As part of our homeschool these last few weeks, we’ve been celebrating harvest time. Painting, making harvest banners, and baking simple, warming apple dishes. Then Pinterest reminded me that it might be time to consider getting my DIY fall wreath on! You can’t have missed that DIY fall wreath mania that’s ALL over Pinterest right…
DIY / Crafts
Preserve Roses With Hairspray For Gorgeous Home Decor! (& other flowers too)
I admit – I am not the biggest fan of hairspray. It’s kinda sticky and just a bit too ’80s. (Get me some DIY salt spray on my lion’s mane instead)! However, while hairspray might not be my favourite choice of haircare, it works miracles at preserving flowers, and dried flowers are SO hot right…
How to Make Rose Essential Oil at Home
I a big fan of organic cosmetics. It is personally important to me that a brand doesn’t test on animals and that they use organically-sourced products whenever possible. However, the downside of these products is that they are sometimes pretty priceeeeeey! If you’ve recently been in an organic cosmetics store and found yourself face to…
How to Dry Rose Petals for Tea (5 simple methods!)
Rose petals are entirely edible and you can dry rose petals, to make the most light and refreshing tea. I LOVE rose tea in the summertime especially. Add scones with rose petal jam and pretty tea cups and I’m on my way to having a super-decadent afternoon! If you’re going to make your own tea…
Things To Do With Roses Before They Die
I get so sad at this time of year when all the gardens start to wilt, including those beautiful roses! So, what exactly ARE the best things to do with roses before they die? One of the best things you can do with roses before they die is to press the petals. Roses have petals…
Does Rose Water Expire?
Whether you’ve purchased rose water from your favourite brand, or whether you’ve made it yourself, you might wonder – does rose water expire? Disclosure: We may earn commissions for purchases made through links in this post. Yes, rose water does expire. If your rose water has changed color or has a strange smell – these…
Why Is My Rose Water Green?
In case you haven’t noticed, we’re currently obsessed with rose water! It has SO may uses and right now in this summer heat we are using it as a refreshing facial spritz. But what if your rose water doesn’t look as you’d expect, or worse, it’s gone a funny color and smells bad!? Why is…
The Best DIY Rose Water Recipe!
Looking for the best DIY rose water recipe? Rose water has been revered for thousands of years! The usage of rose water can, in fact, be traced all the way to Queen Cleopatra. Rose water has multiple benefits, from being a refreshing facial spritz to its use in massage oil, tea, and even for cooking…
How To Make An Aphid Spray At Home Step-By-Step
How to Make an Aphid Spray at Home (step-by-step)! Arrrghhh aphids are the bane of my life! You know that feeling when you suddenly spot that suspiciously curled up leaf, yellowing slightly too perhaps… You observe it underneath, and sure enough, there is a swarm of tiny dots lining the entire underside, and the other…
I Did My Own Wedding Flowers! (Including this beautiful DIY rose bridal bouquet)
I did my own wedding flowers! – In this post I’m interviewing a bride who DIY’d all of her wedding flowers! From centrepieces to buttonholes, she did it all herself . In this post she is sharing her secrets on how she made it happen easily, with minimal stress. Including how to DIY a rose…