July 2012
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Suitcase of Cards
I’m having a rustic - vintage themed wedding in about 4 months, so be prepared for DIY spam! I’ve seen a lot of old suitcases that are used as card holders. A few months ago, I searched Etsy and found an adorable yellow one with polka dots. Then off to Micheal’s where I got the wooden letters. Sister painted them while we watched movies (my go to Martha Stewart Pearl color)....
Jul 8th
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Jul 8th
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Inexpensive Fabric Art
52weeksproject: *all supplies can be found at your local fabric/craft store for under $30. 
Jul 8th
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Jul 6th
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Magazine Magnets
52weeksproject: What you’ll need: 1. Clear glass 2. Diamond glaze (or another glass glue) 3. Magazine of your choice 4. X-Acto Knife 5. Magnets     1. Trace around the glass with an X-Acto knife- pop out the desired section.   2. Using a brush, apply glue to the glass, then apply the paper. Once dry, you can apply your magnets.  
Jul 6th
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Jul 5th
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Shelf Upgrade
52weeksproject: I found a simple black shelf at Goodwill recently ($3.99) and decided to spruce it up with cotton paper ($2.50) and textured spray paint ($5.50). Time spent: 50 minutes, including drying time Cost: $11.99
Jul 5th
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Nailed it
Jul 5th
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Jul 4th
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Organizing project of the day
Ok, let’s not pay attention to the adorable Rufio who sleeps like that regularly. For some reason this is one of the only pictures I have right now of my purple ottoman (in the right hand corner by his foot). Today, I decided to clean it out and put all my leftover home decor items in there for storage. The only hard part was the Easter egg type hunt I had to conduct in order to find all my...
Jul 4th
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Rope Candle Holders
52weeksproject: I will be the first to admit that this project is not for the faint of heart. Maybe it was my choice of glue, or the texture of the rope, but making this candle holder was no easy task. Be prepared for a lot of sitting, holding, and sticky fingers. For a more colorful take on this project, head on over to Joy of all Crafts. Time: 2 hours + overnight dry Cost: $7-$9 Materials:...
Jul 4th
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Jul 4th
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Jul 3rd
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Jul 3rd
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Jul 3rd
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Jul 3rd
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Jul 3rd
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Craft Corner
Before this area became my craft corner, it was a hodge podge area with books, files and pictures. I needed a corner for my craft supplies that took up an entire closet; and I saw potential here. So I consolidated the books in our ‘library’, tossed out all the paper crap I didn’t need anymore and got baskets from Target. This lasted for a while, but knowing me….it had to...
Jul 3rd
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Bobby Pins
I don’t have any drawers in my bathroom but if I did - this would be the first thing I’d do!
Jul 2nd