Thistlekeeping – Thistlewood Farm

Random thoughts on a Saturday morning sprinkled with sunshine and ocean breezes:

1. My mom’s room is done and photographed and she loves it.

And I love it and I’m so happy. She thanked me about 500 times. 🙂

I’m sharing everything on Monday (with video) but here’s a hint.

This is The rug she chose (which we love so much).

2. Have you ever heard of toe socks before? If you have to walk a lot, they help prevent blisters.

you Toe socks can be found here.

3. What if you want a fun idea to cover your porch swing chain, like I did in the first photo? you can See that DIY here.

4. In amazing book news, The Stolen Queen by Fiona Davies is very good. It’s all about a love story and Egyptian artifacts and a curator trying to find out what happened to his daughter.

you You can see it here.

4. It was a wonderful week on the blog. I shared

• The most beautiful embroidered rugs
• Creative Inexpensive Coastal Artwork DIY
• Beach House Tour
• 11 Things I Wish I’d Bought Sooner

It was a lot.

WHEW.

It’s been a great week, and it’s going to be an even more exciting weekend.

Here are all my fun finds around the internet this week.

Isn’t this the cutest idea?

I’ve seen decoupaged shells before, but I’ve never seen decoupaged shells with a map.

you DIY can be seen here.

Isn’t this the cutest?

And they are free. A flower is printable for each state.

you You can see the whole set here.

Here is a post on how to make oatmeal soap.

Who knew making soap was so easy?

see DIY here.

This is the season of flowers.

And here is the perfect way to preserve them using a flower press.

you You can see all the tips here.

And in random news this week:

This is a most comfortable cottage

how To bleach wood

Ideas to decorate your home on a budget

How to clean curtains

This Creative Upcycle Project

Baked brie with peaches and walnuts

This Swedish farm tour

How to Gild a Coffee Table

see All of these projects you can build with 2 x 4’s

I This needs to be built for a beach house

you have seen This book is a new take on Jane Austen’s Emma’s Friend

This looks very tasty

And this

my Mother used to make a version of this for us every summerBut I never thought of adding tomatoes

My favorite thing this week:

I just ordered some cute Walmart fashion finds.

This The pink striped skirt is the cutest (And me It found in the Navy, t00).

This Navy and white striped shirt.

This Knitted cotton poplin shirt (And then me It has matching pants).

This Lobster sweater.

This chambray dress and The most beautiful embroidered gingham skirt.

And one more for the road

If you’re looking for a wreath that can take you from now until Christmas?

This is one of the drop cloth beads.

see Here’s how to make a garland.

Happy Saturday to you

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