March 2011

How To Make A Bed Hanging 123…

March 30, 2011

It was time for a little updating in my guest room. It all started after creating the gallery wall. You know how it goes – one change leads to another. I am tweaking a few things and am doing it all very inexpensively – like under $50.00. Everything I am doing in this room is [...]

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Junking–Close to Home

March 28, 2011

On the weekends there are many of us that like to go junking, antiquing, flea marketing, and thrift store hopping. Sometimes we go local and other times we go on long road trips in hopes to find treasure. Lately I have been doing a lot of this – unearthing treasures - my junking jaunts have [...]

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Risking It–Using Upholstery Fabric To Add Hot Spring Color to My Home

March 23, 2011

So Long, Winter? The calendar says it’s Spring, but when I woke up this morning there was a layer of white stuff on the ground that wasn’t there yesterday. I am trying to stay positive and I’m going chase the chill away by adding some Spring color to my family room by doing something a [...]

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My Spring Like Day in DC

March 20, 2011

Hello and Happy Spring – YES – finally it has officially arrived and that makes me soooo very happy. For the past four days I haven’t been online as Not with the President and Michelle, but my hubby and a group of friends. We went to DC last Thursday to attend a memorial service at [...]

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My Green Thumb

March 15, 2011

This is not the color of my thumb. I don’t have the natural ability to make plants thrive under my care and I gave up trying a long time ago. I love plants and flowers and don’t mind using fake ones as long as they look natural. Some people are not fans of fake flowers [...]

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How To Make a No-Sew Round Ottoman–Part 1

March 9, 2011

If you have been reading my blog for awhile, you know that from time to time I take a project from my book, Instant Decorating and update it. This is one of those projects. Ottomans are one of my favorite pieces of furniture. I love them as they are so versatile and can be used [...]

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How To Make A Fireplace Screen Using a Window Sash

March 7, 2011

Now that Spring arrives in just 13 days ( I can see that smile on your face), I knew it was time to do something about hiding my soon to be unused fireplace box. I needed something simple that could easily be moved away when the fire is burning and put back in front of [...]

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How To Add Spring Color to a Lamp Shade & Room

March 3, 2011

Holy Hanna, it can’t be Thursday already. This week got away from me. I have been so busy with many projects that I seemed to have missed Tues/Wed/Thurs. I am working on five right now and have two dec jobs. Living the creative life keeps me busy, but always makes me happy. Now that I made my [...]