First off I hope that everyone is safe and prepared for this storm that is effecting the entire east coast. In these rainy days, I have been busy making tile coasters for my open house and for my Etsy shop. I thought I would share a step by step and the best way to make tile coasters to last for…
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Tutorial for Decorating Glass Blocks!
I love to repurpose construction glass blocks into a great night-light or a holiday decoration. I chose to repurpose the construction blocks over buying the plastic ones from the craft store. I feel it serves a greater purpose by recycling instead of buying new. I have several blocks that I have purchased from various garage sales or that my neighbor…
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Fall Decorating!
I wanted to share another post on Fall Decorating. Last week I shared the Living Room, this week is the Dining Room. The mirror was an outside window to the back of the house. An addition was placed on the back of the house and the owner’s converted the window into a mirror and kept all the original window trim….
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Transitioning to Fall!
I case you have not heard me say it before, I Love the Fall Season! I love the colors(reds, yellows, oranges mixed with the greens) the sounds(ruffling of the leaves) and the smells(burning wood) of fall. This is my favorite Holiday to decorate, more than Christmas. I want to share with you my living room that I decorated for the…
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Fall Welcome Plaque!
I am still transitioning my house to fall decor. Today I started to decorate in the dining room. I was in need of an item to place on my mirror ledge. I will explain what my mirror ledge is in my next post on decorating the dining room, but today I want to show you the “Welcome” Plaque I made….
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Easy,Tasty Taco Meat!
A Chef I am not! A busy Mom and DIYer, yes! So when I find easy and tasty dinners, I am a happy one, so I decided to share this one with you. As usual start with 1 pound of ground meat, brown and drain. I found this packet of Taco seasoning a few years ago at my local grocery store in…
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Painting Pumpkins and How to use them!
I found this fall decorating inspiration on Pinterest, from Shanty 2 Chic. I fell in love and had to create this in my home. I know you can find white pumpkins, but they are more expensive and I have not seen them out yet this season, so I decided to paint the ones I had to complete this decorating project….
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Decorating the Mantel!
It is that time of the year that I LOVE! I love the season of fall and ALL of its wonderful colors, sounds and feel. I love to bring all the great colors of fall into my home decor. I have started with the mantel. Decorating the mantel is one of my favorite things to decorate in my home. I…
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Autumn Picture Frame!
It is my favorite decorating season. I LOVE fall colors and decorating with these colors. I love the heat of summer, but love the season of fall the best. It is time to add these great fall colors into my home decor. Take down the summer and replace with the fall. I decided to decorate a picture frame with items…
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