Demo Day – Basement Renovation

Demo Day

I started a project. My husband and I have spent hours talking over which Reno to do next after we 90% completed our deck Reno. We still have a few more touch ups. It’ll get done. That will be up on YouTube as well.

Our deck Reno you can see here

Basement Reno

I remember walking through this house before buying it. I went through it without my husband and later took him through it again. We both thought the basement was weird. The layout is just OFF.

Either way we bought this house. Right away I noticed this unsafe boarded up fireplace. During the showing it was a bedroom so I didn’t pay close attention to how bad it was.

Before

This served as our kids playroom. We also had a hide-a-bed in here. We just gave it away. So now we had more space. We made the kids go through their toys. I moved the bookshelf out and this past weekend, with the help of my sister in law, we started tearing into this wall.

It was wall to wall of painted paneling. It had this weird boxed out thing on the ceiling – which we now know has to STAY. There’s a gas pipe dropping down into our ceiling. I’ve watched enough design channels and shows to know how to make this a part of the future design.

Here’s a video of our progress:

I just recently started this YouTube channel – mean a lot if you subscribe.

After

We uncovered an UNUSED fireplace. Our home is around 40 years old. There was never a fire in this fireplace.

From a design perspective this fireplace is even worse now that it’s exposed. We will board it up properly this time. Our basement is COLD so we will be properly insulating this.

Design

As promised in the video at the end, I’ll share my design ideas with you. We have a few options my husband and I have been tossing around.

No – It’s not smart to start a project and not know what you have planned for the Reno in the end. Our deck we planned it out and it made a massive difference in the long run.

This will be an entertainment wall for the whole family. I have board games and stuff everywhere in our house because it never had a home.

Are you doing any Reno’s right now?

Reclaimed Canada Flag Wood Sign

Reclaimed Wood sign Crisis Homeschooling is DONE and it’s SUMMER BREAK!! We already have been 2 trips, one camping trip locally for Fathers Day Weekend and just got back from a trip to see Family in Williams Lake.

Today is Canada Day! My husband and I have been busy working on a project. We had a gate blown down from the wind and ended up hiring someone to build a new one. So we had really nice weathered fence boards.

Video of the process is also on YouTube.

Reclaimed Canada Flag Wood Sign

Step One:

Find wood or buy some and set it out to measure it.

We just copied the size of our Canadian Flag to keep it simple. We also had a space for this to fit in our outdoor Patio.

Step 2:

Cut support boards for the back side. Measurements depend on how big your flag is. My husband also counter sinked the holes for the screws.

Step 3:

Make the Maple Leaf Template. This was an interesting challenge to trace the leaf through a large piece of paper. I explain this lots on the video I made for You Tube.

Step 4:

Pin the paper down too the wood. Then Paint!

I started with the edges and made sure to go with the grain of the wood. Then I filled it in.

It’s starting to come together!

Step 5:

Measure out where the Side lines will go. Again – We kept it simple and referred to the flag to where the tap should go.

Then Paint the Sides! Our boys helped with this next part.

Remember to paint the edges!!!

Step 6:

Put in Eyelets and Hang it up!

Tip: My husband set his small level on the top of the sign to make sure it was level when he hung it. It’s up to you how you choose to hang your sign. We have a an overhang over our patio where we could screw the other eyelet into and use mechanics wire to secure it.

Completed!

It may seem big but it actually fits this space.

It’s a great addition to our outdoor patio – full tour is found here.

Here’s a video version of how we made this!

Simple RV Decor

simple We just had a great weekend. We mostly stayed off our phones and just spent time with our kids. We did something for this Father’s Day weekend that we do a lot and that is camping.

I LOVE watching all the trailer reno videos on You Tube. You Tube is something I just started doing with an addition to my blog. Go on over and read my You Tube Announcement!

We all need breaks. I talk about that over here on the blog and share my views on this often. Rest is so important.

Simple RV Decor

Something super restful for me to do is making home decor. When it comes to our trailer, I would love to re-do it, but that’s not a project we are into doing. So to help make some personal touches I added some DIY decor.

1: Upcycled Basket

This required some minimal sewing skills. I repurposed an old pillow case for this. Plus spray painted an ice cream container. Our little bathroom in the trailer has some storage. Just nice to have some things easy to grab and in a cute basket.

The full video on how I made it is below.

2: Faux Drying Lavender

I had fun with this one. I just cut off a pick of lavender I had from the dollar store and then took twine and hot glued it together on the back.

I used command hocks to install it in the trailer. Easy to remove and doesn’t leave a mark behind.

Full video on how I made it below.

3: Welcome Sign – FREE Printable

I made this sign and was super happy how it turned out.

It says “Welcome to our cabin (on wheels)”

I also painted the pot for the little faux greenery white, used to be black.

Since this blog post is full of simple decor ideas. I made it a FREE printable.

You can get the FREE Printable Free Welcome Sign

Here’s the full video tutorial

I’ve got lots more camping blog posts on the blog. Be sure to check them out!

Do you have an RV?

Something we love having for our family.

Blog addition: You Tube

Blogging addition_ It’s been a bit quiet here on the blog. However, I’ve been very busy getting some additions to my blog. I have a short blogging announcement. Which I’m pretty sure you already can guess what it is.

If you follow me on Social Media you already know I’ve made this leap.

Aside from relaxing with my hubby in this space for many nights with our fire pit here. Gotta take the breaks when you can.

Even though places are opening up here in BC, we are still hanging low at home.

Blog Addition: You Tube

I’ve been curious to add YouTube since the beginning of my blogging journey and decided to just do it once my blog had growth. Which I where I’m at now.

I have a few videos up already.

Here’s a first Welcome Video based off the last blog post I made.

I’ll be upfront and honest, it a bit scary. If we live our lives in our comfort zone then that’s a boring life to live. I’ve lived in my comfort zone for years. Not unless you’ve broken out of your comfort zone do you know what I mean. Seriously, try it!!!

I’m grateful for a husband that loves going on adventures and pushing me to be brave and have fun in life.

Before I took the leap I asked for his opinion. We both agree that it can’t take away from family time or my first responsibility and that is the kids.

Honeymoon 062 — HoneyMoon in 2008, Banff Alberta!

Video Tutorials

As a Home and Garden blogger, making tutorial blog posts are still possible (obviously), just a video ADDS to seeing how I do things.

Like this video about Stringing Tomato Plants….

This Gardening Video I made with a request from a family member. It would be hard to do this tutorial in a blog post, hopefully this video is helpful.

I’m still learning, and I’m enjoying the adventure. I’m super low tech with my iPhone and the iMovie app, yet it seems to be more simple then I think.

Be super awesome if you would subscribe to my NEW YouTube Channel. I’ve been enjoying all the connections I’ve been making here on my blog and look forward to who I’ll connect with on YouTube as well.

As always, have a great day!

What have you been doing lately that’s NEW and out of your COMFORT ZONE!

The Ultimate DREAM HOME

2020, what a year.

I’m taking a moment to share something about our home and a part of my life that I cautious to share on the blog. However with recent events in our world, I’ve felt this intense pain from all over.

Knowing my personality (Highly Sensitive/Empathetic) I felt compelled to open up and share this.

The Ultimate DREAM HOME

What’s this about? Just a disclaimer there’s no literal home and garden tips today. Read to the end to understand what I mean. I hope at the end you can understand how this fits with the ultimate dream home.

Here’s a fact about OUR home: It’s an OPEN DOOR!

Our dream for our home was for it to be an open door to family and friends. For our kids friends to come and be the HUB home. It’s something my husband family does and it’s a GIFT we wanted to carry out for others who come into our lives.

It’s been incredible journey opening our doors to international students for over 7 years. Hosting many friends and family visiting from out of town. Yes – It’s possible to fit a family of 6 in our basement. FYI we have one shower in this house. We hope to change that.

Enough about our home. Let’s pause for a moment and think about the ultimate DREAM HOME.

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I made a vision board for my Arbonne business back in 2013. Little did I know most of the board is true today.

Here’s where things about my view have changed…

A DREAM home has nothing to do with how great the decor is or the latest Reno – it’s the PEOPLE that make a HOME.

I was brought up with this and never understood it until recently.

Also, another important fact is:

It’s the HEART of the individual and how they live out their lives that creates their own DREAM HOME.

Our heartbeat is what keeps us going everyday. Let me share something about my own life to see how my home/body was broken.

How I almost lost my life

I’ve personally had near death experience over the years. Going through that was more then I could take which broke me to my core. Not to get into too much here, however pregnancy for me has either been staring death (severe preclampsia) in the face for myself or my future children. Laying frozen and unable to move in a Hospital bed with our first, going through our Pregnancy Loss and almost loosing my third baby (pictured below) was more then enough. Being in full active labor I needed to go into surgery as my son almost had no heartbeat. I’ll never forget having a mask put over my face and crying out to God as everything blacked out.

Back to this HEART of the individual, I’m not talking like a literal, physical heart surgery. I did NOT like the person I was and people could pick up on how BROKEN HEARTED I was.

I could try put on a mask and a ‘happy’ face, however people saw through me after a while. I was heavily watched and monitored through this pregnancy (pictured above) with deep concern from my doctors about my mental health. They could see and hear what was really in my heart with the words I spoke.

BROKEN HEART + BROKEN HOME = BROKEN WORLD

I don’t know how else to put it. Can’t put it any other way, and trying to keep it simple.

I’m not perfect and my broken heart still needs HEALING. Your a witness to this reading my blog to my healing process and you don’t even know it.

Here’s a picture of our daughter in the memorial garden for our little Gloria. Our third (technically fourth) pregnancy I faced death yet again, this little girl is one whom we have longed for. When our first daughter died, I was coming to accept our boys whom I love, Someone was still missing.

In my next post I’ll share about how we almost lost her too.

We ALL have our own story of a broken home, or a broken heart which can lead to feeling like a dream home or a dream life isn’t possible.

So, I hope you can hear how the Ultimate DREAM HOME and what I’m talking about has nothing to do with a magazine worthy home that’s beautifully decorated.

Do you want the ultimate dream home? Healing from within needs to happen.

I’m surrounded ALL THE TIME, by those who are hurting and their homes/hearts are BROKEN. People close to me are hurting and it’s so hard to watch/witness. Wow 2020 is sure a raw reality of how hurt our world is.

Those who know they can come and talk to me, do. It’s a gift I’ve fought and never understood until recently. Hears a truth I’ve come to know.

The ultimate DREAM HOME, begins with YOU.

HEALED HEART + HEALED HOME = HEALED WORLD

If watching the news wasn’t painful enough before, it’s gut wrenching what’s happening. Pain on this earth and in our world has been around for years/centuries.

I’m so sorry to each and every person that’s enduring pain in their lives today. I truly am, this isn’t some FLUFF post to get views or recognition. I only can share my own personal pieces to share that you can overcome what your going through.

I’m truly SORRY that you are suffering. I’m sorry that through your struggle that an attempt to have a MOMENT to have any sort of DREAM life or HOME seems completely unreachable.

It’s my PRAY for YOU that your HEART starts healing, in the smallest way today. I PRAY that your HOME starts healing. May you and those in your home receive the same. One person at a time our world heals.

The ultimate dream home is possible. Don’t give up hope.

My healing (still needs lots of work) heart is only made possible through my faith in my heavenly father.

Writing this blog is another form living out that OPEN DOOR dream that my husband and I have. I hope sharing this post gives you insight to where my hearts at.

I am today living in my ultimate dream home – because of the person I have become through my own healing. My ultimate dream home still needs work (both in my heart and in my actual home). There’s some GOOD transformation reno’s coming up on the blog!!

If anyone hasn’t told you today – You are LOVED. Don’t forget that, when we are hurting it’s easy to forget that people out there care for you.

I can only lift up this hurting world up in prayer and hope that people reading this post don’t give up hope on their ULTIMATE DREAM HOME.

MUCH LOVE,

Carrie

Growing Indoor House Plants

Growing Indoor It’s been super busy around here with the Garden, as you may know if you have been following me for a while. Also homeschooling or crisis schooling as I call it at the moment. Last couple weeks, almost there

There’s something about bringing the outside in. I’m not just talking about blending my morning smoothie with mint leaves or trying a new smoothie with rhubarb. I’m talking about flowers from the Garden and better yet bringing in House plants into our home.

Being in the “growing family” mode for a while and it’s been a bumpy road of recovery from that time. I’ve always dreamed of having more house plants. I feel like that time has finally come that I can turn my attention more to our home again.

My ‘go to’ fake lavender and daisy – completely fake.

I used fake flowers to get through this phase. I learned, even looking at that was still worth the money spent at the dollar store, when I would have preferred real over fake.

House Plants

What Indoor House Plants do I have at the moment?

Currently I have plants I have “rescued” or saved or simply had them given to me. FYI – Huge money savings if you can save plants people don’t want anymore. Don’t be afraid to ask if you notice a plant with baby shoots on it. They might just happily pull out an extra pot and send it home with you.

9FCFC0D2-B6E9-4046-979B-EAE30E9C655B Spider plant – I grew from baby shoots from my Mother in Law. I’ve already potted up a first set of baby shoots from this plant and about to do it again. As I mentioned above, I noticed her plant had several shoots and I asked and she said to “go ahead”.

This plant has bloomed several times. It’s been really neat. I had no idea this indoor plant bloomed with little flowers.

First time it had 3 Spiderettes and this time it has 2. This plant is grown from 3 shoots. I suspect I need to repot this one soon.

What do I mean by “rescue” plants. Here’s an example of that, with my next house plant.

Peperomia – This is a combination of the plants that didn’t die from 2 Christmas baskets I got one Christmas. I loved the look of it. I like the fact that this plant isn’t bushy and big. The Planter it is in is from the original Christmas Basket I got with at least 3 other plants that didn’t survive. Since both of the planters had this plant in it I combined the 2 and they have doubled in size since. Super great beginner plant I might add.

Kaffir Lily – Someone just gave me in my neighborhood through a connection over the Garden Swap Box. Here’s my blog post about the Garden Swap Box. This plant is completely new to me. I’m super curious to see it bloom. It already has a baby shoot starting. This lady from my neighborhood has kept the original plant alive since 1970, so I think I got a good shoot at keeping this one going too.

Go check out my Instagram for the story behind this plant. Look for this photo.

Stromanthe Triostar – I just bought this. I was wanting to add something to my indoor house plants that I picked out and bought for myself. These plants were ALL over our resort in Mexico. When I saw it at the local garden center it was definitely coming home with me.

I’ve already noticed, this is my new plant “baby”. Seriously, this plant loves LOTS OF WATER. Oh, at least my kids think this parts fun, it needs to be misted. At least I have helpers, “mom did you mist the plant today?”.

Here’s The blog post about our recent trip to Mexico. Don’t worry, it was before the world literally shut down.

One of the light bulb moments I had that realized my blogging niche is Home and Garden. I took as much pictures of the plants ( videos of the Stromanthe in particular) then time with my family.

Farmhouse Inspired -DIY Pot for Indoor Plants!

Items you will need:

Dollar Store metal pot with handle.
White Spray Paint
Painters Tape

Steps for preparing the pot for paint:

Tape the TOP EDGE of the pot and the HANDLE.
Tape any extra metal sides, where you don’t want paint. Like the handle piece connected to the pot on mine.
Paint in a open area for over spray.
Paint 2 coats. Once dry remove the tape!

Allow the paint to ‘gas off’ before coming the house. And set it in it’s new home.

Additional TIPS for Indoor House Plants:

If you are just starting out or a beginner, start small like I did with 2 or three plants. If you have too many to start, it can be overwhelming. Plus I had to consider, kids and now a dog. Yes – My oldest we learned is allergic to Easter Lily’s.

Each plant has it’s own spot in the house it”ll like. Plus it took time for me to learn the signs of stress in the plants or when I forgot to water. I noticed over time my spider plant was fussy. I learned to pay attention to the leaves color. Dull – needs water. Bright – well watered. I also moved it around a LOT to find it’s “happy” spot in the living room.

My Pemperima was/is a great beginner plant, I’ve moved it downstairs with less sun for a while and it did just fine.

Fresh Flowers – From the Garden

I’m having so much fun creating fresh flower bouquets. My fave is the peonies!

Fresh Flowers from the Garden beat Fake Flowers from the Dollar Store

I’m already busy planting more cut flowers in my new garden I made last year along our fence. I’ve been blessed with flowers from the previous owners like these peonies.

Ok – I think you might have noticed I’m loving finally being able to get to this place now and share this with you.

How about you?

What do you have for Indoor Plants?

Are you a beginner or have had plants for a long time?

Carrie

Setting up an Outdoor Patio

Setting up an When a moment happens that something you’ve wanted to do or create for a long time comes together. That’s what happened today for me. I’ve long since loved reading magazines like Style at Home and just LOVE all the outdoor spaces people make.

Today was the first of many patio set ups for our home!

It’s May Long Weekend and our Trailer is still in the driveway. Not something we are excited about. We do plan to sleep in it one of the nights this weekend. Plus we get to install a new awning!

I hustled yesterday to get this space ready. I was inspired by a local lady and her “She Shed”. Here’s my version on my Patio.

Setting up our Patio Space:

Creating a patio space for me includes things that inspire you for the outdoors. Here we have Adirondack (plastic, mind you), Rowing paddles tucked in the corner and of course lots of plants.

2 big bonuses on our property is the greenhouse AND a covered patio. It’s a double win in my mind.

I grabbed out folding side table from the trailer, painted a sign from an old sign we had in the house and put the word “LAKE” on it and hung my succulent planter.

Simple touches that help make the space become a relaxing zone at anytime of the day.

Lots of personal touches like, decor, fresh cut flowers on the table and lots of different colored and sized pots.

I think every gardener has a story to tell about their pots. Beige pot I bought when I was renting. The next 2 come from my husbands family. The water pot his grandparents and parents used for camping. We used it too for many camping trips to boil water. The big colorful pot is from his grandparents. The little wine bottle lantern I got for a birthday present from my Sister-in-law. I had to more it for the kids, they might break it.

I see a future painting project in this picture. I can’t wait to paint this little table. I love running out to cut the rhodo’s that line our property. I’ll have more fresh flowers this summer going here for sure.

These Paddles, I saved them. My hubby was ready to let them go. I was like, nope, decor, and took them back. I do those kinda things. FYI – Made by the Canadian Paddle Company.

Here’s a side shot with the greenhouse. We have a swing the kids love to hang out it. I also have my hanging baskets growing. I would love to extend the patio bricks in front of the greenhouse, but that’s a project for another day.

Now off to pour some wine and enjoy the propane fire pit we have going in our new patio space to enjoy the long weekend.

Our puppy loves to curl up at our feet and the kids loved the s’mores tonight.

Do you have a patio space?

How are you spending the May Long Weekend?

Raised Garden Beds Mistakes

Rasied Beds Mistakes UPDATED

Hold on, WordPress just let me know it’s been 3 years since I registered this blog. Wow.

Thanks to everyone who follow along with me on my blogging journey.

Ok – It’s still spring and now that things are growing it’s just maintenance and preparing for the harvest at this point. Might be my last Gardening post for a bit. Which makes me excited to share about our home coming up.

Raised Garden Beds Mistakes

I follow a local gardening group and seeing lots of people in our area making raised beds. I see people across Canada that I follow getting into theirs. So I thought it would be a good time to share my experience.

Spring 2019

We built our raised garden beds in 2019. I had great success with them the first year and this year I’m taking a different approach.

Gardening is lots of growing and learning your knowledge. Mistakes happen and that’s how we learn.

Mistake 1: Not preparing the ground

Here’s what we started with before we built the Raised Beds. I was fighting so many weeds. It was exhausting.

I remember my husband saying our Garden was too big. It’s half the size of my mom’s garden. I didn’t feel it was big enough. I should have spent time knowing where the major weed infestation was to deal with the ground before building.

Mistake 2: Not Preparing the BOTTOM of the Raised Garden Beds

We built these in the end of March in 2019. We made sure the Lawn Mower could go in between for mowing. We kinda guessed, never researched the size they should be.

Again, we didn’t prepare the base or the bottom of the boxes. I’m fighting WEEDS, and left over invasive plants that aggressively come up. Cardboard or landscape cloth would have been a huge help here.

3: Not RESEARCHING the basics of Raised Garden Beds

We got a great garden mix from a local garden center and filled the boxes. They look so clean in this picture. However, looking back on it, I wish I did what we learned the hard way with other projects and did our research.

Spring 2020

We had a decent Harvest last year. I shared about that in this blog post.

Mistake 4: Planning ahead for planting seeds and plants

I forget to split my Rhubarb this year. It’s overtaking this first raised garden bed, even since I shot these pictures. Plus I realized last year that it was TOO BIG for the boxes.

There’s a gardening thing to do with companion gardening. Umm, yah, didn’t take that into consideration. My second box I’m trying to stagger plant. My attempt to start seeds early this year went sideways.

Mistake 5: Labeling your plants

Carrie, really? This is like Gardening 101 here. I planted 3 Varieties of garlic…and didn’t label them. Oops. I kept the packages and at least still know the names.

I told myself I would remember….yah no. I was in a rush and thought I was late getting the bulbs in the ground in the fall. Turns out I was just fine and should have taken the extra few minutes to make labels.

Mistake 6: Critter protection

Critters as in Animals.

I woke up one morning, walked out on the deck to see a perfect, cat poop mound in this raised garden bed. I took care of the mess and pealed some oranges and put them in the box.

THEN, our puppy thought it was fun to dig in this box, hence the make shift roll of fencing. I need to think about a plan to deal with this box here soon. Any ideas would be appreciated?

Harvest 2020

I’m already loving running to the Raised Garden beds and getting fresh chives, parsley and rhubarb. Already made Rhubarb Compote, it was amazing with mothers day breakfast on waffles and homemade bread the other day.

Just a note to add – I’m out here daily dealing with weeds. It’s a gardeners job to keep on top of it. I get that. However bindweed from the hedge and the corner of the yard is INTENSE. Including the buttercups that cover between the beds and the fence line.

I took these photos a few weeks back. Now…it’s everywhere. I’m glad I took pictures before the weeds took over.

Happy Planting!

Don’t make these mistakes like we did. I hope this post is helpful to know what can happen.

I LOVE the Raised Garden beds, the difference in my gardening has been amazing.

If we built more to add to this side of the yard we will not make the same mistakes again.

Raised Cedar Planter Box

how to DIY I had to take a step back from my blog for a bit. Why? Been busy making cedar boxes and delivering them. Among taking care of 3 kids, a puppy and maintaining social distances.

My recent blog post sparked a lot of attention. Here’s my Community Garden Box .

Do to a request for a box, this last weekend my husband and I built a raised cedar planter box. It took longer then he would have liked as I was busy taking the camera and asking for certain shots. Plus I want in on the action with the tools too!

Raised Cedar Planter Box

Here’s the step by step guide with how we built it.

Step 1: Buy Materials – Ours cost just over $40 Canadian.

Materials List:

1: 2″x 4″ x 8′ Cut to 23″
1: 1″ x 2″ x 8′
6: 1″ x 6″ x 4′ Cut at 36″ Extra 12″ becomes the ends

Additional notes: See in Pictures in Step 5 for a visual.

Legs are 1.5″ down from top board when your screwing them together.
1″ x 2″ is cut to support bottom boards.

Step 2: Cut all the boards to the lengths above.

Step 3: Assemble and using screws put the LONG sides together.

Optional: You can use a Pin Nailer – the box won’t hold together for very long if you use this method.

Step 4: Assemble short sides to the legs

Step 5: Cut and assemble the BOTTOM with boards spaced apart.

End boards on the bottom need to be notched out to fit.

Finished Raised Garden Box:

If putting soil in the box, put in a liner, plastic or fabric with staples. Can also fit a few pots with plants in it, if desired.

Optional: Turn it into dual purpose, a community garden swap box.

This box design is super simple and easy to make. The original raised garden box was made for a garden party we had for a wedding reception. My mother in law made it. Rough cedar is cheaper, price all depends on which type of cedar boards you buy.

Interested in making one?

Let me know in the comments.

Carrie

Community Garden Box

Home and Garden Swap (1) My heart beats for Community and the well being of others. When I think back on how I got started Gardening a lot of my plants that I started with I got for FREE.

One of my goals as a blogger is serving YOU, my readers. I like to help solve a problem you may be having. Here’s the thing. Recently MANY people have lost their jobs. This has been hard for many close to me. My big community heart wants to HELP.

So I created a community garden box.

Here’s all the steps of how I made mine and let me know if you plan to host a community garden box too!

Community Garden Swap

Here’s how I made it:

Step 1:

I found an old cedar box planter I had not been using. I took out my stencils and paint. I planned out the words and painted them on the box. I used stencils – not a fancy machine with vinyl. I don’t make enough signs. Simple stencils from the dollar store!

Step 2:

Fill it with plants you are not wanting anymore. Plants you have extra of!! Sometimes our seeds do really well and we don’t need that many.

Step 3:

Let your community know! My box sat for close to 2 weeks before any plants started moving. I realized my mistake in not advertising to the local community group on Facebook.

I’ve ran into some problems with mine and realized I needed to add some “Rules and Guidelines” to the box.

FREE PDF Version click Community Garden Box

Community Garden Box

Step 4:

Have fun – Get to know your local gardening community. You might find someone to share the Harvest with! I’ve already had lots of great connections with my neighborhood through mine.

Here’s the Final Community Garden Swap Box

The box did get picked up from a miss understanding and I was able to track it down and get it back. My seed container in the box had a bunch of loose seeds rolling around. So the guidelines was needed.

I just printed the guidelines – put it in a plastic sleeve and stapled it to the bottom.

Step 5: (Optional)

If you want to host one in your community and like to be added to the list of locations join the Community Garden Swap Facebook Group.

If your not on Facebook and want to know a list of locations with contact information fill out the contact form.

Benefits of hosting a Garden Swap:

1: Your helping someone who has a minimal budget grow food for their family.

2: Get to know your Gardening Community Near you – SHARE THE HARVEST.

3: Try a new plant!

4: Gardening is great for our health and well being on so many levels.

Gardening is an ESSENTIAL part of my life.

I shared more in my 10 Reasons Why I love Gardening

Love to hear from you,

Basement Reno

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Design

Are you doing any Reno’s right now?

Reclaimed Canada Flag Wood Sign

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Completed!

Simple RV Decor

1: Upcycled Basket

2: Faux Drying Lavender

3: Welcome Sign – FREE Printable

Here’s the full video tutorial

Do you have an RV?

Something we love having for our family.

Blog Addition: You Tube

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What have you been doing lately that’s NEW and out of your COMFORT ZONE!

The Ultimate DREAM HOME

How I almost lost my life

House Plants

What Indoor House Plants do I have at the moment?

Farmhouse Inspired -DIY Pot for Indoor Plants!

Additional TIPS for Indoor House Plants:

Fresh Flowers – From the Garden

How about you?

What do you have for Indoor Plants?

Are you a beginner or have had plants for a long time?

Setting up our Patio Space:

Do you have a patio space?

How are you spending the May Long Weekend?

Raised Garden Beds Mistakes

Spring 2019

Spring 2020

Harvest 2020

I LOVE the Raised Garden beds, the difference in my gardening has been amazing.

If we built more to add to this side of the yard we will not make the same mistakes again.

Raised Cedar Planter Box

Finished Raised Garden Box:

Interested in making one?

Let me know in the comments.

Community Garden Swap

Here’s how I made it:

Here’s the Final Community Garden Swap Box

Do you share your plants or harvest with others?