Black Friday Cyber Monday Sale

Check out all the shop deals! Ends soon so HURRY! Jewelry     Vintage Decor     Retro Kitche...

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Before & After: Transforming My Kitchen

Its amazing what a little paint can do. Here is Before. Ugly. Hideous. No me gusta. Also, notice the ancient refrigerator. It worked great but couldn't sustain a family of 5.   At this point we painted the walls and took all the doors off the cabinets with the intent of refinishing them. Yeah...we didn't end up doing that. Here we have the south wall, crammed with junk....

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Upcycled Gift Box Tutorial

 One super fast and easy way to wrap up some last minute gifts is to dress up some boxes lying around in the pantry. Here I used some small stamps to create a pattern and used some embossing powder ( just cuz I love sparkly stuff.) What you will need:  Boxes from cereal, crackers, pasta,etc. It can be any size, as long it has no damage or grease spots. Stamps, stamping...

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Tutorials and Free Printables

  Springform bucket at Badskirt Mushroom Pincushion Tutorial at FAntastic Toys  Recycled paper bunting at Making It Lovely Free Printable Holiday Card at MufnInc Printable Christmas Gift Lists at Atypical Type...

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Decorating with Ebroidered Wall Art

Some people may think of embroidery as "old lady art" to keep fingers and joints nimble. They are so wrong! It's quite a beautiful art form that I am currently enamored with. It does take skill - even when you have a pattern guide. I embroider the faces on my dolls and let me tell ya' it is not simple. It is but it isn't. I love the embroidered wall art especially, at...

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HOLIDAY HANDMADE GIVEAWAY by Gifts Define!

Not long ago, I stumbled upon a super cute site with super cute handmade birds, mobiles, party favors, personalized gifts and more. At first I saw the GiftsDefine blog and then their Etsy Shop and it was over. I have a soft spot for uber-cuteness...which I think evolved after having children; I would see things that we're so adorable and instantly want them even for a 1 year...

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Slightly Transforming the Dining Room.

Since we moved in, we've painted, repaired and are slowly decorating the place. Our dining room looks like a marriage between a viking's lodge with a 19th century apothecary. Not exactly my style but my husband has his ideas...We have a large old ornate dark wood table with mismatched viking-ish chairs, coupled with an Admiral from the 40's that we converted into a display...

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Giveaway Winner Annoucement

Keeping track of participants for a giveaway can be a daunting task especially when there are several ways to enter..but I did it and a winner has been chosen! The lucky winner is..... KRISTEN O.  who entered via the Facebook fan page. Congrats to you, Krist...

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