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7 Tips for Growing a Cut Flower Garden and How to Make Beautiful Arrangements

May 26, 2020 by Lisa 57 Comments

zinnias in July with a white picket fence and barn in the background

I love growing and arranging my own bouquets from my cut flower garden. There is nothing like the satisfaction and creativity of growing something so beautiful from a tiny seed. Learn my favorite varieties to cut and my tips for making beautiful arrangements. Are Flower Gardens Worth It? I remember a conversation a few years ago when a friend, who grew a wide variety of cut flowers in a very small space, told me why she didn't grow tomatoes and herbs. I was curious because, at the time, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Garden Tagged With: Garden, seasonal

Farmhouse Christmas Home Tour 2018

November 29, 2018 by Lisa 20 Comments

Farmhouse on Boone in Winter

Come take a little tour of our farmhouse decorated simply this Christmas. We kept things minimal this year, with fresh greenery and simple colors. Our Christmas farmhouse is full of DIY tutorials. This post contains affiliate links, which means I make a small commission at no extra cost to you. See my full disclosure here.  The post is in collaboration with my other blogger friends and we are all going to be showing our homes all decked out for Christmas. Read all the way to end to see … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Holidays, Our Farmhouse Tagged With: Christmas, Dining Room, DIY, front porch, Home Tour, Kitchen, Living Room, Master Bedroom, seasonal, Tutorials

Farmhouse Kitchen Fall Refresh

July 24, 2017 by Lisa 1 Comment

Browse my collection of beautiful items to spruce up a small farmhouse kitchen this fall. Disclosure:  This post has been sponsored by Cost Plus World Market and contains affiliate links. All opinions are my own. This post was sponsored by World Market. See my full disclosure HERE. Little Girls in the Kitchen The other day my girls asked, as they often do, if they could do some baking. If you don't have eight and six year olds around the house, let me translate that question for … [Read more...]

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Scrappy Flag Pillow Cover Tutorial DIY Fourth of July Decorations

June 16, 2017 by Lisa 14 Comments

Fourth of July is right around the corner! This scrappy flag pillow cover tutorial will have you well on your way to some DIY summer decor. It's a simple project that you can do with any red and blue fabric scraps you have laying around. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oG-o0f-je3c In my typical "wingin' it at all times" fashion, it occurred me that something festive for the shop and blog should be out, you know, last week. So, yesterday turned into "patriotic decor makin' day." I made … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Handmade Home, Projects, Sewing Tagged With: crafts, drop cloth, fourth of July, Holidays, seasonal, sewing

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