Tag: diy
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Day 26: Festival of Lights Hannukah Wreath!
Day 26: Festival of Lights Hannukah Wreath!
November 24, 2012
DAY 26 is brought to you by, the lovely Jessica of Curlyhair Curlyperson. Jessica offered to share a fantastic Hanukkah DIY with you. Enjoy: Hi everyone, jessica from Curlyhair Curlyperson here! If you don’t already know, [...] Continue →
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Day 18: Leaf Place Markers
Day 18: Leaf Place Markers
November 13, 2012
Day 18: Today…. leaf place markers! This will be perfect for your upcoming Thanksgiving dinner. It’s a very simple table marker DIY. What you need: leaves, a permanent marker, and a bit of string. [...] Continue →
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Day 17: DIY Love and Noel Blocks
Day 17: DIY Love and Noel Blocks
November 12, 2012
DAY 17 is brought to you by, the lovely Mandy of A Sorta Fairytale: Hi! My name is Mandy from A Sorta Fairytale blog! I’m here to share a fun DIY project with you all! Thanks [...] Continue →
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Day 16: S’mores in a Jar
Day 16: S’mores in a Jar
November 10, 2012
Day 16: Yup. Simple as that. S’mores in a jar! The perfect hostess gift. Pop some marshmallows, chocolate, and graham crackers into a jar. Add a customizable sticker, from pear tree greetings. Bam! There [...] Continue →
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Day 12: Painted feather quill and journal
Day 12: Painted feather quill and journal
November 6, 2012
DAY 12 is brought to you by, the lovely Mel of Needle and Nest Design: Hello all you lovely readers of The Paper Mama! My name is Mel, and I perch over at the Needle and Nest [...] Continue →
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Day 11: DIY Winter Snowglobes
Day 11: DIY Winter Snowglobes
November 5, 2012
DAY 11 is brought to you by, the lovely Suzanne of Bebehblog: Hello friends! I’m currently planning my daughter’s second birthday party with a North Pole Winter Sparkle Candy Cane Fairy theme (it makes sense in [...] Continue →
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Day 8: Silkscreen Painted Amaryllis Pot
Day 8: Silkscreen Painted Amaryllis Pot
November 1, 2012
DAY 8 is brought to you by, the lovely Emily of Peck Life: The fabulous Martha Stewart recently came out with a line of glass painting supplies, and after seeing some of the possibilities, I [...] Continue →
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Day 6: Thrifted Glassware Candles
Day 6: Thrifted Glassware Candles
October 30, 2012
I don’t know why, but I’ve never tried making my own candles. I guess I’ve always thought, “Why make, when you can buy?” BUT, most candles don’t come in cool containers that would look [...] Continue →
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Day 2: Gold Gift Box
Day 2: Gold Gift Box
October 25, 2012
Day 2 of my 50 DIY Days! I thought today’s post would be a perfect follow up to yesterday’s Unicorn/Narwhal horn gift DIY (if you’d like to see how I made the horn… click [...] Continue →
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Day 1: Magical Unicorn/Narwhal Necklace!
Day 1: Magical Unicorn/Narwhal Necklace!
October 24, 2012
Hello all, Welcome to Day 1 of the 50 DIY Days of Christmas. Whew! I’m excited. I’m going to kick this series off with a little DIY gift: the Magical Unicorn/Narwhal necklace! When asked, [...] Continue →
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Tried it: Homemade mod podge
Tried it: Homemade mod podge
September 11, 2012
Hello sweet friends! Another Tried It post. In case you missed it before, my Tried It series is all about what actually works from Pinterest. And, hopefully I can add tips to make it [...] Continue →
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Leftover Paper: Paper Strip Garland + Treat Toppers
Leftover Paper: Paper Strip Garland + Treat Toppers
August 27, 2012
Ever wonder what to do with your leftover party invites? Hmmmm? Well, wonder no more. I have an answer. Don’t just toss them… make a paper strip garland and treat toppers! It takes barely [...] Continue →
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Natural Dye Experiment: Turmeric
Natural Dye Experiment: Turmeric
August 23, 2012
This past week I did a little bit ‘o experimenting! I really wanted to try and dye my own fabric…. But, I didn’t want to buy the dye from the store. Soooo, I used [...] Continue →
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Wordless(ish) Wednesday: My Bachelorette Sister + tutorial
Wordless(ish) Wednesday: My Bachelorette Sister + tutorial
August 8, 2012
My sister will be a married lady in just a few more days! A week ago (before I went to NY) we celebrated her, got all dolled up, and hit the town. It was [...] Continue →
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Better Homes and Gardens post: DIY Fabric Panel
Better Homes and Gardens post: DIY Fabric Panel
July 26, 2012
I have another DIY up and running over at the Better Homes and Gardens blog! Inspired by the two photos below, plus a couple of friends that live in apartments, I’m showing you how [...] Continue →
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Dress Redo
Dress Redo
July 9, 2012
Last week I found this dress on the clearance rack for $10. I REALLY didn’t like the top portion of it (so unflattering/uncomfortable), but the bottom flowy skirt part was lovely + I loved [...] Continue →
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Made it: Camera Straps DIY
Made it: Camera Straps DIY
July 5, 2012
AAaaaand, then there was that day I went crazy and made 2 camera straps for myself. Oh yes. One day I just decided that I could make my own camera strap! I’m slowly learning [...] Continue →
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Links to love this week
Links to love this week
June 15, 2012
I keep forgetting to share this photo. I took this so long ago. Probably back in March? Pretty much: Paint + oil + ziplock + tape= a grand ‘ol time. Yup. That’s it! Be [...] Continue →
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DIY: Raised garden bed for the kiddo
DIY: Raised garden bed for the kiddo
June 14, 2012
I have a new DIY up on Better Homes and Gardens! I hope you can check it out and say hello! We recently made a little garden box JUST for Ruari. She absolutely loves [...] Continue →
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Weed Killer Recipe – Kill Weeds Without Pesticides
Weed Killer Recipe – Kill Weeds Without Pesticides
June 7, 2012
WEED KILLER RECIPE: The other weekend my husband mentioned something weird: he was going to spray our 1 million dandelions with vinegar. Umm. Ok. I thought he was insane (well, after almost 10 years [...] Continue →
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Cute little party favors!
Cute little party favors!
May 29, 2012
I mentioned last week that we had my friends wedding, bachelorette party, and shower all in one weekend… Well, the shower was at my home and I needed some quick and inexpensive favors. I [...] Continue →
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Wordless{ish} Wednesday: How I make a GIF
Wordless{ish} Wednesday: How I make a GIF
May 23, 2012
I’ve been asked by a few lovelies to share how I create a GIF with photoshop. It’s pretty darn simple. I first learned how from my friend, Jess. With practice… an idea… and a [...] Continue →
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Better Homes and Garden contributor!
Better Homes and Garden contributor!
May 17, 2012
Hello! I am so happy and excited to share with all you lovelies: I am officially a contributor to Better Homes and Gardens online! What? Yes. I am still in shock… I’ve been in [...] Continue →
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Revamped play kitchen
Revamped play kitchen
May 14, 2012
My little girl’s “new” play kitchen! I bought this goody at a local consignment shop for $25 last October/November. My intentions were to have it finished before her birthday and christmas in December. Of [...] Continue →
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Baked Ravioli Recipe
Baked Ravioli Recipe
April 30, 2012
Oh Baked Ravioli. You really are amazing, aren’t you? Yes, you are. I was wandering an Everyday Food magazine when I found a little ravioli recipe. It was a boiled recipe… not baked and [...] Continue →
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My Heated Curl technique
My Heated Curl technique
April 16, 2012
I’ve had a couple of lovely readers ask me how I would curl my hair if I didn’t plan ahead and do the No Heat Curl. SO, I recorded a little video clip for [...] Continue →
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The new teepee.
The new teepee.
March 29, 2012
After about one million years I’ve finally finished Miss R’s teepee! Back in November I planned this whole teepee deal. And, because I procrastinated like to plan…. it took me 4 months to do. [...] Continue →
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My Love Pillow
My Love Pillow
February 9, 2012
The other day I was wandering the Better Homes and Garden’s website and found this. I wanted to go for it. And, I’m so glad I did. It turned out so sweet! It’s perfect [...] Continue →
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50 DIY Days with the Incomplete Works of Anselm: Homemade Vanilla Extract
50 DIY Days with the Incomplete Works of Anselm: Homemade Vanilla Extract
November 4, 2011
Day 10: Hi beautiful people! My name’s Naomi, and I blog over at the Incomplete Works of Anselm. I’m really excited to share an easy but impressive gift you can make in big batches [...] Continue →
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50 DIY days of Christmas!!!
50 DIY days of Christmas!!!
October 21, 2011
I hope you all enjoyed my 50 DIY Days of Christmas! I certainly enjoyed sharing everything! Even though I’m terrible with math and miscalculated the time between my start date and Christmas… BUT, 45 [...] Continue →
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The Original Bacon Hearts Recipe
The Original Bacon Hearts Recipe
February 16, 2011
Update July 2019: Back in 2011, I shared this Bacon Hearts Recipe with my readers for a budget Valentine’s Day idea, and everyone loved it. It’s been all over the internet and even featured [...] Continue →