In Our Garden - May 8th

Pennant by The Bees Knees Shoppe.

Happy Mother's Day! We had a wonderful, relaxing day. Spent the morning and early afternoon with my guy's parents. Went out for brunch to The Craftsman in Minneapolis, and it was deeeelicious! Can't wait to go back. Then we all went to their house for awhile.

We had dinner and spent the evening with my parents at their house and grilled. It was the perfect, gorgeous day for that.

In between we spent a little time at home, worked in the yard a bit, and mowed for the first time this season.

In our garden, the lilacs are going strong!

Here's the state of the cherry tree and serviceberry tree. The blossoms are gone, and the fruits aren't quite here yet!

The thyme is growing back in our herb garden, and the chives are filling in nicely.

With so many lilacs, we knew we had to incorporate them into our Mother's Day gifts.

This past summer I went to Arkansas for a weekend of Canning at Freckled Hen Farm with Natalie. While we were there, Megan led us in such a great craft - what I made that weekend is the jar in the background above, on the left below.

The one next to it is what my guy and I made this weekend. We made two of them, one for each of our moms. We used the smaller jars since the wood we had was narrower. My guy saved the wood from flooring he pulled up at work (it was just going to get tossed in a dumpster!). The leather around the jar is a belt I thrifted from Goodwill. I've been keeping my eyes open for good belts while thrifting ever since we made these with Megan last summer.

On the back of the wood we nailed a hook for hanging it up.

And of course we filled the jars with lilacs. Our moms loved them!

Hope you had a wonderful weekend.
xo,
Katherine

A Brand New Look for the Back Door

I recently gave our back door a little makeover!

It had been white, and pretty scuffed up:

First, I painted the door with the colored primer that came with my paint choice:

Next, I painted the color on over the primer:

The paint is "Jeweled Peach" by Benjamin Moore - I saw the color on @smalltownstripes account on Instagram, and completely fell in love with it.

This gorgeous wreath is from the Felt Flower Shop by Cole Franke.

This makes me smile every time I walk up to the house - a quick and easy makeover that makes such a big difference! 

xo,
Katherine

Be Crafty Workshop

A couple weeks ago I attended a Be Crafty Workshop in Minneapolis. I've been wanting to go to one for awhile now, but this was the first time it worked out with my schedule. It was all just as wonderful as it looks!  

I've been trying to be more conscious about making time to create - in all the busy-ness with my jobs and school, that can be the thing that gets pushed to the side. But I'm much happier when I take a little time to make something; it's as essential to being happy and healthy as exercise and good food for me. 

This weekend was just what I needed! Gorgeous surroundings, lovely hostesses, delicious treats, and an afternoon to make three pretty projects.  

Our hostesses: Maggie Holmes and Amanda Rydell.

Cookies made by The Faux Martha.

Balloons (and more!) from Shop Sweet Lulu.

When we walked in, our name tags were on this table, along with these beautiful flowers from The Felt Flower Shop. 

There were also supplies sitting out for our various projects. 

We made planners/journals out of vintage books:

(Spray painting the books in the hall). 

We sewed key fobs out of the cutest fabrics:

And we made magnets out of tile:

Thank you to Amanda and Maggie for a wonderful afternoon, and also to everyone who contributed to these fabulous swag bags:

Pretty Girl Designs, Katy Girl Designs, Holster Brands, Dunne with Style, Studio Calico, The White House Girls, Amanda Rydell, and Maggie Holmes.

Read more over on Amanda's blog! 

Thanks for reading! 

xo, Katherine