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Garland

DIY Macrame Garland for a Christmas tree... or just for your house!

DIY Macrame Garland – Spiral Knot Tutorial

DIY Cat Banner – Cat Birthday Party Decor

A modern holiday entry way- love the frosted greens and simple black planter- perfect for christmas

Modern Christmas Porch Decor

DIY Copper Foiled Halloween Garland - such a cute bunting and love how shiny that handlettered foil is!

DIY Copper Foil Halloween Garland

Secret Morse Code Party Garland

I love this DIY Christmas garland! The modern felt letters are perfect- and the pom pom is a cute detail!

DIY Felt Letter Christmas Garland

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

A Champagne Birthday Party! Such a fun theme and I love how simple it is to decorate with these DIYs

Champagne Birthday Party

DIY Giant Party Tassels

Giant Party Tassels

DIY Metallic Mini Honeycomb Garland- so fun for a party or just home decor!

DIY Metallic Mini Honeycomb Garland

DIY Simple Wood Veneer Garland with Fresh Greens- the perfect minimal holiday decoration

DIY Wood Veneer Garland with Fresh Greens

DIY Modern Lettered Garland- awesome for a party or for a kids room!

DIY Modern Lettered Garland

DIY Ruffled Tissue Paper Garland- so simple and costs pennies!

DIY Ruffled Tissue Garland

DIY Party Decor made with washi tape! So simple.

Washi Tape Party Decor

10 DIY Garlands to Try

10 DIY Garlands to Try

DIY Ombre Felt Lettered Garland... I love this 'Oh Baby' one! So fun for a little boy's baby shower

Oh Baby! Ombre Felt Party Garland

DIY ABC STONES

DIY ABC Stones and Morse Code Garland

DIY Copper Pipe Bunting

DIY Copper Pipe Bunting (and Bedroom Sneak Peak!)

Mini Honeycomb Apples for Teacher Appreciation Week | like-the-cheese.com for Lemon Thistle

DIY Mini Honeycomb Apples

DIY your way to a classy Saint Patrick's Day Party!

DIY a Classy Saint Patrick’s Day Party! (Giant Honeycomb Garland)

DIY Gold Foil Hand Lettered Wall Art- two free printables for you to foil over! These sayings are perfect for a classy saint patrick's day

Over Here! And Here!

DIY Ombre XO Felt Garland- perfect for Valentines Day!

DIY Felt XO Garland

DIY Sparkly Garland (perfectly for New Years Eve!)

DIY NYE Garland

DIY Monogrammed Velvet Napkin Rings (and Bunting)

Love this super cute baby shower idea! I love the book pages as a table runner

DIY Vintage Story Book Baby Shower

DIY Collected Driftwood Garland- Video Tutorial

DIY Found Driftwood Garland

DIY Frugal Fringe Garland for a Fiesta! -lemonthistle.com

Over Here: Frugal Fringe Garland

Fiesta! A Super Fun Baby Shower

Fiesta! A Super-fun Baby Shower

DIY Black and Gold Mini Easter Egg Garland

DIY Valentines Pom Pom Garland

Valentines Pom Pom Garland

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Spot the DIYs in these photos! I rounded up 10+ aw Spot the DIYs in these photos!
I rounded up 10+ awesome DIY home decor projects in partnership with @officialCricut #ad over on the blog yesterday, there's some really fun ones from my friends too!
#CricutMade #Cricut
Which do you like best? Even though it didn’t wi Which do you like best?
Even though it didn’t win the vote, I still decided to make this free printable a set instead of just the one!
You can find them plus so many other gorgeous spring printables from some friends of mine over on the blog today!
I’ve been doing some polls in my stories (thank I’ve been doing some polls in my stories (thank you for your responses!) and one that totally surprised me? 
Almost half of you don’t know I blog! That’s my job, guys 😂 IG is just a fun little part of that! So tell me... is this new information to you or are you team ‘knew that!’? 

Also... Should I do a blogging Q&A? 🤷🏼‍♀️
Happy Valentine’s Day, friends 🥰 Happy Valentine’s Day, friends 🥰
Anyone else feeling the balance between work and f Anyone else feeling the balance between work and family and rest and keeping your house liveable has all just toppled this year? I keep seeing articles about pandemic fatigue and long term stress and burnout and while it’s totally relatable, I really just want tips on how to actually deal with that. I thought I’d share some things that are helping me if you’re in the same boat... and I’d love if you shared your tips in the comments! We could all use them 🥰
-I’ve been going for a walk every day by myself. Even when it’s freaking cold like today, I just bundle. It’s the only time I get truly to myself with no kiddo asking for something and that I don’t have to try squeeze in an email or something else.
-I’ve been putting the instant pot to work and leaning on cheater meals (local soup mixes are amazing), Costco dinners... whatever
- I’m prioritizing friendships with phone calls, zoom games nights and group chats about the bachelor (with matching snacks!)
- I’ve given myself a schedule that has downtime to play with the kids and to read... even when there’s things I feel like I ‘should be’ doing
- I’ve realized exactly how much time I’ve been spending on my phone and that it’s become my response to stress. Have you ever looked up your screen time analytics? 🥴 look at how many times you pick it up in your day. I’m setting app limits for myself and trying to break this habit, but I’d really love tips!
Can you believe that address sign is a DIY?! I'm s Can you believe that address sign is a DIY?! I'm sharing the whole tutorial in partnership with @OfficialCricut today over on my blog! I'd originally made it as a place holder for a metal one but after having it up for 4 months... we totally love it long term! What do you think? Would you try it? #cricut #cricutmade #ad
What are your Sunday plans? Mine are to sit right What are your Sunday plans? Mine are to sit right here for the first half of the day drinking coffee, then the second half of the day it’s to clean this house so it looks like my Instagram feed again 😂
Who has DIY projects on their mind this year?! 

👏🏻CLOSED 👏🏻 congrats @kelseycford ✨
@ryobi_canada and I want to help you start knocking those projects off your list by giving away a new nailer and battery set! #ad 
This tool is what we used for this accent wall and all the trim in our home. It’s the one I used to trim out my built in shelving and add the decorative moulding to my geometric barn door. What I’m saying is this thing is a workhorse and I want you to have one too 😉
To enter:
✨Follow me @colleenpastoor and @ryobi_canada 
✨like and save this photo 
✨ tag some friends who’d love to win in the comments! One tag per comment, each is an entry. 
✨ share to your stories for a bonus 5 entries!

Open to Canadians only this time (sorry US friends!) and not associated with Instagram. Closes Friday Jan 22 at noon PST!
Let’s talk about coffee! This is my coffee ‘st Let’s talk about coffee! This is my coffee ‘station’ and the second photo is my dads! I’m talking aaaall about them over on YT today!
Also... see how nice that fresh silicone looks?! 😉 IYKYK
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