“ Healing takes courage, and we all have courage, even if we have to dig a little to find it.” Tori Amos One of my cousins emailed me a awhile back wanting to know if we were all okay. She had just watched the news that night and had heard that Arizona was the worse…
Category: spring
Top 12 DIY’s at Our Little Red House.
Just a quick little post of some of my favorite DIY’s I have posted since I started blogging. I have some new followers that have probably never had a chance to see some of these oldies from the past. Hope you find one you love and get a chance to create something fun yourselves. If…
In the Garden- February flowers and tiny raindrops.
“ We may think we are nurturing our garden, but of course it’s our garden that is really nurturing us.” Jenny Uglow Okay, not complaining or anything but I’m not used to rain here in the city. Don’t get me wrong, I love it, but it is starting to feel like every time I have…
Dollar day do over- upcycled birdhouse.
Number five in favorite fun post of mine is this little birdhouse I redid. I remember when I started doing my dollar day do overs and out of all of those many projects this is my favorite up-cycling project of all time. I remember the day I saw this old birdhouse sitting there on the…
DIY-Frugal Floral displays.
Spring is one of my favorite times of the year. I always miss the flowers out in my garden when they are all gone. To make up for that, I have faux arrangements displayed throughout the house. I like shopping second hand, but sometimes I will pick up some fillers if there is a good…
A beautiful Spring hike with bees and butterflies in an Arizona desert.
“Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces ; smell the rain and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams.” Ashley Smith Here it is…a whole lot of color in an otherwise very boring and dry…
Farmhouse inspired Easter decoration.
Spring is in the air and we are surrounded by all things floral. I love this time of year, unfortunately my allergies do not. I have to spend a lot of time inside when they are too extreme. Sometimes I don’t care and will head outside anyway where the pollen count is insane. I just…
DIY Easter terrariums
Terrariums are ever so trendy right now, so I thought I try my hand at some inexpensive versions for our Easter table. Our neighbors dropped off some empty glass jars the other day (we make a lot of homemade pasta sauce) and I decided to turn them into something pretty for my Easter table instead…