DIY Shabby Chic Ruffled Table Runner Tutorial

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As part of my New Year's purge fest, I have been going through my computer and cleaning things out. I discovered a few dozens of tutorials and recipes that I started, but never finished posting. So my goal for this year is to actually get them off my hard drive and into the blog world. [...]

Pottery Barn Knock-Off Christmas Pillow

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Hope you are all enjoying the projects for Creative Carousel this time around. Yesterday the Lolly Jane girls showed us how to make some adorable Baker's Twine Ornaments. I actually have bucket loads of Christmas decor. But every year I find new awesome projects that I just have to make. What can I say, I [...]

Easy Fabric Pumpkins {Tutorial}

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If you haven't yet, make sure you check out the tutorials and giveaway for Creative Carousel this month. Over $200 in prizes!!  And for our first tutorial of the week, Tam from Sew Dang Cute Crafts is making DIY monogram necklaces. So cute! I shared this tutorial for easy fabric pumpkins over at Every Creative [...]

Picnic Tablecloth Tutorial

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I shared this picnic tablecloth tutorial over at Sew Dang Cute last month, but realized I'd never posted it here. I thought I'd better sneak it in before the warm weather turns into snow flurries! My boys love picnics. Who doesn't, right? Food just seems to taste better when you eat it outside in the [...]

Framed Monogram with Paper Flowers

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This is the project that I entered in the KSL Studio5 $5 craft challenge. Not that I was expecting to win grand prize or anything, but I was a little disappointed with some of the finalists they chose. They were great projects, but I've seen them a million times on other decorating blogs. I was [...]

Trash to Treasure Candle Holder Re-purposed

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New here? You might wanna sign up for my RSS feed so you don't miss anything. I know some of you have been waiting for me to show the results of my kitchen re-paint. Here's the thing. After I painted the wall, I realized even more how desperately I want to paint the outdated oak [...]

Red Rosette Canvas Pillow

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I know. I keep posting red stuff. I can't help it. Not only is Valentine's Day around the corner, but I've got the winter blah's, and I need me some cheerful colors to lift my spirits. So red is what you're getting! This is a variation on the canvas pillows I posted a few months [...]

Rosette Pillows, Round 2

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Strep is making the rounds at our house. My oldest son and I just recovered, and now my second son has fallen prey. What with catching up on laundry and housework after spending almost three days out of commission, tending to a sick boy, and running to the pharmacy, this project took much longer than [...]