Seriously loving this Free Standing Pallet Herb Garden from Roeshel at The DIY Showoff! This would be perfect too if you only have a patio or a tiny backyard!

Oh my gosh the cuteness!! Check out these DIY Pink Cap Toe Sneakers from Malia at Yesterday on Tuesday! LOVE.

This is a beautiful dresser makeover from Karin at Art is Beauty! I love the combo of paint and stain she used on this!

I am so blown away by how great this Flutter Tee from Jen and Shannon at eat.sleep.MAKE is!! The design is so creative and gorgeous!

Jenna from Rain on a Tin Roof remade her lamp into this gorgeous Kate Spade Inspired Lamp! Those polka dots on the shade are perfect!

This little Washi Tape Bow Cupcake Bunting from Keri at Shaken Together is just the cutest!

Jamie from Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom made this darling Sweet Summer Sundress Tutorial – and it works for any size! This is such a pretty little dress!

This DIY Dalia Artwork from Amy at The Happy Scraps is so bright and cheery!!

Kammy from Kammy’s Korner has a gorgeous master bedroom redo! Make sure you click over and check out all the photos, she has so many pretty touches in the room!

I am so blown away by these features! You guys are awesome.

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Happy Weekend!

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A while ago I used to share highlights from the week around here in the Crush of the Week post. It was a fun way to give a little peek into what goes on around here, behind the blog. But it also made the post suuuuuper long. And more work. So I ditched that. lol.

But now there is Instagram!! Woot!

I thought it would be fun to share a few of my Instagram photos here occasionally!

So here’s a little recap of some things I’ve shared in the last couple weeks!

My mom sent me my Grandma’s sewing machine that she used for 70 years. I love it so much. Unfortunately the iron base broke in shipping so we’re doing a little recon to see if we can repair or replace it.

Doug and I got away for a little trip just the two of us last weekend. We visited Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma. Actually we stayed overnight just 5 minutes south of the Moore tornado area. It just breaks my heart.

While we were in Kansas we came across on of the places Laura Ingalls lived – when they were near Walnut Creek! Did any of you read those books? I loved them. This is a recreation of her house there and a little school. So so fun.

I also showed off my gorgeous new ring! Here’s the story:

About 5 years ago the prongs broke on my engagement ring and I lost my diamond. For lots of reasons (mostly money)  we hadn’t replaced it but a couple of weeks ago Doug surprised me with this!! It’s my original engagement ring with a shiny new diamond. We had talked about a new one altogether on and off for years, but I didn’t want to do that. Even though this doesn’t have a lot of monetary value (remember we were 20 when we got married) it has wayyyy more sentimental value and I didn’t want anything else.  I am so so happy to be wearing it again! LOVE that man. So much.

I’ve also been busy cooking and baking and eating. Ahem.

At night I’ve been working on adding crochet trim to the pillowcases of my new sheet set. It’s sooooo cute! I love the vintage look it gives them.

Fun right? I would love for you to follow along on Instagram if you’re there!

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I’ve created a new jewelry set with this in mind – it’s my new Summer Garden Jewelry Set – all made with the new Martha Stewart Jewelry line!

The set is a pretty mix of flowers and rhinestones, all in sweet summery colors!

So I am SUPER excited about this new line. There are so many options and materials for embellishing and creating pretty jewelry! I can’t wait to show you some of the fun!

To make this pretty set, you’ll need:

• Earwires and rhinestone settings with leaves
• Jewelry Glaze
• Jewelry Glue
• Necklace Chain
• Rhinestone settings in 3 sizes
• Pendant base
• Silver filigree piece
• Small flower cabachons
• Jewelry enamel
• Jump rings and lobster clasp
• Jewelry Tools
  (This whole line is available exclusively at Michaels)

Let’s start with the earrings! These are so quick and easy.

Start by adding a little Jewelry Glaze to the stems of the rhinestone settings.
This glaze is super easy to use – you just brush it on lightly and it adds a pretty touch of color to the metal.

Repeat and add the color to the little flowers on the earwires. Use the Martha Stewart Jewelry glue and add rhinestones to the settings.

Use flat nose pliers to open up the loops on the earwires and add the rhinestone settings to the loops.

Ok – super easy and fast adorable earrings right??

So now that we’ve gotten our feet wet, let’s do the necklace!

Start by brushing on the same color of glaze to the edge of a pendant blank.

Fill the center of the pendant with a contrasting color of Jewelry Enamel. This is super easy to do, but it takes 24 hours to dry. So make this the day BEFORE you want to wear your snazzy new necklace. :)

Using your Jewelry Glue, add little flower cabachons to a silver filigree piece.

Let all your pendant pieces dry and get happy. While you’re doing that, you can work on the rest of the necklace.

Decide on all your rhinestones and glue them into the settings. I used 4 large (10 mm) stones, 6 medium stones (6 mm) and 3 small (3 mm).

Once the jewelry glue is dry, start connecting your pieces using jump rings.
A little more gushing here – the line has these really pretty little twisted jump rings that I am all in love with. They make even the connectors look pretty!

Connect the large rhinestones into two sets and the 4 of the medium into two sets. (These will all have connectors with a loop on each side.)

Cut two 1″ pieces of chain and a 1 1/2″ piece. Connect the chain and medium rhinestones together with jump rings, putting the longest piece of chain in the center.

Connect the two sets of large rhinestone sets to each end of this chain. Make a little rhinestone bead for each side with a connector that has one loop.

Create another chain using the smallest rhinestone settings. These will all have loops on each end as well. Connect three of these settings with 1″ pieces of chain between them, and 1″ pieces of chain on each end.

Connect this small chain to the longer one with a large jump ring on each side.

Cut two 7″ pieces of a contrasting chain. Add a large jump ring to the end of one chain, and a lobster clasp to the end of the other chain.

Join the other ends of these chains to each of the large jump rings.

Once your pendant pieces are all dry, glue the silver filigree to the pendant base.

Add a large jump ring to the ring of the pendant and add this to the bottom of your necklace.

And now you have a pretty summer jewelry set!

Isn’t it pretty? I love the combination of the rhinestones and the flowers!

If you want to find out more about the Jewelry Line, you can find Plaid and Martha Stewart products info on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest.

You can also check out these posts for more Jewelry Inspiration!

Disclosure: This post is part of a paid campaign for Plaid Crafts and The BluePrint Social. All opinions are my own! :)

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