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Colleen's Tutorials + Blog Posts

Colleen is the DIY blogger and author behind Lemon Thistle blog where she shares hands on DIY tutorials, home renovations, hand lettered designs, and projects to simplify your life… beautifully.

With a ‘you can make anything’ attitude, Colleen shares approachable projects and basic skills tutorials to help you do just that in her first book and weekly on her blog.

If you enjoy modern home decor (that’s totally cozy for your family!), saving money through DIY and simplified lifestyle- you’ll love the tutorials Colleen shares on LemonThistle.com. Find her @colleenpastoor everywhere else!

DIY Dollar Store Macrame Project- such a great hack for cheap macrame!

3 Dollar Store DIYs for Fall Home Decor

Sharing 3 rad dollar store DIY projects for my home (with a fall theme!) including one macrame that’s crazy affordable with this hack! Last month I partnered with my friend Christine on a YouTube challenge to make some home decor pieces with items from the dollar store. I had so much leftover from that challenge …

Read more3 Dollar Store DIYs for Fall Home Decor
Tools for laying vinyl plank flooring quickly

Tips for Installing Vinyl Plank Over Concrete Floors

We installed wood look vinyl plank over concrete floors in our basement- here’s what I’ve learned from doing it a couple times and tips for installing your own! We’re making progress on my office makeover (see the plans here!) and it feels so good, you guys! Flooring went down last week and that always takes …

Read moreTips for Installing Vinyl Plank Over Concrete Floors
Modern Handmade Holiday Decor from etsy

Modern Handmade Holiday Decor from Etsy (Shopping Guide!)

I’ve rounded up some of my favourite modern handmade holiday decor found on Etsy! As I’m shopping for our home, I thought I’d share these beautiful Christmas decorations with you too. I know that we’re still technically in ‘fall’ but I’m a blogger and that means I’m thinking about the next season …

Read moreModern Handmade Holiday Decor from Etsy (Shopping Guide!)
Design plans and before photos of my DIY office studio!

A Dream DIY Office Studio: The Plans + Before

Sharing the plans for my bright and modern basement office studio full of hard working storage (plus all the before photos!). Time for another design board! Yes, yes… I do have a few out in the world that I haven’t made reality yet. Yes, yes… we are working on another space anyways. And you guys, …

Read moreA Dream DIY Office Studio: The Plans + Before
DIY Minimalist Halloween Wreath with little spiders

DIY Minimalist Halloween Wreath + Decor

This DIY minimalist halloween wreath and decor is perfect if you want to celebrate halloween while still keeping with modern decor- plus it cost only a few dollars to pull together!   In Canada, Thanksgiving comes before Halloween and I love Thanksgiving so don’t usually pull out the Halloween decorations for another week or so BUT …

Read moreDIY Minimalist Halloween Wreath + Decor
How we painted our patio doors black (including masking off the living room!) and the before and after- it makes SUCH a big difference in the feel of the space

Painting Patio Doors Black!

We painted the french doors to our patio black and it totally changes the feel of this space! Sharing how we did it using our paint sprayer as well as the before and after (and in between). So we did a thing… we painted our patio french doors black! And I’m obsessed with it! When …

Read morePainting Patio Doors Black!
Such a good detailed tutorial on how to use up vinyl scraps, draw on precut shapes and surfaces, and how to cut out photos using Cricut snapmat.

How to Use Cricut SnapMat – Silhouette vs Cricut series!

Today I’m talking about Cricut SnapMat- the feature that lets you take a picture of your mat and place your designs exactly where you want to (you know, for scraps of materials or cutting out photos!).  It’s been a while, but Alexis and I are back with another Silhouette VS Cricut series video! And this …

Read moreHow to Use Cricut SnapMat – Silhouette vs Cricut series!
DIY skinny shiplap wall (vertical!) and the EASIEST way to make it

Easy DIY Vertical Shiplap Wall

The easiest way to create a DIY vertical shiplap wall in your home! Skinnylap nordic style with a shortcut and tips on which fillers to use, working with walls that aren’t level and how to shiplap around plugins. This is one of those tutorials that is so simple it hardly feels like a tutorial. But …

Read moreEasy DIY Vertical Shiplap Wall
Matte metallic pumpkin with 'hello pumpkin' hand lettered design (free cut file)

Hello Pumpkin! Free cut file + Matte Metallic Pumpkins

Beautiful matte metallic pumpkins? Heck yes! Plus I’m sharing my hand lettered ‘Hello Pumpkin’ Cut file for free! In the middle of major renovations a craft is such a rewarding way to spend a few minutes because then… it’s DONE. It doesn’t take weeks of work to get to a point that it looks unfinished …

Read moreHello Pumpkin! Free cut file + Matte Metallic Pumpkins
Modern basement kitchen with black hardware and white shaker cabinets

Modern Basement Kitchen Reveal + 4 tips to decorate a kitchen

Sharing this basement kitchen reveal plus 4 tips to decorate a kitchen… of any size or style. Today I’m back with a little kitchen reveal! No, no… we didn’t renovate another kitchen. We’re not completely nuts- we are still working on my office… and our exterior… and a couple other projects in our home. …

Read moreModern Basement Kitchen Reveal + 4 tips to decorate a kitchen
Mercury glass tealight holders, straw flowers and eucalyptus... such a pretty and nontraditional fall decor combination!

Autumn Greens: Fall Tablescape (Thanksgiving!)

Autumn tablescapes are my very favourite to design and decorate. This one is all about autumn greens with little pumpkins, fall foliage and glowing tealights. It’s the perfect cozy fall tablescape for a dinner party (or thanksgiving)! I don’t know about where you live but fall is in the air and the weather is turning …

Read moreAutumn Greens: Fall Tablescape (Thanksgiving!)
DIY Sawblade Storage box with acrylic dividers

DIY Saw Blade Storage

A simple DIY shelf/ box to store saw blades in- perfect for organizing the workshop. Acrylic dividers make it easy to find the blade you’re looking for in this DIY saw blade storage box. Today I’m excited to be partnering with Kreg Tools to share a simple DIY to help get your shop or garage …

Read moreDIY Saw Blade Storage
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I’m Colleen: wife; mom to 4 wild ones; and DIY blogger behind Lemon Thistle. You can expect to see affordable DIY, cozy modern home decor, renovations, free printables, hand lettering and the occasional party on Lemon Thistle. Read More…

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