Yarn and Succulent Wreath This wreath has been a long time in the making. I knew I wanted to create a giant yarn crochet wreath, but once I had the yarn wrapped in place, it felt like the wreath was missing something. I waited for inspiration to come and finally after a few weeks, I […]
Succulent Necklace Tutorial
Succulent Necklace Tutorial The succulent trend doesn’t seem to be going anywhere, anytime soon. That’s perfectly fine by me, as I love succulents, cacti and plants of all kind. In a past tutorial, I showed you how to make a ring out of living succulents. That ring can be planted after you’re done wearing it. Today […]
Painted Succulents: The Most Controversial Houseplant
Painted Succulents at Walmart I was strolling through Walmart the other day when I came across some cool looking succulents in the house plant section. They were neon-colored lime, orange and purple little plants. As I was checking them out, trying to figure out how nature could make such vibrant colors, I realized they were […]
Himalayan Salt Planter
Himalayan Salt Planter Himalayan Salt has been a trendy ingredient in the culinary world for a while now. The trend has crossed over into home decor with Himalayan salt lamps being sold all over the place. I bought a salt lamp a couple of years ago and I love it. I have been keeping it […]
Skeleton Flower Arrangement
Skeleton Flower Arrangement Happy Halloween Gnomies, I hope you got up to some spooky fun over the weekend. Are you taking the kids out trick or treating tonight? I have been super, super busy lately. It’s been the good kind of busy but I was very happy to have had a little time to relax […]
Flower Confetti
Flower Confetti My husband and I just celebrated our 7th wedding anniversary. We have been together for just about a decade at this point. It feels like such a long time, yet time seems to have flown by. I love to look at photos of other people’s weddings and check out the current trends on […]
Succulent Ring Tutorial
Succulent Ring Tutorial Happy Monday Gnomies! I hope you had a great weekend. Last week I shared a flower crown tutorial with you. I’ve been enjoying playing with flowers and plants in the garden and incorporating them into fun flower crowns and jewelry. I started a new line of dried flower necklaces in my Crafty […]
Flower Crown Tutorial
Flower Crown Tutorial Happy Monday Gnomies, There is something about wearing a flower crown that always makes me smile. I get to pretend to be a fairy princess, even it it’s for a short time. Maybe that’s why flower crowns have been so popular for boho brides and festival wear in recent years. Everybody wants […]
Summer Dahlia Garland
Summer Dahlia Garland Dahlia’s are one of my favorite summer flowers. I love their bright colors and bushy blooms. Dahlia’s grow well in the Pacific Northwest and next year I am planning a special section of my garden to be devoted to Dahlia’s. Today’s project uses Dahlia blooms strung from a cord and hung up […]
Strawflower Ring
Last week I took a private class with a local florist, Natalie of Pozie by Natalie. I learned how to make flower rings and crowns and succulent rings. The projects that we worked on turned out beautifully, and I will be sharing some tutorials in the coming weeks. Today I am going to show you […]