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HOW TO: Make “Thankful…” Leaves
For Monday’s challenge, I decided to put myself on a budget. You ready to see the outrageous leash I gave myself? Are you??? My budget was. . . . . . $0.00 That’s right! Zero dollars and zero cents....
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Cranberry Orange Walnut “Cookies”
For this weeks challenge I went with something a little untraditional. {Untraditional? Me?? I know; you’re shocked.} I found this recipe on allrecipes.com and thought it sounded really interesting...
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Thermocouple
After all these arts & crafts posts, we need to get back to some serious home DIYing. Except, we have a little problem. This is our furnace. Prior to owning a home, I only had to deal with one...
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Escape from Hoth
{Escape from where?} Last night our thermostat looked like this. That would read 52 degrees. Indoors. It was chilly. Remember the thermocouple incident? While I managed to get it out just fine, putting...
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The Curious Case of Naked Buttons
My headboard project started back in September and I’m a little embarassed to say it hasn’t progressed much since. Although, the vision has waivered much since I shared my inspiration and I’ve worked...
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How To: Quick Shelves
I’m going to show you a never before seen corner of our bedroom. All you real designers are going to gag at the blatant display of electronics but guess what. We don’t live in a showroom or a magazine....
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How To: Float a Painting
While things with the headboard aren’t going exactly as planned, we were able to check off a few little projects around the house this weekend. Easy projects make you feel SO accomplished. First up,...
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How To: Pillowcase Version 2
As I mentioned yesterday, I made 4 pillowcases for our Master Bedroom redo. Yesterday’s pattern worked great with a single yard of fabric but every fabric’s different. My other fabric had these long...
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How To: Diamond Tufted Headboard, Part 2
Last month, before I debuted our Master Bedroom, I showed you how I retrofitted my Craigslist headboard to be the frame I wanted. I’m back to walk you through the rest of the tufting but I think we’re...
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Trim Tip
While painting 128 ft of baseboard + 24ft of door trim, I quickly realized that it was best if things touched the sawhorses as little as possible. Hammering in a couple nails on each end jacked the...
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