pressing & mounting flowers | video tutorial
Last month, I shared how I was taking cuttings from my garden to preserve them in my gardening notebook. As various other herbs and flowers have reached their peak, I have clipped them to add. I decided I would make a quick video on pressing and mounting flowers in a notebook while I was at […]
a rug, the first dried hydrangeas, & a cloche
Do you remember the jute rug in the kitchen eating area with the scalloped edge? I loved the detail around the border, but I have some sad news. After about a year in a heavy traffic path, the scallops around the corners started to come loose. I learned this is the kind of run that […]
avoiding decorating mistakes
A couple of unfortunate things have happened to my blog over the years moving servers, changing platforms, getting a new camera, and a few mysteries that have caused some glitches in thousands of old blog posts. Certain links from posts have disappeared (along with the words that were linked), some internal links have a superfluous […]
how to start a blog in 2024
Earlier this week I wrote a post arguing points showing why blogging isn’t dead. You can read that post HERE. And then, I completely neglected to share any details on how to start and grow a blog if I persuaded you to start one. So, let me fix that in this post. Let me start […]
Giving an antique whirligig a makeover
A few months ago, I decided to check out an antique store I hadn’t been to in a while – the Fayetteville Antique Mall in Fayetteville, PA. I used to go there regularly when we lived in PA, but I noticed more vendors were leaving over and the quality of the merchandise was going downhill. […]
walmart Free Assembly launch favorites try-on | part two
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Walmart. As always, all words and opinions are honest and my own. This is part two of the try-on I shared last week from the new Free Assembly launch from Walmart. You can find that try-on HERE if you missed it and are looking for some cute and very […]
why blogging isn’t dead
I realize this statement might be hollow coming from a blogger, but I hope you’ll hear me out on this. My perspective on why blogging isn’t dead is much more objective than you might imagine. In fact, I’m quite pragmatic for a creative person. I can detach myself from the fact that I’m a blogger […]
say yes to the invite
Remember the small business I highlighted a few weeks ago? Meanwhile Back on the Farm? If you missed that post, you can check it out HERE. Well, the owner of the business, Heather, mentioned in a direct message that we should get together sometime when she’s visiting her mom in PA. While her mom lives […]