Home Decor DIY Projects ~ Farmhouse Style!

 Whether you're a first time visitor or regular commenter here on Little Farmstead, I'm so glad you're here! It's been a joy to build friendships, share ideas and gain inspiration from each other. 

As I've mentioned, our blog recently reached the one year milestone and I want to thank you so much for reading!

 Today, I thought it would be fun to take a look back at some of the DIY projects featured during these first 12 months...

Beneath each photo is a link to the DIY instructional post... 

Cable Knit Sweater Mason Jars

Customized Candles

Shabby Chic Year-Round Wreath

DIY Charming Winter Wreath

Fabric Garland

A Vintage Inspired Sign

Vintage Cookie Tin Cake Centerpiece

Easy Spring DIY ~ Mini Wood Rounds

White Barnyard Animal Candleholders

Are you currently working on any decor or home improvement projects? 

I've been working on a couple that I can't wait to share with you soon!

Have a wonderful day!

xo

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When Shabby Chic and Minecraft Meet...

I never imagined our white farmhouse style home would be filled with pixelated swords, creepers and Steve (not to mention TNT!) from the Minecraft video game.

But our just-turned nine-year-old son, Noah, was so excited to have a Minecraft party that I found myself really getting into it. The delighted look in his eyes when he saw the Minecraft decorations, was worth every bit of effort! ;)

We made Minecraft swords for favors using the DIY and printables found here. Noah and I thought this was the BEST idea... until I got to sword number three and realized I had about twelve to go! A little time-consuming, but doable. 

I used our burlap tablecloth for the "dirt" and ordered 
an inexpensive "grass" tablecloth from Amazon.

The Minecraft balloons can be found on Etsy and 
I ordered the Steve box head on Amazon.

Licorice "TNT" bundles were a hit with the kids!

The food we chose was selected from the 
food items featured in the video game.

My Mom baked and decorated this very special 
cake for Noah. Look at all of those fondant tiles!

After a Minecraft scavenger hunt and lots of running outdoors, 
some of the kids enjoyed making their own pearler bead creations.

We have fun memories from the TNT piñata in the barn. Lots of boys + lots of candy = dog pile! Thankfully, no injuries... just lots of laughs...

Creeper Archery (made from green styrofoam blocks from the Dollar Tree)...

And a new twist on an old game - Pin the Tail on the Pig...

We made a "Creeper Ball" court in the barn (our version of ga-ga ball :)

A Dollar Tree basket, turned creeper, with some black felt.

Happy birthday sweet, funny Noah! You bring sunshine to our family every day. 
I'm SO thankful God gave us you...

Thank you for stopping by ... still confused by Minecraft? Me to. :)

xo

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~ Rustic Linen Ruffled Bedding ~

Ever since reading Shabby Chic founder Rachel Ashwell's Couture Prairie book last year, I have been dreaming of white linen ruffled bedding... 

My Mom, in a true labor of love, custom made us this bedding for my birthday/Christmas gift this year. She did an amazing job!

Part of the fun was getting to personalize the bedding. My mom and I looked through a lot of pictures. I would tell her what elements I liked best. (Am I dreaming?!) 

We decided on a medium-weight, vintage-washed linen for an understated elegance.

The king-size duvet and shams have a 5-inch ruffle. 

The euro shams have a 6-inch ruffle.

Did you know that the more you wash linen, the softer it becomes?

I especially like the double ruffle bedskirt, with soft tattered raw edges.

All-in-all, it took about 30 yards of linen (!) to make the king-size duvet, shams, euro shams and bedskirt. After searching many places, we ordered the linen fabric from fabrics-store.com in LA.

A huge "Thank you!" to my Mom for this tailor-made heirloom bedding. I will cherish it!

And thank you, in advance, to my three precious sons for remembering that Mom and Dad's room is now a chocolate-free zone! ;)

So glad you stopped by today. I hope to complete some finishing touches to our master bedroom in the coming months. I'll keep you posted...

Hope your week is going well!

xo 

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A Rustic Prairie Style Centerpiece

Hi Friends!

I decided to put our large, shabby white flower box to use again. It feels nice to have some fresh plants in the house this rainy, and often grey, time of year. 

I love the life, color and natural element plants add, especially when we can't spend as much time outdoors.

I like these cabbage plants because they are small and have a pretty pale pink color. They almost look like roses in full bloom. I planted them alongside some Baby's Tears plants and then added some Spanish moss and burlap around the edge of the planter. I finished by tucking in a few Dollar Tree candles.

Some ruffles and slightly wrinkled burlap for a prairie feel.

 And now I'm wondering what your plans are for the weekend? Staying in or going out? Tackling any home projects?

Our oldest two boys have basketball games today and then we're looking forward to having some friends over for dinner. I'm helping out in our 5-year-old's class at church on Sunday and then we'll need to break open the backpacks to see what homework awaits...

Thank you so much for visiting. Hope you have a wonderful weekend!

xo

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