When you were a teenager did you used to cover your walls with pictures from magazines? I did. In junior high I used to cut out black and white Calvin Klein ads and hang them up on my walls. I got the idea for my older, cooler cousins Jackie and Christine. On the weekend, I [...]
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These days I feel like everyone I know has a new baby, is pregnant or is trying to get pregnant. Please note that Eric and I do not fall into any of these categories. We are quite happy to be the fun aunt and uncle for now! So what does this baby boom mean for [...]
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It seems everywhere you look, people are using maps to decorate their houses. Today’s tutorial shows you how you can incorporate this trend into your decor without spending a whole lot of cash. To complete this project you will need: a pencil a good eraser a map tracing paper masking tape thick white paper Take [...]
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If you frequent Big Box Detox you will know that I am always looking for affordable art options. When I found this super thin painter’s tape in our basement (left by the previous owner) I thought it would be perfect for a DIY art project and the grid painting was born! Tweet This Post
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Last week I found a DIY from Martha Stewart with on making oversized paper pompoms. Martha sells kits to make these pompoms. I am telling you, these are so easy that you don’t need a kit. Being too cheap to buy the kit, I made these pompoms on my own for a brunch I hosted last Sunday. Below [...]
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This blanket is so beautiful. It is soft warm and completely luxurious. In addition to being luxurious, it is really easy and requires little time and minimum concentration. The pattern is super easy. I used size 35 needles with 6 skeins of Twinkle Hand Knits Soft Chunky. I used three skeins of Pink Champagne and [...]
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Although Eric and I have lived in our house for nearly two years, our walls are pretty much empty. Before we moved into this house our walls were filled with cheap mass produced IKEA prints. Over the past two years we have been slowly collecting new bits and bobs to decorate our walls. In the [...]
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I have never been into keeping a journal and I thought a memory jar would be a great way to remember some of the highlights to come in 2012.Instead of writing in a journal, Eric and I will be jotting down memory snippets throughout the year. Monday night we filled out our first memory card [...]
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If you want to get the party started and entertain your guests for hours on end, set up an inexpensive, homemade photo booth. This is a fun and creative activity that will add excitement to any event. To build my photo booth, I bought three clamp lamps from IKEA, 2 upright lamps and a box [...]
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This is such an easy DIY project. It is cheap, quick and the final result is a clean, minimalist and elegant Christmas ornament. Tweet This Post
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