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A New Purpose For a Standing Mirror
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A New Purpose For a Standing Mirror

While we were attending Vintage Market Days in San Antonio at the beginning of November Amory and I had the chance to meet our cousins in Castroville. Castroville, Known as “The Little Alsace of Texas”  is a small town with a rich cultural heritage just 20 miles west of San Antonio. On the day we went…

Makeover A Pie Safe With An Easy Distressing Technique
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Makeover A Pie Safe With An Easy Distressing Technique

I’m slowly doing the necessary makeovers on the furniture that we took from our old life into this new and wonderful life. This pie safe needed a makeover – it wasn’t my style anymore. I was also excited to try and see if a candle and packing tape method to distress would work. (Spoiler alert…

A Bike Wheel Rim Gets New Life As A Web On This Halloween Mantel
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A Bike Wheel Rim Gets New Life As A Web On This Halloween Mantel

When I created these spiders they needed a home. A place to call their very own. And that’s how a bike wheel rim gets a new life as a web on this Halloween mantel. I actually began with a large embroidery hoop from my craft closet but could not get the middle strings to stay…

Easily Decorate A Miniature Wood House For Halloween And Christmas
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Easily Decorate A Miniature Wood House For Halloween And Christmas

When thrifting do you come across an abundance of Halloween, Fall and Christmas vests and sweaters? Their popularity has suffered a bit in the fashion world, only coming out for ugly sweater parties. I wanted these holiday sweaters to have a use again so I “fifth sparrow no more-d” them. I used holiday sweaters to…

Red White and Blueberry Tiered Tray
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Red White and Blueberry Tiered Tray

I’ve been told that the blueberry, though tiny, is a super food. I feel like I might turn into Violet Beauregarde sometimes when I am sprinkling them on all the things! So I decided to take this cute little berry, combine it with red and white and make a super cute red, white and BLUEberry…