Make lottery gifts more eye-catching with these festive holiday magnet clips that are super easy to make. It’s like giving your recipients two gifts in one! FTC Disclosure: This post is sponsored by the New Jersey Lottery, however these festive holiday magnet clips and all opinions are my own. The lottery tickets used in this […]
DIY Pipe Cleaner Trees
You can make these tiny pipe cleaner trees in under 15 minutes, then embellish them to use as gift tags or tree ornaments! A fun kids craft too! Once you make your first pipe cleaner tree, I guarantee you’re going to quickly make a zillion more because they are just that easy! This is a […]
The end of the growing season and how I feel.
Gardening doesn’t stop with the end of the growing season. I can’t seem to say goodbye to the season’s final flowers because gardening is therapy for me. It’s mid-November, the end of the growing season. The steady freezing temperatures at night will be here any moment. We’ve already had one or two below-32-degree nights. I […]
Jane Magnolia Tree in Fall: does it have any color?
Jane Magnolia is known for beautiful Spring flowers, but what happens to a Jane Magnolia tree in Fall? Does it have any color? Here are the answers! Thanks to one of my readers here, for asking me about the Jane Magnolia tree in Fall. Thanks so much for your posts, especially on the Magnolia Jane. […]
Cotton Ball and Jingle Bell Christmas Tree
How to make a cotton ball and jingle bell Christmas tree, using a Styrofoam cone, cotton balls, small jingle bells and strong glue. An easy and fun DIY! Today I’m sharing how I made my cotton ball and jingle bell Christmas tree, based on a wonderful craft from my favorite holiday book Creatively Christmas: Inspired Yuletide […]
How to make a beautiful bottle brush tree ornament!
Make a beautiful bottle brush tree ornament with a miniature bottle brush tree, pearl beads for tiny tree ornaments and a rusty fairy garden bucket. This tutorial will guide you step by step with helpful images. Imagine an off-white, miniature bottle brush tree, snow-covered, with small pearl ornament balls. Imagine this little tree is tucked […]
Painted and Glittered Dollar Store Pumpkin Makeover
Painted and Glittered Dollar Store Pumpkin Makeover: Match up glitter paints with similar base color paints for understated elegance! A beautiful tone-on-tone effect perfect for rustic Fall decor! It’s time for another dollar store pumpkin makeover! Ever since I transformed a dollar store jack-o-lantern into something pretty, I’ve wanted to make over more pumpkins. Click […]
Limelight Hydrangea Tree Fall Color
Fall flowers are blooming and the Limelight Hydrangea fading flowers and yellow and green leaves add to the show! Enjoy my Limelight Hydrangea Tree and Little Lime Hydrangea Fall images. I looked out of our breakfast room window yesterday and was blown away by how beautiful our Limelight Hydrangea Tree looks right now. Yes, it’s […]
Teal Fall Decor: Painted Wooden Leaves
Add painted wooden leaves to your Fall home decor. I painted these unfinished chunky wooden leaves which fit in perfectly with my teal Fall decor! Easy DIY! Teal is probably my favorite color, and we have lots of teal accents throughout our home. Fall is no different, and I love to add in teal fall […]
How to Prune Stella D’Oro Daylilies
How to prune Stella D’Oro Daylilies, including spent flowers and seed pods. Also how to remove seed pods and prevent them from developing during the blooming season. Helpful images included. Have you been “hands-deep” in Fall gardening chores like I have? After recently cleaning up our Stella D’Oro daylilies, I felt like I accomplished so […]