Our Summer Porch and Fun in the Sun!

Greetings, friends! I'm excited to be part of the "Fun in the Sun" Summer kickoff party featuring a fabulous group of talented ladies (clearly, I don't belong in their company) who are going to be sharing summer crafts, decor and *much* more over the next two weeks ... there's even going to be an amazing...

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First Thing I Purchased on Joss and Main!

I found a shabby bookcase while looking at the Joss and Main website.At first I didn't purchase it because I had never purchased anything on this site and whatever is purchased is non-returnable.I had to put some thought in it and these offers don't last long.I missed out on this the first time around.I couldn't get it out of my head and I couldn't find anything else that I liked as...

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Grow A Beautiful Garden

Before sharing tips on how to grow a beautiful garden one should know 'Why to grow a garden'."If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need"_Marcus"A garden is a grand teacher. It teaches patience and careful watchfulness, it teaches industry and thrift, above all it teaches TRUST"_Gertrude...

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Tea Time

Lately I have been in a lamp making mode. Here is another (if you are not to tired of lighting). I got this cute little silver teapot at a garage sale for only 25¢! I drilled a hole in the top of the lid after taking off the round wood knob. I then drilled a hole in the back side for the wiring to come out. I used one like this...To simply wire it. Add a bulb and shade and it's...

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Charming One-of-a-Kind Teapot Floor Lamp!

This is one of those transformations that turns out so fantastic, that it pains me to sell the piece!Are you curious to find out what you are looking at?Well, let's take a look...starting with the before!I purchased a vintage heavy floor lamp table at our local thrift store several months ago. It looked like this...I knew it needed some work, but thought if...

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A Little Playroom Grows Up Just a Bit ...

Once upon a time, a precious little boy used to have fun in this space ... banging on his little drums ... playing at his little table ... pretending he could read his little picture books.  And, theeen, without our approval, he started to grow up!  Sadly, it was time to let go of his "little,...

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How to Easily Clean a Granite Sink

Have you ever wondered how to keep your granite sink looking new? I can show you how to easily accomplish this, but let's start with the ugly...We have a lot of minerals in our water and it doesn't take long for our granite sinks to look like this!All you need to do first is to clean the sink with a non-abrasive cleaner. I use this...After it is clean, then wipe the sinks dry. With...

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