Painted Fairy Castle

I got to have a bit of fun last night – I painted a fairy castle! My sister has her 21st birthday coming up, and as she wants to have a fairytale themed cake (an awesome idea), she needed a sweet cake topper to go with it.

How to fix the broken pipes in your irrigation system (because you hit them with a spade)

I feel like the title says it all. We managed to put about 20 holes in our irrigation piping while digging up our lawn to lay turf. Luckily, they are easy enough to fix, and once my uncle explained it to me, I had a lot of opportunities to perfect my technique.

D.I.Y. Turf Laying

I know, I know, it has been SO LONG since I blogged last. I’ve been super busy with three big projects, but now 2/3 are done, and I can share this first one with you! :)

When we moved in to our home a year ago, the garden was a total disaster zone – I’ve written about it a few times in Gorgeous Garden Beds and Goodbye to the Garden (for now!). But there was still one thing left that was stopping our garden from looking great – the grass (or lack thereof).