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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!

8 Rad DIY Tea Towels to try... awesome gift idea!

8 Rad DIY Tea Towels to Try

Is anyone else already thinking Christmas gifts? With baby set to arrive around Christmas, I feel like fall is going to fly by and I’m not feeling at all prepared. So I’ve been starting to think about gifting and am loving the idea of DIY tea towels wrapped up with a baked good for Christmas …

Read more8 Rad DIY Tea Towels to Try
Big Kids Bedroom Moodboard! Gender neutral for boy girl twin toddlers

The Plan: A Big Kids’ Room in the Making

*This post contains affiliate links- as always, I’d never write about a product I didn’t 100% love (full disclosure)* Do you ever feel like you have 10 000 plans and not so many hours to complete them all? Since we realized summer is coming to an end (how!?), baby’s December due date is feeling crazy close and …

Read moreThe Plan: A Big Kids’ Room in the Making
DIY Ruffled Tissue Paper Garland- so simple and costs pennies!

DIY Ruffled Tissue Garland

Today I’m bringing back a super easy and affordable party DIY that I shared with Pretty Providence a few months back. This DIY Ruffled Tissue Garland is seriously simple and costs next to nothing. You won’t even use a pack of tissue paper to make all three strands of garland, I just dug in my …

Read moreDIY Ruffled Tissue Garland
DIY Dip Dye cloth baskets made from drop cloth- soo affordable!

DIY Dip Dye Cloth Baskets: Bathroom Organization!

So yesterday I was super lame and posted a selfie of myself in my bathroom with my new shelves… because I love them! But lame… because it’s a selfie in a bathroom, really I know better! Since we completed ‘Phase 1’ of our bathroom renovation, I’ve been wanting to add shelves over our toilet. When …

Read moreDIY Dip Dye Cloth Baskets: Bathroom Organization!
DIY Party Decor made with washi tape! So simple.

Washi Tape Party Decor

Okay, so sometimes I have a post idea and the whole time I’m creating it I feel a bit foolish because… it’s probably common sense. That’s kind of like this one. I just feel like OF COURSE washi tape is pretty and it should be used to pretty up a party! I’ve used it in …

Read moreWashi Tape Party Decor
12 Amazing Apps for Bloggers- Save time like crazy while growing your blog

12 Amazing Apps for Bloggers

Okay, so I asked my friends Susannah from Feast + West to share some of her favourite apps for bloggers… and then when I read the list I couldn’t help but add a few of my own. So for now I’m turning it over to her for the first 10… but then at the end …

Read more12 Amazing Apps for Bloggers
Make a Splash! Hand Lettered and Stitched Photo Canvas DIY

Stitched Canvas DIY

I’m over on Creative Live’s blog today sharing a super fun summer DIY… this ‘Make a Splash’ hand lettered and stitched photo canvas! You could change it up to work for any season, but I really love that it brings some colour into my otherwise pretty neutral home. You can hop over and check out …

Read moreStitched Canvas DIY
10 Minute Fool Proof Manicure... I love that I don't have to go near my cuticles!

10 Minute Fool-Proof Manicure

I don’t post much beauty or fashion on Lemon Thistle, mostly because I just don’t have time for that since kiddos. But every once in a while I get asked ‘how’d you do that?’ or ‘what do you do for…?’ enough times that I feel like it’s worth sharing. So here goes my first ever …

Read more10 Minute Fool-Proof Manicure
DIY Dip Drip Dye Tea Towel... I love how organic this looks compared to normal dip dye!

DIY Dip Drip Dye Tea Towel

Dip Drip? Yep, because sometimes an accident turns out to be a wonderful thing. As I’m sure you’ve picked up by now… I’m loving the dip dye trend, and looking to add it wherever the heck possible in my life. I had a few grain sack tea towels leftover from a past project and decided …

Read moreDIY Dip Drip Dye Tea Towel
8 Best DIY Open Shelves

The Best DIY Open Shelves from Bloggers

Now that I’ve finished my second set of open shelving in this house (don’t think I’m stopping there, by the way!), I think it’s safe to say that I’m a fan. And an advocate. They’re just SO functional. And pretty to boot. So I thought I’d feed the addiction a little bit while I plan …

Read moreThe Best DIY Open Shelves from Bloggers
DIY Hanging Patio Planters

DIY Hanging Planters for the Patio: Home Depot Gift Challenge

I’m so excited we are allllmost all done our deck! We’ve been in our house over a year now and knew we were planning to put one in when we took out the back door from our kitchen (which made a huuuge difference in our kitchen!) but now that the deck is on and the …

Read moreDIY Hanging Planters for the Patio: Home Depot Gift Challenge
Do The Work Rustic Handlettered Wall Hanging

Do The Work: Office Wall Hanging

Hello blog friends! Today I’m excited to be sharing this DIY Rustic Hand Lettered Wall Hanging that says, ‘Do the work’. This little guy is hanging in my office to help motivate me (although I’m not sure how successful it’s been, it’s definitely pretty to look at!). For this DIY I’ve got a short …

Read moreDo The Work: Office Wall Hanging
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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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