My photoshoot with Zoe Brown Photography

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When Bella Rustica requested some head shots of me, I knew I was in trouble. I had been mucking about with iPhone and iMac shots and knew I had to get serious. So I called upon Zoe Brown Photography. Zoe is my nieces’ daughter. She’s only 15 and already knows where she’s taking her life. […]

SN 152 – unique window treatments

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Welcome to Saturday Nite Special, the multi themed DIY link party!  * Home Decor / Gardening  * Crafts, / Sewing / Recipes / Printables / Blog tips * Theme of the week Every Fri 7pm  to Sunday 11 pm Pacific.My preference with windows is allow the sun to stream right on in. We are blessed […]

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 […]

Our adoption story at Bella Rustica

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It’s an exciting and busy season right now. With Bella Rustica (story here) only a short 2 weeks away, my FOLK Magazine Christmas writeup due this Saturday, and helping put together a family slideshow for Cindy’s Celebration of Life coming soon, my DIY plate is a little on the shy side. So I felt this […]

SNS 151 – junk styled offices

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Welcome to Saturday Nite Special, the multi themed DIY link party!  * Home Decor / Gardening  * Crafts, / Sewing / Recipes / Printables / Blog tips * Theme of the week Every Fri 7pm  to Sunday 11 pm Pacific. Being that the kids are now back in school, I’ve been thinking of ways to […]