We have loved using the Heidi Swapp's Minc Machine to add Gold/Color Foil touches to our projects and prints. It makes any craft project, gift idea, or wall print pop! The Gold Foil adds that fancy wow factor. Last month we shared how to use the minc machine, and an adorable free Printable. Today I'm sharing how to make a pretty indoor herb garden with Minc gold foil touches. I used Heidi Swapp's Mini Cardstock Pinwheels and gift tags to spice up the indoor herb garden gift. I love her … [Read more...] about Indoor Herb Garden with Minc Gold Foil Touches
Fresh Spring Centerpiece
Nothing says Spring quite like fresh flowers and...asparagus! Ok, maybe not asparagus, but look how great it looks in this Fresh Spring Centerpiece! Here's what I used: -Flowers -Asparagus -Rubber bands -Jute Twine -Scissors I got the tulips from Walmart for less than $5! First, I arranged the flowers how I liked, put a rubber band around them to hold them in place and trimmed the stems to the height I wanted. Make sure that your ends are all the same length so it will set evenly on … [Read more...] about Fresh Spring Centerpiece
DIY Thanksgiving Hostess Gift Idea
Are you hosting Thanksgiving this year? I know that a lot of time and hard work go into making this meal the best of the year. I rarely host, but know that the hostess deserves a gift for everything she puts into this day. That's why I decided to make a special gift for our hostess this year. I am excited to share this DIY Thanksgiving Hostess Gift Idea! I found this tin at the Target dollar section and had to have it. They had a few colors and I chose black because I wanted to use a gold … [Read more...] about DIY Thanksgiving Hostess Gift Idea
Chalkboard Herb Garden
This post is sponsored by Michaels but all opinions are my own. Wanna know a secret? I actually really enjoy cooking. Yup. I hate cleaning up the mess, but sure love throwing a bunch of things together and eating the outcome. Because of my fun hobby, I swear I spend a fortune on fresh herbs. I decided to remedy that by making my own herb garden. Now I know this isn't anything new or earth shattering, but I was searching for a fun idea on the Michaels website. They now have online … [Read more...] about Chalkboard Herb Garden
11 Ideas to Help Your Garden Grow
Over the years I've learned that people are on either side of the yardwork fence, you either love it or you despise it. I'm a yard work junkie and find great satisfaction in having a weed free yard with a trimmed lawn and blooming flowers. Yesterday, I mowed our lawn for the first time this year! So to kick off the growing season here are 11 posts from around the web with information to get your yard and garden looking great! If you don't know where to begin, check out these tips from Cottage … [Read more...] about 11 Ideas to Help Your Garden Grow