Lemon Thistle
Rad DIY and design for 'the rest of us'
This simple activity advent is a fun alternative to the traditional advent calendar. It’s simple to pull together year after year thanks to photos printed as postcards. Every year we put together an activity advent calendar for the kids where each day we get to do an activity together instead of just eat chocolate together. […]
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Cricut. The opinions and text are all mine. This DIY personalized Christmas Eve sign for Santa is the perfect gift idea for families with young children. Cut the wood with your Cricut Maker and iron on vinyl to the wood with this free […]
This modern holiday DIY Acrylic sign is easy to make and a simple line art Christmas tree is the perfect way to top it all off. Step by step instructions for both! I told you I was on a kick. A kick of acrylic signs and I just can’t get enough. So it’s obvious I […]
Do you ever do that thing where you don’t have enough time/energy/whatever to finish something all the way, so you finish what NEEDS to be done and then plan to finish it in the morning. But then forget all about it? Yeah, that was me with this post! I shared this rad DIY macrame garland […]
*This post is sponsored by Cricut (who I love!). Find all my policies here* So I finally did it, you guys! I CUT WOOD with my Cricut Maker. And I’m obsessed. I learned a few things along the way but out of all the random materials that I’ve tried cutting with the Maker… this went […]
*This post is part of the Modern Handmade Home series and sponsored by Home Hardware- find all my policies here.* Today I’m excited to be sharing another Modern Handmade Home DIY with you all! This month, we’ve partnered with Home Hardware to share holiday themed ideas and I love the ideas that came out of […]
I’m all about sharing ALL THE WAYS to make the things lately if you haven’t noticed. Today I’m excited to be sharing 3 ways that I love to make hand lettered ornaments. A couple years back, I shared one of these ornaments (the hand painted ones) as a blog post only and while I added […]
Does this look familiar? Yes? No? Maybe So? It might! If you’ve been following Lemon Thistle for a while, you’ll know that I LOVE these little hand lettered pennants. I’ve made a lot of them and even sell the larger versions (screen printed) in my shop. Over the years, I’ve made these a few ways. […]
I love how this simple metal pail is transformed into porch decor using some paint and hand lettering. I lettered ‘Welcome Autumn’ on one side and filled it with pinecones and pumpkins for instant fall decor and lettered the reverse side with ‘Trick Or Treat’ to make for an easy treat bowl for halloween! Just […]
Making decorations for the holidays is one of my favourite reasons to get making. There’s nothing like the holiday spirit to make me want to get my craft on! I rounded up 13 of my favourite past holiday DIYs to share with my e-mail list this week and thought I’d share it with you as […]
Today I’m excited to share the super simple DIY to make your own paint dipped wooden star place cards that were on my holiday tablescape yesterday! If you’ve been following along with Lemon Thistle for a while, these might look a little familiar to you. A few years ago, I made a wooden star mobile… […]
This post is sponsored by Krylon- as always I never promote brands I don’t love to use and work with. Find my full policies here. It’s another week of our Modern Holiday Home series and yet again- I’m really excited about this project! If you’ve missed the first few… this month, I’ve joined forces with […]
