Glory Hole is the first Toronto bakery (that we are aware of) that started serving gourmet doughnuts back in August 2012. The bakery is decorated Canadiana-style: there is an upside-down canoe suspended over the counter, which looks like a stacked woodpile. It seems like a more delicious take on the favourite Canadian coffee shop Tim Hortons. Ashley […]
Month: March 2015
DIY: Multiplicity Buttoned Crocheted Shawl with Free Pattern
The Multiplicity Buttoned Crocheted Shawl is a beautiful shawl I crocheted using a pattern from Esther over at Make My Day Creative. I used a rich red alpaca yarn that Donatello brought back from Colombia. The yarn came on a big cone, so I’m not exactly sure how much yarn I used, but the pattern […]
Our Parents’ Renovation: Before Bedroom
I guess this isn’t really a ‘before’ photo, because the rooms have already been cleared of furniture. Our parents are renovating the top floor of their house, which hasn’t been done (other than painting) for the last 25 years. The top floor used to be a one-bedroom apartment where our parents, Tomiko, and I lived […]
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DIY: Meinhilde’s Starburst Quilt
This was my first foray into quilting. I made this back in the winter of 2012/2013, when I was still living at home but planning on moving out on my own. I knew I needed a queen-sized bedcover, and thought, why not make it myself! Since this was my first quilting project, I opted for […]
Canadian Design: Muizee
My Japanese high school friend’s mom is a jewelry designer, and when they lived in Cambodia she had access to precious metals and precious stones. She used these supplies to make us some beautiful gifts one year, and I received a chunky, stylized, solid silver ring in the shape of a frog. The style of […]