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woah oregano! or, 16 things to do with too many herbs Use fresh or dried herbs in potato salad or on ...
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how i made a doormat with those straw trivets I am IN LOVE what you have created with this am...
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Author Archives: imadeitso
re-covering an old lamp shade
i have this old lamp shade. i’ve had it since i was a child. it has moved with me, many times, and the ratty, pleated “dusty rose” cover was more dusty than rose. and so, i stripped off the fabric, … Continue reading
Posted in around the house, ideas & inspiration, sewing & fabric arts, something old, something new
Tagged fabric, glue, gluegun, heather ross, lamp, lampshade, light, paint, recover, recycle, redo, rotary cutter., spraypaint, trim
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you made it so: ibreakplates.com
i came across this the other day, and thought the graphic and text was just brilliant. it made me smile. the tiny text shows a link to ibreakplates.com. i followed the link to find a website where crafter juliet ames … Continue reading
how to make the perfect floral arrangement
step 1. have or acquire child(ren). step 2. neglect your yard so that it becomes over-run with weeds. this is usually the natural side-effect of step 1. step 3. love your child(ren). tell them and show them often. step 4. … Continue reading
thrift store find
i’ve been known to meander my way into a thrift shop now and then. even though places like value village make me a little wheezy (and just what is that smell?); even though about 98% of the things there are … Continue reading
Posted in around the house, in the kitchen, thrifting & vintage
Tagged fibre arts, frame, kitchen, needlework, thrift
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hello! let’s get one thing out of the way…
you might notice i type lower-case. this began more out of necessity, when one of my kids ripped the “shift” key off my old laptop. before that, i was quite the stickler for proper punctuation, spelling and grammar. it was a … Continue reading
