June 2010

In Artful Order: Using Paint Chips

June 25, 2010

I am a visual girl…I like to see things, pretty things, tactile things, organized things. I love office, stationery, and art supplies. I am not a tech-ie and don’t want to have everything including the kitchen sink in my computer files. I like connection, hands-on to all my contacts, links, codes, passwords, urls, user names, [...]

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How-To Make the Almost Perfect Pencil Holder

June 21, 2010

I want to thank everybody for leaving me so many nice comments and e-mails about my studioffice. A few of you asked how I made the pencil holder. I responded that I would try to find the instructions. I had SUCCESS. I had to figure out where I filed it. I looked in my files under - instructions, project [...]

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My Studioffice Part 2

June 19, 2010

A while back I wrote about my studioffice work-table and told you that I was going to be changing a few things – that a Part 2 post would follow. It took some time and I finally got it done! Here is a glimspe of Part 1 I re-purposed two cabinets that were hand me downs, [...]

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Trash, The Dollar Store, and Me

June 16, 2010

I am one of those people who is not afraid to stop my car on the side of the road to pick up other peoples cast-offs. I find it very adventuresome and love transforming my finds into functional pieces. Best of all – it doesn’t cost me a thing. I found this hollowed out dresser in [...]

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Jewelry for your Garden

June 14, 2010

This is a fun trash turned into treasure something useful project. I call my creation “Jewelry for the Garden”. I came up with this idea after my hubby asked me if I could make something to mark the veggies and herbs that he recently planted in our garden. I could have used a number of things as [...]

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Nate’s Audience Filled with Design Bloggers

June 14, 2010

When I got home from work today and went online to enjoy my daily reads in my Google Reader I kept reading about Nate. Nate Berkus that is. As I read through all the posts about him I found out why. It all started with a “tweet” when the Moggit Girls tweeted the idea of Nate Berkus having an all design [...]

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How-To Make an Easy Ribbon Organizer

June 13, 2010

Even though I haven’t posted this past week, I have been getting some behind the scene steps ready for some upcoming projects. It takes time to gather all the supplies and to think my ideas through. Once I have a plan, I am set to go. Today I am working on 5 projects. When one is drying, I [...]

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The Best Two DIY Projects I Ever Made

June 6, 2010

I wanted to share with you 2 of the best DIY projects I have ever made. I started working on them many years ago. I can’t take full credit for how wonderful these two projects have turned out, as they have been a joint DIY effort that I could not have completed without the able-bodied assistance of [...]

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