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Garden Typewriter Decorated with Succulents and Moss

February 15, 2020 By Meegan 15 Comments

Do you ever visit an antique store, thrift shop or go junkin’ and leave inspired to create your own version of what you have seen? That’s what happened to me when I came home from Lucketts and Garden Gatherings in Virginia.  You can read about my experiences here and here.

When I got the challenge to “Upcycle It” from the At Home DIY Bloggers, my creative juices starting to flow. That’s when I made my Garden Typewriter Decorated with Succulents and Moss.

I wanted to use a vintage piece in a unique way. After spying my mom’s typewriter from the 1950s, voila! That’s all it took for my imagination to take off…

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Top Ten Seasonal DIY Craft and Decor Ideas

January 6, 2020 By Meegan Leave a Comment

As we start a new year, I have my Top Ten Seasonal DIY Craft and Decor Ideas for you.

It was a crazy busy and fun year. With packing, moving, unpacking and re configuring a new (to me) cottage apartment in the desert, family vacations, traveling and then the Christmas season my year was jam packed.

My brain and creativity are already moving full force with fresh, new and clean ideas. Not only home decor, but for design, keeping myself healthy and working on goals for a better lifestyle. I will be telling you more about that soon.

For now let’s look at the Top Ten Seasonal DIY Craft and Decor Ideas for you, your home and family.

Even though the cottage back porch is small, with just a few thrifted finds and ingenuity I was able to Create an Inviting Back Porch.

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DIY Spring Handbag Centerpiece

March 29, 2018 By Meegan 3 Comments

A few weeks ago I shared my Pastel Spring Tablescape. I think my favorite part of the whole table was my DIY Spring Handbag Centerpiece.

This post was updated October 2025.

I thought it would be really fun to show you how to make your own.

For little, to NO cost.

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How To Make A Neutral Fall Tablescape

September 5, 2017 By Meegan 39 Comments

It is September and even though Fall isn’t officially here for another three weeks, I thought it would fun to teach you How To Make A Neutral Fall Tablescape.

PLUS

When your blogging friends invite you to be a part of a Fall Ideas Tour, how could you turn them down, right?

I will share their blog links and ideas at the end of my post . You will definitely be inspired by their talents.

So, let’s get started on How To Make A Neutral Fall Tablescape…

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