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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 Confetti Filled Shadow Box- this is such a fun idea! I love it for a kids room or even for an engagement!

DIY Confetti Filled Shadow Box

I made this confetti shadow box a couple years ago and updated it when we re-did the twins bedroom, but I totally forgot to share it with you here! This would make an awesome gift or a fun addition to your gallery wall… or really any where in your home. There are few things more fun …

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I LOVE this moody navy bedroom- the forrest, the gallery wall- the brass lights... it's all so good! And I love all the DIY

Navy Master Bedroom Refresh

It feels so good to see our house slowly come together- we’re finishing rooms one by one and although it feels like it’s taking forever, it sure is rewarding photographing a finished room. Then walking into it to enjoy how clean it is compared to the rest of the renovation chaos! I partnered with Walls …

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I LOVE this DIY modern wood shelf for an entry way. It's totally minimal but really functional with that ledge.

DIY Thin Modern Wood Shelf (With Partial Ledge)

I am in love with how much this has improved our entryway… with one little tiny shelf. Our entry way is FAR from done, but this is a great start- I love having somewhere to drop my coffee and keys without the kids kicking the coffee over (and without me losing my keys). This minimal shelf …

Read moreDIY Thin Modern Wood Shelf (With Partial Ledge)
Such a great idea to label your drink at a party! I never would have thought of this, but it's so simple and cute

DIY Drink Labels (fit for a party!)

Remember that slew of parties I was telling you about from February? I hardly do either. But I had made these drink labels for one of the baby showers and never did get around taking any photos of them to show you how EASY they are to recreate… until now. So today’s party DIY is another 5 …

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These look so awesome! And only 5 minutes is my kind of craft. DIY Gold Marbled Throw Pillows

5 Minute DIY: Gold Marbled Throw Pillows

This DIY took me all of 5 minutes yesterday. Which is totally my favourite kind of DIY. SO easy you can hardly write a tutorial for it and quick enough that it fits into my few minutes of alone time each day. The only thing I don’t like about this project is that I’ve had …

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Free hand lettered printable, for I can't help falling in love with you

Handlettered Love Printable

Today I’m happy to be sharing this  free hand lettered love printable over at A Bubbly Life. I ‘met’ Laurel through blogging last year and although we’ve never met, when I heard that her mom passed away a couple weeks back, my heart broke for her. I’m so glad she took me up on my offer …

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DIY phonetic alphabet and morse code sign- SO fun! I love the scale too.

Phonetic Alphabet Art, Thoughts on Kindness

I’m not going to lie to you guys, I was SO excited to share this one with you! I made this months ago for Remodelaholic. That’s the way their schedule works, way in advance. I lettered it while chatting with my kiddos and was darn proud of how it turned out considering. I didn’t have …

Read morePhonetic Alphabet Art, Thoughts on Kindness
How to DIY a giant triangle garland... it's THAT garland! Finally, instructions I can manage- and I like the options to space out the triangles.

That Simple Triangle Garland

Can I just tell you that we made SO much of this giant triangle garland, it’s insane! We had an assembly line going and made enough to deck out a conference. Like every single room was draped in the stuff and every single balloon had a tail of it at this conference. And that conference …

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Brush Lettering for Beginners: 3 Tips

I’m sure you’ve noticed that I love brush lettering. It’s quickly become one of my favourite hobbies and from your sweet comments on social posts, it sounds like you guys would like to learn more about it too! I’m thrilled to be over at Creative Live blog today, sharing three tips so you can get started brush …

Read moreBrush Lettering for Beginners: 3 Tips
DIY Bathroom Renovation- I love that it breaks it down into stages! I've always wondered if I could renovate in phases. Everything is DIY too, from the tile to the shelf!

A DIY Bathroom Renovation (Phase1.5)

We have been slowly picking away at renovations around here and I’ve been sharing a few room reveals when I realized I never did share our bathroom renovation with you guys! I shared it over at Remodelaholic last year, and since we’ve added some shelving, but did I show you? Nope! So it’s more than …

Read moreA DIY Bathroom Renovation (Phase1.5)
Simple DIY Leather Tassels (a video)... I never thought to get leather like this! Brilliant!

10 Minute DIY: Leather Tassels

Happy(?) Monday, friends! I am totally struggling to get going this week BUT sometimes a quick craft can make me feel like I’ve accomplished something with my day. I’m hoping it will help you feel the same. These leather tassels are SO simple to make and they can be done start to finish in ten …

Read more10 Minute DIY: Leather Tassels
Such a cool idea! Magic scales- my kids would love this! Plus, free printable activity sheet

Magic Scales Printable Fish Painting Activity

Last summer I created these printable fish painting activity sheets for The Pinning Mama’s Summer Fun series and I’m pretty sure I’m overdue to share them here! But these aren’t just colouring sheets that you paint, I love giving them ‘magic’ scales that appear when you get to painting.

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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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