Archives for July 2006
Repurposing Glads
Published on 30 Jul 2006 at 1:02 pm.
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Filed under Projects to Make, Flowers, Eggs.
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One of the keys to using what you have and having what you want when you want it, is to “forward-think” a bit. By that, I mean to think about what you may want to be doing, decorating-wise, months into the future (YEAH, RIGHT! Like […]
Yippee, it’s broken!
Published on 22 Jul 2006 at 6:36 pm.
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Filed under Projects to Make, Shells, Garden Ideas, Terra Cotta Pots.
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Okay, okay. So maybe that’s NOT the reaction you have to things you break - especially if those things are family heirlooms, or have sentimental value. But there are things you can do with the “remains”, even if they are. Or maybe you have “broken” things […]
Frugal Foyer
Published on 17 Jul 2006 at 7:39 pm.
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Filed under For the Guys, Game/Sporting Decor.
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Amelio Potter from Erie, Pa. shared a decorating makeover of his foyer with me. His redo is one of the most frugal I have ever seen done. Based on his math, it cost him $20. How did he do THAT? Here’s what he told me (and click on […]
More Cement Projects
Published on 8 Jul 2006 at 7:00 pm.
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The cement rock project I wrote about started people mixing! My friend, Charlie Koegel, is making his own cement lawn ornaments. He took a really creative approach to what he used for molds.
For this project, he used two plastic pot saucers - one two inches bigger […]
Shingled Pathway
Published on 3 Jul 2006 at 4:00 pm.
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Filed under Projects to Make, Newspaper, Garden Ideas.
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They were a great color combination for this project. They looked fairly natural once I put them down. And speaking of putting them down, the process was very simiar to the walkway.
I weed whacked the overgrowth, laid down many layers of newspaper and then just dropped […]
