DIY Vertical Planter for Balconies and Small Patios This month the Farmhouse Hens are collaborating on outdoor buildings or planters. If you don’t know about the Farmhouse Hens its a small group of my blogging friends, who collaborate once a month on various topics. I always look forward to working with the Hens and I…
DIY Bird House Yard Art This year I have decided to create Spring crafts, like this birdhouse inspired yard art, when most of the world is making them. It’s time to be enjoying warm weather, when gardens are starting to grow, and Spring is in bloom. Unfortunately, northern gardens are still brown and its too…
The outside of our home is two-tone cream with sand coloured rocks. Here’s an old picture of the front of our home, see how the exterior lights just don’t fit in, and they are dirty with very faded black paint. An afternoon of outdoor light painting is going to fix all that. I think its…
Terra Cotta Clay Pot Painting Projects Terra cotta pots have been around as long as I can remember. And no wonder, there are so many things you can do with them, and they are affordable. I was surprised to learn that terra cotta has existed as a pottery material since 3000 B.C. I bet those ancient civilizations…
A Small Yard with Added Living Spaces It is so nice to be joining this Patio and Garden tour with these great bloggers. I have collaborated with these ladies a few times now and we always have such a good time. For my tour, I decided to not only show you my small yard but…
Easy Flower Pot Makeover with Dry Brushing I love flower pots, you can place them where ever you want some colour, they rarely need weeding and if you have a plant that is suffering in one spot of the yard you can easily move it. They are especially handy in tiny urban yards like ours….
Make your Own Solar Table Lamps Summer days when you able to sit comfortably outside are so appreciated and we try to squeeze out as much time outdoors as our schedules allow. Its so enjoyable to sit outside on the deck visiting, drinking wine and enjoying the fresh air. These solar powered table lamps light…
Paint your Own Galvanized Lanterns Like lots of others over the summer, we are busy fixing up our outdoor spaces. We have a small front porch, the main back deck and a patio that need repainting and updating. The costs add up so as usual, the plan is to use what we already have on…
