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Tracy and I didn’t intentionally coordinate outfits on today’s CityLine. I swear!

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On today’s broadcast, I showed host Tracy Moore how to craft no-fuss flower arrangements with a few tips and tricks I’ve picked up here at Style at Home - watch the clip by clicking here!

Everyone in the audience was asking me about the gorgeous green tulipiere at the top of the segment. It’s the Aorta flower arranger from Abbott - one of the most chic wholesalers in the country - and retails for about $15 (what a STEAL!). To find a retailer close to you (Abbott supplies some of the best home & gift stores across Canada), just give them a ring at 1-800-263-2955. I loved this tulipiere so much, you’ll be seeing more of it in the May issue of Style at Home, on newsstands the first week of April!

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In case you missed it, you can check out today’s CityLine segment online by clicking here!

Get the look of artisanal, hand-painted, embroidered, crocheted and woven handicraft with these fab finds. It’s folk… Gone haute!

Isn’t that Anthropologie throw blanket deliciously BONKERS?!

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Here’s our little home away from home at the Interior Design Show – the Style at Home booth as designed by superstylist Malcolm Patterson (whose gorgeous Toronto home graces our new March 2010 issue). Split down the middle (as we’re sharing the space with our sister publication, Canadian Gardening), it’s two takes on a breezy, summer dinner party. Delish!

On the Canadian Gardening side of the table (above), Malcolm’s arranged place settings of Jasper Conran’s gorgeous Chinoiserie Platinum for Waterford Wedgwood.

…And at the Style at Home end, we’ve got Kate Spade’s classic June Lane china. So pretty!

Stop by the booth tomorrow (Saturday, January 23) between 2:00 and 4:00PM to chat with Style at Home’s Senior Design Editor Margot Austin, Canadian Gardening’s Editor in Chief Erin McLaughlin and me! We’d love to meet you!

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If you’re heading down to the Interior Design Show at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre on Saturday, January 23, be sure to stop by the Style At Home booth! Style At Home’s Senior Design Editor Margot Austin and I will be on-hand from 2:00-4:00PM, and we’d love to meet you! Speaking of which, Margot will be guest blogging from the IDS right here on Style Sleuth, beginning tomorrow night after the lavish Opening Night Gala! Stay tuned to Style Sleuth for all the glamour, guts and gossip!

If you’ve got time to dash down to the grocery store, you’ve got time to dress up your dining table for the holidays! Check out my grocery store decor tips from today’s episode of CityLine!

And, as promised, here’s a step-by-step diagram of how I managed that lovely furoshiki-style napkin fold…

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Tuesday is Style At Home Day on CityLine! Kimberley Seldon, Samantha Pynn and I will walk you through our January issue, talking trends for 2010, and “High/Low” – Style At Home’s most popular column.

I’m also bringing along some “grocery store décor” - fabulous finds you can pick up on your last-minute dash to the supermarket to dress up your holiday dinner!

With the CityLine and Pure Design crew at the CityLine studio! (From left: Malcolm Patterson and Samantha Pynn, me, CityLine producer Anita Mazic and Julia Black.)

CityLine, Tuesday, December 22, 9AM

You officially have Style At Home’s blessing to begin decorating for the holidays… The Seasons Christmas Show is here!

Tomorrow - Sunday, November 22 - is Style At Home Day at the Seasons Christmas Show at the International Centre in Toronto: your one-stop shop for holiday decorating and entertaining. Catch me live on the Toronto Star stage at noon, with my colleagues Karl Lohnes following at 2PM, and editor-in-chief Jane Francisco at 4PM.  Check out the full roster of stylish seminars here. I’ll be demonstrating some luxe-for-less DIY dressings for the dining table, and how to get top-notch festive decor out of your next trip to the grocery store!

Hope to see you there!

Catch the clip of my latest CityLine gig here!

I always feel bad for the carnation… It’s easily the most detested cut flower on the market, and it’s such a shame seeing as how they’re so inexpensive and so hardy. This particular arrangement can last about two weeks with proper care.

I was seriously impressed with Tracy’s floral arranging skills… I think she has a secret calling in the floral design field!

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Catch CityLine today to see me teach host Tracy Moore how to make a quick and inexpensive floral arrangement!

In case you missed it… Here’s my last gig on CityLine.

Click HERE to watch!