Teacups and Things – Canadian lifestyle blog

Cozy winter style: it’s toque season!

January 15, 2019

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – I’m the worst Canadian. I absolutely hate winter and the cold. Which is kinda a problem because being a Canadian our longest season is well… winter. And it can get pretty gosh darn cold in Ontario. (It’s -30°C this week with the windchill and it’s only the start of January!)

I’m someone who gets cold easily to begin with, so when you add winter to the mix I’m downright miserable… and so is everyone around me who has to listen to me whine about it ;). If it was up to me, it would be fall and spring all year long. (Anyone know a place where the weather is like that? SOS.)

I do however love winter fashion for two reasons, and two reasons only: toques and chunky sweaters. I’m all about those cozy vibes!

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Home Decor, Shopping

My favourite Saje Wellness diffuser blends

January 4, 2019

It should come as no surprise that I’m obsessed with Saje. (Exhibit A: “my top 10 favourite Saje Wellness products“.)

One of my absolute favourite product lines of their’s has to be the diffuser blends. It’s amazing how big of a difference a little aromatherapy can make – we actually have 4 diffusers in our house! One in my bedroom, one in each of the two full-bathrooms and one in the kitchen. The best part about Saje’s diffuser oils? When you buy 3 10 ml diffuser blends you get 20% off! I thought I would share some of my top picks.

Round-ups

Round-up: my favourite gluten free holiday recipes and DIYs

December 15, 2018

Can you believe that Christmas is only 10 days away?! How is everyone feeling about the Holiday season?

While I have all of my gift shopping done and the house is decorated for Christmas, I haven’t had much time to do any festive activities. This year it feels like the holidays are just flying by!

If you ask me, I haven’t watched nearly enough Hallmark Christmas movies (they’re so tacky and I love it!), baked enough cookies, or visited enough holiday markets.

Cricut Made, DIYs, Sponsored

DIY holiday paper crackers (free template!)

December 2, 2018

I don’t know about you guys, but I’m one of those crazy people that picks a different “theme” every year during the holiday season – for everything from my decor, right down to our Christmas wrapping paper. Maybe it’s the designer/branding specialist in me, but I just love when there is one cohesive theme for everything. (Yeah, I know, I’m a little extra).

Sometimes it can be really hard to find certain things that match your whole theme. Last year I chatted a little bit about this when I shared my DIY gift tags. I will never go back to just using store-bought tags! This year, I thought I would take a stab at making my own holiday crackers with my Cricut Maker out of some of the wrapping paper I’m using this year so they can match everything too and I thought I would share it with you. ‘Tis the season for holiday DIYs after all!

Another great thing about making your own holiday crackers is getting to choose what you put inside of it. You can write your own jokes, put in tea, candy, lip chap, little accessories, literally anything you can think of! Overall, I think they turned out pretty good.