New Craft + DIY Studio in Parkdale!

The cool chick behind the super successful blog, Eat.Live.Shop has done it again, this time with a craft & DIY studio. Renee's new venture Re:Creative, not only entails event and store window styling, it also includes furniture makeovers as well as a freshly renovated studio for crafts and DIY workshops!

The studio is located behind Shop Girls in Parkdale, Toronto, at 1342 Queen St West. On your way to one of Renee's fabulous classes, make sure to pop by Shop Girls, you will not be disappointed, talk about killing 2 birds with one stone! Now the studio would not be complete without Renee's creative design sense and handmade touches everywhere, I promise you, there's nothing like this in Toronto. So whether you're a craft and DIY fanatic or craft challenged, like me, make sure to sign up for a class or two or three, you will not regret it. I've tried a few classes and although I thought there's no way I could do this and make something look pretty, I was surprisingly wrong. Not only did I create beautiful projects, but I did not want the fun to end, Renee had to pry me away, otherwise I would have kept going all night! By the way, did I mention, there's kids classes too? Amazing, perfect after school activity for the young one(s)!

I know you're dying to see the studio, as who doesn't like a good before and after project, so here it is:

Before:




After:



What a difference!


Art supplies, how fun and pretty!


Seating area....love this pallet/cushion combo


DIY wall, done by Renee


So in love with this armoire and you guessed it, Renee's unbelievable furniture makeover


Some of the DIY projects offered




They sure are!

Make sure to sign up and help support not only this one of a kind studio, but also the Parkdale community! You can also follow Renee and all her craft adventures on Twitter and Facebook.

I will be attending the bloggers craft night tomorrow and can't wait to share with you my completed project, so stay tuned until then!

In the meantime, here are some teasers for the types of classes offered, for a full list of classes and availabilities visit Re:creative:

Kids:




Adults:






What do you think? Can you see yourself signing up for a class? Leave me a comment if you did sign up and which one, maybe I will come too!

***Images via Eat.Live.Shop & Flickr***

Guest Post: DIY Storage

I'm going to hit you with another guest post today. You are probably wondering what's up with the guest posts recently, well when I went away on my snowboarding vacation, I asked some of my favourite people to write guest blog posts to keep you all entertained while I was gone. Unfortunately the wifi I was promised in the condo I rented didn't work all week so I wasn't able to post anything. I figured I might as well post them now as there are some great posts and I couldn't let them go to waste!

So, next up is Renee Elliott, she is not only a dear friend of mine, but she's also the talent behind Eat.Live.Shop, a blog about, well, I think the title sums it up well. Renee doesn't stop there though, she is also an amazing DIYer, you can find her projects over on her column at Sweetspot, or join her for one of her crafting DIY workshops in her new studio, all details on her website, Re:Creative Works.

So without further ado, take it away Renee.........

I'm so happy that my amazing friend Aleksandra asked me to do a guest post for her!

I'm always brainstorming DIY ideas I can do in my small apartment. Not only does making things myself save me a ton of money but I always get immense satisfaction from it! Since my apartment is on the tiny side, I really need to focus on key storage and a good organization system. Here is a round up of some DIY ideas I've done in my apartment over the past few months:






Thanks Renee for these amazing ideas, I love the creativity and handmade details in each project. Make sure to follow Renee on twitter (EatLiveShop & Re:Creative) and "like" her facebook page.

What do you think of these projects? Is this something you would try?

DIY Holiday Workshops By Eat.Live.Shop

This post is not usually one that I would do, but when it comes to supporting my friends, there's nothing I wouldn't do. One of my closests girlfriends, Renee from Eat.Live.Shop is running a series of DIY holiday workshops for the month of December. I think these workshops are truly a genius idea as I have never seen anyone else do them before. Also they are all holiday based this month, which is perfect for the holiday season which is just around the corner. Be prepared and sign up for one, two or three of them! All workshops are $35 and include materials, wine, yes I said wine and sweet treats, great for a girls night out or for a boyfriend trying to impress his girl (trust me, women love this kind of stuff!). I have signed up for 2, the embossed gift tags and cards running tomorrow evening and the sweater stocking one running on December 14th. Please show your support for Renee and come see me as well. I have posted the workshop schedule below as well as the links to buy tickets online, it's that easy, so you have no excuse!

Workshop: Holiday Gift Tags & CardsWhere: Bicyclette (880 Queen St. W)
Date: December 1st, 2011
Time: 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Includes: wine, treats & 15% off at Bicyclette
To purchase tickets click here

Workshop: Holiday Gift Tags & Cards
Where: Re: Style Studio (344 Westmoreland Ave. #104A - near Dupont and Dufferin)
Date: December 12th, 2011
Time: 7 pm - 9 pm
Includes: tea & treats
To purchase tickets click here
Workshop: DIY Bracelet
Where: Re: Style Studio (344 Westmoreland Ave. #104A - near Dupont and Dufferin)
Date: December 5th, 2011
Time: 7 pm - 9 pm
Includes: tea & treats
To purchase tickets click here
Workshop: Recycled Sweater Stocking
Where: Re: Style Studio (344 Westmoreland Ave. #104A - near Dupont and Dufferin)
Date: December 14th, 2011
Time: 7 pm - 9 pm
Includes: tea & treats
To purchase tickets click here

Hope to see you there!