Ok, so I really love cement crafts. Cement has an industrial feel that’s very modern, and is super versatile. There are so many great ideas on Pinterest for using cement- from planters to coasters to tables and more. So, after purchasing a bag at cement at our local home improvement retail store, I ...
AliExpress Shopping Tips
As far as online shopping goes, AliExpress has been a game changer. There’s nothing you can’t find on this online mega-store, which offers merchandise from sellers all over China. Over the last five or six years, I’ve ordered a lot of different products from this online platform, with varying ...
Easy Tutorial For Making Self-Watering Herb Jars From Cuttings
While humans can't regrow whole organs, plants can and do! I learned this a while ago and have been trying to regrow different herbs and vegetable cuttings at home with varying degrees of success. The herbs I've been most successful growing have been basil and mint, with thyme, oregano and rosemary ...
Orchid Care 101- What I’ve Learned From Caring for Our Orchid
When we we’re married over a year ago, one of my colleagues sent us a wedding gift- a beautiful Phalaenopsis orchid. I had about zero knowledge of how to take care of orchids, and started fretting about where to position it, how to water it, when to add fertilizer, etc. I’ve got to admit that a lot ...
Cutting Glass Bottles at Home- a Tutorial
So, for a while now I’ve wanted to learn how to cut glass bottles at home. There are so many great project ideas you can make with repurposed glass bottles- from candle containers to planters to hanging lanterns, there are endless possibilities and examples on the web. I ran a search on pinterest, ...
How to Make Your Own Flower Arrangements at Home- a Tutorial
So, you know how sometimes you see really beautiful flowers in the local farmer’s market or supermarket, but you don’t know how to combine them together to make a gorgeous bouquet like the florists do? For a long time, I was wondering how florists knew how to integrate flowers to create eye catching ...