DIY Crafts: My Sashiko and Shibori Pillow Covers

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Sashiko is a form of decorative reinforcement stitching or functional embroidery from Japan. White cotton thread on the traditional indigo blue cloth gives Sashiko its distinctive appearance. Shibori is a Japanese dye technique that typically involves folding, twisting or bunching cloth and binding it, then dye the fabric in indigo. I have been looking at Sashiko and Shibori how to tutorials...

What I learned from an Instagram Photo a Day Challenge

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Sometimes, even creative people need a little push!!! I started Instagram earlier this year. I started so that I could follow some of my favorite bloggers. From what they were writing and posting, it seemed they were spending time and energy on this little app and I wanted to find out why! It was a slow learning process. I think I may even have started out doing everything wrong, and I almost...

A Super Simple DIY(ish) Potting Bench

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Hello There! I've decided to put in some more time here. My plan is to post at least 3 to 4 times a week. In order for me to make this a success, I will need to do the work. Makes sense, right? Let's get to it ;)   At the start of the summer, I had a half day of work. I was at home alone and puttering around the yard. The weather was nice and we had just gotten some annuals for the patio. I...

A How To Propagate Succulents, So easy…

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Hello. Happy Fall. I haven't been around, so lets just jump right in!   I had this succulent that was getting really tall and leggy. So tall, that it was falling over the side of the planter it was in. He was also growing Flower/ Plant babies off his trunk and out of his roots. I researched and found out that succulents will do that because they are not getting enough sun. Well baby, we live...

Working Hard

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Working hard for something you don't care about is called stress. Working hard for something you love is called passion. I have been taking stock of my life. Yes, it is what it sounds like. A Woman of a certain age, trying to decide what she wants to do with her life. Trying to see if the decisions she has already made should define her.   I have decided that what has happened in the past,...

Happy Memorial Day to you!

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Hi There! Happy Memorial Day to you! And a huge Thanks to all that served for all of us. On this day I am giving you a quick look from 2015 and 2016, when I decorated the Front Porch for the 4th of July. Pretty Patriotic Decor, with Lots of Red, White and Blue! Bright Blue pots with Red flowers and leaves. A Red Vintage kitchen stool, a blue step stool, a wicker basket, and silver lanterns. These...

A Quick Peek at the Patio, and new to me Thrifted Chairs

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Hi there! I am so glad you're here! Today, I have for you a super quick sneak peek at our back patio. It is far from done, and I have lots of plans to complete it. But for today, here is where we are. The last couple of years that we have lived here in our little rental house, I have decorated with lot of different colors. Red, Blue, Green, Pink, Yellow, White, Black,... a lot of colors. This...

A Boho Spring Dining Tablescape

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I am loving the whole Bohemian Farmhouse look right now. Lots of texture, and neutrals. With paisleys and chevrons and other fun patterns thrown in. So much to love! Here a is a look at our Easter dinner table. It has a nice mix of all of the above- boho, farmhouse, texture, neutrals, paisleys, and chevrons. I really love how it turned out, get ready for a photo overload! It was just the four of...

Spring Decorating in the Dining Room

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I am back with another look at the Dining Room Built in. You can see how I lined the back with Birch Bark Wrapping Paper here. Here it is all dressed for Spring, and full of fun DIY craft projects. When I lined the back of the shelves I hoped that they would give some great warmth and texture to the Dining room. I just love how they turned out, and got the warmth I hoped for. After using so many...

I am loving Stencils right now! DIY Crafts Rule!

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I had stenciled a cute little crate for my Easter table, that I love! But just to prove that I can't blog, I forgot to take photos of the before, the during, but I do have an after! One out of three ain't bad, right? ( I will be posting my Easter table later this week. ) Anyway, I love it so much that I wanted to stencil something else and saw this cute little flower box. I got this cute little...