weekend

hey sexy dudes.

so i made a list of things i wanted to accomplish this weekend and i freaking nailed that thing.  

i crossed off a good 3/4 of the tasks.  

i had deliberately made the list overly ambitious thinking 1/2 of it was totally not gonna get done.

BAM!  BAM!

take that.

...

here are some pictures of my place.  and my industriousness.  can you see some of the things i did??

DIY shelves + seedlings

yesterday i got myself an old wooden door and took it apart. it was real weathered with rusty nails throughout so it took some doing to dismantle it.   then this morning i cleaned the boards up and hung them with some L-brackets.  

a carpenter i am not and i had some trouble finding the studs.  wall studs, that is.  so the brackets are kind of uneven and wonky.  but still  the project didn't turn out half bad, eh?

i have one more long board i think i'll use in my studio area and several shorter ones i'm going to hang in an as yet unknown location.  total cost for the project so far is less than $30.

i also wanted to show you some of the plants i have this year.  i grew some basil and tomato plants from seed and bought calendula, holy basil, chamomile, hyssop, lady's mantle, skullcap and stevia for my herb tea garden.  now i just have to get it all in the ground somewhere.

organizing maniac/diy fool

hiiiiiii!!  i missed you.  i know it's only been a day since i last posted. i'm weird.  but anyways...

i've been super domestic and productive lately.  an organizing maniac.  a diy fool.

here's the list:

• sorted through all my books (a lot).  sold a bunch to a used bookstore friend. 
• making so much bread i have to give it away.  see this post.  try this recipe.
• making homemade granola and yogurt weekly.
• making hats with stash yarn.  see above.
• making kombucha.
• making fire cider.  see here.
• planning tea garden.
• repotted houseplants.

plus more but i've been doing so much i can't even remember it all.  crazy, right?

and i bought myself the above sweet little cyclamen.

and eli made a eggs for sale sign because my fridge is full overflowing with eggs.

lastly, i want to giveaway this book above called modern country.  i was ruthless about purging my books.  this one has some nice pictures.  it's textile project-oriented.  i want one of you to have it.  leave a comment here telling me your latest diy project to enter the giveaway.  ok? ok.

xx
liane marie

no knead bread

i want to strongly suggest you try making this no knead bread.  soon.  we demolished half this loaf before i could even grab my camera to take a picture.  i added some flax seeds to the dough. and we ate it with butter and homemade peach jam.  fah-bu-lous.  a couple notes...my mum gave me one of those large ridiculously expensive le creuset pots and that's what i used for the baking.  mine has a plastic knob on the cover though and i had to take it off the pot (it's just screwed on) before putting it in this hot an oven.  i think it would melt otherwise.  also, i only baked it a total of 35-40 minutes.  only 5-10 minutes with the top off at the end.

yum.

xo

me