How to Make Feather Earrings

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lI have a thing for earrings…big earrings actually.  It is an inherent degenerative gene passed down from my mother.  All those times I heard my mom say “Where are your earrings?” before I left the house, has made me a believer that earrings are a must accessory.  Last year I got these really pretty purple feather earrings from Jewel Mint.

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Duck Tape® Flower Belt Instructions

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Last year I showed you how to make felt flowers.  Using that same technique I made some flowers out of Duck Tape®.  Duck Tape® comes in an array of colors and patterns and they sent me some Christmas patterns/colors to use.  These are so easy and fun to make and you can add them to a purse, scarf, shirt, bag or a BELT!

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5 Ways to Decorate a Pumpkin

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While I love the effect of a glowing, scary-faced pumpkin on my porch on All Hallows Eve, I’m not exactly crazy about the slimy, seedy mess that goes along with carving pumpkins.  Plus, a carved pumpkin only lasts for a few days.  I’ve been saving great ideas for making pretty pumpkins without a single knife or slimy seed!  Take a look at these 5 Ways to Decorate a Pumpkin that will take you beyond Halloween and into the rest of the fall season.

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5 Ways to Create a Gallery Wall

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There’s something really satisfying about being able to group images that you love all together in one place for your family and guests to enjoy.  It’s like spreading out an entire album on the wall.  I also love that gallery walls can be so random.  You don’t necessarily have to find frames that are all the same style and size or group them in perfect symmetry.

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5 Ways to Use Tile

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Happy Saturday, everyone!  Did you get a chance to see my new subway tile backsplash?  I installed it myself just a couple of weeks ago, and I’m soooo excited about the way it turned out!   Installation was really not as hard as I thought it would be.

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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…}





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…}