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July 3, 2010 tumblr_kybvolbjWb1qztsrto1_500_large

weekend projects

It’s a super hot Fourth of July weekend here and today’s weekend projects are all about keeping cool. We’ve been planning to get an ice cream maker soon (we’re still trying to figure out which machine to get) and I don’t mind telling you that I can not wait! I’m so excited to try out [...]

June 26, 2010 20080924231958

weekend projects

My weekend projects are mostly organizing and tidying. I forget when I had the crazy idea that this would be the weekend I finally get my dreaded yarn collection in order! And I’ve promised to bake an apple pie and my garden needs some attention, anyway you get the idea. If I wasn’t working on [...]

June 19, 2010 basil_dundee_10

weekend projects

It’s amazingly summery here and I was feeling inspired or maybe I just had picnics on the brain, either way, today’s weekend projects are a little out of the ordinary, but I think you’ll love them! They’re all about planning a perfect picnic! Ideally you would shop for supplies with this beautiful basket attached to [...]

June 12, 2010 sample_6052

weekend projects

Happy Saturday to you! I hope you’re have a wonderful day! I’m heading out to watch the England vs. US game at a local pub, should be so fun! First, I need to share a few wonderful weekend projects with you before I go. I saw this gorgeous tray d.i.y. on Poppytalk and fell in [...]

June 6, 2010 weekend projects

weekend projects

We left Chicago Saturday morning at 2am-I know we are crazy people! But it actually made the drive go by quickly and the sunrise in Indian was so very pretty. All that to say my weekend project have all been done in a moving vehicle, but if I had had the time I would have [...]

May 30, 2010 weekend projects

weekend projects

My weekend projects have been mostly garden related. I’m just a few bags of mulch away from having all the lose ends tied up! I gave myself some “no computer” time over the last few days which has been a wonderful break, even though it drives me crazy not to be check my email all [...]

May 23, 2010 weekend projects

weekend projects

One of my absolute favorite magazines is ReadyMade and the issue that arrived yesterday is the one of their best ones ever!  From the second I saw the beautiful table of contents I knew it was a special issue. I flipped through a few pages and kept finding projects that I wanted to try right [...]

May 15, 2010 weekend projects

weekend projects

Hi! How are you doing? We had a busy morning full of errands (I finally found a frame for my Rosie Music print! excited!) and lunch with friends. And now I have an afternoon for relaxing and working on little projects around the house. I saw this pretty garland tutorial earlier this week. So cute! I’ve been [...]

May 8, 2010 weekend projects

weekend projects

So the theme for this week’s weekend projects is “flowers, flowers, flowers!” Starting Elsie’s super pretty Spring Flower Garland D.I.Y. so gorgeous! When I first saw this Crepe Bouquet project on A Field Guide I thought the flowers were real! Aren’t they lovely? They might even make a perfect last minute Mother’s Day gift. Don’t [...]

April 10, 2010 weekend projects

weekend projects

We’ve been in our new home for almost three months and thankfully all the boxes are unpacked and the rooms are mostly organized.  So now I can start the fun part, decorating! I’ve been seeing all kinds of pretty little projects that I’d love to try. Like this gorgeous bedside chandelier! I saw this lovely [...]