I’m happy that Hivron Turanli, a foodie and the Marketing Director at Macchi Inc. has accepted to be a guest blogger on At Home with Kim Vallee. Hivron agreed to talk to us about a special ingredient that she adores. She shared with us practical tips on how to use truffles in your kitchen. Hivron [...]
ENTERTAINING, PAPER goods | August 31, 2010
You can sew anything. Here is a cool idea that I spot last year at the Souk @ Sat. When I bought a few bags of absolutely delicious caramels and cookies from Dînette Nationale, they put them in a brown bag. For decoration, they sewed a tag and a long wool string with a contrasting [...]
LIVING, URBAN Living | August 30, 2010
Last Friday, I had lunch at the Copley Square Farmers Market in Boston. It’s a great place for an impromptu picnic. Gorgeous sunflowers were everywhere. It was fun to see the diversity of the species. I wish that I carried with me my good camera to make better pictures. At home, you can display them [...]
CAKES + desserts, ENTERTAINING | August 30, 2010
WordCamp Montreal 2010 probably had the nicer cupcake table of any WordCamp events. It felt very Amy Atlas. This was the work of two talented girls who lived in Montreal. I like how they made the long three tier stand with simple boxes covered with nylon fabric. The brown, blue and white is a chic [...]
August 29, 2010
When I saw the Facebox set at Paper Source this week, I thought it was a cool idea. So, I had to [...]
August 28, 2010
Maud Beauchamp and Marie-Pier Guilmain are the two young Quebec industrial designers behind Loyal Luxe. They created a cool cardboard Canadian style [...]
August 27, 2010
Decorating craft letters for a birthday party is an alternative or a complement to birthday banners. They can be used to label [...]
August 26, 2010
Sherry Willis wrote to me about the nice Mermaid Birthday party she hosted for her 4-year old daughter. She did a great [...]
FOOD + DRINKS, RECIPES + menus | September 1, 2010