Any crafter will know the feeling of being curiously lost in a DIY project, and the satisfaction they get when it’s finally done. Major projects equals major doses of those feelings. I get nostalgic about wedding crafts for instance, or the cardboard Christmas village I made when I was ten. But there is also something to be said about the little projects for everyday. Especially when they’re lovely yet functional, and hard to get wrong. These DIY candle holders are exactly that.

I’ve been looking at the old things in my Mom’s kitchen and I’m suddenly seeing them with new eyes. These old plates, cups, and glasses that we grew up with, packed and unpacked when we moved cities and houses, and put lovingly on new shelves and cupboards that would be their home. Like many people, Mom lost a few things in last October’s earthquake, but not these. Thank you to the God of old things, because someone has plans for them.

The ice cream scoop and wine corkscrew look archaic, but they work just fine. The scoop would be so cute for a vintage-themed birthday party. The corkscrew might be the sexiest thing in a home bar cart. Preferably mine. Character is what these things have. One that only comes with age, and some of these things are almost 40 years old. Like these glasses…

So here I am, always looking for an excuse to wear a flower crown. If I were five years old and could get away with it, I’d wear one to the park, at the library, or just because. They always look best when the flowers are mixed with green, like with leaves or buds. Arranged in a way that says they were foraged for just that moment. Even fabric or paper blooms can get this look when chosen carefully. And when the crown is worn loosely and merrily, with silky flowing hair or side-swept in a messy bun.