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One of my favorite things to do is unpack my seasonal decor boxes and pull out all the fun stuff that I have.  Especially when I purchased more things that were on sale after the season and I forgot what I got.  It’s like Christmas time! Although I don’t own a fireplace with a pretty…

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I most certainly have a love of burlap.  It is such a versatile fabric with great texture and a wonderful earthiness to it.  After creating my burlap bulletin board found here, I was lucky enough to find myself with some leftovers.  I have been dying to try my hands at making a burlap wreath but…

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So remember in this post when I talked about those Ribba frames that I love so much! Well, while I was unpacking my autumn boxes of goodies I came across these big leaves. For the life of me I can’t remember where I got them or what I ever did with them in the past…

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This past weekend I helped out my cousin with making a headboard for her guest room.  I shared a photo of my current headboard in this post and thought it would be helpful to do a full tutorial of how it’s done.  One of the first things you need to do is measure the width…

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It’s clear that I need to work out my priorities or at least come up with some sort of schedule for this ol’ blog here because I have been neglecting it!  But I am here now to share with you a fun and easy (that’s how I like it) project that anyone can do for…

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Hello friends! Sorry for being MIA for the past week or so.  With Hurricane Irene taking away my power and work starting this week things have been a bit crazy!  I always feel like once September 1st hits that summer is officially over and as sad as that makes me I am excited for all…

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This post is dedicated to all my east coast friends out there who are glued to the weather channel.  As you know Hurricane Irene is on her way and from what everyone is saying she will be bringing some major damage with her.  The news will tell you to make sure you have an emergency…

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I was so excited when I finally had the chance to redo the bookcase in my classroom that I had been waiting to tackle since last summer.  When you take over a classroom it’s hard to know what your going to need and what you should get rid of so my rule was keep everything…

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I recently mentioned how I wanted to make a burlap board in my class after seeing one here.  After making a trip to Joann’s and picking up 7 yards it was time to put it up.  Now if you have ever worked with burlap you may notice that it is pretty hard to cut straight…

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