Real Home, Real Family, Real Life
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image: Centsational Girl A beautiful tea party set from someone else’s junk: Centsational Girl Thrift store plate mirrors: Craft Nest Make a succulent wreath: Learn 2 Grow Scroll down to see the succulent wreath in this post: Design*Sponge She rants about snarkiness: The R Family Diaries Glorious attic remodel: pattern of life (now I want [...]
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I’m not a huge fan of fake flowers because most of them look so, well, fake. I do like the color and they’re more palatable if I mix them heavily with nice fake and dried foliage. I had this rather wimpy forsythia wreath that didn’t do it for me. Pretty color but I like it [...]
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Last week I introduced you to my newest pretty pin…the Ava with a swanky birdie button. Lots of you loved her but a few of you “bird-haters” emailed me and asked if I would make an Ava pin with a regular rhinestone button. Brilliant! The birdie version is still available here. But if you prefer [...]
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Do you want to make this glorious wreath? Here’s what you need: Wreath form – I used a 14″ foam one but you can use whatever you have…foam, straw, whatever. Mine was broken but a bunch of hot glue fixed it right up. Jute rope – You don’t need a 6lb roll like I have. [...]
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my dresser makeoverI {heart} painted wood furnture. That’s no secret. Here are 10 tips if you want to give it a shot. Do what YOU like. I’m not telling you to paint grandma’s priceless armoire, but what good does it do to live with a piece of furniture that you don’t like just because someone [...]
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photo: Rare and Beautiful Treasures Drop cloth chair bows: Rare and Beautiful Treasures DIY lumberyard project: Downhome DIY She says it better than I ever could: Pensieve Making a bench from a coffee table: Unnecessary Necessities New life for a tired old headboard: It’s the little things that make a house a home Burlap coffee [...]
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Today’s post is for Frugal Friday at The Shabby Nest. My project isn’t a home decor project but it was frugal and I love it! Take one 90% off canvas tote bag from Kohls. Add a letter “K” stencil and some fabric paint and what do you get? A personalized bag that will be a [...]
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Well, not exactly real-live and in-person. But her Feathers and Egg Prints are! When The Nester announced that she would be having a Mr. Linky party so that we could show off what we did with our Feather and Egg Prints from L. Herbert Designs, I’ll admit that my first reaction was “No! No! No!” [...]
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be still necklace You are awesome! There were over 400 entries for the giveaway from Lisa Leonard Designs. You all were blogging and tweeting and facebooking like crazy. Love you all! The winner is Amy from Designing a Life I Love. Congrats, Amy! But wait! Don’t go away disappointed! Lisa has generously offered a coupon [...]
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When I saw these adorable bird silhouette buttons, I knew that you all would love them as much as I do. So I combined them with some of my favorite pistachio green felt and came up with my favorite new pin. Her name is Ava (which is apparently derived from a Latin word meaning bird). [...]
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photo: the lettered cottage An $82 fireplace makeover: The Lettered Cottage (Makes me want an outdated brick fireplace so I can make it beautiful!) Remake an old door as a desk: The Inspired Room/& Unlimited Dogs (This gave me inspiration for a coffee table in my family room) Make a sofa table for under $20: [...]
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Is that what you would call these? I’m not sure but that sounded better than painted fabric wall art thingies. This was totally a “use what you have project”. To make one, I just printed the letter that I wanted in a really BIG font (like 600pts) and traced it onto my muslin fabric. Then [...]
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open circle necklaceI met Lisa Leonard at Blissdom. Actually, I recognized her from across the room and raced over to introduce myself. She was so gracious and kind as I fluttered around and gushed about how much I loved her work. be still necklaceLisa makes beautiful jewelry with her very own hands. Each piece is [...]
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The weather is finally warming a bit up and my thoughts have turned to the boatload of rehab projects that I have planned for spring. All winter, I have been collecting bits and pieces of bedraggled and beaten furniture that I know will be beautiful again with some paint, fabric and love. Since garage sale [...]
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He is not here; for he has risen, as he said! Matthew 28:6
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the painted house Beautiful chair makeover: the painted house Reverse sign painting tutorial: Living Locurto Hallway makeover: The Devine Home Before/After chair makeover: maya*made Make an alien abduction lamp: Dollar Store Crafts Custom bathtub storage container: Living with Lindsay Perspective on guns in the potty: Mrs. Fussypants Fun with chicken wire: A Bit of Fluff [...]
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photo: Pensiero The past few days, I’ve been thinking a lot about connections and friendships with other women. As the economic situation in our country (and the world) deteriorates, relationships, connections and support are becoming more important in ways that I had never considered before. Do you feel like you have enough real-life support and [...]
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Come on, Google! I dare you to get me some hits on that title! I sincerely doubt that those four words have ever been strung together before. Edited at 2:57pm on April 8th: I have received at least 10 Google hits from people searching on decoupaged pink damask bunny. Somebody out there thinks they’re veeeeeery [...]
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This is only the second time I’ve attempted a project using Mod Podge. And it’s the second time that I’ve been disappointed with the results. What am I doing wrong? I put a coat of Mod Podge on my eggs. Then I covered the eggs with bits of colored tissue paper. Then a top coat [...]
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