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Crafts Family Fun Gardening Projects Seasons Summer

Make Your Own Lavender Sachets

July 17, 2013

This week, I made some dried lavender sachets for HGTV Gardens. It was really a fun project that allows me to bring the lavender from the garden inside and enjoy it all year long. The sachets can be refilled and refreshed as needed. Read more

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Crafts Family Fun Seasons Spring

Craft a Home Sweet Home for Ladybugs

May 17, 2013

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A Pressed Flower Cell Phone Case

May 1, 2013

It all started with the beautiful ruffled pansies that I picked up the local garden center. Their blooms were too pretty not to preserve, so I pressed them into little delicate works of art.Read more

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Crafts Seasons Spring

Kentucky Derby Centerpiece

April 28, 2013

Just around the corner is the 139th year of the Kentucky Derby. This year, I created a simple easy centerpiece that makes me think about the hallmarks of this iconic race. Read more

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Crafts Seasons Winter

Bee Mine: Make Your Own Honey Sugar Scrub

February 14, 2013

Happy Valentine’s Day A great Valentine’s Day gift to share with those you love is a lovely sugar scrub inspired from my new loves-the honeybees. It is wonderful for those whose skin could use a little TLC during these cold weathered months. I happen to make and use this one year round. For the simple…

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Crafts Family Fun Holiday Valentine's Day

Heart Felted Pocket Handwarmers

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…

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Crafts Family Fun Seasons Winter

Suet Wreath

January 15, 2013

Well this week is about the birds again. I hope you don’t mind! We really have taken up backyard birding at the feeder. We love feeding the birds a variety of things including sunflower seeds, thistle, suet and even oranges for the Orioles come springtime. This week I shared over on HGTV Garden how to…

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Crafts Family Fun Holiday Seasons Winter

Woodland Snowglobes

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…

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DIY: Faux Bois Candles

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

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Christmas Crafts Holiday Seasons Winter

A Living Christmas Tree

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

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Make Your Own Lavender Sachets

Craft a Home Sweet Home for Ladybugs

A Pressed Flower Cell Phone Case

Kentucky Derby Centerpiece

Bee Mine: Make Your Own Honey Sugar Scrub

Heart Felted Pocket Handwarmers

Suet Wreath

Woodland Snowglobes

DIY: Faux Bois Candles

A Living Christmas Tree

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