• Thunder Bay and Local Area Resources
    Resources

    Thunder Bay & Local Area Resources

    Searching for our ancestors can be a lot of work. The best advice I was given was to always start where you live. Oddly enough, you should really begin at the cemetery. Here you’ll…

  • Nurse Brenda - My Favourite Aunty Brenda Story | Alex Inspired
    Genealogy

    Nurse Brenda

    Today marks a significant anniversary of our Aunt Brenda’s passing, after battling an extremely extensive illness. I feel it appropriate to share my favourite Aunt Brenda story today. I am reminded of her every time I…

  • A Jazz Inspired Halloween Playlist
    Holidays

    A Jazz Inspired Halloween Playlist

    Music always makes us happier, or puts us in a festive mood … let’s start to get jovial with A Jazz Inspired Halloween Playlist… Listen to my Jazz Inspired Halloween Playlist on Spotify! I LOVE…

  • Refurbished Chandelier | Alex Inspired – Old brass chandelier is given new life with spray paint, Christmas crystal, new wiring and extra bling.
    Creative

    Revived Chandelier

    I have very creative parents. This is their project, not mine. I merely stood back, snapped some pictures and watched their creativity unfold. While out and about at a thrift store, they stumbled upon…

  • Tricia & JJ Custom wedding designs for tables, menus and donation card.
    Designs

    Tricia & JJ – Wedding Prints

    *note: Tricia & JJ’s wedding prints and design are based off their wedding invitation ordered through Wedding Paper Divas. I studied the design carefully to ensure their menus, programs and donation cards had corresponding typography…

  • Bride and Bridesmaids getting ready in the morning | Alex Inspired
    Creative

    diy Bridesmaid Chalkboard Signs

    Recently I have noticed pre-ceremony signage is trending on Pinterest and Instagram. Last year I created signs when I was a bridesmaid for my friend Sam. Together we spelled out :“Just Wait ‘til you…

  • Canada Day Essentials. "Eh" pillow, Hudson's Bay pointe blanket, Hudson's Bay vintage crate | Alex Inspired
    Holidays

    Oh Canada

    O Canada! Our home and native land… Oh Canada indeed! Every post on Pinterest seems to be about the 4th of July… So here’s my take on easy Canada Day décor for all you…

  • DIY Celtic Wind Chimes | Alex Inspired
    Creative

    Celtic Chimes

    Ok, so my good friend Captain Crunch dropped off a few awesome items for me. Don’t worry his name isn’t really Captain Crunch; he also goes by Captain Chaos. He always brings me the…