Lemon Thistle

Sep 19

DIY Copper Foil Halloween Garland

Sep 19

I spent the weekend hanging out poolside for a bachelorette party- it seems crazy to come home and be writing a HALLOWEEN post! But in less than a month this baby will be on my mantle full time as we get ready for the holiday. Fall always sneaks up on me and this year I’m trying to be better prepared for the holiday. Today I’m excited to be sharing this DIY copper foil halloween garland.

You guys know by now that I LOVE the look of foils and have played with pretty much every adhesive DecoFoils work with to get different foiled looks but there’s one product I’d never tested out… and that’s what I used this time around! I finally got my hands on a laminator and did some foiling on toner… it gives such a smooth finish! Ready to hear all the details? And grab the free cut file for the handlettered ‘happy halloween’, of course ;)

To make your own DIY Copper Foil Halloween Garland, you’ll need:

Sep 08

Welcome Autumn Wreath

Sep 08

Pumpkin spice lattes are officially here… so of course the fall decor has to follow ;)

Today I’m excited to be teaming up with some other rad bloggers to share fall wreaths! The wreaths that some of these ladies came up with are freaking amazing. You can find them all linked at the bottom of this post. Mine is rather simple- just the way I like it!

I started out with natural elements- a grapevine wreath and autumn foliage, but then added some shine with rose gold and gold foils… and hand lettering of course ;) And you know that I have that ‘welcome autumn’ lettering available as a free download for you so you can make your own!

Ready for the DIY how-to?Continue Reading…

Sep 06

Printable 2018 Calendars have arrived!

Sep 06

I say this every year, but this is one of my very. favourite. posts. to write all year long! I know how many of you have been waiting patiently for these calendars (and some of you have been sweetly emailing me reminders). If you’re new to Lemon Thistle, every year I create a hand lettered calendar… well, actually three hand lettered calendars and offer them as free printables for my email subscribers. And today is the day they officially launch (although I let it slip to my email list last week).

These printable calendars have been my most requested project every. single. year. and that makes me crazy happy- because I love to make them for you! I’m such a planner, I love to have calendars upon calendars to keep track of everything in my life. Like… you probably need every one of these three versions: one for meal planning, one for birthdays, and one for general life. Oh! And one for budgeting so go ahead and make duplicates. Just me? I know you calendar addicts are out there!

Let’s talk about the three ‘versions’. The classic grid calendar with room for notes and goals, a standard list calendar with week days (that I use for budgeting, you can see how here), and perpetual calendar (so perfect for birthdays, it’s good year after year!).Continue Reading…

Sep 05

THREE Room Makeovers in the Works

Sep 05

Big thanks to Leon’s Furniture for sponsoring this post. Check out my full policies and disclosure here.

Happy Tuesday! Today I’m so excited to pop in and spill the beans on some exciting room makeovers I’ve been working on in partnership with Leon’s Furniture. We’ve spent our weekend painting and prepping and I can’t wait until furniture arrives and it all comes together BUT in the meantime, I’m excited to show you what we have planned! And yes… we’re doing not one or two but THREE rooms this fall to share with you all. Crazy, right? I feel a little bit crazy right now, but it’s the exciting kind of crazy.

Speaking of crazy… you’ll notice that these plans are totally festive. We’re making them over for the Leon’s Hello Holiday magazine that will come out in November so we’re planning holiday decor already. So just grab your cocoa and get down with it, okay?

Ready to see which rooms? The first is our master! Honestly- I’m totally in love with how moody and navy it is so that’s NOT changing. What is changing? The bed that I’ve had since highschool- seriously! Ha- we are so excited to have a new bed and not just a new bed but a KING bed that all of the little people that crawl in during the night can FIT. Before we add a fourth kid to the mix.

Sep 03

DIY Hanging Wooden Chalkboard & Printable

Sep 03

Today I’m excited to be over at Remodelaholic sharing this simple (but totally lovely!) hanging wooden chalkboard. I love it as an alternative wreath with a nice welcome message- but it would be rad on a gallery wall with a motivational quote as well. The monochromatic look is perfect in my entry. It’s got black, white, hand lettering and wood tones… you know that’s all I need to call a project a home run! Better yet, it took no time at all to make with simple tools.

I’m sharing the whole how-to of course but I’m also sharing that hand lettered ‘welcome’ as a printable template. AND I’m showing you how to transfer any template (print off your fave font!) onto a chalkboard with no special tools or papers. Hop over and check it out! And if you’re interested in hand lettering… did you know I have an e-course for that? Yep! Check it all out below!

Sep 01

You’re Invited! Introducing the Halloween Cut File Bundle

Sep 01

*Affiliate links are used in this post. This is at no extra cost to you and as always, I only share items I truly love. Check out my full disclosure here.

Is it too early for Halloween? NAH! I’m so excited for today’s post. Not just because it was super fun to make (or because it marks my starting on all things fall!) but because I get to share a really exciting monthly project I’ve been working on with some rad bloggers.

I’m partnering with 9 other blogger/designers to offer a bundle of SVG (Cut Files) at a discounted rate and this month the theme is Halloween. It’s only going to be available for this month and then it’s gone for good! So you get 10 rad Halloween themed files for $9.99 and can I just say how. many. things. you can make with them!?

You can find the bundle right here.

But today I wanted to not only share my design with you but share how I used it to make these gorgeous aged copper foil invitations. I had the toughest time photographing these because they looked so much better in person! The shine and texture of the copper foil is so beautiful, it’s hard to translate that in a photo. Ready to see the how-to?Continue Reading…

DIY Hello Cutout Plywood Sign

Our Deck Reveal!

2018 Handlettered Calendars