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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!

Compare Tombow Dual Brush Pen with Tombow Fude hard and Soft

The 4 Best Brush Pens [I Love!] for Brush Lettering

Today I’m excited to be sharing my very top favorite brush pens for hand lettering. I find these to be the best brush pens for the style of lettering I do and although I’ve tried SO many, I wanted to make a post that focuses on only the ones I love the most. If you want …

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DIY Lightbox Inserts... hand lettered and perfect for Valentines, but seriously I didn't know it was so easy to make your own!

Handlettered DIY Lightbox Inserts (plus free handlettered template!)

*A big thank you to My Cinema Lightbox for providing the Vintage Lightbox featured in this post. Links in this post and others may contain affiliate links at no cost to you- See my full disclosure & policies here* Okay. Can I just tell you how freaking excited I am for this DIY? It’s game …

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DIY Heart Shirt with free design- I love the stripes! And totally perfect for Valentines Day

DIY Heart Shirts for Valentine’s Day (the stripey kind!)

One of the things I did for the kids last year on Valentine’s day was make them some modern XO t-shirts. This year I wanted to make myself one and Aubrey wanted to have a matching one. Emmitt decided he’d rather have a house on his shirt so he got that ;) And seriously… just …

Read moreDIY Heart Shirts for Valentine’s Day (the stripey kind!)
DIY Speech Bubble Sign made of plywood- I LOVE this! So fun for a gallery wall or kids room

DIY Wooden Speech Bubble Sign

I’m just popping in today to quickly share with you that I’m over at Remodelaholic sharing this fun speech bubble sign! I actually made this guy months ago and have STILL not found the perfect home for it in our house. I styled it on our bedroom gallery wall but I change that thang up …

Read moreDIY Wooden Speech Bubble Sign
What a great idea! Decorating a grocery store bakery cake yourself- this ombre cake is gooorgeous and so easy!

Ombre Cake Makeover for Valentines Day (from a Grocery Store Cake!)

Psst! This post is part of a Canadian blogger Valentines Day blog hop! Scroll down to the bottom to get all the ideas! If you know me at all, you might know that I’m not much of a baker. I know how- don’t get me wrong. My mom is a fabulous baker and always made …

Read moreOmbre Cake Makeover for Valentines Day (from a Grocery Store Cake!)
What a clever idea! Using a dropcloth to create a DIY giant chalkboard backdrop for birthday party decorations! Perfect for this modern winter wonderland!

DIY Giant Chalkboard Backdrop

Are you guys ready for a really quick, really simple tutorial? That will actually take you a bit of time… but the concept is just so simple. And it won’t cost you a boatload of cash. In fact, you might have everything you need to make this in your utility closet- I did! If you …

Read moreDIY Giant Chalkboard Backdrop
16 rad decorations and printables for valentines day

16 Rad Ideas for Valentines Day

Valentines day is coming up- and you know what that means! Lot’s of pink, red, hearts, and cards are all around. I’ve rounded up 16 rad ideas for valentines day from Lemon Thistle- everything from hand lettered printables to DIY and crafty decorations! I don’t share a lot of round ups on Lemon Thistle BUT …

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What a clever idea! Using a dropcloth to create a DIY giant chalkboard backdrop for birthday party decorations! Perfect for this modern winter wonderland!

Windsor’s Modern Rustic Winter Onederland

Another kiddo birthday party is coming your way- I just can’t get over how fast time seems to fly with little kids underfoot. They just don’t slow down and I feel like I haven’t been a parent long enough to have three of them. Yet… the baby is ONE! How does that even happen? I …

Read moreWindsor’s Modern Rustic Winter Onederland
DIY Wall Mounted Charging Station- I love that this doesn't clutter up any counter space - the USB plug is perfect!

DIY Wall Mounted Charging Station

Now, I know that this may not look like anything too fancy… but you guys! It’s darned practical. And I’m also darned proud of this. It was my first time doing electrical, and I even have video evidence. You can’t tell me that’s not rad ;) This year, I’m on a mission to simplify (as is …

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Tips for beginner wooden signs and a free design- these are such good tips!

Sign Painting Tips: This Home Runs on Coffee

Ready for my first DIY of the new year? Except I’ve actually had it up in my house for about a month… Shh! So I know there are 10001 wooden sign tutorials out there so instead of the step by step, I’m going to link you to a great basic tutorial but then give you …

Read moreSign Painting Tips: This Home Runs on Coffee

NYE Resolution Printables (and Bracelets!)

I have to be honest- I’m not much of a New Years’ resolution type of gal. But I really love the idea of setting goals and making a concentrated effort to plan for your year- what qualities you want to better and tasks you want to accomplish. As ambitious as I an in the making …

Read moreNYE Resolution Printables (and Bracelets!)

DIY Live Edge Desk

I am excited to be popping in this morning to share a very exciting DIY I made a while back! Meet…. my live edge desk! This baby is an Ikea hack and looks oh so pretty in my workspace downstairs. All the photos show it right smack dab where my Christmas tree is, if you …

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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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