Does this sound like you? You grow a bountiful garden all summer. You enjoy the fruits and vegetables of your labor and you end up with extra to preserve. So you freeze, dry and can some of the excess. But after the growing season ends, you completely forget about your hard-earned resources. Don’t let your preserved harvest go to waste. Here are three simple steps to use up your preservedRead More →
Generally, after the holidays, I decorate my home with winter decor. Right about mid-February I start thinking about switching out my snowmen, mitten garland and winter candles for spring decor. But since we are still being pounded with snow, I’m just not ready to pull out my spring branches, bird nests, and eggs. So instead I decided to push the winter decor and make a pom pom garland. A pomRead More →
I love to use vintage containers in my garden. They are longer lasting than many of the newer containers sold today and they add panache to your garden decor. I want to share how you can shop for vintage garden containers so that you can fill your garden with beautiful and functional finds. There are so many different containers that you can use in your garden. But there are someRead More →
It’s the dead of winter and snow covers the ground. But it’s not too early to begin planning for the coming garden season. Here are ten things you can do now to get your garden ready for Spring. For most of us, we can’t go out and plant our flowers, herbs or vegetables. But there are some indoor garden activities that we can do to make the process easier onceRead More →
The winter months are a great time to work on a pressed flower craft. Last summer, I made a flower press and used it to press the end of the season’s flowers, ferns, and autumn leaves. I have used the ferns and leaves in my decor, but I haven’t had time to make anything with the flowers. So I thought I would create simple floral artwork to help decorate forRead More →
Are you starting to feel trapped indoors? As the winter season wears on cabin fever can set in. Especially if you like to garden. Usually, toward the end of January, I’m looking for gardening activities that I can do inside. If you are feeling like you need some garden time, here are three indoor winter garden ideas that you can do. All without having to face the cold, snow, rainRead More →
Do you remember as a child going on a picnic with your family? Your mom packed the basket and you piled into the car and went someplace fun. Like the park in a neighboring town. After you ran and played for a while, out came the basket. And in that basket was a delicious meal. I don’t really remember what we ate. Probably peanut butter sandwiches. But the fun partRead More →
Do you remember your Grandparent’s garden when you were growing up? There was something so special about the old-fashioned flowers they grew. You could wander through the garden and feel a sense of peace and calm. The bees were buzzing all around. Birds were enjoying the seed pods. And you were enjoying the little flowers exploding everywhere. Back when you were young, you probably didn’t think much about what wasRead More →
I like to decorate my home with wreaths and I have quite a few of them. But very few of my wreaths are purchased. Many of the wreaths that I display during the year are homemade. I might purchase the base of the wreath such as a wireframe or grapevine wreath but then I add my own materials to the top. My winter wreath from a thrift store find usesRead More →
When the New Year rolls around we are all thinking of our New Year’s Resolutions and what great things we’re going to accomplish. For about a week or two we might even stick with those New Years Resolutions. And then they slowly fade away and before long we end up with the old habits and patterns. I know because I have been there myself. But a few years ago IRead More →