We spent the day in Hope, NJ, setting up for the two-day craft show that starts tomorrow. We still have some tweaking to do in the morning but here are a few shots of of our display: Hope to see you in Hope!
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The 36th Annual Hope Christmas Craft Market is only one week away and Debra and I are busy preparing all kinds of homemade items for this special weekend. We love the way this town does Christmas! Besides over 200 local artisans, there’s also food, carolers, antique shops and much more. Plenty to keep the whole
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Instead of carving up pumpkins this year consider making this book page pumpkin out of an old book and bring it back year after year. I like using vintage Reader’s Digest books because I know that they’re readily available at almost any thrift shop. I’ve amassed a huge collection over the years for crafting purposes.
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I purchased a cute red rag rug (say that three times fast!) at a yard sale a few years ago, thinking I would use it in my son’s room. Unfortunately, when I washed it, it bled like a stuck pig, turning the fringe from white to pink. Recently I felt the creative urge to do
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I love the look of open shelves in the kitchen. They break up the monotony of wall cabinets and provide an opportunity for adding visual interest, not to mention the practical aspect of everyone knowing where things are. Open shelves can also make a kitchen feel larger. The 1970’s kitchen of a Jersey shore house
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I have a hard time parting with my magazines and love to keep and look at them for years. The hard part is knowing how to store all of them. Here’s an idea that we came upon by accident. We had been given about 300 back copys of the magazine life:beautiful a couple of years
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School’s out here and it’s been a rainy June so my crafty girls are looking for things to do. Flower Pens are an easy, cheap project that can be completed in a short time. Supplies: Flower pot and saucer coffee beans (to anchor the pens) pens silk flowers floral tape wire cutters Directions: 1.) Using
We are working on this 1960s ranch style house at the Jersey shore to give the exterior a facelift and add a whole lot of curb appeal. Currently, the shingled-style siding is tan and all the trim is brown … it looks a bit drab and dated for a beach house we think. Our game
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If you don’t have a green thumb (like me), these mason jar terrariums are the perfect gardening project. They also make wonderful gifts. I pick up these blue mason jars whenever I can find them but I think a clear class mason jar would be pretty as well. We brought a few of these to
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I don’t think we will ever tire of using burlap in our home furnishings line – it works with any color scheme and adds so much texture to a room. That said, we end up with a lot of small pieces left over from larger projects. I recently put those scraps to use in a
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