Food Preservation Guide – Getting Started

Food Preservation Guide – Getting Started

Welcome to our series on food preservation. It’s a five-part series of articles that will take you through all food preservation options, including freezing, fruit preserves, dehydrating, canning and pickling. We’ll include recipes too! This introduction summarizes your options, shows you where to find bulk produce at the best prices, and offers other helpful preservation […]

Barbiecore Bathroom Designs for Your Own Dreamhouse

Barbiecore Bathroom Designs for Your Own Dreamhouse

Contributed by Sanctuary Bathrooms Maximalism has found its feet as one of the core interior trends of 2023, and with the hot-pink hype of the Barbie movie has come a love for all things pink and gorgeous. However, what Dreamhouse would be complete without a luxurious bathroom sanctuary to reset and pamper yourself in?

7 Easy Ways to Take Your Yard From Ordinary to Extraordinary

7 Easy Ways to Take Your Yard From Ordinary to Extraordinary

VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Your family backyard is the ideal location to create a summer full of memories for you, your family, and community. Easy to access? Check. Affordable? You bet. Able to accommodate all sorts of activities? Absolutely. Your backyard’s potential is really only limited by your imagination and willingness to roll up your […]

Expert Tips to Bring ‘Mermaidcore’ Into Your Bathroom

Expert Tips to Bring ‘Mermaidcore’ Into Your Bathroom

Provided by Tapi Carpets & Floors and Sanctuary Bathrooms The viral Mermaidcore aesthetic has amassed over 2 million views on Tiktok in the past week!1

9 Easy Easter Crafts for Adults

9 Easy Easter Crafts for Adults

Do you love homemade Easter decorations as much as I do? Sadly, I possess very few crafting skills and little talent in that regard, so I appreciate easy ideas for holiday decor.

DIY Natural Food Colouring for Valentine’s Day Baking

DIY Natural Food Colouring for Valentine’s Day Baking

Adding a little Valentine’s Day love to your baking can start with cookie cutters, but you can also decorate treats with naturally nutritious (and tasty) red, pink and purple food dyes that you make yourself.

Top 10 Videos: DIY Evergreen Wreaths, Centerpieces and More

Top 10 Videos: DIY Evergreen Wreaths, Centerpieces and More

Tons of people make their own evergreen holiday decorations for friends, charity, coworkers or as a seasonal business. We decided to go find the very best do-it-yourself (DIY) video tutorials, so you can easily make your own lavish holiday decorations that look and smell like Christmas. We’ve got DIY wreaths, swags, garlands and centerpieces, all […]

Food Preservation Guide II – Canning and Pickling Tips and Recipes

Food Preservation Guide II – Canning and Pickling Tips and Recipes

Canning opens up a whole new world in food preservation. You can preserve a wide range of vegetables and fruit and serve tasty variations all year long.

Food Preservation Guide III – Jam, Jelly and Fruit Preserves

Food Preservation Guide III – Jam, Jelly and Fruit Preserves

As berries and other fruit come into season in Canada, many people make their own fruit preserves so they can enjoy them all year long.  Even more appealing is the control you have over what goes into each jar, allowing for creativity, healthy choices, and the omission of chemicals.

DIY: Make Your Own Natural, Chemical-Free Makeup!

DIY: Make Your Own Natural, Chemical-Free Makeup!

The world is embracing natural, earth-friendly food and other products. Makeup has been slowly joining the movement, but often the “natural” claims are dubious at best.  Minimal control and oversight is applied to the makeup industry, leaving the door open for dangerous chemicals to sneak their way onto your skin and into your body. Many […]