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{nifty thrifty sunday #16}

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July 30, 2011 By | 16 Comments
Welcome to this week’s {nifty thrifty sunday}!
I hope y’all are having a fabulous weekend!! The weather here is not very summer-like right now and the weekend started with a cloudy sky and predicted rain. Sounds like a lazy (maybe with some crafting) weekend at home. ;) But there’s enough to catch up with..
What are your plans for the weekend?

 

Here are some of my favorites from last week’s {nifty thrifty sunday}:

{1} Too Much Time on my Hands: Sisal hanging lamp
{2} Simple Girl: Heirloom tomato pie

 

{3} Homework: Cranberry glass
{4} Homespun With Love: Mini Blueberry Muffin Skewers

 

{5} Festotu: Thread rack
{6} Wayward Girls Crafts: Apothecary jars

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{floral friday #25}

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July 29, 2011 By | 11 Comments
{floral friday #25}
Welcome to this week’s {floral friday}!!
What do you guys have planned this weekend?
I just got home from meeting up for breakfast with a good friend (the one I made the kimono baby shoes for :) ). She was in town, visiting her family. Her little baby boy is getting bigger and bigger and cuter and cuter. ;)
Back to the {floral friday}.. This week I want to share some clematis flowers with you. So pretty!

 

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A few facts about the clematis:
  • Clematis plants can live more than 25 years.
  • The name clematis comes from the Greek word for vine.
  • Clematis often is referred to as the queen of vines due to its variety in its producing flowers. (source)

I’m partying here! ♥

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{DIY sleeping mask}

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July 26, 2011 By | 43 Comments

{DIY sleeping mask}

I love the fact that the days are longer during summer time, but this also means that the sun is coming up early.. Right now that starts around 4 in the morning!

Our curtain project helped a little with the problem of not being able to sleep in very long on the weekends, but I was still waking up too early for my liking.
So, I finally decided to sew a sleeping mask. I don’t know why I waited so long to make one! I feel SO much more rested in the mornings, since I don’t keep waking up every half our or so from the sun shining through our bedroom window — which gets full morning sun.

What you’ll need:

  • fabric
  • iron-on batting (I think this is what it’s called in English..)
  • elastic tape
  • sewing machine and thread

 

{DIY sleeping mask}

How to:

  1. Use this template to transfer the shape onto two pieces of fabric and two pieces of iron-on batting.
  2. Cut the fabric and batting, giving about 1/4″ seam allowance.
  3. Iron the batting on the backside of the fabric.
  4. Secure the two pieces of fabric (with the elastic tape inside) right side together with pins.
  5. Sew shut, but leave a little gap to turn it right side out.
  6. After turning it the right way, sew shut by hand.
  7. Sweet dreams!

I’m partying here! ♥

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{nifty thrifty sunday #15}

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July 23, 2011 By | 17 Comments

Welcome to this week’s {nifty thrifty sunday}! What do you have planned this weekend?

Here are some of my favorites from last week’s {nifty thrifty sunday}:

Paige from The Crunchy Mamacita linked up this cute monster tooth pillow that she made for her little one’s first loose tooth. Too cute!

 

Hmm.. I just love streusel! Rachel shared this yummy recipe for berry streusel muffins. Check out the recipe @ Simple Girl and find more inspiring recipes and awesome photography!

 

Alexis from Persia Lou is such an incredibly creative person. I am truly amazed by her projects! Last week she shared a tutorial of how to make a faux shell wall hanging. Beautiful!

 

Desirée shared the DIY for these cute wood dice. See this and more of her amazing creativity @ The 36th Avenue!

 

Marci from The Vintage Lemon linked up this cute picture frame and explains how she distressed the frame with the help of candle wax. Love it! Btw, aren’t those baby TOMS just the cutest thing?!

 

This is definitely on my “doing-that-on-the-next-hot-day” (and I’m hoping this day is gonna come soon!) list. Darcy of Smart-Bottom Enterprises made this delicious looking iced goodness from cold brewed coffee, which is supposed to take out any bitterness. Hmm…

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{floral friday #24}

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July 22, 2011 By | 18 Comments
{floral friday #24}
Happy Friday!! I hope you all had a wonderful week and now have a wonderful start into the weekend!
This week’s featured flower is the lupine — I photographed (guess where?!) in my mom’s backyard. ;)
I love the looks of lupines. Beautiful!

 

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A few facts about lupines:
  • There are more than 300 varieties of lupine plants around the world.
  • Lupine plants have the ability to fix nitrogen levels in the soil. (source)
  • Lupines come in blue, pink, white, yellow and purple. The flowers are useful for dyeing cloth. (source)
  • The scent of lupine blossoms is like that of honey.

I’m partying here! ♥

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