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Image of a geometric UPCO planter filled with long, trailing cacti.
Home DIY | homemaking

Finding and Using Mid-Century Planters for Succulent Gardens

Bymichelle June 21, 2023June 21, 2023

Want to know where to look for unique mid-century planters for succulent gardens? I share my little collection, how I found the, and how you can get your own and plant the perfect succulent garden for your decor.

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Image of a geometric planter I filled with curving, draping cacti.
Home DIY | homemaking

First Person Maker: Vintage Succulent Planters

Bymichelle June 21, 2023June 21, 2023

In this First Person Maker, I invite you to pot some vintage planters I’ve been hunting for online and in thrift stores and share a bit about how I find them and use them around the house. Just a little home DIY inspo.

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Sunset Ringer Tee
knitting

Sunset Ringer Tee

Bymichelle July 14, 2020June 10, 2023

My first cotton intarsia tee, the Sunset Ringer Tee by Alexandra Tavel is finished and I share both the details, 80s surf inspo, and how I handled blocking this summer knit.

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Image of my Sunset Ringer cotton knitted tee, mid-round.
crochet | knitting

Episode 33: Hiding Out

Bymichelle June 21, 2019July 27, 2023

In Episode 33: Hiding Out I share all of your recipes for the perfect way to do nothing and do a little of that myself in my garden where I share some projects I’m starting in Mockingbird Fiber co yarn and progress on Sunset Ringer Tee.

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A polaroid taken of Zinnias in my backyard garden in the evening.
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Roid Week part 2- Blogmas Day 18

Bymichelle December 20, 2018May 20, 2023

I was one of those kids that loved looking through family photo albums and still do. The film record of someone else’s memory became the basis of my own. I…

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