5 Ways to Decorate with the Color Orange

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At the beginning of every year, Pantone announces their pick for “Color of the Year”.  It’s their prediction of what the freshest, trendiest color will be in fashion, design, and decor.  The pick for 2012, you might remember, was Tangerine Tango.  This bright, fun shade of orange has definitely been in the spotlight, this year. {…Read More…}





Lowes $100 Giveaway for Outdoor Fun

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This month the Lowes Creative blogger team was challenged to create some outdoor fun.  The East Coast Creative girls created the Solar – Powered Terrarium this month on IC as part of the outdoor fun. Here are some other great ideas from the other Lowe’s Creative Idea Bloggers: Tatertots & Jello – DIY Privacy Screen {…Read More…}





Girly Art Easel

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I have a love affair with making everything old new again, making the no purpose to repurposed and making over that which was once drab to fab.  Natalie from My Sister’s Suitcase is here to share how to make an eyesore of an art easel into a girly framed art easel perfect for her little {…Read More…}





Staining a Deck

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This post brought to you by Flood Wood Care. All opinions are 100% mine. Yesterday I showed you how to strip a deck completely of old stain or paint.  It was a tough job but we completed it.  Today I will show you how we stained our deck.  I used Flood® OneCoat Waterproofing Finish in {…Read More…}





How to Strip a Deck

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Last week I talked about the process I went through to decide what deck finish/protector I wanted to go with.  If you missed the 411 on Deck Stains you might want to read it first.  The reason I went through the process of all that research was because of this post – we stripped our {…Read More…}





Craft Wars

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Have you seen commercials for the new show on TLC called Craft Wars?  It starts tomorrow at 10PM/9:00C.  Are you going to tune in? You will recognize many of the talent on there.  So support your crafting community by taking part in it and if you want to tweet along while you watch the hashtag {…Read More…}





5 Ways to Entertain Kids this Summer

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School’s been out in my neck of the woods for a few weeks now, but I know that for many of you, this will be the first week your kids are home for the summer.  It can be awesome to have a break from all of the homework, activities, and obligations that keep us busy {…Read More…}