Color Your Fancy // Goldenrod

Such a fun happy color to introduce summer! I especially love the upholstered headboard- it'd look great in a grey room!

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Kitchen Revival // It's Zucchini Time!

Today was Gardening Day, and it's happened! We've found Zuchinni Treasures! I swear, out of nowhere these things popped up and are HUGE! I know they can get obscenely big, but man these are bigger than what you generally buy at the market, and there's lots more babies popping up all over the Zucchini Bed!

I had all my helpers out there wrangling the veggies, and of course when I told them we would be eating them, this is the face Landen made. That's his "disgusting" face if you were wondering.Little did they know that I would puree those suckers down and throw them into their most favorite food in the whole wide world- MUFFINS! I adapted Jaimee Rose's Zucchinni Bread Recipe into muffins (no nuts, my kids would freak) and they've literally been munching on them all day long. I can tell this is going to be a summer staple to both have a readily available meal, and to use up all those freaking zucchinnis we have exploding everywhere.

D.I.Y. Tutorials // Upholstered Bedframes

Oh, the hassle of a bed skirt. Although they are pretty they can also be pretty hard to work with! I have been seeing some tutorials floating around on how to solve that problem. Behold:

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     Or velcro works nicely...

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Garden Seeds // Beware: Tomato Hornworms

Last week I was casually making the rounds in my garden when I noticed, from a distance, that my pepper plants looked terrible.  At closer glance, I found four tomato hornworms on my three plants.  I had checked my plants that morning, and within a six-hour span of time, they had eaten more than half of each plant.

A fascinating and beautiful caterpillar, but not one you want in your garden!  They are a major pest.

The tomato hornworm appears in warmer weather, May - August.  They are bright green, with a distinguishing "horn" on their rear side.  They typically are about three inches long and one-half inch wide.  Despite their size, they blend in very well with the green foliage of plants.  Look closely!  You can even use a black light at night to locate them.  They transform into a large, five-spotted, grey moth called a Manduca quinquemaculata.









Hornworms are found on tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, tobacco and potato plants.  I have only seen them on tomatoes and peppers in my experience.

Simply pluck these caterpillars off your plant - immediately!  They have a tight grip.   I would not recommend using any type of spray on them since they prey upon edible plants.  Remove them instantly as they can consume a large amount of foliage and will destroy your plant in no time.  As I mentioned, I estimate they were on my pepper plants for six hours.  This photo shows the destruction in that time.  Two-thirds of this pepper plant is gone and I doubt it will recover.




Hornworm hunting is a favorite among children.  Give them a magnifying glass and send them into your garden.  I offer a reward for every one they find!

Happy Hunting!

Lessoned Learned // Holiday Decorations

Hello there friends! I'm so excited to announce a new segment we will be featuring each month from one our our hello there! house home & garden event attendees all about how she has incorporated the techniques she has learned to make her own home more unique and fabulous. Now, without further ado- here's Lydia!

One thing that Rosemary emphasized a lot to make a house a home (I recall 4 different activities throughout the event) was putting up holiday decorations. Since that time, I've found it is the easiest and most inexpensive to jazz up my home. Mostly with items I had on hand (or pilfered from my mom's craft room), my house went from lame to festive. And my 3 year old appreciates my efforts.

Halloween:

Christmas:

Valentine's Day:

Cinco de Mayo:

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FYI: Any twine used in these decorations came from the swag bags given at the event.

Organize Your Life // Large Format Desk Calendars

Here's another free printable for you all! My husband & I were tired of getting our schedules mixed up and over booking ourselves, so I whipped up this big desk calendar for us to write down all our commitments so we will always see it. I'll be doing all the months, so stay tuned for those!

May 2012 Large Format Calendar

This is perfect to send to alphagraphics and have them print large format (22 x 17)- it's super cheap and they are FAST.

D.I. Y. Tutorials // Wood Planters

Ok, have you all been to Ana White? If not stop whatever you are doing and go spend the day there. She has so so many free plans to make just about everything under the sun! I spent about 3 days scouring her blog and drooling over all the amazing projects I want to start making. Some day I'll be making this beauty

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Swoonzies. But for now, I need to start small, so I chose this project for my first

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So cute, right? If you want to whip up your own Planters, follow these instructions on Ana White's website!