DIY: Hanging Mint Garden

One of my favorite Christmas gifts this year was from my friend Allyson. These tea light hangers are such a great purchase and work really well as hanging terrariums. I have recently had a love of mint plants. They are so hearty and I adore anything that you can grow from [...]

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DIY: Succulents in a Jar

Happy New Year!

I started off my new year by making a collage of a some of the latte art I have been pouring…still not nearly perfect but fun all the same to see them all together. I used my iphone4 to take all these photos and the apps Diptic [...]

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DIY: Tulle Bow Headwrap

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

So this diy is a little bit crazy. I had been wanting to make a headwrap that was big and a little more out there. If I were getting married and having a bohemian hippy-ish wedding I might actually wear this for a more modern take on [...]

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DIY: Boho Hair Style

I have been asked several times how I achieved the bohemian hair style pictured in my DIY: Double Strand Lace Headband. It is very easy but a few pictures should help you achieve this simple and beautiful look.

To make the hair style more complex you can braid small [...]

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DIY: Pinecone Ornament

I cannot believe Christmas is nine days away. This month is flying by and I cannot seem to keep up with the various work and personal holiday parties. It does not help that my family was ravaged by a winter cold.

I always try to make an ornament that I can give away with my gifts or [...]

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DIY: Winter in a Jar

Thanksgiving is over, the official time to fill your home with wintery sights and scents is here. Most of my friends have their acts together and have the house fully decorated and full of holiday cheer. I have the issue every year that we don’t spend Christmas at home. We usually [...]

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DIY: Peacock Feather Ornament

{GIVEAWAY AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS POST!}

I always make ornaments each year. I have several ideas to start off the season. Any time you can pick up the empty glass ornaments from Michael’s or JoAnn’s I would recomend it. They are inexpensive and can be reused each year [...]

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Origami Goodness

What is it about the holidays that makes me want to fold paper into tiny animals? I can’t say really. One year I made fifty origami cranes and hung them around my tree from fishing line. It looked so amazing!

I had the idea this year to make ornaments out of paper. I though it [...]

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DIY: Wintery Terrarium

I have been slowly winterizing my home. Not in the actual mountain way but by slowly adding Christmas decorations when I have time. What with the first snow (already! eep!) and temperatures dropping rapidly…I have needed something to keep my attention. Today I worked on this Wintery Terrarium.


 It was [...]

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DIY: Silvering Leaves

Because of how far away I live from civilization (approximately 2 hrs) I like to think about holiday decor and wrapping early. I had the idea this year to use mostly organic things to wrap gifts and decorate my house. It helps that I have a love affair with twine, pinecones, and everything else organic. [...]

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