What a weekend. I took a road trip with my folks across the west {or wesht} of Ireland and it was amazing. Until now, I dont consider any trip within Ireland a holiday, but what I just experienced wa...
As I have mentioned, and any of you out there married / getting married will know, this planning-a-wedding-deal devours a lot of your time. It also acts like a rabid zombie and eats your brains while...
Yesterday I hit the charity shops in Dublin, and I hit them hard. Ive been a bit depraved of thrifting since Ive been busy with work and life. So I made up for lost time by visiting close to ten char...
Ive been sick for the past week, and in an attempt to find the silver lining, all this time moping has given me time to mess around on Photoshop, yay!Ive wanted to revamp our living room for a while,...
As is tradition with Wars enthusiasts around the world on this day each year, May the 4th unites and gives a good enough excuse for all levels of Star Wars aficionados to celebrate all that happened ...
Another treat has arrived in my inbox, yay! I do enjoy a good surprise. This week Robyn from One Simple Trick sent me a lovely e-mail regarding her deceptive DVD covers she made in order to cove...
I first heard of flowering tea from a dear friend of mine in Canada. She told me about it this time last year, and I immediately YouTubed it / them. I checked it out, and it looked awesome. That all ...
At all times, I keep a fabric measuring tape in my bag. I squash it in with my makeup, so it takes up no additional room. Why, do you ask, do I bring one? Pour example, I knew I wanted very specific ...
I write to you today with a bitter-sweet post about our cheeky kitten, Colonel Percival Tenenbaum. Today would be Colonels third birthday. Id like to share his story, in the hopes to help just ...
Last week I did something I consider to be nerdy. Something Ive wanted to do for some time, and something that is silly important to me - I bought hydrangeagirl.com :) Yeah, I know, in no way excitin...
Yesterday, today, tomorrow. Always and forever.
This is something Ive been doing for a couple of years. While in college, I was forever ordering wallpaper samples. Most of them I wanted to keep forever, so in a bid to look less like a crazy hoarde...
I bookmarked this little piece of heaven on the Lion Brand Yarn website close to 3 years ago. And I still think its amazing. The crocheted Temair Throw makes me think all kinds of fancy. Wh...
It began as what was meant to be a quick stop at our local home and garden center to pick up a light bulb. After I picked up said item, I took the scenic route to the tills, and low and behold, ...
My dad bought this book for fiance for his birthday earlier this year - Putting a Ring On It - What not to do when attempting to get married by Jarlath Regan. Its pretty amazing, and self explan...
Happy 126th birthday Ludwig. Thanks for being so awesome. Image linkage - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7.
I saw this knitting companion on the swoonful Cath Kidston website the other day and I need it so hard. This cutie petutie retro style knitting bag is just what Im telling myself I nee...
New to my coffee table is this feast for my corneas staring some of Irelands finest street art. Compiled and documented by Rua Meegan and Lauren Teeling, A Visual Feast is a meal for my graffiti...
I got a call from my mom this morning while I was on my way to work, to say that Hydrangea Girl had a mention in the March / April edition of Prudence magazine! I was pretty excited. I actually had b...
When I saw Hugh Fearnley-Whittingshall ma ke this bread, I made a mental note that this would be a great pre-St. Patricks Day recipe to try out. And is it ever good.Before you get intim...
Watch as Soren Berger - a woodturner based in New Zealand - transforms this fairly regular looking tree trunk into an incredible hand carved shade. Mad skills.
Turn to page 6 of the current March / April issue of House and Home to see a little craft mention featuring yours truly - confessing to my numerous craft habits. This cheeky mention came about w...
A couple of months ago I blogged about Nigel Slaters kitchen and how I watch his show to creep his kitchen. Every Saturday morning I do some solid creeping of Rachel Allens these days. I really adore...
I literally turned my back for three minutes. I assure you I did not leave my crocheting on the floor. Thanks Toshi.
This is a project Ive had on my to-do list for ages. I have a healthy tea cup collection, and Ive wanted to display all of them in all their glory in our kitchen. This is a really straight forward pr...
This is The Rising Table and Rising Chair by Robert van Embricqs. A friend hooked me up with some linkage to this table and chair duo, and I had to share them both. Both pieces were develop...
While sitting at my desk last week, I was e-mailed a press release featuring these M-cups {matroyshka measuring cups by Fred and Friends}, and I needed them. I dont impulse buy often these days, so t...
If I were more organized, I would have posted this yesterday since its a Valentines themed mention. Alas, better late than never ...A couple of weeks ago I spotted this cheeky Valentines Day gif...
Todays blog is being posted out of sheer and utter guilt. This is the story of my hydrangea spoon rest ... Many years ago I spotted this spoon rest when we were travelling through Athens, and I had t...
I was creeping OMG Im Married this morning and I came across this video. I thought I was different. Not a typical bride-to-be. But this video sure cut down that theory. The pinning reference is what ...
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