Cup of tea

07Sep

Whew, back after the holiday weekend! Trying to recover and get things back in order. I’m also trying to plan for next weekend because it is free with nothing (one of the three this whole summer!) so I have big letterpress plans — and perhaps some other things in the works.

Anyway, came across this idea of planting succulents in vintage teacups and thought it was clever and sweet:

{ Epheriell Designs via craftgawker }

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Paper and Flora

25Mar

Can you believe these are paper?

Oh Martha. You make everything look so good. Luckily, she shares. All the tutorials for these beauties are here.

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Clever, huh?

22Feb

I love Apartment Therapy’s new blog, Home Hacks. Anything from how to pick the right potato to DIYs to how to “green” your office.

These were a few that caught my eye and made me want to try them!

How to cover up dings in wooden furniture…with a walnut!

How to turn a mason jar into a soap dispenser:

How to create a quick cheap rug:

(they say to use rag rugs but I think you could also use placemats!)

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My first Pillow

24Nov

I finally finished the “Snow Mum” Pillow from a free pattern by Amy Butler.

Here’s her example:

Pretty similar, right? I think it turned out quite nice for someone who is just starting to learn sewing on a machine. It was time consuming, mostly because I didn’t know what I was doing and there were a few minor “kinks” in my sewing machine. Next time it’ll be much faster. ( If anyone’s trying this pattern out, a little tip — just skip the fusible webbing. You can just sew up the pillow really easily without it. )

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