Big City to Smaller Town, and visa versa. Would you?

This past Tuesday I went on a little road trip with my Mom, and soon to be sister in law, Lindsay to an area outside of Toronto called Prince Edward County. Our mission was to check out a venue that Lindsay had found as a potential spot for their upcoming wedding. I had never been out to Prince Edward County before but even on that rainy day, I fell in love with the area.

The property has a farm house on it that was built in the 1860's. When we walked into the house my mouth dropped open. The wood detailing, the high ceilings. I felt like I was stepping back in time. I started to invision Christmas dinners in this old home that overlooked an apple field. It hit me so hard, this love of an old farmhouse, that I came home and started looking up properties for the nearby town (Wellington, Ontario) on MLS. But when I told Aubrey I was in love with the area (and looking at properties) his response was "That's nice. I'll be sure to come visit you". So that answers that question about moving to a small town.

Have you ever just itched to move completely opposite to where you are? I'm in love with the city - I've grown up in Toronto and love the access to everything. The hustle and bustle energizes me and I love downtown at night. But I wonder what it's like living in a smaller, quieter town. As we drive to the cottage I often wonder what the lives are like for the people that live in these small towns. Part of me itches to find an old farmshouse with lots of property and tackle it a-la Sarah Richardson. Have you ever wondered what life would be like, on the opposite side of the spectrum?

Art Resin / Epoxy

Over the last few years I have noticed an emerging trend of art that has a thicky shiny coating over it. After some research discovered that artists would pour an epoxy/resin over their art. As the epoxy dried it gave the art a wet, shiny look. But to the touch it was a hard, thick protective shell. 

Intrigued, I googled some more and I discovered that this process was easy to do - and the mixture was available to the public to buy. So about a year ago I bought some from ArtResin.com with the intention to do some art. My order was delivered and truthfully I was a little bit nervous to tackle the project. Mixing chemicals isn't really something I'm awesome at (memories of grade 7 science class) - but I can tell you that after trying it, it is SUPER easy and the results are so fun. Really, any adult can do this. I made an art box with a photo of my brother (shown above). If you're interested in the process, more details after the jump.
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