make something monday (on tuesday) :: patchwork pots
I spent some time yesterday switching up my hutch for spring - oh how I am still loving having it in the kitchen! I added this patchwork pot, a craft I did for Beautifully Rooted last year (I miss that site!) and realized that I had never shared the full tutorial in this space. I thought I would this week as my make something monday project - a fun and simple idea for all the fresh plants we are potting as the weather changes. Hope you are having a great week so far!
Lately I have been spending a little bit of time working on brightening up our front porch for the summer. I dug out a bunch of mismatched furniture and things from our garage including an old plant stand and instantly thought I needed to make some quirky and cheerful pots to fill it up. This project is super easy and was virtually free - one of the best kind of projects in my opinion!
Supplies:
terracotta pots
fabric scraps
spray adhesive and/or mod podge
scissors
trim
I started by cutting out several different two inch strips of fabric about four inches long. It all really depends on the size of your pots but it is easier to cut up a bunch of pieces roughly the same size first.
Next one by one I used spray adhesive to stick the strips on one at a time. If you don't have any spray adhesive on hand I am sure mod podge would work just fine on this step too.
Once you have completed the bottom of the pot measure the circumference of the top edge
and cut another two inch strip long enough to go all the way around.
Apply the piece of fabric the same way that you did on the bottom half.
Once you covered the entire pot with fabric you are ready to seal it all with the mod podge.
A sponge brush makes it really easy to get a nice even coat all over the entire pot.
Let the pot dry for a bit and then if you want to you can go ahead and add on any extra trims with fabric glue. Plant your favorite flowers and brighten up a spot somewhere around your home to make you smile!!
coming home
It's been such a crazy week coming back from our big trip on the east coast. Diving head first into life with four kids and a husband who works two jobs. The glow of our time away has lingered though and I still can not believe we got the chance to sneak away from it all - and that we have been married for ten years. How does that happen so fast?
I had planned to share some captures from our holiday away but the tragedy in Boston just days after returning home from the city we had just fallen in love with, just made new friends in, just explored with our whole hearts - parading pictures of Boston and the cape just felt wrong this week. It takes time to process each one of us in our own way when something like that happens.
We met a couple on Martha's Vineyard on our last full day who were visiting from NYC with their three babies the same ages as our youngest three. They were there to cheer on Dad at the marathon on Monday and as we toured the Island we would meet up with them each time we got back on the bus to hit a new location. We joked about how lucky we were to be off without the kids and how they hoped to do that soon too. We helped them with their stroller and talked photography and wished them luck at the race. As the news broke my heart ached so deeply for them, for that young Mom in the crowd clinging to her three babes looking for Dad...I will never really know how the events played out for them but knowing they were there hit me so hard. Thinking of all the families there. Our humanity and how we are all so much more intricately connected than we ever give thought to until something like the bombing happens and suddenly everyone reaches out to help and love and try to make sense of it all. Clinging to the hope we have in Jesus and His love this week and clinging hard to my babies too.
I think I will share photos next week of our trip but wanted to be quiet for a few more days. I hope you have a great weekend whatever you are up to. My heart goes out to the people of Boston - an incredible city indeed!
make something monday :: fabric poppy barrette
I have always adored poppies they are by far one of my most favorite flower. I love their feminine shape and the bright citrus colors they come in and the way their petals curl in slightly - I like to think they are shy and lady like. I love making poppies out of fabric and beads using a flame to lightly singe the petals edges, simple and sweet. These would make an equally pretty brooch for may day or mothers day or any day in between!
Supplies:
synthetic fabric that won't melt, not cotton, a satin or rayon is best - test your fabric before you begin.
circle template cut from card stock (I traced a large pill bottle onto a recycled cereal box)
candle
scissors
small beads
needle and thread
fabric glue
ribbon
alligator clip
1. To make one flower you will need three to five circles cut from your fabric using the template.
2. Fold each circle in half and then in half again and trim down the outside edge just slightly creating two little dips on the inside of the circle. (fourth photo)
3. Using a small candle, carefully singe the edge of each petal just enough the make it curl in slightly. Imperfections are perfect no need to worry to much if they are slightly off.
4. Stack the petals one on top of the other and then use a needle and thread to stitch on four or five tiny black beads to hold the poppy together.
5. Once you have made a few flowers cover an alligator clip with some ribbon using the fabric glue and then glue the poppies in place and let dry.
Simple as that!
Happy Monday everybody - here's to a wonderful week full to the brim with beauty and life!
Ten on Ten :: April 2013
We spent an amazing day on Martha's Vineyard finishing up our tenth anniversary trip and it ended up being the perfect way to spend Ten on Ten! This entire vacation has been the biggest gift and I can't wait to get home and look through the hundreds of photos I have logged from our entire week away! Looking forward to checking out your sets too I hope you all had a great day. The linky will be open for the rest of the week so feel free to add your set whenever you get a chance - more about the Ten on Ten project here.
Ten on Ten :: April 2013
Happy tenth everyone I hope your day is off to a great startl! When you are ready add your set to the linky below so that we can all see how your beautiful day took shape. If you have never played along all you do is take a photo an hour for ten hours and post the series on your blog or website to capture a snapshot of what a day in your life looks like! More about the project HERE.
on holiday + a ten on ten reminder
This past week Chris and I snuck away to the east coast to celebrate our tenth anniversary. This is our first trip together since before Simon was born almost seven years ago so I am sure you can image how surreal and amazing it has been to soak it all in! I will have plenty of proper photos to share when we get home in a few days but here are a few instagrams from our adventures...and I will be here in Cape Cod for tomorrows installment of Ten on Ten as well and I am so looking forward to it! Hope you will join me - the linky party will be here ready and waiting in the morning and I will share my set just as soon as I can, hope you have a great day today friends! More about the Ten on Ten project HERE.
easter weekend snapshots
We really had such a blessed (and jam packed) Easter weekend spent with all kinds of family and friends. These are just a few captures from our time up in Bellingham at the annual egg hunt on the Wickham farm. Sunday morning spent at our Church leading worship and then supper with family that evening. Chris' folks surprised us with a special cake, the same one from our wedding day in honor of our tenth anniversary next week too it was a huge honor and treat! Oh Easter we loved you and all the blessings you brought - here's to the official arrival of spring, new life and bright evening light!
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