November 2010

How To Make and Hang Garland For Your Christmas Tree or Mantel

November 29, 2010

As you know I have been decorating a lot of Christmas trees at work and am finally done, now of course I have to decorate my own. At the store where I work, I use the merchandise to decorate the trees – all ready made garlands, ornaments, and ribbon. When it comes time to decorate my own [...]

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Mirror…Mirror On The Wall

November 22, 2010

3 more days until Thanksgiving and my Decorating Marathon is complete. Woo Hoo Hoo Hoo! I made my deadline. I used to have an old Victorian mirror over my mantel in my dining room. It was something I picked up at a garage sale years ago, but I wanted change. I wanted something simple and bold. I [...]

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My Favorite Things

November 21, 2010

Melissa over at 320 Sycamore and Donna at Funky Junk Interiors are having a Favorite Things Party. It is a great way to see what fellow bloggers love and perhaps get a few ideas that may become your favorites too. Did you happen to see Oprah’s Favorite Things episode on Friday? What fun. The audience were the ecstatic recipients of a [...]

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Ina Garten = Inspiration

November 17, 2010

I am not a foodie, I don’t even like to cook - not one bit, but I LOVE Ina Garten and have every one of her cookbooks. Hmmm! So you may be asking yourself, Why would I have all of her cookbooks and recently buy her 7th if I don’t like to cook? Well, it’s confession time – [...]

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How to Make a Simple Slipcover for Dining Room Chairs

November 14, 2010

One more project in my decorating marathon completed! One more to go and it will be just in time to set the table for Thanksgiving dinner. Way back in 1994 I made my friend, Pam simple slipcovers for her dining room chairs. They became a project in my book Instant Decorating. Since then I have made so many of [...]

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Dining Room Chandelier Make-Over

November 8, 2010

This is the second project of my decorating marathon that I have finished!!! Yeah - I think I may make my T-Day deadline. Of all the projects I have been working on this one excites me the most. I created exactly what I envsioned. I want this room to be neutral, casual, yet elegant. I mixed old and rusty with a little [...]

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How to Make A Simple Placecard and Holder

November 3, 2010

You know I love to find new uses for common items. Try this on your Thanksgiving table to add a bit of style very simply. Prest-O Change-O you have this… The simplest placecard holder – ever! Just in time for your holiday table. I made the placecard by spray painting card stock with black chalkboard [...]

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