Hi! My name is Lisa Farneman and I'm "Blossom" and my husband Josh is "Beard". This blog is a catch-all because I enjoy doing a little bit of everything, especially DIY projects. I love figuring out how things are made and then make them on a dime. Finding the beautiful in the mundane, is how most Saturdays go. Basically, being creative is who I am to the core.
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I wanted to experiment with some distressing techniques on a picture frame I got the other day. The frame is originally brown wood of some kind. I sanded it down pretty good before I started painting. After I wiped off all the dust I applied a coat of light blue paint (to match my bathroom … Continue reading
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After living with the wreath for a few days, I decided that the brown didn’t stand out against out green door as much as I wanted it to. Now, I think the white really pops!
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When you walk in to our apartment you are met the a flight of stairs and a weird little nook to your right. I’m not really sure the functionality of the nook, it’s kinda in a awkward spot. Anyway, I thought I would try to add some decorations and see how it looked. Here is … Continue reading
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I was really sad my door was naked after Christmas. I feel like it’s too early for a super floral wreath and I wanted something that would last past Valentine’s Day. Since I had an abundance of branches from my Decorative Ladder Project, I decided to try to make something out of them. This is … Continue reading
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I wanted to prepare for this spring by transforming our porch into a nice seating area and garden. We haven’t really utilized our porch yet, and I thought it was a good time to get started. I did a simple sketch of the direction I wanted to go. (My sketch makes the porch look huge, … Continue reading
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These decorations wouldn’t be possible with out a great day at the thrift store. I got 4 frames and 3 bell jars for $5. And I used them ALL for the Valentine’s Decorations. The colors palette is reds, pinks, black, and white.
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I saw this post on Pinterest. Not sure of the source. But I thought it was a great idea for Valentine’s decorations. I decided to create the rosettes from some tissue paper I had around the house. First, I cut out a big heart shape from card stock. Then I used a ton of hot … Continue reading
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This year Josh and I decided to make most of our Christmas presents this year. I saw this painting online and loved the colors. Also, we love the song by John Mark McMillan. First, we designed the paintings in Illustrator.
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Just a few photos of our Christmas decorations. They aren’t the best photos, I took them with my phone camera. I used my supply of antique bottles as the base of the decorations.
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