Mother's Day Bottle Vases with Martha Stewart Glitter Paint

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This post is sponsored by Plaid and The Blueprint Social. The opinions about Martha Stewart Crafts are 100% my own. I was thrilled to receive an awesome package of Martha Stewart Crafts in the mail a few weeks ago. I was asked to make either a Mother's Day gift idea, or something I could use [...]

Look What I Made! Link Party #150– Dollar Store Organizing

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Check out the latest giveaway: $45 Gift Certificate from Oh! Susannah! Hope you have all had a fabulous week! Thanks to all you awesome ladies who link back. The more people who join the linky party, the more exposure your projects will get. So PLEASE link back! Here's the code, but a text link works [...]

$45 Gift Certificate Giveaway from Oh, Susannah

Hello peeps. I hope all of you had a fabulous weekend! I have a fun giveaway for you today! Susannah from Oh, Susannah, is giving one lucky reader a $45 gift certificate to her Etsy shop. You know how I love handmade shop owners! Susannah sent me a set of pillowcases to review, and they [...]

20 Delicious Main Dish Salad Recipes

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Spring has finally arrived here in Utah. Hooray! When the weather starts turning warm, it's time to switch out the dinner menus. Out with the soups, and in with the main dish salads! I love eating salad, especially if it is served with an awesome dressing. Thankfully, my family is on board and all of [...]

Choose Kindness {A Tale of Two Stores}

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Today's post has nothing to do with home decor, cooking, or DIY-ing. It's about the little choices we make every day, and how they affect other people. Just over a week ago my husband and I had VERY different experiences with customer service at some local stores. One was awesome, one was pretty darn crappy. [...]

Look What I Made Wednesday Link Party #149– Dining Room Makeover

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Thanks to all you awesome ladies who link back. The more people who join the linky party, the more exposure your projects will get. So PLEASE link back! Here's the code, but a text link works just as well. <span id="mce_marker" data-mce-type="bookmark"></span><span id="__caret">_</span><a href="http://www.creationsbykara.com/" ><br /> <img width="150" border="0" alt="Creations by Kara" src="http://www.creationsbykara.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/blog-buttons-0031-500×499.jpg" title="Creations by [...]

DIY Tip: Know When To Hire a Pro

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Remember when I wrote about our DIY disaster recessed can to pendant light adventure? After making one more attempt and failing, we decided it was time to hire an electrician. Guess how long it took a professional electrition to do what was supposed to be a 5 minute DIY job of converting recessed cans to [...]

Light and Fluffy Buttermilk Biscuits (Freezer Biscuits)

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I just returned from the amazing SNAP! Conference. I had a fabulous time meeting up with blogging friends, and making a bunch of new ones. It is great to spend three days with women who totally "get you"! The classes were incredible, and I learned so much stuff my head is exploding. Hmm, maybe that [...]