October 2011

Your DIY Tricks & Tips

October 31, 2011

I want to send out a BIG thanks to all of you who linked up your tricks and tips on Friday. I am featuring a few of my favorites that I think you can use in your own life. I have seen many glass projects that I hesitate to do because I am afraid to [...]

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I’m Dreaming of a… White Halloween?

October 29, 2011

Every October I have a ritual to take the screens out of all the windows around my house. Yesterday was the day I did this. As I was cleaning the windows in my daughter’s room and looked outside, I saw how pretty the burning bush looked that lines the end of my driveway. I had [...]

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Link Up: Tricks & Tips Party

October 27, 2011

Tricks and Tips DIY Decorating Blog Link Party

TGIF !!! Lots to be excited about this Friday October 28th. It is not only the start of the Halloween weekend- but time to Link Up your best or favorite Tricks and Tips. I can’t wait to see what you link up. I will feature my favorites over the next week here on InMyOwnStyle, Facebook [...]

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Tricks & Tips: Decorating Ideas

October 25, 2011

Halloween is less than one week away and to celebrate its arrival this week – 4 other bloggers and I are sharing some of our Tricks and Tips. This Friday, October 28th – you get to share yours with us by linking up on a Share YOUR Trick or Tip. It is a 5-blog wide [...]

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My Weekend in Vermont

October 25, 2011

The Willard Street Inn In Burlington Vermont

My husband and I went to Vermont over the weekend to see our daughter. The Weather Channel said it was going to be sunny – they were wrong! It was overcast and rainy the entire weekend, but we did not let that hamper our activities. Vermont is always a beautiful place to visit no matter [...]

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Painting Furniture: Black Stain vs. Black Paint

October 20, 2011

How to use Minwax PolyShades to stain a piece of furniture

Remember my client’s house that I have been working on? The one with the blue trimmed windows? Well, I have been busy helping make it over step by step. This week I updated two pine tables the homeowner had. When I was assessing what to keep – these two tables made the cut. They are [...]

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Trick or Tip Week Starting Next Monday

October 18, 2011

Halloween is just around the corner and to help celebrate the trick or treating festivities, I’ve partnered with a few of my favorite fellow bloggers and we’re hosting Trick or Tip Week starting next Monday. Each day, one of us will be sharing our favorite tricks and tips. Then on Friday, we’re having a 5 [...]

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How to Stencil a Shower Door with a Cutting Edge Stencil

October 16, 2011

I have a fun and decorative idea for you today. I love the look of an allover stencil pattern on a wall and I stenciled my mudroom about 12 years ago in a lattice pattern. I used a stencil that was 8” x 14” to do the entire room. It took me over a [...]

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Clipping On Some Style Around the House

October 13, 2011

After making the no-sew window treatment in my last post using a pair of vintage clip-on earrings from my collection – I hated putting the rest of them back into my crafts armoire. They looked so pretty out on my worktable. I just love them – they are so yummy – I am totally addicted and [...]

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How to Make an Instant No Sew Window Valance

October 10, 2011

Once upon a time… after I graduated from college and before I was married is when I started working in retail display. It was in my first few years of working in the field that I learned the many tricks and tips on how to fake out decorating treatments. This was back in the day [...]