Friday DIY

How to plant Succulents!

Because they are beautiful and "kill proof", they are by far my favorite thing to plant, and since it's spring time I thought I'd share my tips with you on how I plant mine.

 Tip # 1: I always buy succulents in sets of 3's:
1 focal succulent, 1 structural and 1 textural.

How can you tell the difference you ask? Easy!

Focal Succulents are usually taller or bigger than the other varieties. They bring the height to your design.
Structural Succulents are more hardy looking and have a sleek modern looking design.
Textural Succulents are the more delicate, low lying succulents.
 
Supplies
1 pot/cup/mug/bowl/dish (it does not need to have drainage holes)
Potting soil
3 succulents

in order: structural, textural & focal.

Fill the bottom of your pot with potting soil.

Now you can start planting.
I always put textural succulents in front, if not they might get lost behind the more hardy plants.

And that's it!

Easy enough right?

How to care for your succulents:

1) MIST them with water when the soil is dry. They do not require a serious hose down. Just a light mist from a spray bottle is all they need.

2) And sunshine, outside is perfect or next to a bright window.  

Have fun!

Sunset Bike Rides

We've been riding our bikes each night.
Some nights we ride to visit family,
other nights to get coffee,
or ice cream.

It's so much fun.
Springtime in Redlands is the best.
The smell of orange blossoms in the air and when you ride past them with your bike you can feel the temperature change.

Have I told you how much I love where we live?

Speaking of bike rides...Brandon & Ayden are racing at the Redlands Bicycle Classic this Saturday!
They are gonna kick butt!

  

Wednesday Inspiration

I haven't unpacked my craft boxes yet...and I am having withdrawls.

Up first is this lovely t-shirt DIY from PS-I made this.

These jars are so beautiful.

Kyle scored about 100 vintage books at an estate sale AND

this would be one thing we could do with them...

A pillow covered in rosettes using t-shirt scraps.
It's so sweet, AND another pillow is always a good thing.

Ugh! I am dying to have my short red hair be LONG red hair.

I know Kyle is too.

 Summer movie nights. this is happening.

**All photos courtesy of pinterest.**

16 months

(Enjoying his first donut)

Lucas is 16 months old and a full fledged kid!!

Right now we are enjoying watching him grow up right before our eyes. And asking ourselves, where did our baby go?

He watches his big brothers so carefully,
and as one does one thing the others follow like a row of dominos.
I think it's universal brother code.

Each day is filled with, "No's" and "Stop that's."
Cuts, bruises and kisses.

And each night, well, he's cutting molars right now, can climb out of his crib and has decided he no longer wants to sleep in his room...so they are fun filled nights of zero sleep.

But I tell myself morning after morning that all this hard work WILL PAY OFF! Oh it better!

Don't let this post fool you,
or his sweet smile.
My heart belongs to Lucas, and all the fun we get into each day.

But I'm really looking forward to the night where I get at least 6 hours of straight uninterrupted sleep..ahhhh, dreams!

Spring Cleaning

This week I started spring cleaning.

Spring is my favorite time of year,

and well, cleaning is one of my favorite things to do.

Nothing like a clean house to make mommy feel so good!

Here are a few of my cleaning tips & tricks:

• I clean all my windows with rubbing alcohol. It works the best! I promise.
• I sprinkle all our beds with baking soda, and then I vaccum it all up.
• I clean all my rugs, and underneath them too.

Since we just moved into our new place,

our house didn't need a serious scrubbin'.

But small things add up

and make the biggest difference.



Spring Time with Ruche

Open publication - Free publishing - More catalog

Ruche is one of my favorite websites to shop and draw inspiration from.

And their new look book is amazing and so beautiful!
I love it.

When you get old...

...Buying furniture really does make you so happy!

Case in point...our new favorite piece: An Eames replica recliner!

The couple we bought it from have the most incredible mid century styled house. I wish I could show you pictures!

Kyle & I walked in there and literally couldn't even talk because it was so amazing!

I think they were sad to see their chair go...

Isn't it beautiful?