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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We’re so excited to be able to reveal some before and after pictures to you of the Manor House of Tuscarora Inn and Conference Center. We were called in to get it spruced up for a new women’s wellness retreat which will be held April 30th thru May 3rd. This is a retreat that will
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We have been working on staging a very special house over the past 6 weeks. The home was built in the 1960’s and is a combination European castle-chalet style dwelling. It has amazing architectural details – like stone walls, huge beamed ceilings and hand carved woodwork. The house and surrounding property will soon be
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Bookshelves are tricky – you know a good looking arrangement when you see it but it’s hard to pinpoint what makes it look good. Done right, they add lots of visual and tactile interest to a room. Done wrong, they create visual clutter or just look tired and dated. Elizabeth and I just finished
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Woke up on Saturday to a beautiful blanket of snow. My plans of going to the gym quickly changed to a large breakfast of french toast and finding snow gear for the kids. Being from Minnesota, it was so nice to finally see white for winter. I decided to organize our mountain of mismatched mittens,
Debra and I have been doing room makeovers for almost five years now. Our very first makeover, I waddled around six months pregnant with my youngest child, putting in my two cents but not being much help. We have found over the last few years that generally the people who hire us are good shoppers
Here’s a few simple non-tech ways to remember Christmas: If you have a real Christmas tree, cut off a little part of the stump and record the date on it. It’s easiest to do this right before putting it in water after purchasing the tree but it could be done now when you take it
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We had a great time this past weekend in Hope,NJ. The weather was wonderful and record numbers of people turned out for the Christmas festivities in this quaint New Jersey town. We were very busy but happy to see some familiar faces and meet new friends. I wanted to pass along some pictures of our
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Well it has been a busy time for us – sewing, painting, planting, crafting, in preparation for this weekend’s Christmas Craft Market in Hope, New Jersey. My husband took off from work this week to help me finish up some furniture projects and help care for our toddler, Jack. This is the fourth year Elizabeth
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Each year, during the first weekend in December, the historic town of Hope, New Jersey, hosts their annual Christmas Craft Market. This year marks their 34th year and the dates are December 3rd and 4th. Over 200 crafters participate in this event. The crafters are located in several buildings: the school building, the grange, the
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