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Create Wall Art With A Drop Cloth and Transfers
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Create Wall Art With A Drop Cloth and Transfers

Create wall art with a drop cloth and Dixie Belle transfers and paint to upcycle a thrifted frame to freshen up your home’s decor for Spring. I wanted to freshen up our front door entry way with a touch of Spring. Spring, for me, means the color green, flowers, birds singing and fresh new beginnings….

How To Make Drawer Pulls from Spoons
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How To Make Drawer Pulls from Spoons

My kitchen makeover, to rid ourselves of the fifty shades of brown, is trekking along. Until it stopped. It stopped because I could not find handles or drawer pulls in the big box stores that I loved. My cabinets and drawers originally had no handles, pulls, or knobs. Just indentions to open them. I wanted…

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…

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…