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Jul 16

DIY Leather Cat Pouch

Jul 16

Cat lovers! This one’s for you.

A few weeks ago I shared a DIY Cat garland that I’d made for a friend’s birthday party *last* February. Since I’m in the mood to catch up on some of those little projects I’ve been stockpiling, I thought I’d share the little leather cat pouch I made for her birthday gift back then too! What I should probably be doing is cleaning my house so I can take some BEFORE photos of our new place for you! Or editing video on one of the room tours from our old house. But hey… this was an easy win ;)

This project was really simple and I love how it turned out. It’s cute to boot and took no fancy tools to make. A couple years back now (time flies) I skinned a couch. Yep, I just took an old couch that was free on Kijiji and took all that gorgeous leather off of it. I made this ottoman slip cover, these keychains, some cute pennants, and some tassels. But I still have SO MUCH LEATHER. It’s amazing. So this project is made using all salvaged leather from that couch. You could totally use any leather though. Continue Reading…

Jul 14

Two Tropical Leaves Printables for Summer!

Jul 14

I’m just popping in quickly today to let you know…. I made some printables! And I forgot to tell you. This is what moving has done to me, you guys! My brain… it just isn’t working the same ;) BUT I’m here to tell you now and they are still available.

Earlier this summer, I shared these two free tropical leaf and hand lettered phrase printables over on my friend Kim’s blog. If you’ve been following me for a long time, you might remember that I used to contribute over there monthly. These two printables are the perfect way to bring some tropical energy into your home in a jiffy. If you aren’t already using printables to change up your decor easily… you should definitely get on that. It’s such an affordable way to switch up your decor with the seasons!

HOP OVER AND GET THE PRINTABLES

Oh! And if you like these leaves, I’ve actually made them into SVG files with optional backgrounds as part of the Palm Springs Fresh Cut SVG Bundle! You can check that out on our new site RIGHT HERE!

Jul 13

Smart Home & Thermostat – the first thing we did in our home

Jul 13

If you’ve been around the blog at all, by now you’ve probably heard me mention that we moved! And we have big plans for updating our new home but before we get to any of that… there’s one thing that we did first. And that’s updating to a smart home. With our last place, it totally wasn’t a priority but because our thermostat started failing, we decided to give smart technology a try and we were so surprised by how much we appreciated the remote abilities and how much money it saved us over the following years.

With this new place, we wanted to take things a step further and upgrade to a smart home system. Hive partnered with us to make it happen, so today I thought I’d share a bit about the process of upgrading to a smart home (it’s actually SO darn simple!) and share some of the things that we are using it for (like monitoring the walk out basement door by the playroom while I’m cooking dinner). I know when we first starting talking about one, I wasn’t sure if we would really use it so hopefully this gives you an idea of how it might integrate into your family!

We have a walk out basement here which means that our kids (the oldest are four) will be downstairs playing alone but have access to outside. I want to give them that independence but also want to know what’s going on with them while I’m rocking the babe to sleep or cooking dinner. I love that the system we chose will tell me when the door is opened so I can be aware of their whereabouts. That right there is probably my favourite part about this whole smart home thing. I didn’t realize I was such a worrier until we moved here!Continue Reading…

Jul 05

Hold on Tight – July Tech Wallpapers

Jul 05

Usually the quote I choose for these tech wallpapers is a little encouraging and it can relate to work… because it usually sits on my desktop that’s what I love to have. BUT this one is all about enjoying it. Because life is crazy sometimes (right now, mine is very crazy) and that’s okay. That’s all part of the fun. So enjoy it, hold on tight and get through it. Because it’s just a season and one day, you’ll miss those crazy moments and all the good that they bring. Speaking of my crazy life… I’ve started taking before photos of our new place so I can share our plans on the blog soon! In the meantime, I’ve got updates happening on IG stories aaaaall the time ;)

Also… we can thank my dad for this gorgeous shot again. One of these days, I’ll get back out for an adventure with my camera but in the meantime… his photos are so dang pretty.

If you’re new to Lemon Thistle, every month, I create free handlettered backgrounds for you to download. I make each a quote version, a calendar version, and a monthly script version in each desktop, phone, and tablet sizes. You can take your pick! I also create a free printable 8×10 version of the quote for my e-mail friends. If you’re not yet signed up for my list, you can get in on the updates and freebies right here!Continue Reading…

Jul 02

DIY Line Art Banana Leaf Tote | Palm Spring Fresh Cut SVG Bundle!

Jul 02

Today I’m sharing this rad little tote bag but also… it’s time for another Fresh Cut SVG Bundle! This time, the theme is Palm Springs (heck yes!). I contributed three line art leaves (this banana leaf, a palm leaf, and a monstera leaf). I’m totally in love with how this tote turned out- I’ve been loving the look of line art for a while and this banana leaf was pretty much made for it, I think. I’ll share the DIY instructions below, but first off…

This is the very first bundle that is available over on the NEW Fresh Cut SVG Bundles website! So we finally have our own new webpage for this collaboration and I’m pretty excited about it. It’s just a landing page for now, but it’s slowly going to be built into a full website of it’s own. I don’t want to share too many details, but it’s going to be SO good, you guys! If you’re into SVGs, you should probably hop over there and get on the email list to keep in the loop!

Okay, let’s get down to the DIY! But first… I should fess up. Continue Reading…

Jun 27

Chill Out! Summer Free Printable

Jun 27

It’s officially summertime around here and even though it seems like that should be a ‘break’, it’s totally busier than the rest of the year for us. So I kind of want to send this printable to my calendar. But really… it’s all fun stuff, so I can’t complain ;)

Today I’m joining some fabulous bloggers to share some rad summer printables in the Seasonal Simplicity Summer series! I know black and white isn’t most people’s idea of ‘summer’… it’s always my idea of home decor. So I made one for me… and three for all you colour loving people out there ;)

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