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I tend to let mostly burned candles collect dust in a cabinet because it just feels too wasteful to throw them away, especially if they are in a beautiful vessel that could be reused or repurposed. I recently tested
Pressing flowers and leaves is a fun way to preserve a piece of your garden. I think many of us experimented with pressing flowers in a heavy book as children. It’s kind of magical
Over the years I’ve become known as a bit of a flower lady. I’m no professional florist but I did spend a lot of time studying floral design while writing my craft book. Gardening has only deepened my love of floral arranging
Beeswax food wraps are a great, natural alternative to single-use plastic wrap. The beeswax coating creates a non-toxic seal and also has natural anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties to help keep food fresh longer.
This year, I am doing all of the holiday crafts I’ve always admired but never made time to do before. My favorite so far are these beautiful paper bag stars! I assumed…
It’s been a month since I first shared the dollhouse I’m renovating for my daughter, and it’s already looking a lot different! In that first post, I shared some “befores”…
The day is here. My book is finally, fully, officially released out into the world! If you read my last update, you know it’s been a long journey to get here, often filled with…
It’s an exciting week over here, and I have something fun to share with you today. I just hit publish on the trailer for my craft book…
In studying floral design for this book, I found that many florists use a type of formula when creating their arrangements. There are many versions but the essence…
In celebration of my book launch, I asked you guys to send me your questions via Instagram for today’s post. And you all sent some great ones! From where to buy the…
While I was doing the planning and research for my book, I really wanted to highlight the talent and expertise of other small business owners. I reached out to…
Renovating a dollhouse has been on my bucket list forever. So a few weeks ago when my friend Jessica texted me a photo of this beauty from the thrift store, I was…
In just over a month, my book will be officially released! Writing a book wasn’t necessarily on my bucket list, but when the opportunity presented itself it made…
Succulents are one of my favorite plants to “go faux” with. Their naturally waxy leaves make the faux versions pretty darn convincing! You can make your own…
This week last year, I was working feverishly to finish the first draft and submit it to my publisher before my deadline. Now, we are exactly three months away from…
For grandparents gifts this year, I wanted to make some type of Christmas ornament with my 18 month old daughter. She’s a little young for most of the cool ornament crafts I’ve seen on Pinterest (which are geared for older toddlers and kids) but she loves to paint…
Shortly after our daughter was born, I decided to try making my own homemade laundry detergent. I realized how much more laundry I would be doing with a new baby (especially once we started cloth diapering!) and was intrigued by the idea of saving money and also…
We’ve been in the midst of long, labor intensive renovating projects for what seems like forever. I try to prioritize our limited time and home improvement budget on the projects that will make the biggest difference to the way our home functions and works for us (i.e. installing a dishwasher and building custom closet organization) so that doesn’t always mean pretty before and afters. One thing I feel like I’ve been neglecting is little DIY projects that are just for fun! Enter this handpainted tumbling block pattern I recently painted on Anthony’s closet floor…
Eco-printing is a great way to get started with the world natural dyeing. Using plant materials, such as whole flowers, flower petals, leaves, vegetables and nuts, you can easily create beautiful botanical printed fabric at home.