Dancing under the stars at Igloofest 2008

If you live in a Northern country, you know that winter does not stop us from having fun outside. Why not tame the cold with a huge chilly dancing party?

For two week-ends in a row, Piknic Electronik organized a Wild Winter Piknic Fun at the Quays of the Old Port of Montreal. A large crowd danced to the beats of DJs from Canada, United States, United Kingdom and Germany.

Ice sculptures, igloos, tree silhouettes and multimedia effects bring vibes to a beautiful location. Suitable clothing, fire pits, dancing and bar stations with mulled wine, caribou and fortified coffee keep us warm.

A Bad Taste Contest

When you will watch the video, you will see bright one piece ski suits and weird clothes. Do not worry; Montreal is still a fashionable city. It is just that Igloofest run a contest.

We were all invited to wear our tackiest, wackiest clothes. Let say that some used sport equipment stores in the city were able to sell their ugliest ski suits. But you have to admit that in a chill party like this, the costumed participants look pretty cool.

Categories: OUTDOOR living DINING out DINING HOME + GARDEN

posted @ Sunday, January 27, 2008 7:43 PM | Feedback (2)

The Making of my Holiday Tablescapes – part 1

My husband and I always take some time off during the Holidays to enjoy time with the family. We typically entertain at the cottage. The merry surroundings, the relax atmosphere and the ski slopes attract everyone year after year. Obviously, I dress up the table every night.

To supply fresh content to my blog, I decided to create two distinct looks this year. You will see them developing gradually. Today is about the starting props.

Winter wonderland

The main theme (bottom picture) celebrates northern wildlife during winter. My inspiration came from two adorable props that I already owned:

the small stump’s birch bark cachepot set and
the Acrylic Ornaments box set by FERM Living with their cute squirrels.

Mixed with pines cones and miniature trees, this design has ski cottages written all over it.

Country baroque

My secondary theme draws on another huge trend this year, the baroque style. But I am doing it with a twist.

Categories: HOLIDAY entertaining ENTERTAINING

posted @ Monday, December 17, 2007 7:38 PM | Feedback (0)

Flickr watch | The charms of old-fashioned decorations

This search started by looking at Friday Flickr Favorites on emmas designblogg. There, I found a new life of an old jar. If you are not a knitter, you can buy a knitted wine bottle gift bag at Target. This cute candle holder in a jar was done by decor8.

If you are good at handmade stuff, you can give a try to a felt elf clog. This beautiful elf shoe in felt (a trendy materiel) was created by *jenny b allsorts. You can get the pattern and the instructions on her blog called AllSorts. The red and aqua combination with white accents is my all-time favorite for Christmas.