DIY Stenciled Tote Bag with FolkArt September 23, 2014 Eco Friendly Projects, Fabric and Textiles You know I love letters. So when I received a surprise craft box from FolkArt Stencils & Paints and it included a letter stencil, I thought of all the things I could monogram (of course). Everything I...
Update: Growing Your Own Sweet Potato Vine September 2, 2014 DIY, Eco Friendly Projects, Outdoors and Gardening Tutorials When we last left off, I had some sprouting sweet potatoes in mason jars with water. Well a couple of weeks later, there has been a lot of growth! I'm not sure how long you're supposed to wait...
Easy Tips: Fresh and Simple Arrangements May 27, 2014 DIY, Eco Friendly Projects, Floral, Floral Tutorials 1 Comment I love love love filling my house with fresh flower arrangements. We don't all have budgets that allow for bouquets every week though, right? A few years ago I started growing some plants and herbs that...
DIY Mason Jar Solar Lanterns May 13, 2014 DIY, Eco Friendly Projects, Our House, Outdoors, Outdoors and Gardening Tutorials 5 Comments Ok, I know I'm WAY late to this party. You've probably already done this project. But I finally got around to doing it, so I'm sharing darnit! Last week, I was cruising around the Dollar Tree, and...
How Does Your Garden Grow? April 2, 2013 Eco Friendly Projects, Our House, Outdoors 4 Comments Mine grows on the side of a mountain. Does this count as progress? I extended the garden bed to connect to the patio (there was this weird awkward space). Then I transplanted a choked out azalea from...
Countertop Colors?! Choices, Choices March 28, 2013 DIY, Eco Friendly Projects, Our House 2 Comments Remember last week when I told you I was getting an Encore countertop kit to redo my kitchen counters? Well I was having trouble deciding, so the nice folks at Encore sent me some swatches! I *think* I'm going...
Valentine’s Flowers Remixed February 19, 2013 DIY, Eco Friendly Projects, Floral, Floral Tutorials 2 Comments It's been a few days since Valentine's Day, and maybe that lovely arrangement you got is not looking quite so lovely anymore. Instead of picking out the dead and dying slowly until the whole arrangement goes,...
Johnny Gets An Upgrade February 7, 2013 DIY, Eco Friendly Projects, Tutorials 3 Comments Awhile back, I was offered a chance to review a Delta Corrente toilet courtesy of Delta and Home Depot. I was a little hesitant at first, since my house is pretty new, and I don't really need a toilet. But I...
Airstone Project: Kitchen Backsplash February 4, 2013 DIY, Eco Friendly Projects, Tutorials 27 Comments A lot of you have been reading my Airstone-on-the-tub post, so I've got another awesome Airstone project to share with you...in my friend Amy's house! I offered to help her install it in the kitchen as a...
Update Your Boring Builder Bathtub With AIRSTONE! January 28, 2013 DIY, Eco Friendly Projects, Our House, Tutorials 380 Comments When Airstone contacted me last month to see if I'd be interested in trying their product, I had no idea what it was. So, of course I checked out the site and did a little research. It didn't take me long to...