Category / Holiday
March 20, 2013
It is hard to believe that Easter is so early this year! This is the one time of year that my sweet tooth really gets a craving! My favorite candies are the Cadbury Eggs filled with caramel. Last week I was off to the store to stock up on these once yearly offerings. While there,…
March 17, 2013
March 13, 2013
It is hard to believe that Easter is right around the corner. The chickens have begun to resume their regular laying patterns. Yesterday, I discovered that all the hens had laid an egg. The egg cartons are filling fast and my fridge is abundant with eggs. Earlier this week, I found myself making a couple…
March 9, 2013
If you too have been trying faithfully to catch a Leprechaun like we have in our household for years, this leprechaun garden might just help you succeed. We always seem to fail. They dye out toilets green and they drop their golden chocolate coins, but they never stick around for long. This year, we crafted…
February 6, 2013
If you are like me, you are no stranger to cold hands in the wintertime. Despite my mittens and gloves my hands just have the most difficult time warming up. I also have been known from time to time to dash out to the chicken coop forgetting my gloves. One way that I try and…
January 2, 2013
Good Morning friends! Happy New Year and Happy 2013 to all of you. Today, I am sharing with you the woodland snowglobes that I made for HGTV Garden. They are super easy to make, fun with the kids, and a great way to recycle those Mason Jars that you decorated your home with for the…
December 25, 2012
Click on the link to make my Faux Bois Candles Wishing all of you peace, love and happiness this Christmas Day from our nest to yours. ~Melissa
December 19, 2012
It is difficult to believe that Christmas is one week away. I still have a bit of gift shopping to do and of course grocery shopping. We always host Christmas at our house. This week I wanted to share with you a living Christmas tree that I created this week for HGTV Garden. Read more
December 14, 2012
Every Christmas we love to add a few homemade ornaments to our tree. Head on over to HGTV Garden for all of the directions on how you can be inspired to craft this wonderful vintage style ornament complete with a looking glass window. I had a blast creating this one for them. Photo Credits: Tilly’s Nest
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Sharing an inspired life from the New England seaside. Chickens, Bees, Gardens, Art and Yummy Goodness.