A Cultivated Nest

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

Gardening Book Winner

(lettuce, peas and marigolds from last spring)Hi everyone! I hope you all had a lovely Easter weekend. We were so hot here in Atlanta! It’s been very unusual but at least I’ve gotten quite a bit done in the front and backyard. This is my veggie garden last spring. I’ve added another fenced area this year which I’ll share with you in the ... Read More about Gardening Book Winner

April Book Giveaway!

Hi everyone! It’s time to start thinking about vegetable gardens and I have the perfect book to help you with that task. “Small-Plot, High-Yield Gardening” by Sal Gilbertie and Larry Sheehan. He even gives you plans for a 10x10 sandbox garden! There are other plans for different size gardens, which can give you an idea of how to layout a vegetable garden even if you don't do it exactly the ... Read More about April Book Giveaway!

What To Do With Those Plastic Eggs

I thought I’d show you what I did with some of those inexpensive plastic Easter eggs. I used some color coding labels that we had to make polka dot ones to hang off my branches in my foyer. This is the size of dots we happened to have but I’m sure the bigger ones would look cute as well. I put a dot of hot glue on the top and attached a bit of raffia to hang them from, but ribbon would be so ... Read More about What To Do With Those Plastic Eggs

The Busyness of Blogging

Hi everyone! Hope you are all having a lovely weekend! I had a really nice break and didn't get to half of the things on my to do list, but that's o.k. I'm finding that I want to slow down from the daily incessant busyness that used to drive me. Having a blog can lead to having a certain pressure to produce. You need to produce so that you have content to photograph and post about! It can be a ... Read More about The Busyness of Blogging

Decorating for Easter

Hi everyone! I did a little Easter decorating in my china cabinet this week and thought I’d share what I had done. Everything I used I already had with the exception of the green mini bunny tureen on the first shelf and a couple of things that I made. I really love these Easter bottle brush trees. Aren’t they sweet! I thought about making some like I did for Christmas but never got ... Read More about Decorating for Easter