When I originally began draftingĀ this post, the first sentence read: āI am VERY excited to say I am finally back to my overmantel project!ā Ironically, I didnāt find the overmantel decision difficult to makeā¦which means …
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DIY Decorative File Folders
I have a new quickie craft! Yes, Iām still cleaningā¦AND organizingā¦and talking about OHIO (more on that later). I canāt wait to get back to my bigger projects (and the list that keeps forming in …
Continue readingOvermantel Progress: All Play and No Work Makes Emā¦
ā¦a bad homemaker! Would that I could get started on that fireplace project! But a week that included school holidays, and snow and sick days for the fam meant it turned out to be a …
Continue readingMirrors, Overmantels, and Fireplaces
I think Iām ready to tackleĀ my next projectā¦ ā¦one I keep finding excuses not to do. You may recall, thatās one of the reasons I started this blog. It helps me commit and follow throughā¦usually …
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Need some easy peasy party decorations? Give me 15 minutes and 12 balloons and youāre in business with quick, inexpensive DIY balloon topairies! Last year at this time, I was pretty occupied with creating …
Continue readingWhat Goes Up…..
I’m almost finished packing away the last of the holiday decor. Yes. Ā I KNOWĀ it’s almost the end of January. We were so darn disappointed about the lack of snow this year, that we decided to …
Continue readingOther Things You Can Do With Upcycled Coffee Sacks
Maybe itās the caffeine, but Iām pretty revved upĀ about all the possibilities of upcycling coffee sacks. There’s no mention of upcycling or repurposing coffee sacks on my to do list–and of course Iāll have to …
Continue readingCoffee Table Storage Ottoman…one last thing
I’ve been reviewing myĀ ottoman project, which I’m generally pretty thrilled to have tackled. Ā I greatly enjoyed learning about and trying tufting, and am looking forward to taking on a headboard project after the holidays have …
Continue readingHow Do YOU Display Christmas Cards?
Christmas card displays and traditions…Iāve enjoyed reading peopleās posts on how they decorate for Christmas. So many lovely traditions and crafts! One thing I havenāt seen much of this year, is how folks display the …
Continue readingMy Favorite Christmas Tree: Dear Teachers
Last July, I spent a minute or two thinking ahead to how I might decorate our trees for Christmas (Didn’t see it? Find it here). Ā I wrote about a few of them and noted that …
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