Hello, it’s me again…
Hey friends, it’s been a little minute since I formally addressed all of my fun internet pals. Well, I’ll take that back, it’s been way more than a minute. If we’re going to get technical, it’s actually been THREE WHOLE YEARS since I sat down & furiously typed my feelings into this fabulously overused keyboard. This feels freaking amazing. (I just said that out loud!) My words like it here so much more than being squeezed between the random to-do’s & grocery lists found in the notes section of my iPhone.
I want to talk about what you’ll find here on Darling Clementine.
INSPIRATIONAL STORYTELLING on subjects like MOTHERHOOD, HOBBIES, HOME DECOR, VISUAL ARTS, PET CARE, and TRAVEL.
Here is what you will not find here.
PRODUCTS THAT I DON’T BELIEVE IN & BUSINESSES THAT I DON’T USE.
I put a big, screeching halt to my last website three years ago when things started feeling yucky. On paper, my business was doing extremely well and growing frantically each day but in my heart I wasn’t feeling true to myself. One day I was telling y’all funny stories about my horrible dentist visits and then all of a sudden I was doing paid posts for a teeth whitening company that I had never heard of. The company wanted me to make sure I included my kids and dogs in the promotional photographs. Cringe.
It put a bad taste in my mouth. It didn’t feel honest.
Motherhood has a way of smacking you in the face and demanding AUTHENTICITY, DARNIT! It has been and will continue to be the most humbling experience of my life.
Enough on that, let’s jump right in to something fun. We made wreaths, EASTER WREATHS!
I am pretty blown away with how these turned out & how well they have held up considering the terrible weather we’ve had the last two weeks in Franklin. This just goes to show the power of gorilla glue, friends!
Adelaide and I purchased most of our easter wreath supplies at Hobby Lobby & Michaels. Before we started putting them together, we both put on gardening gloves! I also put down several old towels that I keep in our garage for crafts & diy projects. I highly suggest a double layer of these because that gorilla glue is strong stuff and it tends to drip.
After everything was set up we basically just went for it! Adelaide decided that one wreath would showcase the eggs while the other would be all about the carrots. We let these dry for 24 hours before we checked on them. I’m going to be super honest with y’all, it shocked the daylights out of me that those eggs stuck to that wreath! They did & they haven’t budged since.
Below I am going to highlight the products we used to make these colorful wreaths. You know what? It’s not too late for you to make one yourself. You can enjoy it for a couple days this year and put it in storage for the next! I plan on enjoying these for years to come. :)
We are so excited about the Easter holiday this weekend. Talk to ya soon!
xx - Christie