I was able to get away from crocheting for a bit to add a little flair to my deck garden. I found this fantantiatically fun Pin on Pinterst about how to make gilded terracotta pots. I thought it was simple enough to recreate in an afternoon so I grabbed some Martha Stewart golf-leaf sheets at Michaels. The rest I aleady had. I followed the easy instructions at designsponge.com and created these one-of-a-kind terracotta pots. Materials terracotta pots spray adhesive gold-leaf

This is another super simple craft involving two of my favorite things: mason jars and chalkboard paint. Martha Stewart has a brand of paints that includes black chalk paint. It's a tiny bottle, but I only needed it for a tiny project. Plus, it's full coverage, so I didn't have to spend time putting on a million coats of paint and waiting for them to dry inbetween. We all know how I have no patience waiting for these kinds of things. Materials: mason jar - your favorite size

I'm back in the garden again. Well, its' more like a bunch of pots cluttering up my deck, but it works. I purchased a bunch of organic herbs this summer at a local garden shop. I went in looking for Lemongrass because I hear it keeps snakes, away. I ended up with Lemongrass, Italian Oregano, French Thyme, Rosemary, French Lavender, Mint, Peppermint, Basil and Cilantro. All organic. I love to cook and usually use Penzeys Spices (the best spices ever, in my opinion), but figure

When we were in Savannah last month, we went to a little coffee shop that had these cute little bundt pans / flower pots on their outdoor tables with the table umbrellas poking up through them. I thought they were adorable. I thought, " Why didn't I think of that!" When I got home I did some pinterest surfing and found this great pic from brit.co, its a post on 10 ways to repurpose cake pans. See original post here. So while YES, this project is super easy, it did take a whil