February 2010

One of a Kind Gift Envelopes

February 24, 2010

One of my favorite things to do is to come up with unique ways to give the gift of tickets, money, or photos, into the design of the envelope I am placing the gift in. Why be ordinary, when with a little bit of time, ingenuity, and a trip to your craft cabinet you can enhance the ordinary into something special and [...]

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What a Surprise!

February 24, 2010

If you have been reading my blog for a while, you may remember this photo of the butler’s pantry I did for a Decorator Showhouse in the Philadelphia area. I was so surprised tonight when I clicked on the BHG Remolding Center.com Weekly Update in my e-mail and was taken to the home page of the site. I was hardly even looking as [...]

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Zoom Zoom Zoom – A Craft Cart on Wheels

February 21, 2010

Earlier this week as I have been sitting in front of the television watching the Olympics, I made some decorative items. I had stuff, craft supplies, and trash all over the place and thought – there has to be a better way to bring all my crafting supplies next to the sofa in a neat and orderly way. I needed a craft [...]

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My Crafty Craft-Table Cachepot

February 17, 2010

What can your do with a soup can, curtain hooks, those pesky advertising inserts from magazines, and a few beads? You will soon find out. One of my favorite blogs is Blah-to-TADA.blogspot.com. Claire writes for a newspaper and was asked to write a column about how you could take stuff you would normally throw out and make something desirable from [...]

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My Studioffice – Part 1

February 14, 2010

I had promised back before Christmas that I would post about the other half of my studioffice. This is the area across from the partner’s desk that I posted about here. Now you can see how this room’s other half lives. This is Part 1 of the creation of my work table. The room is a rectangle with two [...]

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A Heart-y Breakfast for Your Valentine

February 13, 2010

These pretty and very delicious Valentine inspired pancakes are brought to you today by my daughter, Kelly. Earlier this morning I was working out and Kelly came down with a plate in her hand and said “Mom, here is a Valentine idea for your blog.” Don’t you just love when your kids are so cute [...]

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How-To Make No-Sew Kitchen Stool Covers

February 12, 2010

After Before See the stool with the pleather brown top in the photo, well I had not one of those lovelies, but three. I bought them to go around my kitchen counter when my girls were little. They loved to feel like grown-ups and sit at the counter peninsula that was in our kitchen at the time. [...]

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Snow Day #2 – Digging Out

February 11, 2010

Anyone living in the Northeast is seeing this winter wonderland out their window this morning. It looks so pretty all pristine. Sun shining and a balmy 30 degrees – Wind chill ? Like a post card. Yesterday was a fun Snow Day, all cozy, stranded at home, baking cookies, watching movies, sitting by the fire. [...]

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Don’t Cha Just Love The Dollar Store?

February 9, 2010

Before I just love the Dollar Store. Don’t you? You never know what you are going to find. It is a hit or miss, but when you do come across something nice or that has great potential – all you can say is Wow! It’s only a $1.00 and you instantly think you should buy more [...]

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How-To Make a Banquette for Your Kitchen

February 7, 2010

If you have been thinking about constructing a banquette in your kitchen I can tell you that it is the best home improvement project I ever did.It not only adds architectural detail to the room, but it creates more seating without the need for a lot of chairs, plus since the seating is right against [...]