Crafts

Stars and Stripes Wreath

Okay.  Maybe this isn’t really a stars and stripes wreath.  I couldn’t find blue ribbon with white stars at the last minute, but I think the polka dot bows work fine, right? Anyway, I have let another holiday sneak up on me.  It’s July 2 and I’m having a barbecue…

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Make a tiered planter in five minutes or less!

It’s been a busy few weeks and I keep forgetting to take pictures during my projects!  So I haven’t been able to post.  I mean, I could have posted but I know you want pictures with your posts! Last year I made a tiered planter for my strawberries that worked…

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Upcycled books are ruining America!!!!

I thought maybe I was getting ahead of myself when I made the post categories for this blog before I actually got around to writing posts.  I mean, what if someone clicks on gardening today?  Because I have yet to post anything about gardening!  The horrors!  And up until right…

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Coffee Body Scrub

I was in the lab for 13 hours today.  13 hours.  And that was after waking up at 2:45 in the morning and not being able to sleep.  So anyway, I’m tired.  So, so, sooooooo tired.  But all day my legs were itching from this dry winter air (and general…

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Curly Deco-Mesh Wreaths DIY

Last week I posted about making burlap rag wreaths for my front doors, so I’m sure you’re thinking “why would you need more Valentine’s wreaths?”  Well, Mother Dearest needs wreaths too!  Her doors are much more exposed than mine are, so I thought I’d give that Deco Mesh stuff a…

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Burlap rag wreath DIY

My bare front doors were making me twitch, so I figured it was time for some new wreaths.  The next holiday is Valentine’s Day so I figured I’d try something hot pink.  So I headed to Hobby Lobby on my way home from work.  I wasn’t really sure what I…

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