This year, why not try your hand at gardening? It need not be too big of a project – I suggest succulents. They are really, truly, impossible to kill.
Plus they look really cool. There’s a great tutorial over at Apartment Therapy, if you’re interested!
1. How to make a ruffled pillow from Kelly + Olive. I think that even if you don’t want to make a pillow, the technique could be useful for other projects.
2. Great people stationery from Just Something I Made, plus all of the templates to make your own!
3. These little packages were intended to be for wedding favors, but you could use them for party favors or lovely little gifts.
4. How adorable and simple are these invites? IDiY rounds up all the latest and greatest in tutorials for you, and this is just one of her finds.
5. Everyone knows how much I love bunting – now you can turn it into a stamp! Another adorable tutorial from Just Something I Made.
6. Last but not least, make your very own scratch-off stickers from ArtMind. These would be a great party game, or to send out with your shop orders.
Since it’s Valentines day, and I’m not too into the whole lovey-dovey pink and red hearts thing, I thought that I would share something else that I love. And that is…terrariums! I’m living out here in the desert and I can try to fill my house with succulents and other things that I can’t kill but part of me secretly yearns for moss and grass and a little relative humidity. I was going to use terrariums for centerpieces at my wedding last year, however, I was quickly vetoed (though I still think it’s a good idea). It hasn’t dampened my enthusiasm.
1. This one is super swank. It’s made of recycled glass and created using wind energy. How green! Find it here at Velcocity.
2. and 4. It’s amazing the different configurations and designs that you can come up with. There are so many awesome jars and glass bottles out there, you could fill your house with tiny terrariums.
3. I like the idea of displaying several of them in a grouping for maximum visual impact.
5. This one may be one of my favorite compositions. It’s literally oozing with moss! Oh, how I have dreams about this…
