Recently I did a mini makeover of the back entrance to our home. This entrance is used by almost everyone because our driveway brings you to the back of the house. I can’t believe we’ve been here ten years and I never thought to make this area feel welcoming! Here’s the before: I started
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Turn your unwanted ties into eyeglass cases. It’s a quick and easy homemade gift for your dad that he’s sure to love. These are two ties that I recently picked up at a local thrift shop. I love the patterns and textures. Wide ties work great for sun glasses, thinner ones for reading glasses.
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Often while I’m playing with my three year old, I find myself scanning the room, zeroing in on areas that need a little TLC. Recently my eyes landed on the corner of our living room where we have our piano. The piano has never received any thoughtful decorating. In fact, I’ve basically ignored it
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Here’s another idea for upcycling a few of those plastic Easter eggs: As much as I love the vibrant colors in these eggs, I don’t want to use them in my decorating. If you’ve been following this blog, you can tell that Debra and I have enjoyed working with paper lately. I decided to try
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After 10+ years of Easter egg hunts, we have amassed quite a collection of these suckers. Like rabbits, they just seem to multiply. I thought I’d try giving these eggs a makeover with some good old jute twine, similar to what I did with plastic fruit in an earlier post. All it takes
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As a 4-year-old, my daughter Greta seems endlessly fascinated with letters. Her greatest accomplishment right now has been learning to write her name. She also loves filling a page with her favorite letters (right now “h” and “i”), then asking me what it says. She thinks it’s the funniest thing in the world when I
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Here’s the link for the book page rose wreath: www.bystephanielynn.com that I blogged about the other day. She offers simple instructions for this elegant wreath. It’s worth a try. It’s supposed to get up to 72 today! Hope you can get out and enjoy the day. Elizabeth
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I love starting projects. I have a basement workshop full of them, all in various stages of completion. Anyone else like this? I also love dreaming about projects. Taped to the wall above my sewing machine are pictures of projects that I would love to start someday – new designs for pillow covers, table runners,
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I recently made this pink banner for my daughter’s four-year-old birthday. I’ve seen these banners all over and have always loved them. They’re so festive for a party but I also work great for decorating a child’s room. Etsy has many fabric banners to choose from. I wanted to make Greta’s banner a little more
We are so excited to have our French style grain sack table runner featured in the February issue of Country Living, now on newsstands. Here’s a sneak peek: Head on over to our etsy store to view this item and more! We’re busy painting and sewing up a storm! Elizabeth
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