Taking a Break

Alright, it's crunch time at school right now, tons of essays due in a very short period of time. EEP! And because I'm a massive procrastinator I have barely started on them. Therefore blogging is going to take a cut back for the next couple of weeks, until early November. I'll try and post sporadically.

xoxo
Alysia

Simple Jam

I love Jam. Not crappy store bought jam, real homemade jam. It's the best. First thing in the morning a toasted English muffin with peanut butter and a dollop of jam? heavenly. I thought I'd share this super easy recipe I experimented with today to make yummy in my tummy strawberry jam (strawberries where 3 1lb cartons for $5 :D)

1lb of Strawberries, cut and washed
1/2 c. sugar
1 pkg of Gelatin

In a pot combine Strawberries & Sugar on medium high heat stirring occasionally until it starts to bubble. Reduce to Medium-Low heat for 40 minutes. Stir in Package of gelatin until absorbed. Let cool. Put in container/eat. Cook less for chunkier jam.

Super easy no?

xoxo
Alysia

Novelty Rings

When I saw this ring on AnniePants Etsy shop I fell in love. Who wouldn't want to declare their love of tea with this adorable ring?

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Alysia

Ralph Lauren : Rugby Line

I first found out about this off shoot of Ralph Lauren's line from commenter Samantha. After perusing the website I'm in love with it. Unfortunately the site is flash based so not pictures but the website is fabulous. Very prep-school tomboy looks for the girls. Blazers with large crests, cardigans with large crests, pretty much your standard Ralph Lauren feel, but a bit rougher, almost frayed. I have always loved Ralph Lauren for his simplistic American jet set feel and I think this line is a wonderful addition to his empire. Unfortunately it's not available in Canada, but here is the website anyways.

xoxo
Alysia

Vanilla Spice

The Body Shop has launched one of my favourite scents. Vanilla Spice is so lovely smelling, it drives me crazy! And right now the bodyshop is having a sale on, 3 for 33$ (at least on the US website, the Candian website seems to lack any details... hmmm... isn't it always the way?) My choices from this collection are the Hand Wash, the Shimmering Body Lotion, The Shower Gel, The Lip balm... lets just say the whole collection!

xoxo
Alysia

Happy Thaksgiving!

To all of you Canadians Happy Thanksgiving! I'm heading home tonight for the weekend so no new posts on Friday or Monday. Regular blogging will resume on Wednesday. Have a great weekend!

xoxo
Alysia

Tudor Style

Showtime has a great series of videos all about Tudor Fashion, reinterpreted in a modern way. Check it out here. They also have fashion trends reinterpreted with examples from recent collections. (ie. Florals, Volume...) Very fun. There is also a section about Henry VIII style vs. The Windsors, which is hilarious.

xoxo
Alysia

Nuit Blanche - Toronto

So Saturday this weekend was Nuit Blanche in Toronto (for those of you who don't know Nuit Blanche is an all night arts festival from Sun down to Sun up or 7pm - 7am) Toronto was divided up into 3 zones, I stayed in zone A because I knew it best (it where I live/work/go to school) At the ROM there was an exclusive concert by DJ Charles Kriel, which was kind of cool. Like the geek I am I checked out some lectures at the night school section and all in all it was a great night.

xoxo
Alysia