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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!

Be Brave Wooden Pennant DIY

Be Brave – DIY Wooden Pennant

This post is sponsored by Walnut Hollow. I only partner with brands I truly love! Find all my policies HERE. You guys know I love a good pennant… and I love natural wood in my home decor. So guess what I really love? This sweet wooden pennant! I lettered ‘Be Brave’ on this wooden pennant …

Read moreBe Brave – DIY Wooden Pennant
I'll roll with you! Free printable sushi card

I Like the Way You Roll! Free Printable Sushi Cards

*this is a sponsored post created in partnership with Edo Japan. Check out all of my policies right here.  When you have the word ‘roll’ to play with… there’s just too many cute puns to choose from. Today I’m excited to be sharing these two free printable sushi cards with you all! I have gotten …

Read moreI Like the Way You Roll! Free Printable Sushi Cards
Autumn To do list- bucket list for fall

Fall To-Do List – A Bucket List for Autumn

One of the crazy things about blogging is that you never know what people will respond to. I’ll pour a ton of love and effort into a DIY and no one seems to really connect with it. Then some other things that I think will flop do really, really well. One of those things that …

Read moreFall To-Do List – A Bucket List for Autumn
DIY Fall Hoop Wreath- love that wooden banner across the wreath!

DIY Modern Fall Hoop Wreath

Today I’m excited to be joining some very talented bloggers to share our take on a wreath for autumn (scroll down to the bottom of the post to see them all)! Mine is this simple DIY Modern Fall Hoop Wreath. I actually have a fall hoop wreath (metallics!) that I love already- I made it …

Read moreDIY Modern Fall Hoop Wreath
Cute kids room - beautiful brass door knob

Updating Interior Doors and Doorknobs

Today I’m excited to be sharing a sneak peek of Aubrey’s bedroom at our new place. We have a long way to go in here (we haven’t even painted yet! She wants pink…) but we’ve laid our new flooring, swapped out the doors, and replaced the trim. We’re doing this for every space in our …

Read moreUpdating Interior Doors and Doorknobs
Classic Modern Kitchen Design Board

Modern Classic Kitchen Design Plans

Sharing the modern classic green kitchen design plans and mood board that is guiding our kitchen renovation! Some of the products in these kitchen plans are sponsored. I’m so grateful to the following sponsors for helping make these kitchen plans a reality (Silestone by Cosentino, Liberty Hardware, Vigo Industries, Wayfair Canada, Breville, …

Read moreModern Classic Kitchen Design Plans
DIY leather passport holder

DIY Metallic Leather Passport Holder with Cricut

This post has been sponsored by Cricut… if you follow along, you know I love my Cricut- sponsored or not :) Find all my policies here.  I’m so excited about this DIY, you guys! Even with my mediocre sewing skills, this baby turned out so pretty! Metallic leather, foil details… what’s not to love? Today …

Read moreDIY Metallic Leather Passport Holder with Cricut
How we chose paint colours for our whole home- Tips and tricks!

How I Choose Paint Colours for The Whole Home

Choosing paint can be so hard- but it really shouldn’t be. It’s all about what you like and what you want your home to feel like. One of the first things I like to do in a new home is to refresh the paint and make it feel totally new for our family. But deciding …

Read moreHow I Choose Paint Colours for The Whole Home
Modern Black Hardware for your exterior- collage image with text overlay

Modern Black Fixtures and Hardware for the Exterior

I have used affiliate links where possible in this post. You can check out all my policies here As we’re working our way through our kitchen remodel and planning for the rest of the house, one of the things we’ve fallen in love with is black hardware. It is such a modern detail and grounds …

Read moreModern Black Fixtures and Hardware for the Exterior
Fiesta til Siesta DIY tee

Fiesta! 2 Free svg files

2 Free fiesta themed SVG files for your cinco de mayo crafting! Fiesta til siesta and let’s taco bout it! Download and use for cute kids shirts! If taco tuesday is a must at your house or you’re gearing up to celebrate Cinco de Mayo, these free fiesta themed SVG files are perfect for your …

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Our new house! The before photos

Chap House – The Before Photos!

So it’s no secret that we bought a new house and today I’m excited to share all of the before photos with you guys! We sold our first family home (we’d had an apartment before that) and bought this 80s rancher pretty much the minute we finished renovations on our first home- which was a …

Read moreChap House – The Before Photos!
DIY Modern Address Rock for Curb Appeal / How to drill into rock

Modern Address Sign | How to Drill into Rock

This is one of this projects I’ve always wanted to try, but the thought of pulling it together just seemed like a lot of work. And I’m going to be honest… it shouldn’t have been as much work as it was! If I would have found a tutorial… or done more research, I think it …

Read moreModern Address Sign | How to Drill into Rock
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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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