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Projects that you can Do It Yourself
Has this ever happened to you? You’re out garage sale-ing one day, and you stumble upon a piece of furniture that you love. Perhaps something like this dresser: I showed you this dresser before. You can read about my fabulous finds here and see how …
You may wonder how long it takes me to do a project. Sometimes, it takes me a really, Really long time. Case in point: Maybe you missed me sharing with you how I acquired this dresser. You can read about it here. The dresser sat …
Is It Hot In Here, Or Is It Just Me? As you may have read, I recently redid some Hobnail Milk Glass Lamps that I found at the thrift store. I finished the lamps several months ago, but it took me awhile to figure out …
Hobnail Milk Glass Does a Girl Good I love going to thrift stores and seeing what treasures I can find. However, I have to be in the right frame of mind to go into one. Some thrift stores can be down right scary – and …
True Confessions time – There are a couple of things I really appreciate in life. Good cookware and fine art. The problem is, I hate to pay for either one. Truth be told, it’s not so much that I hate to pay for them, I …
I love to scour Craigslist for deals. For a long time, I was missing key pieces of furniture, like a dining room table, living room sofa and other things. By watching Craigslist, I was able to find some pieces I liked in a price range …
I’ve been seeing all these book wreaths all over Blogland. Normally, I’m not one to do something just because everyone else is, but I’ve been looking for a project for some antique books I we inherited. See, a few years ago we had the daunting …
Back in the spring, I was up at the library and I came upon these books by Sue Whitney & Ki Nassauer. I was instantly in lOvE!Sue and Ki had a project in one of these books that I need to rip-off replicate. A …
I was out looking at Thrift Stores the other day when I came upon this bird. I didn’t take more before pictures, so you can’t see that this little guy has a slight crack along his head. The color is a terra cota with a …
I love pumpkins. I think they are about the cutest thing ever and if I could get away with it, I’d have pumpkins all over my house. All year round. Sadly, I can’t get away with it. My people wouldn’t let me. I look forward …