Studio 27 - By Jennifer Adams: 2025

Tuesday, July 29, 2025

Wednesdays in the Studio - Link Party 28

Welcome to Wednesdays in the Studio, a weekly link party focusing on designing everyday life.

Thank you to everyone who joined last week! This week's features include:

A wooden bowl makeover from Creative Moments

Watermelon hanging decor from Steph Creates Things

Homemade soft butter spread from Scratch Made Food

Ice cream muffins from Esme Salon

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*Add up to 3 posts related to designing everyday life. Examples include crafting, sewing, cooking, baking, home decor, holidays, party planning, blogging, thrifting, gardening, DIY projects, organization and so on.

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-Jennifer

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Photo Prop Printables

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Back to School SVG Bundle

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Are you thinking of starting a blog or a seasoned author who wants to get organized? This 115 page printable bundle is for you! I created these pages for my own use and found them so helpful I thought I should make them available for other bloggers as well. Click the link below the image to read the full item description.

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Friday, July 25, 2025

Solar Light Decorating

Sometimes I use outdoor solar lights as intended, just stuck into the ground. They are pretty this way and provide the light that I want for the walkways and decor. But other times I like to use them as decorative pieces, read on to see how you can elevate your solar lights too:

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Here is one that I used as they are supposed to be, with the pointed stake left in place and inserted into one of my garden beds. It's so pretty by itself that I included in this post 😄

This is another example of a light where I left the stake attached, and put it into a garden pot. I like placing lights into pots at different levels to add visual interest. This set of pots is in a corner area at the front of the house that has a table and chairs.

Wanting a 'statue' in the same corner that could hold a light, I thrifted a lamp and removed the shade. I then spray painted the lamp base gold and used E6000 industrial strength glue to attach the solar light (remove the light from the pointed stake first).

*When using a lamps for outdoor decor, make sure that they are heavy enough to avoid toppling over in the wind and made of something that won't be damaged in the weather.

I wanted to add a bit of light higher up on the wall, and used a thrifted metal candle holder. Just swap out candles for solar lights and you have instant outdoor lighting! This candle display had small glass cups that I removed before wiring the solar lights in place.

The lights are slightly angled rather than hanging straight up and down so that the panels can receive sunlight throughout the day. That's something to take into consideration when planning your displays because if your lights are blocked they won't be able to recharge. I've also noticed that if I go out and wipe off the panels every so often, they work a lot better. Pollen and dirt can build up on the panel surfaces preventing the lights from charging.

Here are a couple of other solar light projects I've completed; a candlestick and a chandelier.

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I hope you enjoyed this outdoor decor post, thanks for stopping by!

-Jennifer

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This post was added to the following link parties:

Farmhouse Friday

Saturday Sparks

Sundays on Silverado

Craft Schooling Sunday

Monday Morning Blog Club

New Upcycle Ideas

Dare to Share

You're the Star

The Really Crafty Link Party

Craftastic Monday

Handmade Monday

Busy Monday

The Crazy Little Lovebirds Link Party

Tuesdays With a Twist

Lou Lou Girls Fabulous Party

The Happy Now Blog Link Up

Tuesday Turn About

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Back To School Printables

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Back to School SVG Bundle

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Blog Planner Printables

Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Wednesdays in the Studio - Link Party 27

Welcome to Wednesdays in the Studio, a weekly link party focusing on designing everyday life.

Thank you to everyone who joined last week! This week's features include:

A new house to makeover from The Apple Street Cottage

Cranberry with thyme vinaigrette from Scratch Made Food

An elegant thrifted table setting from Thrifting Wonderland

A chevron waffle Cowl pattern from Stitch Whisper Designs

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-Jennifer

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Garden Planner Printables

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Friday, July 18, 2025

DIY Garden Labels

I wanted to make some labels for the various berries, vegetables and herbs in our garden and decided to do so using my Cricut and kitchen accessories, check it out:

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From Dollar Tree I purchases a few spatulas, a precut metal sign and a couple packages of canning lids. From the thrift store I picked up a stack of ceramic plates for less than $5.

Using my Cricut I cut the labels that I wanted in permanent vinyl. The Herb labels I whipped up really quickly in Design Space (just text and a simple leaf image) but for the vegetable labels I used this SVG bundle and for the strawberry patch I used this one.

For my herb garden I applied labels to the spatulas, and for the strawberry patch I used the metal sign.

My garden labels I applied to the canning jar lids and then used E6000 industrial strength glue to attach them to the backs of the ceramic plates. I made sure to apply the glue all around the canning lids so that there wouldn't be any opening for water to collect between the lids and the plates.

Aren't they cute!?

Here is how they all look out in the garden.

I love how they turned out and they have held up well in the heat, direct sunlight and watering.

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I hope you enjoyed this how to post, thanks for stopping by!

-Jennifer

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This post was added to the following link parties:

Farmhouse Friday

Saturday Sparks

Sundays on Silverado

Craft Schooling Sunday

Monday Morning Blog Club

New Upcycle Ideas

Dare to Share

You're the Star

The Really Crafty Link Party

Craftastic Monday

Handmade Monday

Busy Monday

Happiness is Homemade

The Crazy Little Lovebirds Link Party

Inspire Me Tuesday

Tuesdays With a Twist

Lou Lou Girls Fabulous Party

The Happy Now Blog Link Up

Whimsy Home Wednesday

Senior Salon Pit Stop

Wednesdays in the Studio

Creatively Crafty

Thinking Out Loud Thursday

Funtastic Friday

BFF Open House

Create, Bake, Grow & Gather

Home Matters Linky Party

Thursday Favorite Things

Share Your Style

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New Upcycle Ideas

Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Wednesdays in the Studio - Link Party 26

Welcome to Wednesdays in the Studio, a weekly link party focusing on designing everyday life.

Thank you to everyone who joined last week! This week's features include:

Back to school printables from Me and My Inklings

A back to school banner craft from Creatively Beth

Monsoon blooms from Jaipur Gardening

A backyard cottage garden tour from Debbie Dabble

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Want to join this week? Here are the rules for participation:

*Please link to a specific post and not your homepage.

*Link only your own posts, not someone else's.

*Etsy shops, giveaways and other link parties are ok as long as they are design related.

*Party runs from Wednesday until Monday each week, Central Standard Time.

*A link back to this party isn't required but is appreciated!

*Linking up gives you the opportunity to be featured in next week's party.

*By Linking up you give Studio 27 by Jennifer Adams permission to use your posts and photos in social media and as features. If used, a link back to your material will be given.

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If you don't already, please consider following me on:

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Now let's party:

-Jennifer

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Laundry Room Printables

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Friday, July 11, 2025

Cricut On The Rooftop!

Of all the places to use your Cricut, have you considered the rooftop? We repainted our peachy orange brick with a cool, bluish gray and since the chimney is brick, that required a climb up on the roof. It's a huge chimney with a gradual roof slope that flattens out into a large place perfect for sitting. I couldn't help but imagine who might sit up there from time to time and came up with Peter Pan and Santa Clause. Wouldn't it be funny if they tagged the chimney with their signatures? Once the painting was all done I got out my Cricut and got to work, check it out:

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Here are the signatures that I cut in permanent vinyl. I simply Google searched images for names of the characters and downloaded them to my pc. Then I uploaded those images into Cricut's Design Space and cut.

I weeded the designs and added the transfer tape before climbing back up.

I placed the stickers towards the back of the house at a level that's high enough to easily see if you have to be on the roof, but not visible from the ground.

Here is a selfie next to the signatures, it gives you a better idea of how big the chimney is. Since the stickers can't be seen from the ground, nobody knows they are here, but it makes me giggle that I know and that's good enough!

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I hope you enjoyed this how to post, thanks for stopping by!

-Jennifer