So easy and so much fun. Right now my mini gardens are struggling because of the intense heat we have been having here in my state but I know there are many of you out there that can have these miniature gardens displayed out on your porch on a pretty table. Especially places high in…
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Spring trip to Our Little Red House.
“ I’ll take you up and down these hollers and hills, let me show you how country feels.” It’s that time of the year. Time to head up and check on the little red house. There were still pockets of snow on the drive up but no ice thank God. The snow is melting and…
DIY- Frugal fall centerpiece for under $5
My son picked this basket up for me second hand shopping (so proud, he knows his mom) and I new exactly what I was going to do with it…add Fall flowers. I was given a batch of faux flowers from a relative and also found a bag of pumpkins second hand for a couple dollars…
3 DIY frugal decor projects to keep Winter around for just a little bit longer.
“ Welcome Winter. Your late dawns and chilled breath make me lazy, but I love you nonetheless.” Terrri Guillemets Finally I got a chance this month to do some fun crafting and decorating. January can be so sad when you have to pack away all your pretty little Christmas decorations. Then on top of that,…
In the garden- Making Scarecrows and repairing pots.
I have a rant, a mini one, but a rant is a rant after all. I am so tired of things falling apart all the time. I remember back in the day (oh my gosh I sound like my grandma) when things were made to last. Products were made with love. Companies wanted their customers…
DIY vintage Halloween decor.
Happy October everyone. Wow are these months flying by or what?. Thought it would be fun to share with you all a fun Halloween project to get you in the mood for ghost, scary cats, and jack-o-lanterns from long ago.This is a pretty quick DIY and it comes with a couple “Nailed it” moments. I…
DIY- Mini cacti pots
There are babies everywhere in my garden right now, cacti that is. One early morning while I was out watering my garden and making sure the wild birds and bees had food and water I noticed there were all kinds of baby cacti everywhere. I thought how cute it would be to decorate some tiny…
Turning an old kitchen cabinet into an Ikea inspired TV stand.
Remember that post I did a few weeks back on my trip to IKEA ? Well, I had some items I saw there that I put on my wish list that I wanted. I thought maybe it would be fun to see what kind of designs I could come up with on my own…
Shopping trip to an Arizona Ikea store.
Now I don’t know if this is true or not but I heard that IKEA stores are different in every area of the world. They design around the cultures and taste of the countries they are in. So I thought it would be fun to share with some of my overseas followers what it looks…
Up-cycled country farm decor…wooden chair bench.
A couple of months ago while visiting my Italian mother-in -law down the street from us, she gave me two really old chairs to redo. My mother-in -law grew up in Italy during World War two. Her home is filled with all kinds of items. She keeps things because she remembers the time when the…
