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Photo Wrapping Paper
Published on 5 Jan 2007 at 6:04 pm.
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I just had to share this idea from the Kit Cassingham (The B and B Lady, http://www.TheBAndBLady.com) with you all. Is this a cool idea or WHAT!?!?!:
I know this is a big crunch day for you, so don’t worry about responding. You just have to hear about […]
Buttons, boxes and the marriage of both
Published on 1 Jan 2007 at 8:08 pm.
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Filed under Rants, Projects to Make, Shells, Buttons, Storage, Collections.
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For some time now, I have been collecting “parts” - things that I can use to turn stuff I have and don’t really want into stuff I like and/or need. My “big picture” goal is to keep as much out of landfills as I possibly can. Some […]
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I don’t know where December went….
Published on 31 Dec 2006 at 6:40 pm.
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Filed under Projects to Make, Clear glass, Collections, Minilights, Holidays.
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I really don’t. It’s not like I had nothing to share in that time frame. If anything I had too MUCH. So I’ll use this post to share some tips that I know will still be useful long after December has come and gone.This first project evolved […]
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More Garden Tool Holiday Decorating
Published on 27 Nov 2006 at 7:18 pm.
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This particular project isn’t that much different than the last one I posted, using the garden shovel. This time, it’s with a pitchfork. This was given to me as a birthday gift by Kathy:
She made it the same way as the shovel, using silks and ribbon.
I just […]
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Holiday Decorating Has Started
Published on 13 Nov 2006 at 5:54 pm.
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I say it every year - once Halloween comes, the winter holidays are the next day - it sure feels that way, anyway. I find this time of year very inspiring, decorating wise. That feeling is always added to when I see what others have done […]
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I didn’t know that gourds could be painted
Published on 29 Oct 2006 at 6:23 pm.
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Filed under Projects to Make, Fall Decor, Drieds, Baskets.
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For years, I have bought gourds as part of my fall decor. And every year, I try to dry those gourds so that I can keep them from year to year. I’ve had one for almost fifteen years.
Those first years of drying were not all that […]
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Fall is here - So are some new fall designs
Published on 15 Oct 2006 at 1:52 pm.
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I love seeing what decorating projects other people are designing. All the projects pictured in this blog entry were sent to me by Kathy Pfaff, of Erie, Pa. Click on any of the pictures to get a bigger view of each of them.
The first one is a wooden […]
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Shingles Revisisted
Published on 7 Oct 2006 at 2:00 pm.
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You may remember a previous blog post about the shingled pathway I made into the woods from my yard (picture on the left), and a walkway I made inside my vegetable garden (picture on the right). The instructions on how I did these are on this blog […]
Dresser Scarf Pillows
Published on 30 Sep 2006 at 6:05 pm.
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Filed under Projects to Make, Linens, Cottage Style, Pillows.
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One of the things I am constantly looking for at flea markets, yard sales and thrift stores is linen. Old, antique linen. I particularly like hand embroidered linens. I may have previously said that one of my collections is of old stamped cross stitch.
Now that I have quite […]
Framed Scrapbooking
Published on 23 Sep 2006 at 1:11 pm.
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Filed under Projects to Make, Newspaper, Frames, Photos.
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I discovered scrapbooking this year. My significant other gave me digital scrapbooking software for Christmas last year, and I have DEFINITELY gotten his money’s worth out of it. To date, I have made almost a dozen scrapbooks for family and friends. One of these […]
