Teacups and Things – Canadian lifestyle blog

Canning for the first time with Bernardin – my grandmother’s red pepper jelly recipe!

August 13, 2019

This summer marks the 4th year anniversary of my grandmother’s passing. I wrote a little bit about her and our relationship back when it happened as a form of self-therapy, but one thing I left out was her love for canning.

Growing up, my grandparents owned a farm out in Creemore, Ontario which was treated sort of like the family cottage. We would spend all of our summers and each holiday up there with the entire family – all 16 of us!

One of my most vivid memories of my grandmother is her spending hours and hours in the kitchen, slaving away at making everyone jars and jars of their favourite jams and jellies.

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Testing out Cricut’s NEW Infusible Ink™ – Easy DIY tote bag and coasters

August 7, 2019

If you follow me on Instagram, you might remember that I posted about a brand new product from Cricut in my stories a few months ago. Well, I finally got the chance to test it out and I’m so excited to share the results and two easy DIYs with you!

In case you missed the memo, I’m talking about Cricut’s brand new Infusible Ink™ material!

It comes in two different formats: transfer sheets, which you can use your Cricut Maker to cut out the design like you would with vinyl or iron-on; and as markers. The colours are SO vibrate. It’s similar to the iron-on material in the sense that it is heat activated, but has a few different key features.

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Easy DIY personalized bento box and lunch bag – back to school made easy with the Cricut Maker!

July 30, 2019

Believe it or not, but back to school is just around the corner! (Especially for all of my American friends.) Even though I’m technically no longer a student, the back to school season still is one of my favourite times of the year.

From the fall fashions, to the cute pens, stationary, (am I the only person in 2019 who still loves writing in an actual notebook?!) and agendas – I love it all! Maybe it’s because I’m still heavily involved in the education industry since I work at a post-secondary institution, but it always feels like a fresh start, even more so than new years does to me.

In the spirit of the back to school season approaching, I thought I would show you a how to create personalized back to school supplies by sharing a quick and easy DIY using my Cricut Maker!

Summer Style: why you should invest in quality sunglasses

June 6, 2019

I don’t know about you, but I’m so ready for summer – if only mother nature could get on board! The weather has been all over the place here and some days seriously felt like winter. Luckily, it finally looks like it’s going to warm up this weekend and I can’t wait to get out my summer wardrobe.

One of my favourite accessories for summer is sunglasses. Don’t get me wrong, I know that wearing sunglasses in the winter is just as important as it is in the summer, but something about the start of the season always makes me want to buy new ones. I used to always buy 2-3 pairs from department stores, and it wasn’t until I fell in-love with a Kate Spade set a few years ago and I just had to splurge on them.

I knew I would love them, but I didn’t expect that they would change everything I thought I knew about sunglasses. I’m a firm believer that everyone needs to have at least one quality set of sunglasses.