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Dear Student or Graduate... 📣
Welcome back to our weekly Friday Faves. 💚
This week, we're celebrating decor that feels alive — made with real ingredients, real plants, and the joy of crafting something yourself.
Nature-based decorating is one of the easiest ways to bring grounding, seasonal energy into your home... without the plastic, the off-gassing, or the endocrine-disrupting junk.
Let's get inspired. 🍃✨ |
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| 🌲 Nature-Gathered Garlands
There's something deeply soothing about gathering items from nature and turning them into something beautiful. Think of it as moving meditation. 💫
Try creating your garland with:
- Dried Orange Slices 🍊 — They look gorgeous hanging in a window with the sunlight shining through
- Cinnamon Sticks — Organic + ethically sourced
- Fresh Cranberries — Jewel-toned and vibrant
- Airy Popcorn 🍿 — Old-fashioned, whimsical, and kid-friendly
- Pinecones — Naturally harvested
- Eucalyptus or Pine Sprigs 🌱 — calming, cleansing, and fragrant
Thread everything together with natural twine or thread and drape it across a mantel, doorway, or window. Natural decor doesn't just look cozy; it shifts the entire feel of the room. |
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| ✨ Holistic Handmade Ornaments
Handmade ornaments feel soulful, meaningful, and aligned with a holistic home. Plus, each one is unique, which can't be said for generic plastic ones.Try:
- Borax Crystal Ornaments ❄️ — they grow overnight like tiny winter geodes. Stunning!
- Air-Dried Clay Ornaments — stamp them with herbs, leaves, or celestial shapes.
- Merino Wool Ornaments — soft, earthy, biodegradable, and beautifully textured.
- Pinecones Tied with Twine 🌲
- Dried Citrus + Cinnamon Bundles — 🌿
- Recycled Bead Ornaments — imperfect in the best way.
These are the kind of decorations you keep, cherish, and pass down. |
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| 🪟 Kefir Window Painting
Painting windows with milk kefir is one of those old-world traditions that feels almost magical. Kefir dries into a soft, snowy white that gives that frosted-glass look — without fumes, aerosols, or toxins.
Why we love it:
- Truly natural + nontoxic 💚
- Doesn't mold, smell, or separate
- Wipes clean with a damp cloth
- Kid-friendly & mess-friendly
Use it to paint stars, snowflakes, vines, townscapes, or botanical patterns on windows, mirrors, or glass doors. It turns the whole home into a cozy winter cottage. 🌟 |
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| 🌹 Cranberry Centerpiece!
If you want something effortless but jaw-dropping:
- Fill a vase with fresh cranberries
- Add cold water
- Add white roses
- Tuck in a sprig of eucalyptus, holly or pine
The cranberries float, lifting the roses into the perfect position. It's high-vibe, minimal, and so clean-looking. Add a beeswax candle for the full effect. 🕯️
💚 More Holistic Decor
If you're still in the creative flow:
- Herbal bundles — try rosemary, bay and thyme hung with twine
- Mini potted evergreens — in terra cotta wrapped in scrap linen 🪴
- Beeswax-Dipped Pinecones
- Vintage Jars of Foraged Treasures - acorns, bark curls, pine sprigs or dried herbs
Holistic decor is truly about connection. To the earth, to the season, and to the joy of creating something by hand. 🤲 |
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| 🎧 Stay Tuned...
Next week, we’ll cover last minute gift ideas!
💚 What did you think about this week's edition of Friday Founder Faves? Do let us know! We’d love to hear from you and feature your faves.
Just hit reply and let us know what they are and we might just share it with the community. See you next Friday...
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