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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 Leather Pouch- cut with a Cricut! Tips for working with leather and cricut... and should you bother buying the Cricut Maker?

DIY Leather Pouch- Cricut Maker vs. Explore Air

This is a sponsored post in partnership with Cricut- but as always, all opinions are mine! So I fiiiinally did it. I fiiinally cut leather with my Cricut machines. So today I want to share this rad DIY leather pouch (my new budgeting friend) with you as well as my opinion/review… should you splurge on …

Read moreDIY Leather Pouch- Cricut Maker vs. Explore Air
Ugly progress- renovation update

Ugly Progress: Modern Bathroom Renovation ORC Week 3

How is it week three already, you guys? That’s HALF WAY through the challenge. I know the timeline is totally do-able, but to know we are half way through and the bathroom still isn’t even useable… it’s a bit stressful! If you missed it, a couple weeks ago I announced that we’re joining in as a …

Read moreUgly Progress: Modern Bathroom Renovation ORC Week 3

Renovation Lessons I Should Have Known By Now: Modern Bathroom ORC Week 2

If you’ve been following Lemon Thistle for a while now… you might know that we’ve renovated our whole house top to bottom. This bathroom renovation is the VERY LAST room in the entire home to be renovated. Other than the exterior- which we’re *almost* done. We’ve done it all in the past three and a …

Read moreRenovation Lessons I Should Have Known By Now: Modern Bathroom ORC Week 2
Seasonal decorating without the clutter

Metallic Welcome Autumn Pillow

This diy metallic welcome autumn pillow is such a nice touch for fall your fall home decor. The espresso foil adds some shine & the handlettering a free download. I’ve had a lot of posts this week… like way more than normal. Normally, I would hold onto a DIY and share it with you in …

Read moreMetallic Welcome Autumn Pillow
Giant DIY Halloween Party Garland with tissue honeycomb balls and party foil

Giant Halloween Garland

Giant DIY Halloween Garland with tissue honeycomb balls and party foil using- black white and copper for a moody but oh so fun party garland Today I am excited to be teaming up with some amazing bloggers to share DIY projects for Halloween… and the best part for you? There’s a smoking giveaway to go …

Read moreGiant Halloween Garland
I love this neutral bathroom design plan... classic but modern and full of grey

A Bathroom Renovation! One Room Challenge: Week 1

Alright, so I know that we’re totally crazy. But we’re taking on yet another renovation before this baby arrives (in about as much time). We’re excited to be taking on our one and only bathroom for our first time participating in the One Room Challenge as a guest! If you’re not familiar with the ORC, …

Read moreA Bathroom Renovation! One Room Challenge: Week 1
DIY Handlettered Autumn Sign in Matte Foils

DIY Autumn Sign and Fall Themed SVG Bundle

Who doesn’t love a good wooden sign? This girl certainly does… to the point that I have nowhere to hang this one, so it’s sitting on my mantle! I might need an intervention. Today I’m excited to be sharing not only this fun sign and the DIY tutorial for it BUT also… the October Fresh …

Read moreDIY Autumn Sign and Fall Themed SVG Bundle
XO DIY Applique Pillow- cut with the Cricut Maker plus free pattern!

XO DIY Applique Pillow

A couple months ago I got to fly to Salt Lake City and attend Cricut’s Mountain Make-a-Thon which was also the launch of their new Cricut Maker. I’ve had my Maker for a while now and am completely loving it but the one BIG thing that it is supposed to do ridiculously well… I hadn’t …

Read moreXO DIY Applique Pillow
Love this natural and metallics autumn home tour

Natural Autumn Home Tour

It’s officially fall! Summer is over and usually I’m pretty bummed about that but this year I’ve been looking forward to fall SO much. I may have been rushing it a bit. I actually took these photos weeks ago. It’s been such a terrible summer for forest fires in BC and it hasn’t really felt …

Read moreNatural Autumn Home Tour
Chalkboard and natural autumn tablescape- so beautiful for a thanksgiving table

Chalkboard Autumn Tablescape (Friendsgiving!)

Helloo autumn! Autumn is my favourite time of the year for so many reasons and one of them is that we always take more time to get together with friends and family around the table. Every year, I look forward to it more and more. Whether it’s a Friendsgiving potluck, a birthday dinner, girls cook …

Read moreChalkboard Autumn Tablescape (Friendsgiving!)
DIY Copper Foiled Halloween Garland - such a cute bunting and love how shiny that handlettered foil is!

DIY Copper Foil Halloween Garland

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 …

Read moreDIY Copper Foil Halloween Garland
Organic and Foiled- Autumn Wreath with free printable hand lettering

Welcome Autumn Wreath

This DIY autumn wreath is organic and full of gold foil. The free hand lettered ‘welcome autumn’ design is the centre, surrounded by foraged leaves. 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 …

Read moreWelcome Autumn Wreath
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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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