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DIY Black and Gold Foil Brush Strokes Gift Tags- I love this foil technique! Perfect for holiday gifts

DIY Gold Foiled Brush Strokes Holiday Tags and Sign: Modern Holiday Home

Transferring Deco Foil to Wood (& Giveaway!)

DIY Copper photo frame mat- this is such an easy upgrade!

DIY Photo Mat in Copper & Free Printable

I LOVE these simple hoop wreaths with fresh greenery. The perfect amount of Christmas without being over the top. DIY holiday wreath

Simple DIY Holiday Wreath with Fresh Greens (and an announcement!)

DIY No Sew Metallic Foil Throw Pillow- this is so shiny good! I can't believe it's washable.

DIY: No Sew Metallic Foil Pillow

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

Quirky DIY Decor for Pennies (Giveaway!)

DIY brass and acrylic floating frames- for a fraction of the cost! So modern, I love it!

DIY Brass and Acrylic Frames

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

Champagne Birthday Party

My Favourite Way to Cheat Gold Foil

You have a heart of gold- DIY textured wall art

You Have a Heart of Gold: Textured Quote Art

Gilded Love Free Printable- perfect for valentines day

Gilded Love Free Printable

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

DIY Metallic Mini Honeycomb Garland

DIY Faux Metal Letters- such a classy decoration!

DIY Faux Metal Letters

DIY precious gem ornaments- glitzy but natural, perfect Christmas decor!

DIY Gemstone Ornaments

DIY marbled art and gilded photo frame

DIY Paper Marbling and Gilded Frame (and Giveaway!)

Let Them Be Little- DIY Hand Lettered Wall Art with Watercolor and Metallic Details... and a free template!

Let them be Little- Hand Lettered Wall Art with Silver Foil

DIY Mini Gold Leaf Jack-O-Lantern Pumpkins for Halloween!

DIY Gold Leaf Mini Jack-o-Lanterns

DIY Simple Autumn Metallics Wreath- so perfect for fall!

DIY Simple Metallic Autumn Wreath

10 DIY Garlands to Try

10 DIY Garlands to Try

DIY Copper Pipe Bunting

DIY Copper Pipe Bunting (and Bedroom Sneak Peak!)

DIY Pastel and Gold Leaf Easter Eggs

DIY Pastel and Gold Leaf Easter Eggs

DIY hand stamped Gold Place Markers for a classy Saint Patrick's Day Party... I love these!

DIY Hand Stamped Gold Place Markers

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 Constellation Painting and Copper Frame

DIY Constellation Painting and Copper Frame

Love this idea... How to send a note on a leaf!

DIY Leaves Snailmail

DIY Salvage copper curtain rods - lemonthistle.com

DIY Salvage Copper Curtain Rods

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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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