The Stylish Nest

Come on over…

Aimee — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 22:07:02 +0000

Hello friends! Too many blogs and not enough time these days. Please come on over to Aimee’s Adventures to keep up to date with all of our DIY and other home and garden adventures. This blog and it’s archives will remain available, and some will also be migrating over to my main blog over the next few weeks.

Thanks for visiting, and we hope to see you soon at Aimee’s Adventures!

The Great Sunflower Project!

Aimee — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 21:21:44 +0000

Most gardeners (and even non-gardeners) have heard the recent news about the disappearing honey bees. Well, one group is trying to help figure out what is going on and hopefully find a solution to the problem. And guess what? You can be a part of it!

The great sunflower project is a people powered research project that is taking place everywhere! If you have a computer and a patch of land, you can help the research. We got our sunflower seeds from the project and just got them planted. I can’t wait for them to grow and to start watching for bees. I think it’s going to be really interesting, and fun too!

If you sign up by June 15th you can still participate this year and receive your sunflower seeds for free. If you don’t want to wait for free seeds, what they sent are “Helianthus annuus”. Come join the hunt for bees, won’t you?

Another FLOR Giveaway!

Aimee — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 14:55:00 +0000

For those of you who didn’t win my FLOR giveaway, you have a second chance thanks to Gina! Go to her site and enter to win a FLOR rug! Click here to be taken to the contest!

Favorite Spaces- Julie’s Space

Aimee — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 00:27:59 +0000

I love the hardwood floors and the light coming in through the windows. What a great space! And look at the adorable dog on the couch too… looks like Julie isn’t the only one who considers the space a favorite.

Not much sun, lots of rain!

Aimee — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:29:39 +0000

Everything has been put on hold in the garden… we actually have had the heater running! In June! This makes me extra sad because I won some very cool Malibu solar spotlights from a contest on Home Construction Improvement (thanks Todd).

I plan to use them in our front garden to highlight some plantings. We love solar around here and have a lot of solar powered garden accents, but these solar spotlights are pretty different! Usually solar lights have the panel right on the light, but these are set up a bit more like the low voltage garden lights you would install, meaning that they are connected to each other with a wire, and the actual solar panel can be placed a little further off.

Anyway, if and when it stops raining around here I will get them set up and take a photo. And if you are looking for solar lights, or other green options for the garden, check out Amazon’s new Green Home and Garden shop! There are some very cool things I would love to have (adding stuff to my wis hlist as we speak).

Simple Garden Project

Aimee — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 09:45:31 +0000

This is what happens when I am in the garden and realize that I have a broken fountain, a bag of dirt, and some pansys that need a home! I turn the broken fountain into a fun planter! Super easy project, and the most fun part is that it still acts like a bit of a fountain when the little “pots” have too much water.

*originally posted at Aimee’s Adventures*

Design Star is back!

Aimee — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 17:58:50 +0000

If you are anything like us, HGTV is a favorite place to hang out and watch awhile. Well, one of the shows that we got a kick out of last season has come back with an all new season! “Design Star” is back June 8th. Nine designers compete for the title of “Design Star”, and their own design show!

The folks at HGTV are celebrating the show’s return starting June 6th, viewers can begin entering for a chance to win a $5,000 shopping spree to Sears or a $5,000 gift card from Lumber Liquidators.

Head on over to the official site for more info: http://www.hgtv.com/designstar.

Design Star 3 premieres Sunday June 8th at 9pm on HGTV.

Favorite Spaces

Aimee — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 02:54:09 +0000

We still need your submissions for our weekly Favorite Spaces series. If you have a favorite space in your home that you want to show off, be sure to email me!

FLOR Giveaway!

Aimee — Sat, 31 May 2008 01:54:31 +0000

There is a very exciting giveaway going on at my main blog! Come over for your chance to win a 3×5 area rug from FLOR and the new Alexander Girard Collection!

Click here for all the details!

Thanks!

Aimee — Thu, 29 May 2008 14:40:27 +0000

Thanks for all the great input about where to find skulls. I am trying to decide the best route, probably a mix of some skulls with rocks. The next step is to find the rocks!

I am thinking of going past some construction sites and asking if I can take some rocks. Our ground is incredibly rocky here, and usually any attempt at planting something (even something like a petunia) will lead to running right into a rock. I hope that they won’t mind if I take some of the rocks, since I know there will be plenty!

We are in the middle of a family emergency right now though, my dad just had his 4th stroke, so it’s going to be some time before things return back to normal and I can get started on the garden plan. Just wanted to say thanks to all who left great links of where to find skulls!