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Recycle a Ribbon Spool Into a Gift Box

April 25, 2012

Mother’s Day is on May 13th. That is less than 3 weeks away. Earth Day was three day ago. To celebrate each I made a gift box in honor of my mom using recycled materials– empty ribbon spools that I normally would have thrown in the trash. My mom is no longer here on on [...]

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My Colortopia + House Beautiful = FUN for Me!

January 10, 2012

Back in December a week before Christmas I drove to NYC one morning to meet a marketing director in a very modern building that is located on this busy corner. It is actually called a tower where a lot of very inspiring things happen inside that I am sure have touched your life, hands, and [...]

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Do You Have a Mollifier in Your Home?

January 9, 2012

“A what?” – A Mollifier – you know some decorative object or piece of furniture that you allow into your home because as awful as it may be, it makes someone else who lives with you very happy. I have one and you have been seeing a lot of it lately as I am trying [...]

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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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Momtastic.com

February 10, 2011

Today I was so excited to share some exciting news with you. I have been asked to be an Expert Contributor for My official photo: I will have my very own column there all about DIY decorating. I am thrilled and was going to do a post all about it, but that will have to [...]

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How I Learned to Use My Camera

January 8, 2011

I got a new camera. My old Nikon worked well, but my old eyes were having trouble seeing anything in the tiny 1″ x 1″ LCD screen. I also had to manually open the shutter with my fingers and the battery door was broken. My hubby came up with a quick fix to hold the door closed using an angle iron and [...]

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3 New Projects + Nate Day

September 19, 2010

As I promised in my last post, no more lamps for awhile. This week I am going to start tackling 3 new projects. One will require elbow grease, another scissors, and the last, a straight edge and glue. Here is a sneak peak of these projects in their current state. I have a beautiful ”After” vision in my head for [...]

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YIKES!!!!

August 28, 2010

What else can go wrong for me, my site template just went wonky. The stars are not aligning for me lately. I can’t get stressed over it – it is only a temporary problem and will be fixed soon. I am working on two projects that I have been creating from my sofa. As soon as [...]

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Where in the World is Diane?

August 19, 2010

This is a multiple choice question. Please get out your #2 pencil What do the following 3 photos have in common? a. Library b. Supermarket c. Hospital d. Mall If you chose “c” you are correct. I had an unexpected opportunity to visit the hospital as my pancreas is acting up a bit. Although there’s no [...]

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A Stylish Script

August 17, 2010

Yesterday I walked into my local supermarket and right inside the door for all to see was a display filled with these… Wreaths – pretty Autumn ones. Which signals -Fall is soon upon us. I got all excited as I love Autumn. It is my favorite time of year. I live for it!! My husband thinks I am [...]