diy baby bow

here's a little diy tutorial for a really simple button bow that can be sewn onto a shirt, dress, or headband. all you need is: cool fabric, scissors, a button, thread & a needle...& maybe an iron if you're feeling ambitious.

step 1: cut fabric. i cut this piece 4.5"x6" for a bow on a small dress. once cut, fold your fabric in half and hold it up to the garment to visualize the sizing (remember it will be missing a 1/4" seam allowance once sewn) use your intuition! 

step 2: fold  fabric in half lengthwise (ironing is optional) and sew along two edges with a 1/4" seam allowance. leave one side open for the next step.

step 3: turn fabric right side out. sew an invisible stitch along the side that was left open.

step 4: sew a loose stitch along the middle of the fabric (double up your thread to prevent breakage).

step 5: pull thread to tighten fabric and secure with a few knots. you might want to do a few back stitches for this step to tighten a little more.

 you can then attach the bow to a garment (dresses or shirts work well) by sewing a button onto the middle of the bow and through the bow and garment.

hope you enjoyed this little tutorial

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saunas, juicing & matchas

jamie and i have started making it a routine in our busy lives to go to a private sauna and steam room where we can sit and do nothing. that doesn't really happen much in our culture where everything is so "go" based and it's super important...and aya gets a little quality time in with granny. we have a little dinner date afterwards. we discovered a sweet little raw food cafe tucked away in the back of an organic market eternal abundance on commercial drive which is awesome. the kind of food that makes you feel good. then we pick up organic veggies for the juicer or chocolate (whichever we happen to be in the mood for). oh yah, i got a juicer for my birthday!!! i love it:) i've been juicing everyday and even aya has been drinking her veggie juices, not much though before she scrunches her nose up and says no but a little is better than nothing. 
this morning i woke up feeling like i was getting a sore throat. i got up at 7am and knew i had to make some juice or i'd have a horrible day. i made my juice, drank it, and felt great. obviously. it's the power of food. so here's my recipe if you happen to have a juicer:

2 carrots(peeled)

1 beet including beet greens

2 kale leave

1 apple

1/4 cucumber 

wash all the veggies and try to go organic. 

another fave of ours lately is matcha lattes made with almond milk. neither of us can have dairy and we try to keep soy to a minimum so almond milk is a healthy alternative and it froths great too. we get our matcha and all our tea lately from davids tea. and nothing makes it taste better than a great mug, seriously.

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mon petit artiste

as it turns out aya loves art! no surprise there as almost all children have a love for creating. her favourite as of late has been playing with tempera paints on paper and canvas...

early morning painting

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valentines day

this valentines day was super fun! cupcakes, champagne, heart pancakes and strawberries, flower tea, the park, a crow fight,  4 moms, 4 little girls and jamie!

heart pancakes for breakfast

 i love you

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ayas first squirrel spotting

the day aya went for a walk

she spotted a squirrel

!!!!!

but he ran away

so she gathered some acorns

and waited...

until the squirrel came back (he was hungry)

then he ran away again!

then aya walked home all by herself!

the end

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a day at the farm

last weekend aya and i went out to a farm for the day. we met a big farm cat who she loved. all in all it was quite the little adventure...