DIY Friday: Flora & Fauna

DIY Friday: Flora & Fauna

When we were at Acre Coffee the other day enjoying our steamed soy milk and latte, respectively, Wylie and I sat and admired their beautiful table displays.  They were glass jars with what I thought looked like succulents, some dry moss and little figurines, so cool, we thought we needed to make one (or many) of our own.  I took a trip to our gardening center and found out that what I was looking for was actually called Tillandsias.  They are commonly known as Air Plants, because they don't root in soil, you simply submerge them in water once or twice a week, shake them and put them back.  I can do that.  To give it an apothecary, spooky feel I decided to make our terrarium with brown dry moss and small feathered crows which I found at the craft store, twiggy branches from our yard, and a couple of my new air plants. I like the idea of switching out the birds and twigs for a new look during the holidays, and then again in Spring. Happy Weekend!

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DIY Friday: Rag Rug Pillow

DIY Friday: Rag Rug Pillow

I'm trying to incorporate some more "flea market" pieces into my home, but this is a tough proposition for me, being kind of a modernist at heart.  If the lines are clean, I can do it.  I found these rag rug placemats at Anthropologie for $8 a piece. They also carry a metallic Moroccan version that could be very sophisticated. For a floor pillow version use 2x3 rugs and a standard pillow for an instert. In about 45 minutes I had a colorful, textural statement pillow.  This project is hand stitched, so anyone with a needle and thread can do this.  Happy Weekend! Tutorial below...

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DIY FRIDAYS: Heather's Feathers

DIY FRIDAYS: Heather's Feathers

My first book was called "Heather's Feathers".  It was about an overachieving bird in a first grade class full of animals named things like Patty Pig and Robbie Rabbit.  The animals were all losing their teeth and getting presents from the Tooth Fairy, but Heather, who had no teeth, was not.  She was pretty upset due to her competitive nature, and complained to her father about it.  He told her she had her own tricks, and just like that Heather started molting, and put all of her feathers under her pillow for the Feather Fairy, who really hooked her up with feather crafts for all of her friends, which as it turns out, is way cooler than 50 cents.

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