Studio 27 - By Jennifer Adams: 2026

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Wednesdays in the Studio - Link Party 72

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 watermelon slice crochet pattern from Eye Love Knots

A blueberry kitchen scrubby crochet pattern from Crochet Aweigh

A newly planted vegetable garden from Amy's Creative Pursuits

A Girl Who Loves Trees from Ink Torrents

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

*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.

*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.

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Now let's party:

-Jennifer

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Fake Bake Tiered Tray Kitchen Pantry Dining Room Decor

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Friday, June 12, 2026

BBQ Grill Repurposed as Patio Planter

Have you ever used anything unexpected for planting? Recently I turned an unusable grill into a patio planter, check it out:

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Our outdoor grilling area was looking a bit messy, so I decided to clean things up. All cluttered together in this photo are a smoker (the tall cylinder), three regular sized grills and a very tiny one. My husband likes to have two grills so that he can cook a bunch at once, the extra one in the very back used to belong to my Granny. It doesn't work anymore but we didn't want to get rid of it, so it's just been sitting like that for a while.

I have no idea why we also have the miniature one, but that's ok. He doesn't bug me about my various collections, and I like to return that favor 😁

Here is how the grill was to start with. It looks okay from the outside, but the grate on the bottom was no longer working and couldn't keep charcoal inside.

I lined the opening with landscape fabric and filled with soil.

And planted a few leeks. This would look really pretty with flowers too...

Here is how the area looks now, nice and (mostly) tidy! My husband hates the rocks here and wants to put in a patio, but for now this will do 😉

*Note - While my husband keeps these grills like this while cool, he does not use them this close to the house. Whenever grilling make, sure to pull your unit away from the house or anything else flammable.

And that's how I repurposed a BBQ grill into a patio planter.

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:

Monday Morning Blog Club

Farmhouse Friday

Saturday Sparks

Craft Schooling Sunday

New Upcycle Ideas

Dare to Share

Craftastic Monday

The Really Crafty Link Party

Handmade 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

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Muffin Print Collection

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Baking SVG Bundle

Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Wednesdays in the Studio - Link Party 71

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 backyard blooms update from Debbie Dabble

Mosaic flowering tree no 2 by Selep Imaging

A homestead kitchen update from Scratch Made Food for Hungry People

A late spring dinner setting from Dinner at Eight

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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:

* Facebook * Pinterest * Instagram * Etsy *

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Now let's party:

-Jennifer

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Sweet Treats Strawberry Print Collection

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Sweet Summer SVG Bundle

Friday, June 5, 2026

Making Labels for Barbie Groceries

If you have been reading recently, you will remember that I brought my Barbie Dream House down from the attic. The Goodwill found house came with furniture but no accessories....until I scored a bag at another thrift store! The grocery items were without stickers, but I fixed that myself. Check it out:

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Here is the total haul that I found for $4.

Some dishes.

Some makeup accessories. I put those on the makeup table as they were.

And a bag of unlabeled groceries!

(There were also some metal dishes that I gave to my niece and some random gray pieces. I think maybe they were supposed to fit in some sort of appliance)

I went online and found photos of groceries that I liked. The top shows the original pic, the bottom shows how you can save the image to your pc then edit the photo to crop how you want. I removed all but the eggs from the picture.

Next I measured the surface of each piece to be covered.

Using a word document I inserted a shape...

(My Microsoft program is really old, so things may work differently on your system)

...and adjusted the measurements so that it would print in the exact size that I needed for each grocery item.

Using shape fill I selected the photo that I wanted to fill it in...

...and then also checked 'no outline' to remove the black outline from the shape.

I followed the same steps for each item (make multiple if the item has more than one side that you want labeled - front and back, for example) and then printed them out.

I cut the shapes out from the paper and gathered an adhesive (Mod Podge) and paint brush.

I attached the labels by painting a layer of the adhesive onto the plastic, pressing on the image and then adding another layer of adhesive to seal.

Here is how the groceries look in the refrigerator, aren't they cute?! This worked well for the groceries that were unlabeled, but you could use it for those that come with labels as well. If you want to switch things up for a custom look just remove the factory stickers and proceed with whatever you want!

In case you missed them, here are more Barbie house posts:

Fixing up Barbie Furniture

Bringing out the Barbie Dream House

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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:

Monday Morning Blog Club

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

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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Do you like the convenience of crafting or organizing with instantly available digital downloads?

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

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Sweet Treats Strawberry Print Collection

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Sweet Summer SVG Bundle

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Monday Morning Blog Club

Tuesday, June 2, 2026

Wednesdays in the Studio - Link Party 70

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:

Thrifted plate stepping stones from The Apple Street Cottage

An early spring garden tour by Amy's Creative Pursuits

A teacup bird feeder from Fresh Vintage by Lisa S

A favorite Middle Eastern dish from Trial and Error Home Ec

Were you featured? Grab this photo and add it to your blog!

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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:

* Facebook * Pinterest * Instagram * Etsy *

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Now let's party:

-Jennifer

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Do you like the convenience of crafting or organizing with instantly available digital downloads?

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

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Fake Bake Tiered Tray Kitchen Dining Room Pantry Decor

Summer Cherry Print Collection

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Summer Mermaid SVG Bundle

Friday, May 29, 2026

Vintage Cabbage Patch Thrifting Haul

Can you believe that I found this playpen full of dolls and accessories (thrifted, of course 😍) for only $30?! Read on to see more:

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Here's the playpen itself with a close-up of the patterned bottom. I love the print and was happy to see how clean it was. I already have the sleeping bag and cloth diaper bag in coordinating fabric.

A quick eBay search shows that these playpens alone run around $30-$40 at the lowest (before shipping) so this was a great deal!

These two babies were included with the playpen. The preemies were always my favorites so I was really excited! I had a bald, blue eyed baby boy like the one on the left when I was little. Now I'm hunting for the outfit he came in 😉

And better still? Alllll of these accessories in new condition. Even six pairs of clean socks! My favorite find here was the foldout growth chart. I preserved it with clear laminating sheets and hung it on one of the walls in my playhouse.