Garden: Easy Succulent Garden

Easy Succulent Garden

From the moment she was able to grasp an object in her little hands, my youngest (whom we call B) has loved rocks. It didn't matter if it was large or small, brightly colored or dull, or if it was semiprecious, precious, or common variety.  She loved them all. In fact, she still does.

Recently, it was decided that B needed a good closet clear out. Among the many outgrown items were numerous rocks. Like any true collector, the idea of giving away or simply throwing out her precious finds was too much for her to bear. So, it was decided that we would simply create a place for them: cue our idea for a mini rock garden.

Soon after creating the garden, we realized it needed some height. My mind instantly recalled the many succulent gardens I had been eyeing on Pinterest (yes, I love Pinterest). After getting everyone on board with this new direction, I was able to purchase a locally made concrete cast bird bath - even better, it was on an end of the season sale!  Hubby helped to nestle the bird bath into our space, and we simply filled with potting material, succulents, and a specially chosen piece of quartz rock (of course).

Now, B's precious rocks happily share a home with our new succulent garden. Eventually, we will add more to this new garden, but for now, we are just going to enjoy.

This momma is pretty happy.

Home: Bathroom Sink Skirt

Recently, my hubby purchased a new sink for our master bathroom. I was very pleased with not only its bargain price, but also its hotel styled design. With its granite top and back splash, there wasn't much to not love about it. However, there was one thing holding it back from perfection: with only an open shelf on the bottom, it left all the plumbing and toiletries on constant display. Ugh.

The only obvious solution was a sink skirt. For most people, this would be a very easy solution. However, I have never been much of a seamstress. After tossing around a few ideas, I finally hit upon a very easy way to create a sink skirt large enough to suit my need. I purchased a linen shower curtain, large decorative upholstery tacks, and a small drill bit for our electric drill. After deciding where I wanted to place the tacks, hubby drilled the holes using the same sized drill bit. This enabled the upholstery tacks to effortlessly slide into place. Then, I trimmed and sewed the curtain to my desired size. With my sink size, I only had to trim away one of the existing shower curtain grommets. After measuring the spacing between the upholstery tacks, I used simple pleats to match the grommet distances with the tacks. It's not perfect, but I am pretty pleased with the results.