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Tied Knot Heart Hanger

12 February 2010

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Re-purposed Clothing This week I was inspired by a craft club blog called, Crafts in Bloom. The author gave out the project assignment to use old clothing to create something beautiful and new. (click here to see the club’s results) I chose to make one last Valentine’s project. I used Ryan’s old shirt (he wore [...]

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Jump Ring Necklace

5 February 2010

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Valentine-ish Pendant This week I was inspired by a blog called Craft-Werk (Sonja from Dublin, Ireland).  She posted a tutorial about using recycled earrings (the lonely single earrings from all the lost pairs) to create pendants. I so happened to have some lonely broken bead type “junk” laying around. Feeling justified here for keeping every [...]

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Ice Sun Catchers for Winter

19 January 2010

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Outdoor Decor on the Cheap How To: Arrange citrus slices, cranberries, evergreen sprigs in a brownie pan or muffin tin Add warm water (enough to cover the items in the pan) Plop some twine in the warm water (creates hanger) Freeze pan of water outside or in your freezer Place pan in a bit of [...]

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Christmas Photo Cards…Now What?

29 December 2009

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Don’t Throw ‘Em! Love ‘Em Got Milk Cards? Each year I reuse family photos from the cards that were so warmly given to us during the Christmas season. During the rest of the year I collect freebie magnets where ever I go to make photo magnets. State Fair, Dental Office, Pizza Place, you get the [...]

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Oh, the Weather Outside is Frightful…

23 December 2009

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But, wrapping gifts with paper bags is delightful… Let me warn you, if you start to wrap gifts with paper bags, ribbon and jingle bells and you have some sort of brown-paper-packages-holiday-sickness (like I do), you’ll wrap and wrap until you have to dump out your recycling bag to get more paper. Like I did…er, [...]

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Gifts from the Kids

21 December 2009

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Happiness is…Giving Ry and Molly filled mugs with cocoa packets, marshmallows and candy canes for gifts this year. Ry went to the thrift store, with me, to buy a million second hand ugly festive Christmas mugs. The mugs were around 25 cents-$1. Molly (yes, I know she needs a hair cut, poor dear) lovingly filled [...]

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Joy Sign Tutorial

16 December 2009

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I *Heart* empty frames. The transformation power is limitless. Here is what I did with a pitiful oak 8X10… Love, Jess

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Merry Days & Silent Nights Tutorial

14 December 2009

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So many good things start with the phrase, “So, I had this old sign from a thrift store”, don’t they? Here is a good example… I also clipped the huge raffia bow and wire hanger off of the sign. Just as I was feeling proud that I was showing Molly about the alphabet…she stole sips [...]

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Picture Frame Wreath Tutorial

10 December 2009

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Season’s Greetings I made a new wreath for my front door using an old picture frame, old ice skates and old garland. Using items from around the house, attic and garage to create new decor has been a necessity for me because I have a tight non-existent budget for projects.  I use my blow money [...]

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Pinecone Wreath with Polka-dot Monogram

2 December 2009

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My Wreath Got a face lift I was given this beautiful, handmade pine cone wreath a number of years ago. (Thanks Aunt Mary J0!) For Christmas, it needed a bit of festivity splashed on her. 1. Start with a plain pine cone wreath. The wreath could stand alone too, it’s so wintery and natural. But, [...]

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