Crepe paper flowers for Valentine’s Day

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Aren’t they pretty ?!? I think so. They are also fun to make and cost next to nothing ! Beautiful, colorful flowers made with crepe paper. The difference between these crepe paper flowers, and the flowers I made last Valentine’s Day for teacher gifts, is that you start with ruffle crepe paper streamers. To make… read more »

DIY {knock off} wall art

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When I saw this “every day i love you” wooden sign hanging in a local home design store, I totally fell in love. Then I looked at the price tag, and totally almost fell over! It was $199!! I know it’s precious, but $199 ?!?  Seemed a bit pricey to me. Of course I had to… read more »

Driftwood candle holder & rainbows

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Have you seen driftwood candle holders on the web like this…  { photo source } and this…. { photo source } I just LOVE the rustic simplicity of these driftwood candle holders; so organic, beachy and simply beautiful. I’ve used driftwood several times for various projects like my driftwood jewelry holder. And the driftwood sailboat… read more »

DIY ~ painted Compass Rose table

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I had this table I bought as part of a Bistro set several years ago. It was a pretty set when I first purchased it from Stop & Shop of all places, but after a few seasons, the set started to look dingy. Since I had leftover outdoor paint from my bench project, I decided… read more »

Fun with GIF ! (a tutorial)

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GIF files are all over the web. You know those fun animated web banners and web ads that seem to move ?? Yup, that’s a GIF. GIF stands for Graphics Interchange Format, I learned that thanks to good ole’ Google. An animated GIF is a file that contains a set of images that is presented in… read more »