Chicken

If you’ve ever had more than a five minute conversation with me. Chances are I’ve brought up Pinterest more than once. Having spent an unreasonable amount of time on the website I’ve become familiar with the Pinterest “classics.”

This DIY is definitely one of the aforementioned classics. I’ve seen it in a whole host of different colors and shapes and it still remains one of my favorites. I decided to recreate the look using plain white paint and what I like to think is one of the more angular plastic animals – a chicken.

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Never one to break a habit, the steps are laughably easy.
1. Super glue the plastic animal on to the lid of a mason jar
2. Spray paint the lid until opaque
3. Use and subsequently turn the everyday activity of grabbing an ear bud in to an act rife with PRIDE AND JOY.

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Monday Miscellany: Spring (Almost)

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Flea Market finds

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Cleaning out cupboards and happening upon past treasures

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The sweetest card from Our Labour Of Love

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A gift from a friend who knows me far too well

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My housemate bought me flowers when I got my wisdom teeth taken out. He does have a heart!

Mildred

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Some (most) Sundays, breakfast is better out. Especially with the weather getting warmer I am determined to resurrect my top-level dedication to brunch. In my friend’s words: “Brunch: It’s the closest thing to religion Toronto has.” AND SO I ASK YOU, what better way to start than with Brunch at Mildred’s Temple Kitchen (MTK)?

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MTK is an offshoot of the highly regarded Mildred Pierce which was in business for 17 years before closing down. I have been to the restaurant several times and each time has been lovely. The restaurant is beautifully designed and the food is phenomenal. It is clean, fresh and has the right amount of elevation to otherwise staple brunch dishes. If you haven’t been, do so soon and if you have I hope you’re nodding your head vigorously in agreement.

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D I WHY: Floral Lined Envelopes

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Oh, oh, oh. I’ve been thinking about this one for a while. As you may know my love for stationary is absurd and unparalleled (not hyperbole just the hard, honest truth here at preparatoryschool.com). It is actually a wonder that all of my DIY’s aren’t staionary specific. This project is so super easy and gives you a brill excuse to repurpose the images in old agendas or the loose (japanesse/handcrafted/artisnal) paper that has taken up permanent residence in your bedside drawer.

This is what you need:
Floral Paper
Envelopes
Double sided tape or glue
Ruler/Pen/Scissors

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The steps are hella simple.

Trace an outline of the envelope
Move the outline in by a centinemeter or two.
Cut around the line you’ve drawn.
Insert the cut piece in to the envelope.
Glue or tape down the top half.
Dedicate a letter to the one you love.

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D I WHY: Chevron Tote

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After my farmer’s market shame I decided that I was going to be a model of diligence when it comes to taking a tote to the grocery store. I have been successful only because I took on the project from hell and now I am determined to ensure that this tote gets enough use to justify the absurd amount of labor I dedicated to it.

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Here are the steps:

Find a plain tote in a light colour or if you work in marketing raid the sample closet with reckless abandon.

Remember that you once, one time, and only once, you saw a massive picnic blanket that was painted in a coral chevron and you assumed the following: This is easy, I can do this, pinterest would never lie to me.

Measure a grid on the tote using an old packet of polaroids because remember the days when stationary flowed aplenty in your home? Well, as soon as you left school they cease to exist and no matter how many times you look in your “stuff” drawer one will not appear.

Buy tape from the dollar store because genius and really, is the ability to adhere a necessary component of tape (APPARENTLY NOT)

Mark out a grid watch the tape start to curl up, sigh heavily but do not give up hope.

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Cut the edges so that they look pointy and start to paint.

Enjoy the brief respite from feeling like a failure as you drink from the sweet nectar that is colouring within the lines. Let the paint dry. Remove the tape and be surprisingly thrilled at the result.

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