You started to think it wouldn’t make it?

    May 9, 2007 | DIY

    We’ve been busy, to say the least. Unfortunately not everything that has kept us busy has been related to the garden, farm or our self-reliant ways…but you have to pay the bills somehow :)We FINALLY finished the greenhouse this weekend. Well, we still need...

    More window frosting

    Apr 27, 2007 | Decorating, DIY, House & Home

    I actually did this little project a few weeks ago but I just kept forgetting to post anything about it. Much like the windows in our downstairs bathroom, we used Amorf Frost frosting foil from IKEA to cover these windows. It’s a simple enough process: Scrape...

    Building a greenhouse (part 2)

    Apr 22, 2007 | DIY

    This is part two of our ongoing saga called the greenhouse. Yesterday we built the wooden foundation and side walls but got stopped by missing a simple device, a protractor. Since it’s Sunday and we aren’t technically allowed to make too much noise we...

    How to build a protractor

    Apr 22, 2007 | DIY

    Ok, not something that is on top of most peoples list of things to build, a protractor, but sometimes you just don’t have one around when you need one. We found ourselves in that tight spot yesterday while building the roof trusses for the greenhouse and first...

    Building a greenhouse (part 1)

    Apr 21, 2007 | DIY

    We finally did it, we got started on building the greenhouse. For those of you that can’t remember exactly what we have in mind, since we have been talking about it a lot but have had a week in delay in getting started here is a refresher. While the greenhouse...

    Make your own hypertufa garden planters & dividers

    Apr 17, 2007 | DIY, Garden

    When my mom was here over Christmas, she was telling me that she had found a recipe online to make her own planters. I was immediately intrigued since terracotta is pretty pricey and there is still the fear of it cracking, not to mention how heavy it is…and the...