it's snowing!

we've had an awesome morning so far! i made us homemade brown sugar pancakes while listening to some bob marley! we were given some awesome old windows by the gentleman upstairs (he know's i've been looking for some to do crafts with) and now we're sitting in our favorite coffee shop enjoying the first snow in the cozy comfort. :)
just thought i'd share. <3

back to black.

my hair is black again! it' been a while and it's such a nice change. the red was fun but it's definitely a lot of up keep. 

fun news: this tuesday we're playing dodge ball with some people we met at the New Comers meeting we went to last night! it's kind of random but one of the girls was part a league in Vancouver and she's hoping to start a league here in Quebec! it should be lots of fun  :)

Glass Half Full.

I've been in Quebec for 5 months. I know!!! Time flies. lol. It's been rough, the honeymoon stage has pretty much come to an end and now I'm realizing that there is so much more to Quebec than the history, food, scenery, etc... There's a whole culture that I'm responsible for adapting to. That's A LOT to ask of a person! I mean, I  have friends that won't move out of their hometown in Florida because they're so used to their little "bubble" and here I am getting ready to learn, not only a new language but a whole new way of life. It's intense and I know now that I really hadn't thought it all the way through. I was EXTREMELY  naive to think that I'll have the language down in 5 months and ready to go to work and do whatever I needed to do to when my papers came in.

 I went to a meeting tonight hosted by The Voices of English Speaking Quebec (VEQ) and it was a meeting for newcomers and gave a lot of insight on "Finding Your Niche" inside of Quebec. There were 2 guest speakers and both of them had completely different experiences.One man came here for love and studied hard to learn the language, found a job and adapted. It took him 7 years but he feels that now Quebec is as much his home as it is someone that has lived here all their life. The other lady moved here to kind of find herself. She's been here 3 years and knows the basics of the language, she works as a english-speaking tour guide and just loves it here. I guess it just shows me that no matter if I learn the language next month of in 7 years I'll be able to find my place.I was seriously worried about that but now I know that it's possible and it makes me feel so much better.

oooo! i also met some girls my age!!! we're talking about getting together next week for drinks and I'm hoping that goes through. I've only made 1 friend here and we haven't hung out since I've stopped working. :( 

it'll be nice to have girl time again. 

who to drink!?

this is a GREAT site that suggests drinks by which artist you're currently listening to!

my husband owns a Record Label and we laughed so hard when we saw what they suggested for one of the bands he owns!

terrariums

i LOVE terrariums.

like seriously i cannot get enough of them. i think they are the coolest little things ever and i've been DYING to own one or two or three! lol 

i first discovered terrariums at the Brooklyn Flea. There was a stand called Twig Terrariums and they had so many awesome designs that i stood there talking with the lady for a while. the starter kits were only like $15-$25 but i had only credit on me and didn't get one.  they've always stayed in my mind and finally i decided it was time to own some! I bought and found everything i needed to create these little gems. the only i'm missing are the little figurines that i'm picking up this weekend at a local hobby shop. 

I found my tutorial at kokokoKids  via pinterest  and went from there.

here's what you'll need:

bottles: with or without lids

craft moss, live moss, pepples/gravel, carbon rocks(fish tank cleaning), spray bottles, decor

you can buy moss or you can do what i did and go into the forest and just dig some up.

usually you're going to start by putting a layer of gravel in your container. (i skipped that step because i ran out.)

next you'll put a thin layer or carbon rocks to help with the filtration in the container  (to avoid mold)

after the rocks we'll put a layer of soil

take your craft moss and drench it in water

squeeze out all water leaving a damp clump of moss

evenly disperse moss in container

add a some more carbon rocks to increase filtration

*not pictured* add another fine layer of soil you'll need this so the moss has something to cling on to

take your live moss and place it in the container.

add rocks and other decor.

et voila! your terrarium!!!!

please note that all measurements are up to YOU! it's your piece of art and you can put however much of whatever you'd like. 

caring for your terrarium. 

if your terrarium has a cover than you will only need to spritz it once or twice a week. if uncovered with a wide mouth probably spritz once a day. 

the moss will pretty much take care of themselves and does not need direct sunlight. 

enjoy!

christmas cards.

christmas card? 

i'm thinking about being cheesy and making a christmas card this year. i've become obsessed and crazy in love with chalkboards and think it's be great to just have 2 boards with the words Merry Christmas on them. 

I'd really like to wait until the first snow but if by the end of November we haven't had any then I guess we'll just have to live without it.  

do any of you make christmas cards? what ideas do you have for me?

buttons, buttons, buttons!

i'm in the process of replicating this amazing belt. i haven't sewn a button since my freshmen year of high school and it turns out i'm a little rusty! it's going to take a while but it's going to be GORGEOUS when it's finished! i'm excited.  :D

along with sewing buttons i've also decided that i'm going to learn how to crochet! i have WAY too much time on my hands and figured i'm going to make good use of it. i'll let you know how that comes to pass when the time is right.  :)