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September 5, 2017 By Amber Oliver Leave a Comment

Flowers That Thrive In Summer Heat

We are lucky to have an average annual temperature around 78 degrees here in south Texas, though Houston does get some pretty darn HOT summers! There are some pretty miserable months we have to deal with, but then the majority of the year we can enjoy a glorious sub-tropical climate. Some may loath the humidity, but after growing up in DRY Oklahoma, I’ve come to love it. We get lots of sunshine here in Growing Zone 9, so I wanted to plant some flowers in my backyard that would thrive in the summer heat. I’m writing this at the end of the summer so I can report back how everything held up in the intense summer heat!

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August 9, 2017 By Amber Oliver Leave a Comment

Vertical Garden – DIY Succulent Wall Planter

Are you a sucker for succulents? They are definitely some of my all time favorites! Back around St. Patrick’s Day, I built a custom shamrock succulent planter. This was a fun woodworking project, but I decided to do a similar project that is quite a bit easier. This project uses an upcycled shadow box for the succulent wall planter, so no woodworking required!

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August 3, 2017 By Amber Oliver Leave a Comment

Quick and Easy Pillowcases: How To Sew An Envelope Pillow Cover

As part of our backyard makeover on a budget, I decided to sew a few pillow covers instead of buying new outdoor pillows. You may recall, from this post, that we built a DIY outdoor sectional using FREE wooden pallets. I searched and searched for cushions that didn’t cost a lot and ended up trying CRIB MATTRESSES and guess what? They work perfectly! They’re the prefect size and they’re waterproof! The finishing touches for this project were each of the pillows I made an envelope pillow cover for!

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June 13, 2017 By Amber Oliver Leave a Comment

How To Make Your Backyard An Oasis

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I’ve shared a lot lately about our backyard and all the improvements we’ve made since moving in. We’ve done some pretty large scale DIYs like building a farmhouse table that can seat 12, fixing the rainwater drainage issue around our patio, and adding patio stones to extend our patio and make it look much nicer. Your home can be your escape from the world and you want your backyard to be a peaceful and relaxing place. I’m sharing five ways to do just that!

5 Ways To Make Your Backyard An Oasis

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June 7, 2017 By Amber Oliver 2 Comments

Backyard Update: DIY Outdoor Couch (An inexpensive pallet project!)

Our backyard has come a LONG way! We are finally to the fun decorating stage of our backyard makeover; which brings us to this pallet project tutorial for our DIY outdoor couch! We had to take care of a few necessary/required projects like fixing our rainwater drainage problems and adding patio pavers around the patio, and now we were able to focus on making the patio more comfortable and fun! We built an inexpensive DIY outdoor couch out of pallets with an AWESOME money saving hack.

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May 23, 2017 By Amber Oliver 3 Comments

Backyard Update: A Rainwater Drainage Solution

It rains a lot in Houston.

Like, A LOT.

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May 10, 2017 By Amber Oliver Leave a Comment

DIY Flower Box

This project is sponsored by Harvest, makers of organic soil. If you shop from my blog, I may be compensated for clicks or purchases that you make. Thank you for your support! Please refer to my disclaimer page for more information.

We are well into springtime now. You’ve traded in the hot chocolate for lemonade and you’re ready to tackle those outdoor projects! The perfect way to add some seasonal color to the outside of your home is with window boxes. Make your own DIY flower box in under an hour with just a few materials and tools.

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March 8, 2017 By Amber Oliver 1 Comment

DIY Flowerpot – Planting Inspiration For International Women’s Day!

International Women’s Day is celebrated each year on March 8th. If you know me personally, you know EVERY DAY is Women’s Day for me! I think we should celebrate the achievements of women everyday because gender inequality presents challenges that every single woman faces from the time they are a little girl. This year I made a special DIY flowerpot with an inspirational quote to celebrate and give a little daily reminder.

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October 17, 2016 By Amber Oliver 8 Comments

Curb Appeal – Our Front Yard Makeover

We added curb appeal to our home with help from The Home Depot and Ryobi. This post may include affiliate links. Click here to see my disclosure policy.

The exterior of your home is just as important as the interior. We’ve all heard “don’t judge a book by its cover” but your front yard provides the first impression of your home. Your decorating should extend outdoors and add curb appeal! The BEFORE of our front yard was REALLY bad:

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August 17, 2016 By Amber Oliver 1 Comment

DIY Plant Markers

Clay is one of the few craft mediums I’d never worked with. I had a few good years with play dough (around years 4, 5, and 6…) but now that I’m a little older I thought I would try grown up play dough – oven bake clay! I’ve seen tons of tutorials on creating a marbled look with clay (which is totally on my to-do list) but I wanted a simple project to start with so I can get the feel of working with this product. This tutorial for DIY plant markers is perfect for someone (like me) who has never used oven bake clay before.

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