Rock To Rocking Rock

Last weekend I gave my garden TLC after almost 10 months. Which is very very long time and unusual for me to stay away from my garden. Well, after spending few hours there in my garden re- potting, manuring, pruning and dead heading, not only my garden looks neat, clean and reinvigorated  now but...

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DIY Owl Planter

Sometimes most of the time I get innovative ideas in my dream about my art and craft work. Few days ago I saw tiny clay pots kept on my kitchen window sill and the same night I saw owls made of those tiny clay pots in my dream. Next day without giving it a second thought and without any planning...

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DIY Ideas For This Weekend

You may want to try your hand on some easy DIY this weekend. Here is a list of newspaper crafts that I have shared earlier on my blog. Click on the respective link to know the complete procedure.DIY Decorative Tray:I have made different kinds of trays and baskets using newspaper and let me tell you...

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Wainscoting To The Rescue!

Hand prints.....            Scuff marks....                         What seems like miles of hallways...                                                         ...

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DIY Newspaper Coasters

   I have been getting requests for posting video tutorial on how to make newspaper coasters. So here I am sharing the tutorial, hope you all will like it.Enjoy the tutorial and don't forget to subscribe to my YouTube channel. Thank yo...

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Diary Of a Design Blogger

One who knows me more than anyone in this world, gifted me this thoughtful gift- a diary. He knows that I plan everything well in advance and for that I need a diary. Not only I write my favourite quotes and all those things that make me happy everyday but I write about my  blogging journey too. Though...

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Tulips for Mom!

It all started with these little rascals.I've shown you these kids before. They are the children of a custom home builder, that I do accounts receivable for and am good friends with their Mom. I love these kids and have been around since before each were born. My heart is attached to them.I spent the summer (after the bookkeeping) doing craft and science experiments with the two old...

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No Cost Decorating ~ Switcheroo!

I have putmuch thoughtin the ridiculousamount of pillowsthat I have toput on and removeevery day whenI make the bed thenprepare it for sleeping!IHADtomakeachange!Yes, it looks lovely in it's presentation, but I needed to simplify my pillow life! I ending up doing a switcheroo!As you can see, in the above picture of the master bedroom, I have 10 pillows on my ...

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DIY Lippan Work: Video Tutorial

Thank you so much dear all for appreciating my Lippan Work Wooden panels. I am overwhelmed by the response I got. So I created a video tutorial exclusively for my wonderful readers who want to try their hand on this art.In my last post about Asus Zenfone 6 you saw how I am super impressed with ZenFone...

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Christmas Tree Banner & Stocking

While decorating my main Christmas Tree this year, I chose to go red and natural...Natural by adding QuailA twig StarAnd I made this cloth banner...On a trip to Kansas City, we stopped by Nell Hill's, a fabulous decor and furniture store like no other! The prices are great too! I picked up a yard of this fabric...Not knowing what I was going to do with it, I put it...

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Upscaling Ceiling Fan Blades!

My son Charlie has figured out that I can do a lot of things and that I love doing for him.Over Thanksgiving and the weekend, we were together...he lives in Kansas and I live in Illinois. He brought me 5 brightly painted ceiling fan blades from his old farmhouse.The previous owners painted it this awful color probably for a childs room. Since this farmhouse has 5 bedrooms, he has...

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DIY Square Wreath

I have thought for some time how much I like the look of Square Wreaths. They are different and this is one of those projects that I dragged my feet on.1) I didn't need yet another wreath to store away when it wasn't season for it to be on display.2) I must force myself to learn to admire from afar, or risk being called a hoarder.3) And, how many Fall wreaths can I really find places...

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DIY 3-Tier Stand

Who knewthat this pile of JUNK could turn outto be afun and useful3-tier stand!I saw these made by Angie at Knick of Time and knew that I loved them so much, that I would try my hand at making one. Sure enough, it was an easy and fun project. If you don't want to make one, just watch for them on Knick of Time's Etsy account. Angie sells a lot of these.I went to garage...

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MacKenzie Childs Inspired Christmas Deer

Is it a gift or a curse? And it happens a lot...I am wondering down the aisle at Hobby Lobby and see this...It's a Christmas ornament. A harmless plastic deer head with glittered antlers. But my mind is saying...This could be a much cooler Christmas wall hanging with an influence from my favorite Courtly Check of MacKenzie Childs!After purchasing it,I painted the head...

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Crazy AWESOME Decor Ideas!

For years, Hubby and I have been counting collection and making the deposit for our church.And our church has been growingWhich has caused some remodeling to happenWe also have some young and hippeople on our staffAnd with that comesOld bibles and twine!Some Crazy AWESOME Decor Ideas that I found Simply by walking by their offices!These people amaze me...

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Tutorial on Making Wool Pumpkins

I haven't done a tutorial in a very long time and just made these cute little pumpkins out of an old wool sweater and thought that you would maybe want to how I made them!First, you need to find a wool sweater. I found a pure white one at the thrift store.  I then washed it and dried it in the dryer so it would 'felt' and shrink. This gives the wool and different look and feel.I then...

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Diwali DIY Made Easy With Venue: Wall Hanging DIY

This month I will be focusing on Diwali craft and decor ideas only. In previous post you learnt how to make a Diwali Lamp. In today's tutorial you will learn how to make beautiful wall hanging using mundane objects. These hangings add charm to your walls for sure. The best part is that it's very easy...

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Jazzed-Up Acorns!

Talk about Cute And Fun!This all started when I visited my friend. Upon arriving, I noticed that her acorns were huge compared to mine...That got me to thinking how fun it would be to create some cute but various ways to Jazz-Up her acorns.First, I washed them and put them on foil, then on a cookie sheet. I baked them at 170 degrees for about 2 hours to make...

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Furniture Problems and Solutions!

The furniture problems...1) I spilled some rubbing alcohol on my vanity top while cleaning earrings2) I have bleed though on my painted vanity3) I sold my vanity chair at my last garage saleThe Furniture Solutions...First of all, I didn't know that rubbing alcohol was a furniture stripper. Now I know! How did I get to be 56 and not have the happen before? I usually use the...

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My Homemade Orb Chandelier!

I am in love with these orb chandeliers.  I bet you are too.When I keep focusing in on something, I realize that I really love it and would love to have it in my home...but always I want it the cheapest way possible...if I can find the space for it.Initially, my deep kitchen window held a table lamp. Then I made this hanging basket light. We have ceiling can lights and this light is...

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