Today I’m going to share a quick project with you to punch up your table decor during your next outdoor gathering. These fun pinwheel placemats are a terrific project to complete with fabric scraps you might have lying around! All set to see how these are made? Let’s get started!For this project, you will need…Fusible…
Outdoor decor
Summer Tablescape (SSG Idea #10)
Of all of the bloggers I remember from when I first started really paying attention to the blogging world, my guest today, Traci from Beneath My Heart, truly distinguished herself as the most genuine and heartfelt. I love her blog, and I adore the fact that the summery project she has to share with us…
Summer Survival Guide Idea #1 (Freshly Squeezed Pillow Set)
Welcome to the first post in the Summer Survival Guide series! (You can head over to this post for a full description of what this series is all about.) With summer just around the corner, I hope this guide is a source of inspiration for you as you plan the next few months. There are so many…
As easy as…
As I mentioned in my post yesterday about my outdoor bench update, until this week, my Fourth of July cushions were still hanging out on my front stoop. Bad, right? I had had in mind to make a new, season-neutral set to take their place, but it took until the bench was freshly painted and…
Front porch bench update
I was the lucky recipient of a darling little outdoor bench from one of my dearest friends a couple of summers back, but I recently started noticing that the wear and tear of the seasons had taken its toll on its appearance. That’s putting it lightly. In poor blogging form, I neglected to take a…
DIY Pillow Forms
Two things you might not already know about me: #1) I like to save money, but I like to do it in style.#2) When I don’t feel like hauling my crew over the river and through the woods for close to a half hour each way, my only option for craft supplies is Super Wal-mart.It…
Patriotic Outdoor Pillows
Matt and I are total nerds when it comes to history. We love the History Channel. We read history books by choice. We actually named all of Jack’s stuffed animals when he was little after American presidents. (Which explains why his best buddy, a stuffed blue puppy, is named Abe instead of Fido.)…
Homemade bug-banishing candles
Each year, the advent of summer is accompanied by the arrival of some very unwelcome visitors: mosquitoes and the little pests we like to refer to in these parts as “no-see-‘ums.” I long ago lost faith in the efficacy of citronella candles in combating these pests during our time outdoors each evening, simply because they…
Easy Outdoor Placemats
There is a brief window each day while my kiddos nap that I try to seize whenever possible to work on a craft or sewing project. Nothing is more satisfying to me during that time than to tackle an entire project from start to finish! The project I’ll be sharing with y’all today is absolutely…
Tiered terracotta planter
With the advent of spring, something in my soul truly clamors for color, and nothing scratches that itch like a trip to my favorite nursery, The Flower Depot in Mayflower, Arkansas. Yesterday, I had the privilege to leave home (sans a single child!) for a couple of glorious hours while I headed to Tom’s store…