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IKEA Taper Holder “Hack”

February 5, 2016 Leave a Comment

I can’t believe that it has been 7 months that I have not written one single blog post. What happened? I don’t know… call it writer’s block or just me being lazy. True is, if i don’t have anything interested or worth sharing then why bother, bothering you all! In these past 7 months a […]

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Secret Gardens

June 12, 2015 1 Comment

Every year, my town’s nature center, does a Secret Garden Tour. Basically up to six houses volunteer to open the gates of their gardens to the public. This is a great opportunity to visit others landscaping ideas and gardens selections. I took some pictures of what I’ve seen but it does not compare to the […]

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Duck Egg Blue Anne Sloan Bench

February 19, 2015 Leave a Comment

My husband loves to buy furniture in garage sales. When some neighbors decided to move out, it was no different. He bought this bench for $20 dollars. It is a really good solid bench but it was old and the finish was all beat up. I sand it and tried to remove the old finish […]

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2015 Oscar Party!

February 13, 2015 Leave a Comment

“And the Oscar goes to….” Sometimes I dream I am in a pretty blue royal dress in front of the microphone with an envelope that I must open and say “and the oscar goes to… Leonardo DiCaprio!” Suddenly I wake up and I am in my blue navy pajamas getting lunch boxes ready and yelling […]

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Update on Magnetic-Chalkboard Project

February 10, 2015 Leave a Comment

Hey there! I have a very little update on my magnet/chalkboard wall. I was able to paint the wall with a magnet paint. My thoughts on this paint: I had no idea the paint was black! For some reason I thought it was white…. That was probably the hardest paint I ever used. I couldn’t […]

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