The life of an author might seem like one that could survive the shutdown impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The truth is it’s anything but. Oak Bay’s Christin Geall has carved herself a unique market, her niche blending her own high-end photography with the high-art of floral styling. Her new book, Cultivated: The Elements of Floral Style, presents a next-level presentation of flowers with 42,000 carefully written words that weaves practical how-to advice with Geall’s expertise in storytelling. It’s for experts and beginners alike. Geall’s sharp imagery has grown her an international following on Instagram of 98,400, and growing. “It’s about different ways of seeing,” says Geall, sitting at a weathered, wood table in her robust south Oak Bay garden....
In this new (temporary) reality, many families are rediscovering the long-neglected game closet. But when you’ve exhausted the old classics like Monopoly, Sorry, and Apples to Apples, what can you do to keep game night fresh? The Your Teen staff put our heads together and polled our friends for some suggestions for Forced Family Fun. Read on for inspiration! We thought you'd also like: Favorite Family Games: Shake Up Family Game Night Fun Family Games Video Games: We splurged and ordered a Nintendo Switch for our house. The kids are loving the chance to play Mario Kart, and my husband and I are reliving fond memories of this game from our college days. Get even more Forced Family Fun by...
We all played falling leaves or flowers when we are kids, but how many of you were able to create painting by arranging these? Not sure about you. For me, the only creative things I ever did with them was to mashed the flower petal and tried to make “perfume” out of it. Of course, the result was not that good, and all I got was quite a lot bugs. But England-based artist Helen Ahpornsiri can turn these delicate flowers and plants into wondrous artworks that depict the colorful diversity of the natural world. By foraging botanic from her garden, Ahpornsiri pieces the dried natural matter together in a manner that’s similar to constructing a jigsaw puzzle. As Ahpornsiri said...
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100-pc magnetic puzzles are jigsaw puzzles of cities and states. The puzzles, which have a magnetic backing, are packaged in small canisters. These fun puzzles can give you a whole new perspective on your favorite cities and states. Put them together on your table, or on your refrigerator, while you plan your next vacation. Puzzle size 13.4 x 9.3 inches, 100 pieces.
What better way to pass the time then making this really cool candy jigsaw puzzle. Some of the candies on this puzzle are true classics from my childhood too.CC
