A Cultivated Nest

Intro to Companion Planting

Hi everyone! I know that many of you are just getting ready to plant your veggie gardens and that some of you have another month or so before you can start. So I thought this would be a good time to start talking about companion planting. Companion planting basically is growing plants together because of the effect they have on one another. For example, in the photo above, I have chives ... Read More about Intro to Companion Planting

Mercury Glass Lamp

Hi everyone! I’m so glad you guys liked the coffee filter wreath! Be sure to let me know if you post one on your blog as I’d love to come by to see it. I wanted to show you the great mercury glass lamp I got at TJ Maxx for $39. Neither my husband nor I could really read with the light we had in the living room. We used to be able to just fine - but that's another story LOL! Anyway, there was a ... Read More about Mercury Glass Lamp

How To Make A Coffee Filter Wreath

Hi everyone! Today I'm going to show you how to make a coffee filter wreath. It's super easy, very inexpensive but doesn't look it! I had quite a lot of people ask me how I made the coffee filter wreath when I showed the one below which is in my dining room as part of my Easter decorations. Unfortunately I didn’t take photos at the time I made this one because I thought it was old news and ... Read More about How To Make A Coffee Filter Wreath

It’s so much fun to paint fences!

“He had had a nice, good, idle time all the while – plenty of company – and the fence had three coats of whitewash on it! If he hadn’t run out of whitewash he would have bankrupted every boy in the village.” Remember Tom Sawyer? Go here for The Adventures of Tom Sawyer to read that part of the story if you're not familiar with it. I tried to to use his technique to get my daughter to help ... Read More about It’s so much fun to paint fences!

Simple Pleasures

Fresh flowers on my dining room table. I love having fresh flowers in my home and I’ve found that the best place to buy them is at the grocery store. I’m fortunate that my local grocery store marks down their flowers every week. But even if they didn’t, I’d still buy a bouquet. I budget $5-10 every other week for flowers - it's that important to me! I’ve found that I don’t have to ... Read More about Simple Pleasures

Thrifty Finds

I didn’t find a thing on clearance after Easter (I hardly found any candy we liked at Target either)! It’s not like I needed anymore Easter decorating stuff so it worked out. Fortunately, I did really well at my two favorite thriftstores last week! I found that great rooster plate and tray (which I’m saving because I know there will be another Rooster Party~smile)! I found those great little ... Read More about Thrifty Finds