Spring is in the air, but for those of us who are too impatient to wait for spring to arrive, allow me to show you how to force it to arrive a wee bit early for you! Have you ever FORCED budding branches? It is so simple and the brings beautiful color into your home during winter! Below on the left is one of my forsythia bushes in the back yard. Forsythia is a fast growing vase shaped bush, with arching branches. My plant is relatively young, but you can see it stands over 7 ft. tall. The ... Read More about Forcing Forsythia
Natural Textured Cones
Add organic elements to your home décor whenever possible. Natural items bring a bit of the outdoors inside and create a calming environment. I love live topiaries, green and lush, but today I want to show you how to create simple cone topiaries out of items from nature. Start with a few floral foam or styrofoam cones. Coat each cone, one at a time, in a generous coat of Tacky Glue. The first cone was rolled in crushed sea shells. I love the iridescence of the shells. The second cone was ... Read More about Natural Textured Cones
Let Plants Enrich Your Home & Air
Hello everyone! I’m Kim from Sand & Sisal, and I’m so glad to be guest posting for Brittany’s “Fall in Love with Your Home” series today. Brittany and I are southern girls and actually live only a few hours away from each other, but we met through blogging and were Twitter friends. I was thrilled to meet her face to face at the Blissdom 2011 Conference held at Opryland. The Opryland Hotel has 9 acres of lush indoor gardens and even though there was snow outside the tropical foliage and flowers ... Read More about Let Plants Enrich Your Home & Air
Repainting an Old Fire Pit
Countless hours have been spent gathered around the fire pit, under starlit skies, roasting marshmallows and making memories. Our poor fire pit sure has seen better days and was in desperate need of some TLC. When a new pit is not in the budget, try to revamp the old. Take a strong wire brush and give the fire pit a good scrubbing, removing all rust flakes and powder. Below is how the front and back of the fire pit looked after scrubbing off the rust and washing it all well with ... Read More about Repainting an Old Fire Pit
Ballard Inspired Sunburst Mirror
This Bone Sunburst Mirror from Ballard Designs was total love at first sight, but the $269 price tag was not. There had to be a way to replicate the look without the cost. I have to tell you this project was a royal pain! Chalk it up to a lesson in perseverance. But the results are worth it! I’ll show you how I attempted to copy it and feel free to give it a go, but it took A LOT of time and patience, both of which I don’t have. Replicating bone is not easy. This area gets very ... Read More about Ballard Inspired Sunburst Mirror
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