A twiggy lampshade, and a tour

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I think one of the nicest gifts a blogger can give themselves is to pretty up a room. I realize we do that for blog posts and such, but wouldn’t it make more sense to just do it for ourselves any ‘ol time? Confession. My house is generally in a big messy state. I’m always […]

Old kettle rock garden

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old kettle rock garden

My love for old kettles goes way back. First I created a kettle herb garden in them last year, and this year, they’re holding rock garden plants, thanks to my demo at the Hometalk Meetup / Out of Africa. More on that soon! But know, it was fabulous! ย It was a breezy, lovely day today, […]

How to arrange and dry hydrangeas inside a dresser!

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Hydrangea filled dresser

  How to arrange and dry hydrangeas inside a dresser! This dried hydrangea stuffed dresser came about quite by accident today. My friend Torrey had a bunch of stuff to give away on the curb and notified me to come on over and pick over it. On my way out, I decided to get rid […]

How to harvest and dry multicoloured hydrangeas

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  Something I get asked quite often is how my hydrangea manages to achieve multicoloured status. The above harvest is from one bush. So how do all those colours come into play? How to harvest and dry amazing MULTICOLOURED HYDRANGEAS Here is the bush in full summer bloom. Trust me when I say I do […]