Studio 27 - By Jennifer Adams: 2026

Tuesday, July 28, 2026

Wednesdays in the Studio - Link Party 78

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:

Garden projects and celebrations from Debbie Dabble

Book binding and sketch kits from Ink Torrents

A gardeners table from Dinner at Eight

Modifying a two hexagon sweater from Stitch Whisper Designs

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Friday, July 24, 2026

Driveway Makeover

We recently graveled the entire area next to our driveway, take a look at the before and after:

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Here is the before - we have a two car driveway and this rocky area was to the side. Not only did it constantly overgrow with weeds, but it had become a catchall for miscellaneous items while we worked on other projects. In other words, it was a mess!

We also wanted to be able to add a shed here and provide more parking off of the street, so graveling it in made sense.

We began by clearing everything out and putting down weed barrier. This picture is partway through.

If you look carefully in the upper right, you will notice a small black circle. A honeysuckle vine was growing here and I didn't want to lose it.

The vine is well established and provides so many blooms during the summer. I wanted to protect it without making a large 'hole' in the gravel. I thrifted a springform pan (the kind you make cheesecake with), removed the bottom and sprayed the rounded sides black. This gave me a metal garden pot that secures the plant and allows it to grow through the soil at will.

In the event that the vine dies, the pan will come right up and we can spread the gravel over the bare spot without a lot of trouble.

Here is the entire area to be filled in with gravel. Since vehicles will be driving on the area, we paid a little extra for industrial strength weed barrier. I thought that the leveling out of this area was a lot of work...

...and then the gravel was delivered! It doesn't look that big from this photo, but this pile is actually 5 tons of rocks!

Carefully filling in around the honeysuckle!

We actually ended up needing another 3 tons to finish up the empty spot and level out the rest!

It was sooooo much work moving rock, I'll be happy if I never do it again! On the plus side, moving mulch and garden dirt seems like a treat now 😄

Here is the shed put together and in place.

And the honeysuckle starting to leaf out.

And here is the finished result - so much nicer looking and functional! My husband wants to put in a decorative metal wall along the side, but that's a next year (or so) project 😉

Interested in more outdoor projects? Check out these links:

Solar Light Chandelier

DIY Solar Light Candlestick

Reupholstered Patio Chairs

Decorating The Strawberry Patch

Strawberry Shortcake Garden Houses

Placemats Turned Outdoor Rug

DIY Yard Mushrooms

Make Your Own Garden Signs

Kitchen Table Turned Patio Furniture

Cricut on the Rooftop!

DIY Garden Labels

Solar Light Decorating

Exterior Makeover: Repainting the House

Exterior Makeover: Front Yard Progress

Bundt Pan Outdoor Pumpkins

Exterior Makeover: Backyard Progress

Exterior Makeover: Side Yard Progress

Hiding Unfinished Space

Repurpose Evergreens For Every Season

Outdoor Decorating With Vintage Molds

Filling Pots With Thrifted Greens

BBQ Grill Repurposed as Patio Planter

Metal Cabinet Turned Outdoor Storage

Ornament Tree Turned Solar Light Display

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

-Jennifer

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This post was added to the following link parties:

Saturday Sparks

Sundays on Silverado

Craft Schooling Sunday

New Upcycle Ideas

Dare to Share

The Really Crafty Link Party

Craftastic Monday

Handmade Monday

Busy Monday

Happiness is Homemade

The Crazy Little Lovebirds Link Party

Lou Lou Girls Fabulous Party

The Happy Now Blog Link Up

Senior Salon Pit Stop

Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Wednesdays in the Studio - Link Party 77

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 storage box makeover from Crazy Little Lovebirds

An early summer perennial garden from Amy's Creative Pursuits

An easy and healthy popcorn recipe from Scratch Made Food For Hungry People

A baby burp cloth tutorial (link) from Two Chicks and a Mom

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Friday, July 17, 2026

S'more Fake Bakes

Would you like to see my collection of s'more fake bakes? Check it out:

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The puffs on the tray and in the bowl are leftover bits of spray foam insulation that I painted in beige, drizzled with dark brown and sprinkled cinnamon on top (held in place with spray adhesive). The whipped cream is lightweight spackle applied with an icing bag and the marshmallows/ bits of chocolate are clay. This post will show you more ideas for leftover spay foam insulation.

The macaroons are clay made with this silicone mold and painted with acrylic and the drink was made like this.

You can find similar printable artwork here.

These cupcakes were a Dezicakes purchase, you can find their store here.

If you want to try making your own faux cupcakes, this tutorial will help.

The chocolate bars are clay that was pressed into silicone candy molds and painted with acrylic. For the large bars I used this mold and for the small bar I made my own mold like this.

The gram crackers are clay rolled out and cut into shape with cookie cutters. I used a clay scoring tool to add the line and dot details, then applied spray adhesive and cinnamon.

The marshmallows are hand molded clay that I painted in white. Some I put onto the ends of sticks while the rest I tucked into a jar.

These cupcakes I made myself using the same process in the linked tutorial above. The s'more sandwiches were made with faux gram crackers (cut out like the gram crackers above, but with a fancy edge cookie cutter) that I pressed together with lightweight spackle and acrylic paint in between.

And that's my collection of s'more fake bakes!

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Interested in more fake bake crafts?

I've gathered all of my tutorials and collections into this resource page.

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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:

Saturday Sparks

Sundays on Silverado

Craft Schooling Sunday

New Upcycle Ideas

Dare to Share

The Really Crafty Link Party

Craftastic Monday

Handmade Monday

Busy Monday

Happiness is Homemade

The Crazy Little Lovebirds Link Party

Lou Lou Girls Fabulous Party

The Happy Now Blog Link Up

Senior Salon Pit Stop

Wonderful Wednesday

Vintage Charm Party

Creative Muster

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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This post was featured at:

Craft Schooling Sunday

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New Upcycle Ideas

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The Crazy Little Lovebirds Link Party

Tuesday, July 14, 2026

Wednesdays in the Studio - Link Party 76

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:

Cottage garden update from Debbie Dabble

The first steps of a bathroom renovation from Thrifting Wonderland

Spiced carrot cake with cream cheese frosting from Esme Salon
Cherry cobbler skillet from Scratch Made Food For Hungry People

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Friday, July 10, 2026

Ornament Tree Turned Solar Light Display

Somebody was giving away black metal Christmas ornament display tree and my husband brought it home to see if I would like to have it. I decided to use it outside and light it up with solar lights, check it out:

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It's a little hard to see, but the ornament stand is in the middle of the picture here. I used metal lawn stakes (the kind you get with weed fabric) to anchor the stand in place.

This edge of the yard is being turned into a pollinator meadow with lots of blooming plants. Each of the flags is a baby plant getting it's roots nice and developed. The change in color from deep green to a yellower green shows where our yard ends and the neighbor's begins - the deep green is clover while the yellow green is standard lawn. My neighbor also planted quite a few bee and butterfly friendly plants, the tall ones that you can see are goldenrod. It's going to be pretty nice once both sides are fully mature and blend together 😍

Here is how the tree looks up close, with plenty of spots to hang ornaments, or in my case, solar lights!

I purchased 16 solar lights and took them apart like this. The stakes I tossed in the recycling bin but the lights and clear plastic I needed for the tree.

Using electrical tape that would match the lights, I attached wire to each light like this and then screwed them back into their clear plastic bases.

After that it was as simple as wiring the lights to the tree! You want to make sure to wire them tightly so that they cant blow off in the wind. Hanging them from the tree like ornaments will not work.

Here is how the tree looks all lit up at dusk. A few weeks went by before I remembered to get this photo, look at how much taller the golden rod already is!

If you want to see more garden decor, check out these posts:

Outdoor Decorating With Vintage Molds

Repurpose Evergreens For Every Season

Garden Signs With a 4 Panel Stencil

Baking Pans Turned Garden Signs

Fairy Houses

DIY Yard Mushrooms

Placemats Turned Outdoor Rug

Strawberry Shortcake Garden Houses

Painted Strawberry Rocks

My Garden Shed

Decorating Birdhouses

DIY Garden Labels

Bundt Pan Outdoor Pumpkins

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

-Jennifer

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Tuesday, July 7, 2026

Wednesdays in the Studio - Link Party 75

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:

Porch candle decor ideas by Steph Creates Things

Baking delicious bread from Thrifting Wonderland

Poppies and Paintings from Selep Imaging

A handmade friendship card by Amy's Creative Pursuits

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

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-Jennifer

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Check out this week's features from my Etsy shop:

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