DIY Archives - Bailey Van Tassel

14 Jul 2021

DIY

How to Make a Flower Press

I’ve been known to stack books all over the house to keep my flower pressings in, and I think my husband is on to me now. While I love the look of scattered towers of hardcovers, it was time for a flower press. I’ve been wanting to te[...]

05 May 2021

DIY

Keep Pests Away with a DIY Garden Cloche

It’s no surprise that chicken wire, however er, unpretty it is, is essential for me because I was raised in the backwoods! Chicken wire is something we use for EVERYTHING. Last year I had a horrible ground squirrel issue, and these cloc[...]

05 Apr 2021

Gardening

How to Use a Soil Blocker to Start Your Seeds

I will never use anything other than a soil blocker to start my seeds again. It’s the most sustainable and successful way to do it, and is so easy - I swear! I found my soil blocker from Garrett Wade, and the quality and style of the to[...]

04 Dec 2019

Gardening

One Pot Herb Gardens: Four Simple Steps to Grow Your Own Herbs in a Small Space

Not only are these little pots filled with herbs and edible flowers, but they’re mobile! This is the urban gardener or small-space gardener’s dream. Okay, it may not be our dream, but it’s our solution, so how about that instead? If you[...]

30 Jul 2019

Cooking, Gardening, Gratitude

Fried Pickle Kits: The Perfect Gift

This time of year we’re all looking to pawn off cucumbers, amirite?! And all good gardeners have a refrigerator pickle recipe out of sheer necessity, but you can only eat and gift so many pickles before people start avoiding eye-contact. We[...]

25 Sep 2018

Gardening

DIY: Peppermint Garden Diffusers To Keep Rats Away

When I approached our homeowner’s association about the community garden, I was met with a surprising lack of pushback. One woman, who is in her eighties came over the next day to let me know how proud she was of me to take on a hobby, and how[...]