Mother and Daughter, Landscaping Duo!

I've never gardened in my life... but I guess when you're only 13 years old, that isn't saying much. My mom and I took a little trip to the Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens during the week one day... just to get out of the house. My mom was telling me all of her great memories as a child, gardening with her grandmother and all of the big, beautiful hydrangea bushes that she had in her yard. It made me really want to have those sort of memories, too. "Well, how hard could it be, Mom?"


So, after a few hours at Lowe's... frustrated because we know absolutely nothing about what type of flowers we should plant (Perennial means it comes back year after year, Annual means you have to plant again and again... just an FYI, but you probably already knew that stuff!) We found some beautiful flowers, but we made sure that they were REALLY hardy first! I planted some cute, little Impatients by our walkway.




Ahhh, the finished product! Some Impatients by the walkway, a couple of tiny Hibiscus trees by the front door, Ferns hanging on the porch... and we are finished! For now...
Let me tell you, I have never hated the North Carolina red clay more, but I had so much fun. My mom and I are already planning more... so I guess you'll just have to stay tuned!!!

My room, redesigned

First, it all started when I wanted a new bedspread from Anthropologie... but didn't have over $200 to get it. My mom and I decided to look for ideas for a bedspread so we could make one. I fell in love with the Belle by Amy Butler collection, so we decided to make a quilt. This is what it looks like as we were laying it out. It took a few tries to get it JUST right (both my mom and I are perfectionists when it comes to making things by hand.)
You'd actually be surprised... but laying it out was the hardest part!





The finished product! It came out better than I hoped it would, and MUCH easier to make than I thought it would be! My mom sews, and is excellent at it, and even though she taught me how to sew when I was young... the thought of making a quilt was a little overwhelming. It is so relaxing, and I am thankful that I have this beautiful quilt that my mom and I made when I was 13 years old!


This is the door to my room, and despite what my mom might say about what the tape does to the paint... I love it! Just a collage of ads from magazines, old cards, drawings and stickers. So easy, yet so cute!


Here is my armoire, and hanging from the ceiling are some huge tissue paper flowers... thank you, Martha Stewart!



Thank you, Mom for everything you do- you are my best friend!