here are some photos from 2 weeks ago when the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Mets 14 to 5! So many home runs that night, it was amaaazing!<br />
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This past weekend my mom and I went out to look again and we ended up at the Sears furniture store since my mom really liked the quality of the leather we saw the last time we were there. After maybe 2.5 hours of hemming and hawing, we put our order in for Italsofa's Aquila sofa and reclining chair!<br />
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I was originally against this couch because it seems a little to modern for our house, but my mom is thinking that it will eventually move with them when my parents downsize so it's a good size. Plus, it'll give me the kick-start I've been waiting for to finally tear down the wallpaper and chair rail we've had for as long as we've had the couches! I've probably wanted to repaint the room since the wallpaper went up! Gotta love 90's decor... <span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div>
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I'm also not a fan of New York in the summer because of all the tourists that flock to the city, which I got a taste of last weekend. It bothers me in any city, but for whatever reason it aggravates me the most in NYC because regular New Yorkers are always in such a hurry, you'd think visitors would get the hint and NOT stop suddenly in the middle of the sidewalk to look up at the skyscrapers or take a photo of a family member who is also blocking the way! And must they really walk 4 people side by side along a busy sidewalk?! Half the time I end up walking on the street by the curb just to get away from everyone lol.<br />
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<i>A sampling of the eight shows I saw this trip. </i></div>
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<i>(First Row) 'How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying': Say what you will about Nick Jonas, but he was terrific! A million times better than Darren Criss, though Daniel Radcliffe was still the best overall. 'Death of a Salesman': Phenomenal performances by the cast! 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes': Megan Hilty in another Marilyn Monroe related role and she was freakin' adorable, on stage and off! Love her.</i></div>
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<i>(Second Row) 'The Best Man': Almost didn't see this because of the political topic, but I'm glad I did. Talk about amazing cast. 'Death of a Salesman's Biff: Andrew Garfield. 'One Man, Two Guvnors': I want to see it again! Love James Corden.</i></div>
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<i>(Third Row) 'Newsies': Another great ensemble! Awesome seeing so many 'SYTYCD' dancers as well. 'Once': Haven't seen it on Broadway yet, but I loved it off-Broadway at the NYTW. Cristin Milioti has such an amazing voice. 'How To Succeed': Had to snap a shot before it closed (May 20).</i></div>
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<i>Can't remember exactly which cold ramen noodles these are since the website is in Japanese and I can't find the English version, but it was tasty! Though I had the soup one and it did get salty after a while. But the deep fried oysters were delicious!</i></div>
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And in less than a month, I'll be back! Not for theatre, but for a girls' weekend/bachelorette! I'm tired just thinking about it since we'll be cramming in eating, shopping, museums, other tourist attractions, and more eating, but at least we'll be staying in the city! No trekking to/from Brooklyn for me this time!</div>
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I really need to make non-New York related travel plans though... All my vacation days are being eaten up by these trips and I have another in the works for July for Shakespeare in the Park (<i>Into The Woods</i> with Amy Adams)!</div>
a Girl Called Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17947103044357272220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207945264922061057.post-64923302563332071082012-05-16T10:00:00.000-04:002012-08-24T22:05:07.539-04:00{Eat} Shiso Tree CaféHooo boy! I have not logged into Blogger in forever and I would like to say that my absence was due to all the progress I've made on projects, but that is definitely not the case! Just busy with work and life I suppose.<br />
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And that definitely doesn't stop me from eating! A few weeks ago I tried Shiso Tree Café for a second time and it was just as delicious as the first. Located in <a href="http://www.jtown.ca/NewStuff/index-e.htm#" target="_blank">J-Town</a>, it serves wafu pasta. That is, Japanese-style Italian pasta.<br />
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<i>Shrimp and Corn in Cream Sauce. This was good but I think I prefer the Shrimp Okonomiyaki from my first visit instead.</i></div>
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Looking at these photos, it's no wonder my belly was so stuffed afterwards! But it was worth it! I'd go back just for the Green Tea Créme Brûlée!</div>
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a Girl Called Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17947103044357272220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207945264922061057.post-31471621212409278872012-04-05T10:00:00.000-04:002012-08-24T22:04:49.414-04:00{Deals & Steals} Pyrex Love<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Because we don't already have enough stuff in the house, I picked up two
11/2qt. Pyrex Cinderella Mixing Bowls at Value Village. The Horizon Blue bowl
is a bit more worn underneath the handle and spout with a couple of
chips off the sides, but it's not totally noticeable and it was only
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They now join my mom's Homestead Bowls (I've now claimed them as mine), which are in mint condition since she hasn't used them probably since she got them! <br />
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On a side note, see those cabinets? I so desperately want to paint them white (and get rid of the laminate countertop) but I think I'm going to have to wait until next year. The bathrooms still aren't completely done, there are two dressers that I still need to paint, I need to organize and pare down our junk/stuff we've inherited, and the kitchen would definitely require my full attention.<br />
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Anyways, Happy Easter!<br />
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Woohoo, four day weekend! I'm hoping to finish my spring cleaning and sorting through things to donate, but we'll see how that goes. And I never know where to bring my stuff due to sketchy charities. <i><b>Where do you bring your clothes/household things to donate?</b></i>a Girl Called Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17947103044357272220noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207945264922061057.post-3744477129436222902012-04-03T09:30:00.000-04:002012-08-24T22:04:23.305-04:00{Out & About} One of a Kind Spring Show & Sale 2012On Sunday I hit up the <a href="http://www.oneofakindshow.com/toronto/" target="_blank">One of a Kind Spring Show & Sale</a> after years of missing it. Between 2004-2006ish, I think I went to each of the Spring and Christmas shows, a time where as a university student, I shouldn't have been looking at more stuff to buy! But beyond occasionally purchasing jewelry (some of the "cheaper" stuff, definitely could not afford the higher end stuff back then!)<a href="http://www.foxyoriginals.com/" target="_blank"></a> and shortbread for gifts from <a href="http://www.shortbread.ca/" target="_blank">Coach House Shortbread</a>, I would just take in the sights and I was happy to be able to do that again this year!<br />
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After doing a quick round through all the aisles, I sat down to rest my feet and see/hear what Christine of <a href="http://bijouandboheme.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Bijou and Boheme</a> had to share. (Details on specific items can be found in her nicely summarized post <a href="http://bijouandboheme.blogspot.ca/2012/04/my-22-minutes-of-fameooak.html" target="_blank">here</a>.)<br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">The Transitional look, but pretend that <a href="http://www.daviddawson.ca/index.htm" target="_blank">David Dawson</a></span> <i>piece on the floor is on the easel instead... I was a little slow, apparently.</i></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">The Modern look. The more I look at those wooden octagon blocks by <a href="http://liscious.com/" target="_blank">Studio Liscious</a>, the more I want them.</span></div>
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After Christine's talk, I did another once over around the show to pick up a couple of items from vendors that piqued my interest even before going to the Show.</div>
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First up, <a href="http://avrilloreti.com/" target="_blank">Avril Loreti</a>. I love the vibrant colours and seriously, the fabrics feel amaaazing! </div>
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So, I either need to start up a Tea Towels Anonymous or just outright start a collection because I of course picked up another set to join <a href="http://agirlcalledkim.blogspot.ca/2011/12/deals-steals-poppy-treffry-tina-fey.html" target="_blank">these</a><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span>and
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I even had my eye on some linen tea towels from <a href="http://www.coyclothes.com/" target="_blank">Coy Clothes</a> (no photos on their site and I didn't get any at the show) and hemp/organic cotton ones like these:</div>
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Next up, I spotted <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/hilarycosgrove" target="_blank">Hilary Cosgrove</a>'s booth and was ecstatic!</div>
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<i>I've been eyeing these alphabet and owl pillows for almost 2 years now!</i><br />
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<i>Owl, owlet, and squirrel pillows.</i><br />
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<i>Tiny bird and Winston & Squeak. I love that Hilary makes use of the scraps from other projects to make these.</i><br />
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<i>Squirrel pillows and some art pieces.</i><br />
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<i>The owl that I brought home!</i><br />
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I was also lusting after some pillows by <a href="http://atelierdupresbytere.com/en" target="_blank">Atelier du Presbytere</a> (using antique linens) and <a href="http://www.nicoletarasick.com/" target="_blank">Nicole Tarasick</a>, neither of which I have photos of, but <a href="http://lifeovereasy.com/2012/03/kind-top-15-home-picks/" target="_blank">Life Over Easy's Top 15 post</a> includes them along with other faves of mine.</div>
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These darling linen pillows from <a href="http://coucousalut.com/" target="_blank">coucou salut</a> caught my eye as well:</div>
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<i>images from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/coucousalut" target="_blank">coucou salut</a></i><br />
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I guess this is really just a textile loving post since I didn't even touch on some of the lovely jewelry and wood pieces that I saw. There's always next time!</div>
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a Girl Called Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17947103044357272220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207945264922061057.post-76538400548772469362012-03-20T09:30:00.000-04:002012-08-24T22:09:21.166-04:00{Out & About} Las Vegas QuickieGet your mind out of the gutter! At the end of February, I joined my parents for a few days in Las Vegas and managed to do some damage to my credit card and waistline.<br />
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I was only there for two full days and spent most of the first day at the outlet mall (I love you, J. Crew!). The second day was spent buying tickets for Cirque du Soleil's <i>Mystere</i> and then circling the mall for an hour to find my dad who had actually left to return to the hotel to meet my brother who was flying in, without telling us he left the mall! We toured around some of the newer hotels since my dad and brother hadn't been in at least 10 years, and I think both my mom and I last went in 2009 (the Cosmopolitan Hotel was totally new to me). We stuffed ourselves silly at the Buffet at the Bellagio and I wish I had left room for more creme brulee! Simply delicious!<br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">At Mon Ami Gabi at the Paris Hotel: (clockwise) Onion Soup au Gratin (yum!), Beef Bourguignon, Seared Atlantic Salmon, Steak Bordelaise.</span></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;"></span><i>Paris and bits of Planet Hollywood and Bally's. I love my camera. Sometimes it makes it look like I know how to take pretty pictures when really I just point and shoot!</i></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Caesar's Palace always freaks me out because it looks ginormous, but it's got about the same number of rooms as other hotels along the strip.</span></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Lots of pretty light fixtures at the Cosmopolitan.</span></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">These remind me of the light fixture at the <a href="http://agirlcalledkim.blogspot.ca/2012/02/inspiration-interior-design-show-2012.html" target="_blank">BY_Lissoni Lounge</a></span>.</div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">The lobby of the Cosmopolitan was pretty amazing with its electronic art installation of moving elevators and a variety<i> of </i></span><i>guests on the large columns.</i></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;"></span><i>A freakin' pop-up wedding chapel! According to one website it was only up for January and February, and they even had a faux wedding option which would expire after 24 hours! </i></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Part of the dining area at Mastro's Ocean Club is inside </span><i>a 70-foot-tall sculptural tree house at the Crystals at CityCenter.</i></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Flower child at the Chinese New Year themed Conservatory and Botanical Gardens at the Bellagio.</span></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">The Conservatory and Botanical Gardens at the Bellagio dressed up for Chinese New Year.</span></div>
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I think I lost $22 at the slots. For a while I was up, but then I started over thinking it when I got to the bonus rounds! When I left, my dad was up almost $200, but when he came home he was down $160! It always pains me to gamble though. I'd rather save my $20 since it always disappears so quickly! But you can't go to Vegas and not gamble!</div>
<span id="goog_1307349708"></span><span id="goog_1307349709"></span>a Girl Called Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17947103044357272220noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207945264922061057.post-56973983756686998112012-03-06T09:30:00.000-05:002012-03-06T09:30:00.638-05:00{At Home} Powder Room Progress - Finally!Holy smokes. This month is going to be a slow month for me on the blog! If I'm not at my day job during the week, I'm going to be at my part-time on weekends (or NYC one weekend) so home projects will be slow! SlowER, I suppose. This potentially means more horrible night time photos because I'm never around during the day. At least I finished organizing my clothes on hangers, but I kept more than I should have and I still have to go through my dresser...<br />
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But! A little progress is being made in the powder room!<br />
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We last left off with the painted <a href="http://agirlcalledkim.blogspot.com/2011/12/makeover-powder-room.html" target="_blank">stripes on the walls</a> and no toilet, but now the toilet is installed (pictures to come later since the powder room is a bit of a mess right now).<br />
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The yellow baseboards are no more! They're now a nice glossy white to match the door and door frames that we painted a few months earlier.<br />
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Finally, 2.5 months later we are switching out the faucets! This faucet screams bloody murder when you turn it on, unless you turn it on full blast, but we always forget to tell guests this so then they get scared while using it and keep it on really low so that it's a mere screeching sound. Either way, it's annoying and we are long overdue for a new set. <br />
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We bought Moen's Thea model soon after I finished painting, but got sidetracked with painting the upstairs bathrooms so that we could put the new toilets in those as well.<br />
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My dad got started while I was at work and I came home to this:<br />
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After removing the pedestal from the base, my dad originally had the bowl propped up with <a href="http://agirlcalledkim.blogspot.com/2011/10/change-of-plans.html" target="_blank">the walker my mom brought home from Barcelona</a> (why? I have no idea), but then removed it and the bowl eventually fell. No damage was done to the bowl but it had to be removed anyway so that the new taps and tubes could be properly configured. Apparently it's a lot more work than my mom or I expected! Not that we're doing any of it... <br />
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The bowl is currently sitting on the kitchen table, but everything might be all set up by the time I get home from work again today. I can't wait to use it and not hear it screaming at me!<br />
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Here's a look at the to-do list for the powder room:<br />
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<li><strike>Paint stripes on the walls</strike></li>
<li><strike>Paint the baseboards</strike></li>
<li><strike>Replace the toilet</strike></li>
<li><strike>Re-hang old mirror</strike> (we thought about getting a new one but this one is still good)</li>
<li>Finish installing the new faucet and reattach the sink bowl to the wall</li>
<li>Touch up the paint around the sink</li>
<li>Buy a new light fixture and install</li>
<li>Find two pieces to fill <a href="http://agirlcalledkim.blogspot.com/2012/01/deals-steals-ribba-madness.html" target="_blank">the frames</a> and hang them up (I've got one potential, I just need a second)</li>
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So at the rate we're going, I'll probably update you all again in 2-3 months? Hopefully sooner than that!a Girl Called Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17947103044357272220noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207945264922061057.post-51319404420194545492012-02-29T09:00:00.000-05:002012-02-29T09:00:12.255-05:00{DIY} Wash Cloth PuppiesLast summer my brother brought home some favours from a small wedding in which the bride's labradoodle was the ring bearer. The favours were puppies made from wash cloths, which my mom wanted to replicate to give as favours for her retirement dinner earlier this month.<br />
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These would be great for baby showers - they're cute and useful! If you don't want it in the way, just take it apart and use it as a dish rag or whatever!<br />
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They're so cute but when you look at them for too long, it's like when you keep looking at a word and it starts to look wrong - after staring at the puppies for a while, they stop looking like puppies!<br />
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Here are the steps to make a litter of your own:<br />
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1. Take a wash cloth and start rolling one edge until you get to the middle. Roll it tightly since it will loosen a bit as you go along!<br />
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(Optional) My mom used pins to mark where the middle was. When I was making them, I just eyeballed the middle.<br />
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2. Use 3 pins to secure the rolls when you get to the middle, but be careful as my mom said that in later steps she kept poking herself.<br />
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3. Roll the otherside towards the middle. I didn't use pins and kept flattening the first roll down while I rolled the other side and then just tightened both rolls before the next step.<br />
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4. When the wash cloth is rolled up on both sides, pick it up and fold one third of it over so that the rolls are on the outside. Then fold the last third on top of that.<br />
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For more emphasis on the nose and a smaller dog, fold the inside layer so that it's a little longer than one third of the length of the wash cloth, and then fold the top layer so that about 1/2" of the inside edge is folded over as well. Here you can see the inside layer is flat so even with the elastic, the head is pretty flat. Two photos down you can see that we folded the inside edge a bit to give the head some pouf.<br />
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5. Secure a rubber band at about less than half of its length from the edge that's folded over, but wrap the last bit of elastic across the bend. (See the next photo)<br />
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Here you can see that the rubber band was wrapped horizontally and then vertically, which is supposed to simulate the nose/eye area... Our wash cloths were a little too thick but you can see it in the brown dog at the end of this post.<br />
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6. (I would actually recommend doing this step last since the pom poms might fall out while putting the ears in or tying the ribbon). Spread the gap between the rolls a bit to squeeze a pom pom in. We used 1/2" pom poms, I think.<br />
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7. From the sheets of felt, cut ears with long ends that will stay between the towel well.<br />
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8. Using a chopstick or some other thin stick, push the end of the ear in between the back two folds and repeat on the other side. Fix ears to your desired length and position!<br />
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9. Tie a ribbon over the elastic and you're done!<br />
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The brown one is the one from the wedding. I thought the elastic sticking out above the ribbon was supposed to be its collar, but my mom and aunt said it's probably the tongue, so that's another optional thing you can do if your elastic is long enough (ours weren't).<br />
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10. Admire your pound of puppies!<br />
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There are sites where you can purchase these puppies ready-made for about $3 each, but each of ours cost about $1. I think I'm calculating it incorrectly, but it's roughly $0.75 per puppy! We made at least 60 puppies and had just enough ribbon for those.<br />
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<li>Wash Cloths: 24/pack for about $15.00 at Costco</li>
<li>Pom Poms: 100 for $2.09 ($3.49 with 40% off at Michael's)</li>
<li>Ribbon: 2 rolls for $2.00 (the pink one was on sale for $1.00 while the blue was supposed to be on sale for $2.00 but the Michael's cashier just scanned the pink one twice)</li>
<li>Felt: 4 sheets at $0.49 each </li>
<li>Rubber Bands: a lot for $1.00 at Dollarama</li>
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Here's my little guy (only temporarily). We put a puppy at every place
setting since the name cards kept rotating, but we gave ours to the
coworkers at our table who have more than one kid so that there'd be no
fighting!<br />
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Cute, no? I'm a little tired of them though. We're actually still making some for those who couldn't make it to the dinner.a Girl Called Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17947103044357272220noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207945264922061057.post-85215219041772594632012-02-23T09:30:00.000-05:002012-08-24T22:03:05.004-04:00{Deals & Steals} Seriously, I Love IndigoLast week before some window shopping, I was killing time browsing the Indigo sales racks (of course) since they're having their <a href="http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/clearance/?ref=home%3ahome%3ahome-main%3aWinter+Clearance%3abanner" target="_blank">Winter Clearance Sale</a> and came upon some items that I couldn't leave without! Not without some hemming and hawing though (neither items are shown online). <br />
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This moose paperweight by <a href="http://zuny.info/" target="_blank">Zuny</a> is the same style as some of the bookends I was fawning over in <a href="http://agirlcalledkim.blogspot.com/2011/11/love-it-bookends.html" target="_blank">this</a> post! They did have moose and deer bookends, but since I just bought bookends I thought this little guy would be a cute decorative piece on it's own. And at 75% off ($5.63), I couldn't not buy him! I love moose! Mooses?<br />
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And in <a href="http://agirlcalledkim.blogspot.com/2011/12/deals-steals-poppy-treffry-tina-fey.html" target="_blank">this</a> post, I pretty much said I wouldn't buy any more tea towels for now, but that quickly turned into a lie!<br />
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This set of three, solid tea towels was 50% ($7.25) and I probably shouldn't have bought them, but based on the <a href="http://agirlcalledkim.blogspot.com/2011/11/home-peek-inside.html" target="_blank">model suite</a>, I think the colours will go nicely with the finishes/colours I'm going to pick! I'm getting way ahead of myself though - they haven't even broke ground yet!<br />
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I really do have a bad habit of buying things I like but don't need, just because they're on sale. It's especially hard to restrain myself from all their lovely <a href="http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/lifestyle/" target="_blank">Lifestyle</a> products!<br />
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P.S. Pay no attention to the bad baseboard paint job in that corner! We freehanded the painting quickly since we wanted to get the new hardwood floors in ASAP.a Girl Called Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17947103044357272220noreply@blogger.com0