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DIY garden project ideas (budget and time friendly)

By Marianne@Songbird

DIY garden improvement projects are the way to go if you like to have a beautiful garden but you are on a budget. I collected some DIY garden improvement projects that are fun, doable and add great value to your outdoor … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Garden & Outdoor Living, Outdoor decorating

Army Crate Makeover and some Outdoor Decorating

By Marianne@Songbird

 Hello my friends, welcome to my little nest on the web. Today I have a little decorating, a little DIY, and a little craft to show you. I have had a week of Spring break and I have used it to work on several projects all at once. Hardly any are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Furniture Makeovers, Outdoor decorating

My outside Christmas table decorations

By Marianne@Songbird

  Hello my friends, welcome back! Are you ready for some more Christmas on the old blog? Yes? Me too! For day 4 let's move this shindig outside shall we. But before I begin. Have you seen the projects of my fellow 12 Day-ers? Wow, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: 12 Days of Christmas Decorations 2014, Christmas, Outdoor decorating

Fall Garden Table with a Toolbox Makeover

By Marianne@Songbird

 Hello all, it's me again, with another round of heather to show you. Our Sunday morning walk in those beautiful fields of heather totally inspired my Fall garden table decoration this year. I loved all those hues of purple and pink so much that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everyday Home Decorating, Outdoor decorating

Summer beach table decor anyone can do

By Marianne@Songbird

Summer beach table decor that anyone can do. Really, this lazy decorator is at it again. Why wouldn't I if it gets results as pretty as this? Now truth be told, I love an elaborate and fancy table decor just as much as the next gal. But who has time … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Decorating Gallery, Everyday Home Decorating, Outdoor decorating, Seasonal Posts

Fall Wreath and Table {Outdoor Decorating}

By Marianne@Songbird

Fall outdoor decorating ideas with a Fall wreath and an autumn garden table via http://www.songbirdblog.com

 Shht ladies, move a little closer, I have a little secret to tell...Ready? I washed my windows. I know! Incredible isn't it.I went outside with a bucket full of soapy water and my window-washing paraphernalia and I washed my front windows and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everyday Home Decorating, Outdoor decorating

How to Harvest Seeds from Flowers

By Marianne@Songbird

How to harvest seeds from your flower garden. http://www.songbirdblog.com

  Hi there, can I give you a little tip today? If the weather where you are, is anything like here, you'd better get out there and harvest your seeds from your flowers. I decided today was the perfect window of time to do so. Last week we had some … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Gardening

My Mini Vegetable garden {Square foot gardening}

By Marianne@Songbird

vegetable garden, square foot, garden markers, labels

New Garden Labels in my Vegetable Garden Hi there sweet peas. Thank you all so much for your compliments in the hutch makeover project. I am still greeting her with the biggest grin every morning.  But today I want to go outside with you. Now I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Gardening

Decorating the Garden Table for Spring {garden decorating in yellow}

By Marianne@Songbird

garden decorating for Spring with yellow pansies in a vintage crate

Oh my friends, the sun is shining, the skies have been blue and I have finally put away my winter coat. And it is not coming back out again. It is amazing how much better and energetic I feel now that the weather finally has turned here in the low … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everyday Home Decorating, Outdoor decorating

Outdoor Decorating in the garden for Christmas Day 6

By Marianne@Songbird

garden table decor Christmas greens, centerpiece, pine cone wreath (9)

Hi there everybody, are you still enjoying my 12 Days of Christmas Decorating series? Has the Christmas mood set upon you? Have you felt inspired? I sure hope so, because I am still having fun putting this series together. Although I have to admit, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: 12 Days of Christmas Decorations 2012, Christmas, Decorating Gallery, Garden & Outdoor Living

My Backyard Terrace in Fall

By Marianne@Songbird

Hi there fellow decorating addicts. Today we are moving into the garden. In between gray and moody days there have been some lovely sunny days this Fall as well. Only thing one can truly say about the weather in this little country is that it is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Gardening

Building a vegetable garden for beginners

By Marianne@Songbird

vegetable garden for beginners

I have become obsessed, obsessed with creating more and more opportunities to go harvest from my own garden. I have an apple tree for some years now and last year we added another one and a pear tree. You know about my rhubarb plant (last big batch … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Gardening

Light decorating for free

By Marianne@Songbird

Cow Parsley in galvanized bucket

Hello readers, welcome here in my little nest. Today I want to share another little light decorating with you. Light as in unassuming, easy, and quick. But definitely beautiful, effective and with wow factor. And this time it was totally free too! … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everyday Home Decorating, Outdoor decorating

Spring Garden Table Decoration

By Marianne@Songbird

Last nights post seemed to resonate with quite a few of you. As Deborah said it “I’m drowning in creativity”, Pat is “so tired of the shuffle of stuff” that she is thinking of hauling it all off”(been there, almost did that), and Joyce just wants us … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Mantel & Decorative Displays, Outdoor decorating

Outdoor Decor ~ 12 Days of Christmas Decorations / Day 11

By Marianne@Songbird

Good golly, I have been trying to publish this post for two hours now. I had completely written and drafted it in Live Writer (as usual) but couldn't upload it. So now I am doing it via Blogger and Blogger is given me a hell of a time too.     So … [Read more...]

Filed Under: 12 Days of Christmas Decorations, Christmas, Outdoor decorating

Bird Feed Chandelier ~ 31 Days / Day 21

By Marianne@Songbird

chandelier turned bird feeder

  Preparations for my big painting job are in the works. But today I set myself one other task to finish first. I wanted to do something with a leftover piece from a previous project.     Remember my Tree Trunk Candle Stick? I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: 31 days to Get it Done, General Craft Projects, Outdoor decorating

Overcoming Perfectionism. Garden Work Bench Final Reveal ~31 Days / Day 16

By Marianne@Songbird

galvanized garden work bench

Do you remember my garden work bench I showed you in April? I told you then that it wasn’t finished and I never did get around to showing you the final after. Here she is:     My garden work bench with a galvanized top. This is how … [Read more...]

Filed Under: 31 days to Get it Done, Garden & Outdoor Living

Kitchen Garden Fall Harvest Fest ~ 31 Days / Day 9

By Marianne@Songbird

I had a kitchen garden this year. I didn’t plan it, I didn’t even plant it, but it was there. It was a total surprise and gift from mother nature, that I accepted with gratitude.     Bushes and bushes of tomatoes growing in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: 31 days to Get it Done, Gardening

Garden Preparations for Next Spring ~ 31 Days / Day 7

By Marianne@Songbird

preparing for next years garden

Somewhere in the Spring Donna from FunkyJunkInteriors announced that we should all document our garden projects before and after because at the end of the season she would have a special linky party celebrating “Another season in the yard”. I was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: 31 days to Get it Done, Gardening

Fall Centerpiece on my Garden Table

By Marianne@Songbird

table center piece Fall autumn decoration

Day 5 already and I am still working on Fall decorations. But I do think this will be the last one. I kind of promise…. Yesterday’s outside Fall decorations on my garden shelf were kind of contagious and spread to the table on the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: 31 days to Get it Done, Everyday Home Decorating, Outdoor decorating

Fall Decorating Outside ~ 31 Days/Day 4

By Marianne@Songbird

outdoor decorations for Fall

I have got a bit more Fall decorating to share I hope you don’t mind. After having finished my Living Room Fall decorations and making some new Fall Pillows, I decided it was time I’d take myself outside and cozy up that corner with the white … [Read more...]

Filed Under: 31 days to Get it Done, Outdoor decorating

Garden Season Kick-off

By Marianne@Songbird

table decoration with violets in a vintage crate

Good evening my lovelies. The weekend has come to an end here, which means that my Spring break is over too . Tomorrow is just another Monday and back to the office. Of course I didn’t finish even half of my list but that is more than ok. I know when … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Outdoor decorating

Hyacinths on Water: Forcing bulbs inside

By Marianne@Songbird

 It is March people, now that January and February are behind us, we have survived the worst. This is officially the month of Spring and in a few weeks we will even have daytime saving time again. Yeah long nights, and lots of glorious light. I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everyday Home Decorating, Gardening

A little outdoor Vignette with a Vintage Bottle Crate

By Marianne@Songbird

Well hello my sweet friends, here I am sitting behind my laptop again and happily typing away my letter to you. And I must say it feels good. I have missed our little interactions, my absence felt like a stunted conversation, like a get-together … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everyday Home Decorating, Outdoor decorating

Our New Concrete Pond ~ A Finished Garden Project

By Marianne@Songbird

brick garden shed turned into a concrete pond.

Hello my darlings, how is life treating you? I hope you are all enjoying your summer (or winter, hello there down under) to the fullest. I have only two more weeks of work ahead of me and then I am off for four weeks of summer holidays (and shht … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Gardening, Home Improvement

Creating a Herb Garden ~With Cute Labels

By Marianne@Songbird

  Good morning beautiful people! So nice of you to stop by, why don’t you grab yourself a cuppa and let’s visit. It is such a nice and crisp morning why don’t we sit outside. I have been busy outside these past weeks. Impressive amounts of weeds … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Gardening, General Craft Projects

Winter in the garden

By Marianne@Songbird

These past few days I have been locked up in my studio, knee deep in glitter, glue and wrapping paper. And I have loved every minute of it. I can’t show you yet what I have been up to, because I have been busy preparing for our St. Nicolaas fest. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everyday Home Decorating, Outdoor decorating

Hi there, I am Marianne, welcome to my nest on the web. At Songbird I like to share my creative adventures and my love for fluffing my nest.

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