Silhouette of a black cat with it's paw on a purple ball of yarn. The text 'Adventures of a Stashaholic' is in green and purple

Learning to dye

I’ve been meaning to learn to dye for a long time. I dipped my toes (metaphorically not physically) in dyeing silk scarves, but didn’t go much further. The long Canadian winter (go home Mother Nature – you’re drunk) has left me craving colour. So I watched eleventy billion YouTube videos and went for it. First […]

No Sew Quilted Ornaments – my newest obsession

I’ll admit it – I was a home economics class failure. Sewing has never been my thing, and after a traumatic experience sewing a rayon polka dot dress with a peplum (hello, it was 1985 – cut me some slack!) that turned into a night-before-it’s-due disaster (apparently you need to wash fabric before you sew […]

I lost my joy

The last few years have not been fun lovelies. I was in an abusive job situation that completely demoralized me and made me doubt my self-worth. When I found myself in fear of opening emails and crying at my desk, I knew I had to do more than just increase my antidepressants and anxiety meds. […]

I lost my joy

The last few years have not been fun lovelies. Iwas in an abusive job situation that completely demoralized me and made me doubt my self-worth. When I found myself in fear of opening emails and crying at my desk, I knew I had to do more than just increase my antidepressants and anxiety meds. Calls […]