Best of the Week on BB&B

It's a gorgeous day, and we are out planting in the garden! Enjoy the links from the week and see you back here tomorrow.

photo by Laura Trevey

Studios Magazine 2011 Feature - My Art Studio

Top 10 Home Design Blogs and 4 Time Management Tips

Healthy Living: Snack Ideas

Beautiful Living Rooms ~ and Outdoor Wedding Inspiration

Bold Paint Colors for your Walls

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Etsy Finds: How Does Your Garden Grow

For today's Etsy Finds, check out these wonderful items for your garden. I don't know about you, but I am excited to get outside and start planting.

garden stakes, garden sign, hanging planter, herb garden stakes

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Pretty Garden Swing

If I didn't have a million things to do today, I would love to sit on this romantic swing and sip on some ice cold lemonade... What is on your agenda today?

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Mint Leaves

Growing up, we always had mint planted in our backyard. Pinch off a couple of leaves and drop in your iced tea for a cool and refreshing summer drink! What do you use your mint leaves for?

Related articles:

A guide to the herb - mint

In the garden

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Garden Studio

I am keen to get our backyard looking nice but it's going to be a long process and we need to decide exactly what we want to do first.

The garden has a lot of potential but it's a bit out of control! We have a good undercover patio area but the rest is grass and garden beds. At the moment it's green because we've had a lot of rain but in the hot weather it's a large expanse to keep watered. There's also a 6 x 4 metre shed in the back corner which is a bit of an eyesore.

One of my ideas is to pull down the shed in the corner (that will probably only happen if someone wanted to take it off our hands) and build a smaller, modern garden studio somewhere along the back fence.

Here is a photo looking out from the patio to the back corner as it is.


This is the kind of structure I have in mind. The front windows would face north so it would be a beautifully sunny room. I think it would be great for guests to stay in if we run out of room in the house or as an office.


Thoughts? Have you got any favourite gardens that might inspire me?

Beautiful Garden

Whether your garden is 10 acres, or your windowsill, planting new flowers, herbs, and vegetables  just makes you smile! Look at these absolutely adorable garden markers from Monkeys Always Look. Go check them out,  I'm on my way...

~~So get outside today, and enjoy your weekend ~~

My Mother's Garden

Butterfly Flower Garden Goddess For The Garden or Home I love blogging and Etsy! Have I said that before?

Last night, I found Karrita, a Botanical blogger

who also has a Bright, Bold, and Beautiful Etsy shop ~~ Mymothersgarden ~~

Karrita states in her Etsy shop, "COME WANDER THROUGH THE GARDEN WITH ME~My passion is for both growing flowers in my garden (inherited from my mother) and creating ceramic art that I wish to share with others. A little piece of me is in each one of a kind piece that I make. Beauty is what I aim to create in the garden and in my ceramic work. "
Bee Bee Beautiful Bee Blue Matte Trinket Dish

Everything is so Bright, Bold, and Beautiful,
I don't know where to start!
I want so so many pieces of her ART!