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Bamboo Sunflower

A few months back I found a pile of bamboo plate chargers for .25 cents at our local ReStore. I knew I could do something with them, I just didn’t know what at the time.

So, of course, I bought them and put them away for almost 6 months 🙂

Then it came to me the other day. I could make a Sunflower decoration out of them for my front porch! (I have no idea where these ideas come from. They literally come out of no where!)

This project was so quick and easy. It took me under 10 minutes to make from start to finish and only required a handful of zipties, twine, a small grapevine wreath, sisal rope and scissors.

First, I laid out my bamboo circles in the shape of the Sunflower.

After slightly overlapping each one, I attached the overlapped chargers with a ziptie.

These aren’t heavy, so a small ziptie is perfect.

Once the outside of the Sunflower was put together, I attached another bamboo circle for the middle. I flipped it backwards so it would stand out from the outer layer.

This was attached with a ziptie as well.

Next, I added the grapevine wreath to the middle. You guessed it – zipties!

At this point I thought I was done. It was cute, but I felt like it just needed something more. I added a section of sisal rope for a whimsical stem and it was perfect!

: Cute, but needed something more…

: Perfect!

I love this one-of-a-kind summer addition to my porch!

Perfect!

If you decide to try your own hand at a Bamboo Sunflower, let me know!

I’d love to see yours!

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What I love most about decorating for my tribe is their excitement and enthusiasm for everything I do for them. They come with no expectations. They don’t care where the decor came from, if it’s new or used, the cost or if it’s ‘trendy’. They show nothing but appreciation for the thought and love for the change in scenery.

This entire 🍋Lemonade Bar🍋 was made from items already in my home and my children are so thrilled to have the Hot Cocoa Bar become Sweetly Spring-Ready. Using scrap fabric pieces, upholstery tacks, bright contact paper and some added floral touches I have easily transformed an area in our kitchen to fit the current season!

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Dressing Up the Piano

This piano was my first vintage piece of furniture. I bought it almost 14 years ago at an estate sale. She was in a basement under magazines, books and clothes. No one else wanted her but me so there was no auction or bid war. They even lowered her price without me even asking just to get her out! My husband has been saying we should get rid of the piano now that our family is so large and our space ‘smallish’. But I have too many memories of my oldest son playing “We Three Kings” over and over again at Christmas time in preparation for his recital and visions of each of my littles sitting in their diapers playing their version of a Piano Concerto. I decided to give her a little love and help her fit our space a little better. I used chalk paint but left some of the original finish as well.

I couldn’t commit to completely covering her up. Instead, I just dressed her up a bit.

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Our ‘Neverland Corner’

I read something this week that really spoke to me:

“Your home should tell the story of who you are, and be a collection of what you love.” – Nate Berkus This got me thinking of all of those home projects and decor “ideas” I have that I toss aside because they aren’t traditional or they may be a bit different. It pushed me to start working on something that’s been on my mind for a long time. Here is a peek at my children’s corner they now call the “Neverland Corner”.

It is full of bright light, architectural salvage, live plants and repurposed items. The teepee was made by Edward and I. This corner has always been a space that I have struggled to decorate. Now it’s a favorite spot to relax, play make believe and read stories for my whole collection of little people that I love so much.

Update:

I switched out the gallery wall that was originally behind the Neverland Corner. I think the new wall of refurbished wood planks, repurposed tin cans for storing “treasures” and salvaged garden fencing makes the corner look even more fun and magical.

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Floral Light Chandelier

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Today I made an inexpensive floral chandy for my hanging light. It was fast and easy!

I attached the additional greenery and flowers using hot glue and I used floral wire to wrap the finished garland around the light and attach to itself. There was a lot of left over greenery and stems (which means more projects!)

I decided to add an old metal basket I had lying around as well to give it a more farmhouse feel. I just removed the handle, turned it upside down, unscrewed the light bulb and reattached with the basket between the light and the bulb (the bulb is holding the basket in – hopefully this makes sense?) It’s a very light-weight basket so this works just fine for this project.