Primitive Mountain Quilts and Crafts

A crafters journey through retirement in her own personal paradise.

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5 Trash to Treasure Succulent Containers

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5 Trash to Treasure Succulent Containers

At the fruit and vegetable stand I was at the other day they had the cutest succulent displays. She had gathered a variety of containers and filled them with a variety of succulents. They were adorable! She had a chicken feeder, a jewelry box and several other unusual containers filled. Of course I’m thinking I can do that for a lot cheaper! Let me show you my 5 trash to Treasure succulent containers.

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Adding Solar Lights to the Fairy Garden

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Adding Solar Lights to the Fairy Garden

Recently I found these solar lights in the Lakeside catalog. I bought 5 strings and absolutely love them. (Not a paid endorsement) The first 3 sets went into a cherry tree I can see from my bedroom at night and I love it! Today I will be adding solar lights to the fairy garden. It’s going to be sooo cute. Let me show you how I did it.

 

 

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17 Fabulous Fall Cricut Crafts

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Don’t you just love Fall! Although I have shutting the pool down, Fall does have it’s own charm. The pumpkins, the colors and smells are appealing. I’ve made so many fall crafts with my Cricut, I’ve compiled them all here in one post 17 Fabulous Fall Cricut Crafts. I hope you enjoy seeing them all again.

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7 Sewing with Cricut Posts

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7 Sewing with Cricut Posts

How are things going with your New Cricut Maker? Have you been busy making all kinds of things with the wonderful machine? I tried every possible project when I first got my Maker. It’s so handy for sewing projects! I used it for my 7 sewing with Cricut Posts I’d like to share again with you.

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Farmhouse Pinecone Swag DIY

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Farmhouse Pinecone Swag DIY

Farmhouse and nature go hand in hand for me. Sticks and twig and stones and pinecones all fit into my decor. I love using natural things because I find them beautiful and best of all, they’re free! So go gather up some cones and follow this farmhouse Pinecone swag Diy and maybe you’ll fall in love with using nature things too!

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Beginner Cheap and Easy Cricut Maker Project

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Beginner Cheap and Easy Cricut Maker Project

Alright you got a new Cricut Maker and are probably feeling a little overwhelmed. Don’t let this panic paralyze you to the point you don’t use that wonderful machine! I didn’t have that problem when I got mine. I jumped in head first and did everything I could find on Pinterest to make! Things being the way they are right now, I’d like to show you a cheap and easy Beginner Cricut maker project!

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7 Amazing Cricut Post for Newbies

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7 Amazing Cricut Post for Newbies

How are you liking that new Cricut machine you got recently? What a wonderful tool for your crafting area! What are you going to make first? Where do you start? Well I’m going to tell you that it’s all a bit overwhelming in the beginning, but if you stick with it in no time you’ll be crafting like a pro with it! To help you on your journey, I’ve pulled 7 Amazing Cricut Post for Newbies together here to help you find your way around that Cricut machine.  

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Skinny Farmhouse Snowman DIY

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Skinny Farmhouse Snowman DIY

My friend had two of the cutest snowmen that I fell in love with! Her niece found them at a thrift store! What a lucky find! I wanted one too and knew I could duplicate it fairly close. So with some thought I came up with my skinny farmhouse snowman DIY to share with you all.

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9 Christmas Thrift Shop Flips

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9 Christmas Thrift Shop Flips

Still up to my elbows in Christmas projects! I love finding treasures at the thrift shops and then turn them into new, farmhouse style decorations. Every find is a new high! The possibilities are endless if you use your imagination! Some luck finding special items doesn’t hurt either. You just never know what you treasure you might find in the thrift shops and cheap too! So let’s get started here and let me share my 9 Christmas Thrift Shop Flips.

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9 Crazy Christmas Craft Projects

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9 Crazy Christmas Craft Projects

Christmas is coming! I love the season so much! Ornies, snowmen, greenery, all the festivities, I could go on and on about the wonders of the season! Above all, I love creating my farmhouse decorations. as a result, I have nine of them gathered here in this post for you. Each one has a YouTube video to compliment it. I’m super excited to kick off my 25 days of Christmas to share with you so I hope you enjoy these 9 Crazy Christmas Craft Projects.

 

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