Learn how to build an arbor with these simple arbor plans. You can easily build this in a day or two, giving your garden a beautiful entrance. It’s the summer of outdoor projects. All things indoors can wait as we create the beautiful homestead we have always dreamed about. We’ve torn down the garden cottage, expanded and built garden beds, added a picket fence around the garden, added landscaping around the house and barn, built goat fencing and a milking stand,
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How To Build A Picket Fence
Learn how to build a picket fence with this easy tutorial. With a few simple materials and tools, you can build a beautiful fence for your garden or backyard. We have been super busy on the homestead lately. All last year, we worked on making the inside of the new farmhouse beautiful and livable, since a functioning kitchen is kind of important. Spring is naturally a busy time on a homestead, and we have put all our focus on getting the outdoors ready
DIY Window Box
Learn how to make this DIY window box to add character and dimension to your windows. Add colorful flowers and herbs to bolster your farmhouse charm. If you have been following along on our kitchen renovation journey, you may remember that we replaced the small window above the sink with a much larger window. The larger window looks like it has always been there, and I love that I can wash dishes while looking out over the garden, barn, and goats. Goats and gardens make
Macrame Plant Hanger DIY
This simple macrame plant hanger DIY is perfect for spring. It is an easy and inexpensive project costing less than $2. Whip up several macrame plant holders to put near every window in your home. I love making these simple jute DIY macrame plant hangers. I made a video on the "how-to" right at a year ago, but the video quality was a little less than desirable. Since I was making up a few more for my laundry room redo and organization post I have been promising, I thought it would be a
Toddler Dress Pattern – Easy Free Pattern with Video!
This adorable toddler dress pattern combines ruffles, lace, and cute, puffy sleeves. Use any coordinating fabrics you like to make this beautiful and easy dress pattern. This dress would make the perfect gift or Easter outfit. This post contains affiliate links, which means I make a small commission at no extra cost to you. See my full disclosure here. When my girls were little, I used to make them dresses all the time. I loved going to the store to pick out all the pretty