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Gifts for Gardeners

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Thanks to Uncommon Goods for sponsoring this post by supplying me with products to test and review. All opinions expressed in this post are 100% my own. In the summer, I love to garden, especially in my home's annual and perennial gardens. I also have several friends who are gardeners, so I am always on the look out for great gardening gifts. I recently had the opportunity to try out some gifts from UncommonGoods that I think would make just about any gardener happy! UncommonGoods is a unique online marketplace that offers handmade and high-quality products from artists and Continue reading...

Easy DIY projects with wood crates -- wood crates are inexpensive and very versatile in the home

Four Easy Wooden Crate Projects

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Thanks to Thompson’s Waterseal Waterproofing Stain for sponsoring this post by providing the waterproof stain used on my new bench and crate table. All opinions expressed in this post are 100% my own. I've been obsessed with wood crates recently. They are sturdy, inexpensive, and can serve multiple purposes in the home. I started out by using wood crates to create much needed shelving in a coat-closet-turned pantry. I've discovered that by simply screwing a few crates together with some wood screws and a screwdriver, I could put together functional and really sturdy shelving in a Continue reading...

Coca-Cola bottles make really cute and sweet bud vases for summer blooms

Coca-Cola Bottle Summer Blooms

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Happy Summer! I can't believe that summer is already here! A few summers ago, I planted beautiful perennial gardens along the south and east sides of my house. There I planted a wildflower mix, roses and lots of lilies. I really enjoy lilies! The photo below shows the yellow roses that bloom in my home's front garden bed. The roses bloom throughout the summer -- that is, if I remember to water them frequently!   I often also plant sunflowers in my home's southern garden. Sunflowers are one of my favorite flowers! Throughout the summer my garden produces lots of Continue reading...

DIY outdoor seating area with a DIY cinder block and wood bench and stenciled pillows

Curb Appeal Final Reveal & $110 Gift Card Giveaway

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*Thanks to Paint-a-Pillow for sponsoring this post. I received a pillow kit, paints and a pillow cover in exchange for my honest review. All opinions expressed in this post are 100% my own. Welcome to the final week of the Curb Appeal Blog Hop! For the best few weeks, a few blogging friends and I have been working to improve our homes' curb appeal. It's been hard work, but we are all happy to share our final results today! I can't believe how much we have all accomplished. When I started out with my curb appeal project, the garden area to one side of my home's driveway was basically just Continue reading...

DIY Garden seating area with a wood and cinder block bench and container gardens

Easy Garden Table & Landscape Lighting {Curb Appeal Blog Hop}

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Thanks to Corner Copia for sponsoring this post by providing the annuals for my container gardens. Thanks also to Thompson's Waterseal Waterproofing Stain for sponsoring this post by providing the waterproof stain used on my new bench. All opinions expressed in this post are 100% my own. Welcome to the fourth week of the Curb Appeal Blog Hop! As I mentioned in week 1, when I shared my curb appeal blog board, and week 2, when I shared a tutorial for two beautiful shade container gardens, I have been trying to beautify and add purpose to an area in my front Continue reading...

This DIY cinder block and wood bench is an easy and inexpensive way to build a beautiful outdoor bench!

DIY Wood and Concrete Block Bench {Curb Appeal Blog Hop}

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Thanks to Corner Copia for sponsoring this post by providing the annuals for my container gardens. Thanks also to Thompson's Waterseal Waterproofing Stain for sponsoring this post by providing the waterproof stain used on my new bench. All opinions expressed in this post are 100% my own. Welcome to the third week of the Curb Appeal Blog Hop! As I said in week 1, when I shared my curb appeal blog board, and week 2, when I shared a tutorial for a beautiful shade container garden, I have been working to beautify and add purpose to an area in my front yard. The space is Continue reading...

To help get things done this month, I've come up with a list of goals for June

June Goals

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This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Today I am joining my friend, Carrie of Curly Crafty Mom, in sharing my personal goals for June. I think setting monthly goals is a great exercise for getting things done! So Here Are My June Goals! 1) Plan and Host Birthday Party: My daughters celebrated their 13th birthday last month! Their birthday is toward the end of the month, so we often wind up throwing a party for them in June instead of May, since it's hard to compete with Memorial Day. We haven't settled on the exact date and time yet, but I'd love to host a backyard birthday Continue reading...

A shade planter garden with tall spike grass, begonias, violets and impatiens

Shade Container Gardens {Curb Appeal Blog Hop – Week 2}

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Thanks to Corner Copia  for sponsoring this post. Corner Copia provided plants and planters for this post. All opinions expressed in this post are 100% my own. Welcome to week two of the Curb Appeal Blog Hop! In this five-week blog hop, 11 of my blogging friends and I will be working to improve our homes' curb appeal. (Curb Appeal is the attractiveness of a home from the street.) My friends and I all have really different and fun projects planned, so be sure to follow along! (To see my friends' projects, check my friends' links below, or follow the hashtag, Continue reading...

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Front Yard Curb Appeal (Curb Appeal Blog Hop)

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Today I am excited to share with you the Curb Appeal Blog Hop 2016! Over the next few weeks, I will be joining several other bloggers to share a curb appeal project. My fellow bloggers and I have many fun curb appeal blog projects planned, so be sure to follow along! We will be sharing our front yard curb appeal projects every Tuesday over a period of four weeks. A Front Yard Seating Area Over the next month, I'll be working on improving a garden area that's to one side of my home's driveway. The builder of my home had planted some shrubs there, but they all died! Over the years, I've Continue reading...

Lauren of Mom Home Guide shares her Currently post

Currently (May)

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*This post contains Amazon affiliate links. My good blogging friend, Carrie of Curly Crafty Mom, shares what’s she up to every month in a “Currently” post. Carrie links her post up to a fun linky party run by Becky at Choose Happy. The Currently linky party is a welcoming place for bloggers to share what has been going on in their lives. I've decided to join in the fun with a "Currently" post of my own. In this post, I share tidbits about what's going on in my life. Planning a Teen Birthday Party My twin tweens are about to become teenagers this month! I am hoping Continue reading...

DIY plant stand with herbs planted in mason jars

DIY Kitchen Herb Garden

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*I am a DecoArt blogger. I received free product in exchange for my review. I received free Ball® brand products as well. All opinions expressed in this post are my own. This post contains Amazon affiliate links.   Happy Monday, everyone! I've always wanted a kitchen herb garden, but was never really sure how to create one! But after some pondering and research (and a little work), I now have a really cute herb garden in my kitchen! I only planted my herb garden a few weeks ago, and already, my herbs are thriving! My cilantro is especially doing well. (I marked the cilantro Continue reading...

May Goals -- I like to set smaller monthly goals that are easier to accomplish in a month.

May Goals

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Today I am joining my friend, Carrie of Curly Crafty Mom, in sharing my personal goals for May. I think setting monthly goals is a great exercise for getting things done! 1. Clean and Beautify Backyard. I have been all about cleaning and organizing my home lately. So, one of my May goals is to clean up and improve the backyard, so my family and I can enjoy our yard this coming spring and summer! I got a start on that goal last week -- I filled five trash bins with twigs and branches from our backyard and scheduled a yard waste pickup with my town. I don't think my husband and I have Continue reading...

I love the look of this DIY basil herb garden marker

DIY Garden Markers

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This post contains Amazon affiliate links. If you click on a link and make a purchase, I earn a small commission to help fund this blog. Thanks! Now that spring is here, I can't wait to start gardening! I've already started some seeds indoors for garden herbs, so I decided to make some quick DIY herb garden markers! For my stakes for my herb garden markers, I used wood chopsticks! There are always a lot of chopsticks in my house -- I don't know what to do with them all! I am glad that I found a purpose for at least some of them! I only needed just a few supplies for my Continue reading...

Mother's Day is a great day to celebrate your friendship with other moms!

Mother’s Day Gardening Gift Baskets

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This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #CelebrateAmazingMoms #CollectiveBias With Mother's Day coming up, I am looking forward to celebrating the special mom friends in my life. I have been blessed with some wonderful mom friends who have been incredibly supportive to me. I thought it'd be fun to thank these friends for their friendship with special DIY Mother's Day gift baskets! Since my mom friends are an incredible source of friendship and joy in my life, I thought that Mother's Day would be the perfect time Continue reading...

My april monthly goals -- a list of the goals I hope to achieve this month

April Monthly Goals

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Happy Saturday, everyone! I can't believe we are into April already! My blogging friend, Carrie of Curly Crafty Mom, has a really fun monthly goals series that she launched this year. Every month she blogs about her goals for the month, and the next month, she revisits the previous month's goals to see how how much she accomplished! I like the idea of setting monthly goals for myself, so I decided to get in on the fun! I think regular goal setting is a good exercise for achieving goals! Here are my April Monthly Goals! 1 - Convert the coat closet in the family room into a pantry. Continue reading...

how to force bulbs

How to Force Bulbs in Winter

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*I received free product in exchange for my review. All opinions expressed in this post are 100% my own. I like to garden, so winter is a long and cold hiatus for me from one of my favorite hobbies! So when I received a box full of beautiful bulbs from High Country Gardens recently, I was anxious to do some planting! You may wonder how I could plant spring bulbs now -- but by "forcing" bulbs indoors now, I can enjoy some beautiful spring flowers in just a few short weeks! Forcing bulbs is a way to trick bulbs to bloom indoors after a few weeks of cold storage. High Country Gardens was Continue reading...

Aquascape Patio Pond Giveaway on Mom Home Guide

My New Patio Pond

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* Aquascape sponsored this post by providing me a patio pond for my review and for offering a mini patio pond for this giveaway. All opinions expressed in this post are my own. Thank you, Aquascape!  * This post contains some affiliate links. I love the sound of trickling water and have long wanted a pond for my backyard. The sound of flowing water is so calming and serene. I adore ponds filled with floating plants and colorful goldfish. I never thought I would actually ever have a backyard patio pond, though. Luckily I have discovered Aquascape patio Continue reading...

DIY outdoor seat cushions

DIY Outdoor Chair Cushions

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* I received fabric from Premier Prints in exchange for my honest review. All opinions expressed in this point are my own. This summer I have been on a mission -- on a mission to beautify my home's patio! In recent weeks, I've painted a DIY beverage cart, spray painted some Adirondack chairs and added a lovely yellow hue to a hand-me-down coffee table for my home's paver patio. But I didn't stop there -- I made some budget DIY outdoor cushions for my patio's wrought iron dining set! I have been wanting outdoor cushions for my patio's dining set for a while now. I've never wanted to pay a lot Continue reading...

DIY mason jar citronella candle

DIY Mason Jar Citronella Candle

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** This post contains affiliate product links to Amazon.Thanks in advance for any purchases! Happy Friday, everyone! Today is the third and final installment of this week's Summer Entertaining blog hop! Today, my blogging friend, Reesa of Momma Lew, shows how to make a DIY Mason Jar Citronella Candle. The candle is great for keeping those mosquitoes at bay so you can enjoy your summer nights! If there is one thing I never have on hand during the summer, it is citronella candles. My family and I love to sit outside and enjoy dinner during the summer months, but we do not love the bugs Continue reading...

outdoor living room on patio with outdoor rug

A Colorful Patio Living Area

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* I received product from Rugs USA to facilitate this review. All opinions expressed in this post are 100% my own. Hi, everyone! Welcome to this week's summer entertaining blog hop! This week two of my blogging buddies and I will be sharing how we will be entertaining friends and family this summer! Check back Wednesday and Friday for posts from Tee of Beauteeful Living and Reesa at Momma Lew. I am so excited that summer is here -- I have been out in my garden planting wonderful flowers and veggies, and I have been working on beautifying my home's backyard patio! I am really Continue reading...

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