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  • How to Make Your Own Pinecone Fire Starters
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    How to Make Your Own Pinecone Fire Starters

    ByMary Crozier October 15, 2024October 15, 2024

    With cooler weather either here or on the horizon, we all dream of cozying up in front of a roaring fire. With a plethora of pinecones falling this year around our mountain cabin, I try my hand at making my own pinecone fire starters. These fire starters make wonderful holiday gifts too. Join me in…

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  • Creative Pinecone Wreath Ideas~3 Stunning DIY Designs
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    Creative Pinecone Wreath Ideas~3 Stunning DIY Designs

    ByMary Crozier August 27, 2024August 27, 2024

    There are pinecones galore here at our cabin. We are surrounded by Ponderosa Pine trees and for some reason, I am noticing a plethora of pinecones on the ground. This year I am using Mother Nature’s gifts and making several pinecone focused projects. This post I am sharing creative pinecone wreath ideas with 3 DIY…

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  • Saturday Meanderings
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    Saturday Meanderings

    ByMary Crozier August 23, 2024August 24, 2024

    We are still enjoying summer here in the mountains. I know many retailers and bloggers are off to fall decor, but personally, I want to extend summer for as long as possible. Technically, autumn doesn’t officially start until September 22. Are you savoring this season or are you off to the next? Welcome to Saturday…

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  • Making a Harvest Wreath from Your Garden
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    Making a Harvest Wreath from Your Garden

    ByMary Crozier October 30, 2023October 30, 2023

    This year, I did save some of my garden produce and flowers in order to make a Harvest Wreath. The autumn represents the end of the growing season in most areas. Even though, here, we start our gardens in the fall, most of the summer plants have gone to seed or have been harvested. If…

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  • Mountain Decor
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    Mountain Decor

    ByMary Crozier July 13, 2021June 16, 2025

    There is a plethora of blog posts and magazine articles about getting the “beach” look for the summer.  This time of year, the words summer and beach are synonymous.  However, I would imagine many people alternatively go to the mountains or lake instead of the beach. In Arizona, we are blessed with beautiful mountains within…

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Welcome to Life at Bella Terra. I’m Mary and I am delighted you are here. Life at Bella Terra is about embracing what the present can bring by valuing what the past built. Here, from our historic property, I will share decorating, entertaining, gardening tips as well as my adventures in the kitchen. Occasionally you may see a DIY but it’s only because it was a rare success! I hope that this blog will be a place of comfort and joy and together, we will learn something from each other along the way. Learn more >

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