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If you've been following our blog since the beginning, you may have noticed we love our gift wrap! This year I thought it would be fun to do something with all of the washi tape I had on hand, and started playing around with ideas. I always love to go out and forage our backyard this time of year to top our gifts, and then the idea came to me to try to create these gold leaves from a hedge in the front of our yard and some metallic gold washi tape from Scotch ® Expressions collection. I even ended up wrapping some of the berries too from the same hedge for some of the gift toppers. The result is a simple DIY project, that ended up being a lot of fun to make and so easy too! Check out the how-to below!

This post is in partnership with Scotch™ Brand and Post-it® Notes. Scotch™ Brand products work the first time, every time.

Every year around this time, I look forward to creating something special for the holidays to share here on the blog with our readers. I love the idea of a faux tree that one can print out to add a little holiday decor to an unsuspecting place, using regular printer paper you would already have handy hanging around at home or at the office.

With the holidays right around the corner, we've rounded up a few of our best holiday-style DIYs and Printables to help you get prepared. Don't know about you, but we're way behind this year, so if you're running out of gift wrap, or need a tree PDQ, (like us), we've got the goods! From a printable holiday village to a few holiday wreath ideas, here's some of our favourites we've created these past couple of years. Happy making!

1. Buffalo Check + Tree Holiday Gift Wrap Printables
Click here to print out some holiday Canadian-style gift wrap.

Perhaps the upcoming New Year is where your heart is at these holidays. Or maybe you'll be missing someone especially when the ball drops and you want to make sure to wish them the happiest of new year beginnings. Whatever the case, we have found a few special cards to ring in the new year with. Check them out below!

This post is in partnership with Scotch™ Brand and Post-it® Notes. Scotch™ Brand products work the first time, every time.

Planning for an event whether it's a trade show, company holiday party or family reunion, can be a real undertaking – especially when it comes to gathering everyone’s ideas. A brainstorming session can get the creative juices flowing while allowing everyone to feel included in the outcome. I've never left a session uninspired and if I'm being honest – secretly love doing them. I'm always surprised with what people come up with, even if the sessions only involve two people.

We're excited to be partnering with Scotch™ Brand on a few unique projects this fall and love how perfect the Post-it® Notes work when it comes to brainstorming. Of course, there are many ways one can generate ideas – see a few ways we like to brainstorm below.

I love adding a bit of holiday decoration to the kitchen, and one of my go-to spots for inspiration is IKEA's home blog, Livet Hemma. The stylists there have a dream job thinking up what to create and they really do the most amazing work. So I headed over there this past weekend searching "jul" and "kok" and found heaps of inspiration. Here's a few that caught my eye.

1. Blue Hues + Evergreen
(Above) Blue hues with evergreen make for a dramatic backdrop —love the string of decorations along the wall above the counter. Also of note, the blue colour blocking backsplash —a great idea if you can't afford to tile yet.

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It's Cyber Monday and being fans of indie shops and all that they stand for, we just want to give a shout out to some of our favourite online indie makers and shops out there. Not sure if all of them are offering cyber deals, you'll have to check each individual shop to find out, but some of them are mentioning sales in there instagram accounts. Check them out below or check back here often as we update this post throughout the day as we see them!

I've always admired those with a green thumb, like my dear neighbour who is still dropping off things from her garden (this week), like kale and swiss chard. Watering is key, as we all know, but I think there is a magic touch. So with those special people in mind, here's a few ideas for that special plant lady in your life.

Our next gift guide is up —this one is for your feminist BFF (who also happens to love pink)!

1. Leopard Beret, Mooreaseal, $22 Soldout (edited)
2. Every Woman Tee, Sale $30.40 Reg. $38, Mooreaseal
3. Feminist Pencil Set, $6.40 Reg. $8.00, Mooreaseal
4. Herbivore Pink Cloud Rosewater, $38.40, Reg. $48, Mooreaseal
5. F as in Female Patch, $6.40 Reg. $8.00, Mooreaseal
6. OK Tarot by Adam J. Kurtz, $23.96, Reg. $29.95, Mooreaseal
7. Feminist AF Candle, $16, Reg. $20, Mooreaseal
8. Sandalwood Rose Incense, $6.40 Reg. $8.00, Mooreaseal
9. Boob Print Key Chain, $20, Mooreaseal
10. Satelite of Love Signet Ring, $38.40, Reg. $48, Mooreaseal
11. Body Cup, $40, Reg. $50, Mooreaseal
12. Baggu Moon Bag, $14.95, Old Faithful Shoppe