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June 4, 2021

Customers get Creative with The Green Pockets Hanging Planters
It is always great to hear from customers how they are using and enjoying items they bought in our shop. The Green Pocket hanging planters have been getting a lot of attention this Spring. See how Verger Créatif in Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec display their vertical garden.
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May 26, 2021

The Pleasure of Gifting Wendt und Kuehn Figures
The exquisite, handcrafted figures from Germany’s Wendt und Kuehn make beautiful gifts for pretty much anyone and for so many occasions. Each piece is a small work of art that conveys your message beautiful to its recipient. Here are my ideas of occasions to give and figures that match those occasions.
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May 14, 2021

What to Grow in The Green Pockets Hanging Planters
What should you plant in The Green Pockets hanging planters? Here are some good ideas for small plants and ways to keep them small with lots of flowers!
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February 16, 2021

Taking "Tiny" to a Colourful New Level!
Tiny. Colourful. Delight. These are the three words that immediately come to mind when I think back on my visit in early 2020 to Graupner Holzminiaturen in Germany's famous "toy" making region called The Erzgebirge. Read about my visit to their workshop.
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January 29, 2021

Candles, Greens and a Herrnhuter Star
The Small Herrnhuter Stars add light and colour to year-round decor. Match them with candles and greens on a platter or in a large bowl to make an eye-catching centre piece.
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January 18, 2021

Mukanzo Orphanage - The Bread Oven is Baking
Last Fall we decided to donate 90% of the price of select items in our shop to the Mukanzo Orphanage in Congo Africa to help them build a Bread Oven. See the oven in action...
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January 13, 2021

Beautiful Easy Way to Display your Small Herrnhuter Star
Here’s an easy DIY way to beautifully display a Small Herrnhuter Moravian Star. If I can do this…anyone can do this! A glass jar, pine cones and the Herrnhuter Star light with battery pack in any of the colours we offer in our shop!
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October 19, 2020

Have Yourself a Cheery Covid Christmas!
Covid-19 has changed a lot about our world but it can’t change that Christmas is going to come this year like always and that no matter what…Christmas will be an occasion to celebrate in whatever way we can. Here are some ideas to consider as you think ahead to the Holiday Season.
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September 30, 2020

Traditional Christmas Baking – Hard to Find Ingredients and Supplies
When people find out that my business sells cookies they immediately assume that I bake the cookies. I laugh (hard) because I could never bake that many cookies and I don’t bake at all – I barely make supper!!! But...
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