Pumpkin Planter Centrepiece – DIY

It is pumpkin season my friends! Pumpkin soups, pies and cakes are lined up in my kitchen menu and I have stocked up a large amount of pumpkins in my garage. I love pumpkin and the only thing that makes me happy in fall, beside the fall colours, is the pumpkin soup. Looking at myContinue reading “Pumpkin Planter Centrepiece – DIY”

Slow Cooker Noah’s Pudding or Ashura

Noah’s pudding or Ashura is a combination of healthy ingredients such us whole grain wheat, beans, dried and fresh fruits. Usually it is prepared and consumed during the winter, and this is one of the sweets, in line of many, that is reminiscent of my childhood and cold snowy days. As children, we would returnContinue reading “Slow Cooker Noah’s Pudding or Ashura”

Eye Candy – 10 Beautiful Entryways

I have a small problem which of course could be easily fixed, but I need to come up with an idea. My current home lacks a formal entryway, and a proper place where we or our guests can hang their coats. Our entryway (which is also our living room) seriously needs a little help soContinue reading “Eye Candy – 10 Beautiful Entryways”

Valentine ‘s Day Decor – Wine Glass Candle Lampshades

With Valentine’s Day approaching, some of you may have already started thinking about what to buy or create for your loved ones for the Valentine’s, or what to incorporate in your home decor which would reflect the Valentine’s Day mood. Until yesterday, I did not think about any of the above. However, I created somethingContinue reading “Valentine ‘s Day Decor – Wine Glass Candle Lampshades”

New Year’s Eve Table Setting

Have you made your New Year resolution yet? Aren’t there things that you need to change or goals you would like to achieve? With New Year’s Day coming up, the question about the New Year’s resolution(s) is quite common. It is that time of year that we all tend to make decisions to either reformContinue reading “New Year’s Eve Table Setting”

Ballerina Stocking With Tutorial

There are so many beautiful stockings out there, and they are all affordable, but I decided to make my own this year. I found an elegant fabric at a local fabric store in the remnant bin. It was 0.50 m, and that was exactly what I was looking for. The price, if you were wondering,Continue reading “Ballerina Stocking With Tutorial”

BESA GM has been nominated for a Leibster award

Even though I started my blog early this year, I effectively started blogging these last few months. Being a new in the blogland, I was pleasantly surprised when Angela at Life in Velvet nominated my blog for the Leibster award. I am kind of embarrased that I did not know what this award was about,Continue reading “BESA GM has been nominated for a Leibster award”

Flowering Leeks from My Veggie Garden

I always wanted to have a vegetable garden of my own. I dream of having one where I could go and pick my home grown fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, zucchini, fresh herbs…… Two years ago I was working overseas and had a chance to grow a small veggie garden for one season in a propertyContinue reading “Flowering Leeks from My Veggie Garden”

Home Office Design Ideas

After purchasing our Vancouver condo 8 years ago, we immediately started with major renovations. I was working abroad at that time, and as we did not hire a professional interior designer for our project, I took a month leave from work to oversee how the work was progressing. We were extremely unlucky with our contractorsContinue reading “Home Office Design Ideas”