Hands On!

This is part of the series A Creative Start To The New Year- read part one here image: Lo& I love January & February because I see them as a time when I can set my intentions for the year. I love feeling energized and inspired after a little time off, and taking the time to [...]

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I love getting organized and when it comes to planners, day timers, agendas… whatever you call them, I’m a sucker for a great system that will keep me motivated through the week.   Inventing my own system is the most fun for me, and while I’ve posted a DIY planner tutorial that I used to make [...]

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At the start of this month I spent a lot of time thinking about how I would make intentional choices in my life to change it for the better. I  poured through my daily routine, looked at how I had been scheduling my days, thought about how I was using my free time, and tried [...]

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Today I’m really excited to be featured on one of my very favourite blogs- A Beautiful Mess! I’ve made a new tutorial for Elsie on transforming a thrifted dress into a camera cozy that you can customize to suit anything from tiny toy cameras to your big DSLR. It’s great to give as a gift [...]

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Today I have a guest post (a guest recipe post! yum!) from my friend and this month’s featured sponsor Margarita from Adventures of a Fab Brunette. I met Margarita & her daughter two years ago in Vancouver and we had such a great time together! She’s a total sweetheart who makes a mean cupcake and I [...]

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How to Knit Straight (In The Round)

by Kyla Roma on November 15, 2011

in crafts + diy, Hands On!

I learned how to knit the year I graduated from high school and ever since it’s been one of my favourite crafts. It’s practical, colourful, and is a great excuse to have a Netflix marathon! I started learning on straight needles but soon I learned a trick from a friend that made knitting way more [...]

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Soft Pretzels at Home

by Kyla Roma on November 14, 2011

in crafts + diy, Hands On!

Soft pretzels are one of my favourite “once in a while” treats- as a carb addict having them is a delicious and dangerous road to venture down.  However, I’m a firm believer that if I put in the work and make something indulgent in my kitchen then I can enjoy the results- and these soft pretzels are so worth the effort! Pretzels [...]

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