Thrifty things – Canada clock

This is our cringey yet kitschy-fabulous Canadian clock. To call it thrifted is a bit of a stretch, but it’s a second hand find none-the-less. 
{Enter dream sequence…} a couple of years ago when we lived on the outskirts of Dublin, our neighbour’s mom found this clock on top of their kitchen cupboard. They weren’t too impressed by the overwhelming tack of it, so our neighbour’s son suggested handing it over to my broseph, since we were the Canadians in town. And there it sat. In my brothers room on his couch. For ages. Until I got fed up, took it from him, cleaned it, lovingly stuffed it with batteries and fully appreciated it in all it’s kitschy glory.
I’m not sure of the hands-holding-the-holy-bible and 1993 significance, but it’s got  just the right amount of awfully awesome so it’s staying, gleefully hanging in our bedroom for the time being, reminding me of home. In a weird way.

Sneak peek – oh himmeli

Yesterday started with the best of intentions. I got ready to go jogging, except when I opened the curtains, it was pouring outside. So I stayed in and made some himelli ornaments. Here is a sneak peek of my pre-assembled himmeli – in all honesty I thought it was going to look crap – a scrambled mess of plastic – until I hung it up, and may I say, I am quite very impressed. The only reason I’m not posting the full pictures today is that I want to add more to it. 
I’m so entranced by it twirling lightly in the corner. Tutorial coming soon 🙂

Hey girl.

Yesterday I found this site. Not many sites make me laugh out loud, but Handmade Ryan Gosling did. I would like to say that I’m more Reynolds than Gosling, but after reading a few of these babies, the scales have begun tipping. Slightly.

Below are the images that fiance and I enjoyed the most, since they rang painfully true to me. Take it away, Ryan …

All images thanks to Handmade Ryan Gosling.