How to age cheap, shiny metal Christmas bells to create a rustic, aged patina. Alrighty. Do you ever have those days where your brain is just totally offline? Because I’m pretty sure that’s me today. I’ve been sitting here for…
How to age shiny metal Christmas bells
Temperance Rose is now Wildflowers in Autumn
A new name for the blog. Okay, so. Over the past few weeks, I’ve been in and out of hospital getting my brain zapped in an attempt to fix the ol’ noggin. I dunno if the ol’ noggin is any…
No-sew frayed edge rope door mat
How to make a no-sew frayed edge rope door mat for your home. A few weeks ago I made a frayed edge rope door mat for our new home. I’ve been meaning to post it for a while, but I’ve…
Some nice Australian farmhouse, cottage, and French country style bedside tables
12 beautiful farmhouse, cottage, and French provincial style bedside tables you can buy in Australia. As most of you guys are from the US or Canada, I don’t tend to share a whole lot of Australia-specific content. But lately I’ve…
Faux concrete terracotta pot makeover
An old terracotta pot gets an simple faux concrete makeover. So. I’m kind of obsessed with scavenging things off hard rubbish piles. I’m talking “will literally drive around random neighbourhoods on a weekend looking for trash piles” obsessed. As a…
Making a (very) simple coffee table tray from scrap wood
A simple DIY tray made from scrap wood. Last weekend Liam and I started sorting through our scrap wood pile in the shed so we’ll have less to move when we move into our first home in early December. After…