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Note from Lindsay: I’d like to welcome Lindsay (there are two of us now!) from The White Buffalo Styling Co. as a new contributor to Makely! Lindsay is one of those gals that has such a relaxed, yet stylish vibe that I feel like her work should be in shelter magazines. I met her at a blogging conference last year and have been stalking her ever sense then. I am incredibly excited to have her on board, and I can’t wait to see what she shares with us each month. Welcome, Lindsay!

I am ecstatic to be a new contributor on Lindsay’s blog! I first met Lindsay at Haven last year and immediately felt like I had a new, great friend. Y’all, she’s so nice and seriously funny! I so admire her fearless style of decorating and liberal use of color. I was thrilled when she asked me to join on as a regular contributor here. Thanks so much for having me, Lindsay!

Now onto today’s tutorial: the easiest DIY Modern Valentine’s Art ever.

diy-valentines-artwork copy

I hear ya. This has no red, pink, hearts, or cupids. It is positively not Valentine’s. Hang in there and let me explain.

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I have a very bad track record with plants. House plants, plants in my yard – you name it, I’ve killed it. The only plants that can survive around here are the ones that can fend for themselves. Otherwise, they tend to die from neglect or drown in my smothering.

The only two house plants that I’ve ever had luck with are the Mother-in-Law’s Tongue and a Tillandsia air plant. Both of them have survived years with little to no attention. Coming up on it’s 3 year anniversary with me, the Mother-in-Law’s Tongue is thriving. I remember once every three or four months to water it, and it’s still growing and producing new offshoots. It loves me. It really loves me!

My air plant has lived its year-long life with the same experience. It sits in a glass terrarium, hanging from my dead tree (see? I kill things), and I remember to give it some water every few months when it looks sad. I soak it in some water for a few hours and then it perks right up.

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