A Cultivated Nest

‘Tis the Season!

To deck the halls With lots of glittery things bottle brush trees, fresh greenery and potted Amaryllis 'Tis the season to Wish you all a very Merry Christmas! P.S. I'll be back to posting regularly after the holidays. ... Read More about ‘Tis the Season!

Easy Pumpkin Cake

I've been baking a lot of treats since it's been so cool and rainy lately. I have to say that we love anything with pumpkin in it and I bake pumpkin treats all year long. But there's just something about fall and pumpkins - they really are just so perfect together. Yesterday I made Pumpkin Cake and I thought I'd share the recipe with you since it's so quick and easy (and since I realized I ... Read More about Easy Pumpkin Cake

Barn Painting, Tree Planting & General Getting Dirty Stuff

So I chose a color for the barn. It's called...."Barn" :) by Martha Stewart. I figure she knows about barns and I didn't have time to go through my usual routine of testing color after color. So far I love it. I'm trying to get as much of the barn done as I can because it's supposed to rain every day next week. It's slow going since my summer help is in college and busy. The ... Read More about Barn Painting, Tree Planting & General Getting Dirty Stuff

Fall Decorating at the Front Door

I'm busy painting my barn so I thought I'd share a few photos of my front porch which I decorated with fall in mind. Normally I don't do much. During the summer I have ferns in my urns and those will stay green well into the end of October (November we start decorating for Christmas). So I usually just keep my ferns and add a wreath, a mum or two and a pumpkin and call it a done! But people ... Read More about Fall Decorating at the Front Door

Sowing Seeds:

Here are a few ideas to help you cultivate your nest: Aren't these hand painted pumpkins from Alisa Burke amazing! She painted real pumpkins which is a good alternative if you can't find fake pumpkins you like. Faux pumpkins do come in limited sizes. She has a wonderful tutorial that makes it seem really easy - she uses dimensional paint that you can get in any craft store. I so plan on ... Read More about Sowing Seeds:

Decorating with Faux Pumpkins & The Winner

I did a little more fall decorating which really just consisted of pulling out pumpkins I already have. All these pumpkins were done back in 2008/2009. Basically they're all faux pumpkins and I either decoupaged them or used rub-on decals. Very easy to do! I used tissue paper or napkins to decopauge my pumpkins. This one was done using a rub-on decal. Much easier than stencilling or ... Read More about Decorating with Faux Pumpkins & The Winner