Summer Colors + Quilts on the brain! - Chase away those winter blues by sewing ahead. take some inspiration from these lovely summer color pallets and create something perfect for the warmer months ahead!
Behind Jo Brown’s home in Devon is a rich countryside complete with a wooded area and thick vegetation. For years, the United Kingdom-based illustrator documented the wildlife and plant species she encountered in her Nature Journal, a black Moleskine that now has been reproduced exactly in a forthcoming book, Secrets of a Devon Wood. Each page of Brown’s notebook contains a pen and colored pencil drawing that begins at the pages’ edges, appearing to grow from the corner or across the paper. More
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Bee themed cookies
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We’ve compiled a humongous list of birthday wishes for all your loved ones. We have it all on this page – from funny birthday wishes to heart-tugging messages!
The walkway is a smooth and flat passage or path to move around which connects different parts of the building like a garden, driveway, and door. Walkway provides a soothing look and enhances the a…
Make the most of beautiful seasonal flowers and delicious honey with this simple to bake and utterly delightful lilac honey cake.
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Add an element of style to your outdoor space with one or more of these gorgeous garden path ideas and walkways.
Apple jam is the perfect fall preserve, and the intense flavor of apples will warm your heart as it dresses up your morning toast. It comes together quickly, with just a few ingredients and no added pectin.
Today I’m sharing another Craigslist freebie I scored a couple of weeks ago. I saw the ad for this Art Deco style waterfall dresser and it was pretty close to my house, so I decided to check it out. When I went to pick it up, the owners were clearly pleased to see it... Read more
A delicious taste of fresh cherries on your toast, sandwiches or dinner rolls - all year long!
Wild violets are edible and medicinal and come up in the late winter or early spring. Foraging wild violets is easy as they are very common!
Fast and Easy Peach Freezer Jam
A couple weeks ago, Trey and I went on a quick trip to San Francisco for a family wedding. We also celebrated his birthday while we were in town. Somehow, I still managed to con Trey into going to Sur La Table during the trip. We don’t have one in our hometown, so this is…
Honey Bee woodcut illustration designed by Steven Noble. Connect with them on Dribbble; the global community for designers and creative professionals.
Adorable Honeybee Oreo Pops are sure to make your summer picnics more fun!!! There is something so fun about using bees and honeycomb as a dessert decoration. I originally wanted to use a chocolate…
When I have a moment, when I’m on a bus or in the car or trying to get to sleep at night I’ll dream about my ultimate garden. I hope this doesn’t sound annoying to those of you wh…
Scientist Antione Magnan proved that bumblebees are incapable of flight. In his 1934 book, ‘Le Vol des Insectes’, he says, ”...prompted by what is done in aviation, I applied the laws of air resistance to insects, and I arrived... at this conclusion, that their flight is impossible.” You can see this design in progress here on the blog Reproduced from Daniel Mackie's watercolour painting, this print is printed on somerset velvet 225gsm fine art paper. Shipped in a tube. Frame not included. Signed by the artist. Copyright © 2016 Daniel Mackie All Rights Reserved.
Make lilac sugar for a floral infused sweetener to add to drinks, baked goods, and more.
in Edgemere Park, Oklahoma City Here the month of August is almost gone and I'm just now posting the yard of the month. This tudor house was built in 1930. I've long admired this home. It sits on a large corner lot. The present owners have lived there since 2008 and they've updated the look of the house since moving in. They have also redone all the landscape themselves. This is how the home looked when they bought it in 2008. As you can see they painted the casement windows and trim in a dark gray. A new roof in a slate pattern and color was also added a couple of years ago. The new color palette is much more sophisticated. Looks to me that they've stained the concrete path to the front door. I'm surprised by this as I didn't think you were allowed to stain concrete in a historic neighborhood. The color does look nice with the home...but I have to admit...I kind of love the color of just regular old concrete especially after it's aged on it's own. I prefer it. A lovely mix of bushes and flowers line the walkway leading up to the front stoop. That's the neighbor's house there to the left. It sits close to the property line because there is no driveway on that side...instead this house's garage is accessed in the back. Here at the front door you can get a really good look at the weeping mortar that makes this house so unusual. The weeping mortar on this house was done very well and I think it really adds character. I love it that the house still retains it's original porch light. Those casement windows are to die for! Very pretty details to this house. Here you can see the new slate look shingles. A perfect choice for this home. The front porch is small and uncovered...the only negative to this house. It is always nice to have a covered porch but I like the feel of this front stoop. It feels very urban. The curbing is very pretty around the front beds. A weeping mortar fence goes down the left side of the property. A small cupid watches over the garden. I got stung by a bumble bee while taking this shot. I walked right into a crepe myrtle and I guess right into the bee. It was one of those big fuzzy ones. He stung my shoulder and it really hurt. For a moment I feared it was a Killer Bee...but was relieved when a swarm of his friends didn't join in and try to sting me to death. I'd never been stung by a bee before. I once was stung by a wasp when I was a child but never a bee. Those big fuzzy ones usually, don't get angry very easily...at least in my experience. But this one sure did...although I've never walked right into one before either. After that I decided it was time to go...and back down the path I went. This is one of my favorite houses in the neighborhood. I'd live here in a heart beat...if someone told me I HAD to move out of my house and into another. But most likely...I will always live in the house I'm in now. Do you like this house and yard? How do you feel about weeping mortar? I used to think I didn't like it but I LOVE it on this house. sharing at Tweet
