Island Girl…

  {My DYT Type One Style   Jeans   Pure by Alfred Sung, last seen here Turquoise and White Striped Shirt  Randy Girl,thrifted    Cardigan  A La Mode via Winners, and last seen here Gold Jelly Sandals  thrifted   Scarf  thrifted Gold handbag  No label, thrifted and last seen here Zoya Nail Polishes L -R  Wednesday – Turquoise, Tracie – Green, and Perrie – Violet}     Hi everyone!  Hope you had a wonderful weekend.  The photos in today’s post were snapped last week while the mister and I were on the ferry making our way home from Vancouver Island.  The trip is scenic at any time, but on this relatively warm evening with the sun beginning it’s descent in the western sky, it was heavenly.  The ferry zigzags through the Gulf Islands, an archipelago of over…

Too Good Not to Share…

I want to introduce you to the very talented Anne Bray who blogs over at Spy Girl.  In her words, Anne sees life on the bright {and pattern mixed} side of life.  A kindred spirit if ever there was one!  Anne is presently delighting us all with her Digital Catwalk series…fashion sketches of wonderful women who continually inspire me to have fun with clothing.  Imagine my surprise and delight to receive an email this morning with my own sketch attached!  To say I’ve got my ear to ear smile on would be an understatement.  Thank you so much for including me in your series Anne!  I encourage you all to mosey over to Spy Girl and check out her fabulous work.  Yes, she blogs about fashion, but Anne, aka Spy Girl, has a creative finger in…

From the Heart…

   The mister and I were on a little holiday for the past few days.  No, neither tropical nor exotic.  We were on Vancouver Island visiting family and honing the art of living leisurely.  It was a lovely break from routine, and now that we are home, I am playing catch up with my many loyal readers and blogging friends.  I have been on the receiving end of so very many kind and thoughtful comments.  I deeply appreciate every one of them, just as I deeply appreciate every one of you. Thank you! Thank you for following A Colourful Canvas. Please click on title to read complete post. Have a wonderful day!

A Pretty Post…

        {My DYT Type One Style     Coat D Studio, thrifted     Pants  Tommy Hilfiger, thrifted Shirt  thrifted     Purse  Croft & Barrows, thrifted    Scarf thrifted      Shoes  New New,  (ironic, huh)  thrifted   Bracelets  Either made by me or thrifted} Spring!  Happy Monday and Happy Earth Day my friends.  A fitting day to wear an outfit entirely thrifted.  Wahoo!  Today I have the pleasure of being featured on the lovely Pippa’s blog, Shop with Pippa. Please click here to find out the answers to the following questions:  What is the item in my wardrobe that is least likely to be thrifted?, and What is my favourite thrifted spring purchase? I’m keeping this short and sweet today, but is this not the prettiest street ever? Linking with: Pippa of Shop With Pippa…