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Holidays

Christmas In July

July 12, 2010
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See this basket?  Look closely.  What do you see?  Jingle bells, Christmas cards, friends smiling faces, beads, and tinsel.  Holiday project stuff, right? - in July?  You are probably thinking that the holidays are 4 1/2 months away, but there is a reason I am showing you this now.  Every Christmas for the past 4 years, yes, you guys, [...]

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Time for Some Red, White, and Blue

May 28, 2010

 It’s a holiday weekend.  A red, white, and blue one.    Time to go to a parade and wave a flag,  cook up some yummy delicious food for a picnic or BBQ, and time to give a little thought to all of those who have served or are currently serving in the Armed Forces.    On the Pionner Woman’s site [...]

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Happy Easter

April 4, 2010

H a p p y   E a s t e r

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How-To Make a Valentine Gift Tube

January 23, 2010
How to gift wrap Hershey Kisses as a gift

I am sending this covered gift tube to my daughter, Mandy who is away at The University of Vermont.  It is filled with lots of kisses – Hershey Kisses that is.  I want to send her something unique and that won’t fit into her dorm mailbox.  This way the mail-room will have to put a note in her mailbox [...]

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Happy 2010

December 31, 2009

Thanks everyone for finding me this past month.  Your comments really make me smile.  I am looking forward to posting lots of style, decorating, and fun DIY projects in 2010.  Thanks for making my first month of blogging a great experience.   I hope you have a perfect ’10!   Diane

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Merry Christmas

December 23, 2009

    After all the crafting, decorating, shopping, baking, and wrapping… the day is finally here.  I hope your Christmas is everything you hope for and more.   Enjoy        

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A Little Bit of Fifth Avenue at 57th Street for your Christmas Tree

December 20, 2009
What to do with a Tiffany's Blue Box

    Most of us have our trees decorated for Christmas by now and are just waiting for the 25th to arrive so we can enjoy all the joy the day brings, including opening presents. If you happen to get something shiny and pretty in a cute little box with a famous logo on it, [...]

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Easiest Cookies I Ever Made

December 17, 2009
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  I love Christmas Cookies.  Every December my friend, Karen has a cookie exchange- which is lots of fun.  She decorates her house beautifully and always serves delicious munchies and her famous Bourbon Slush (yum)+(upcoming post).  Many of my friends who I don’t get to see on a regular basis are always in attendance, so [...]

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A Macy’s Christmas

December 10, 2009
Outdoor Hoilday Decorating Ideas

It snowed!  What a nice treat, I was in the middle of decorating the exterior of my house for the holidays and it started to snow.  It was a wet kind of snow, so I had to stop because I was getting soaked, but when I went back outside everything looked so pretty that I [...]

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Trash to Holiday Treasure

December 6, 2009
Holiday Trash to Treasure Decorating

I have a sideboard in my foyer that usually is the home of a big white urn filled with purple hydrangeas, but at the holidays I like to change it to something a bit more in tune with a winter theme.  This project really got me excited as it was easy, inexpensive, and the two [...]

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