It’s a New Year and hopefully a better year for all of us. Starting with a clean slate and fresh ideas can help us feel more in control of our homes and gardens. Get started with 4 simple steps for your best garden ever. One of my biggest struggles is how to keep my home and garden organized. Maybe this is an area you struggle with as well. For manyRead More →
This year I used what I already had for holiday decorating. Rather than spending lots of money on new decorations, I dug through my stash to see what I could incorporate into my decor for the holidays. And I realized I’ve never used vintage silver in my Christmas decor. Let me show you how easy it is to decorate with vintage silver. I like to collect a variety of vintageRead More →
As the holidays get closer, now is a good time to think about the gifts you want to give. I’m a big fan of homemade gifts. I especially love to give gifts from my garden. This year, if you’re going to make gifts for family and friends, then you need to decide what to make and start creating. I’ve been searching for good gift ideas, and I’ve found several IRead More →
It happens every year… a killing frost followed by winter. You can count on losing the garden when the colder weather hits. And you can feel a sense of loss during the first weeks after the end of the gardening season. There’s still so much to do to wind up the growing season, and so we gardeners keep busy. Getting everything ready for winter takes some time and effort. There’sRead More →
If you’re growing a cutting garden, then consider preserving some of your flowers to use later for crafts and home decor. One easy way to preserve your floral bounty is by drying the flowers. Learn how to dry flowers with these simple ideas. Over the years, many people have replaced dried flowers with faux stems. Faux flowers are lovely and so lifelike these days. Because of this, many people thinkRead More →
All year long I like to forage for things outdoors. In the spring I look for morel mushrooms. In the summer, I gather wildflowers at our cabin. But fall is the best time for gathering natural materials to use for crafting and display. This is the perfect time of year to take a hike and look for dried flowers, grasses, pinecones, branches, colored leaves and so much more. The weatherRead More →
As I walk through my garden and enjoy all the beauty of the flowers, bees, and butterflies, I’m already thinking about next year’s flower garden. What can I do better? How can I improve on what I’m growing? And how can I get flowers earlier in the growing season? A few years ago, I began to experiment and grow hardy annuals. The more flowers I planted, the more excited IRead More →
Flower bouquets for the rest of us. Simple steps that anyone can follow to create a pretty bouquet in no time. I enjoy growing flowers and creating bouquets for myself and to give away. When I first started creating bouquets, my fledgling efforts looked like “child’s play”. Basically, I just stuck flowers in the vase with no thought of how to place them. As I continued to grow flowers, IRead More →
I start my day with coffee…every day! Not only is coffee a staple in our home but I enjoy anything coffee related as well…coffee ice cream, mocha brownies, kalua with cream. My love of coffee has led me to collect coffee-themed containers as well. Over the years I have amassed quite a collection of vintage coffee pots. To me, they’re a reminder that although the method of delivery has changed,Read More →
Spring has passed and it’s time to start thinking of summer. Each season it’s fun to decorate your porch with touches that remind you of the upcoming season. Make these patriotic crafts to decorate your summer porch. One of my favorite ways to decorate my garden porch in summer is with patriotic colors. Red, white, and blue just screams summer. And while the summer of Covid will not look likeRead More →