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Alicia at Thrifty and Chic Motif came up with a brilliant use for an old desk as a beautiful new sofa table. This chair makeover from Tea Rose Home is a perfect example of why you shouldn’t overlook that ugly $2.00 chair at the garage sale of flea market. Beautiful! Such a pretty workspace makeover [...]

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I’m exhausted! At last count there were over 150 posts linked up for DIY Day! THAT is the ultimate linky love! If you haven’t had a chance to browse through, go take a look. There is some fantastic stuff in there. Here are just a few of my faves along with some other things I’ve [...]

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A squeal-worthy hutch makeover ~ Life in the Fun Lane Painting bedroom floors white ~ Like Merchant Ships The key to my art ~ Open Hand Living Beautiful centerpiece idea (Here’s how she made the tissue paper flowers) ~ Zakka Life If this family room makeover with a board and batten wall treatment doesn’t inspire [...]

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I love these decorative plates designed and made by Linds at That’s So Cuegly! She has a great tutorial if you want to do them yourself. If you have any sewing skills (I do not!), you’re going to love this pleated pillow tutorial from Ducks in a Row. Who’s gonna make me one? Check out [...]

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You may have noticed that I’ve closed my etsy shop for the summer. I want to spend more time splashing in the pool with my kids. I plan to reopen in the fall with some new designs. But before I put my needle and tread away for the summer, I want clear out some of [...]

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I’m a child of the 1970′s, so when I saw that Pottery Barn had decided that the kitchy, gigantic silverware that used to hang in many kitchens were hip again, I clapped with glee. The price, however, did not make me gleeful. When you could get them (they’re sold out now), they were $150 for [...]

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I was thrilled when I recently discovered that someone I know in real life writes a wonderful blog called Hope Studios. She also runs an awesome etsy shop by the same name. That gorgeous family tree down there is hers. Her hand painted Heartsongs frames and plaques tug at my heartstrings. Jennifer Juniper is the [...]

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Just when I think that I know most of the bloggers who write about home and share their decorating and DIY projects, I run across a whole new crop of talented ladies who are new-to-me. Here’s a few that I found this week. photo: pewter+sage Summer foyer makeover (How I wish I had a transom [...]

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It happens every year…The weather FINALLY gets warm and my focus shifts from the inside of my house to the outside. Last year, I put curtains on my front porch. And on my back porch. Then I showed you how to construct tiered pots to get that fancy nursery look without the fancy price. And [...]

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Turn your ugly deck into a pretty deck. Warning! Unapproved paint usage ~ Remodeling Guy An end table makeover (with Mod Podge!) ~ World of Mod Podge 10 blogging mistakes ~ Life with my 3 Boybarians A beautiful kitchen island makeover. Before/after pictures here. Tutorial here. ~ My Sweet Savannah An awesome desk makeover (looks [...]

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Ever alert and vigilant…that’s me. (She says, laced with sarcasm.) It has recently come to my attention that I have blown right by several blogging milestones with nary a mention. (I’ve always wanted to say “nary” on my blog.) First was my 1-year blogiversary on April 23rd. I never even noticed. When I started this [...]

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photo: The Creative CrateChicken wire picture boards: The Creative Crate (I got some chicken wire today to do this!) If you didn’t win the Purple Lemon Designs giveaway, (winner announced here) you can get 10% off your purchase (before shipping costs) if you enter the code “SOFT” in the notes to seller when you checkout. [...]

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Do you read Everything Etsy? It’s definitely worth a visit or thirty. Everything Etsy is THE place to discover great Etsy shops and win fantastic free stuff. They find the BEST shops! If you’re an Etsy seller (or you want to be), it’s a place for great ideas to increase sales and learn the ins [...]

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Every Memorial Day since 1948, soldiers from the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), as well as ceremonial units from each branch of the military, gather at Arlington National Cemetery to place a flag in front of each one of the cemetery’s more than 300,000 graves. It’s known as “Flags In,” and this tradition [...]

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Whew! I’m exhausted! Yesterday’s Q&A Day on ASPTL was so much fun! We’ll definitely do that again. Except next time, we’ll do more multiple choice questions…less essays. Since I need to rest today, here’s some Linky Love for your enjoyment. DIY paint can planter ~ Centsational Girl (Seriously. Could this girl be more brilliant?) The [...]

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& As promised, it’s Q&A day on A Soft Place to Land! That means you can ask any question you want in my comments section (G-rated, of course) and I will answer it in my comments section. If you want to read why I’m doing this, click here. But basically, I know that I don’t [...]

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Do you ever have an idea that pops into your head in the middle of the night and you drowsily think “brilliant!” and then you get up in the morning and realize that you were delusional the night before? This might be one of those ideas and I just haven’t had my moment of clarity [...]

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