Store Review: Iris Aroma Boutique

Fragrance is a powerful wizard that transports you across thousands of miles and all the years you have lived” -Helen KellerSense of smell has great impact not only on our mood but emotions also. Fragrance is a chemical compound and is volatile...

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The Story of Huge Birdhouses!

My yard and gardens are always changing, even if I don't want them to because of Mother Nature.This year we changed up some of the hardscaping...As in BIRDHOUSES!Let's go back a bit...Back when my Young-And-Cute-Handy-Dandy-Handyman was here with his crew putting on new siding, one of his worker's threw a cool square pillar in the dumpster. Well, it didn't stay in the dumpster...

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In Nature's Lap

Hello dear readers!!! I am back after a refreshing and lovely vacation. How you all have been. Would you believe I purposely kept myself away from 'Internet' during this periodand that was amazing. I just enjoyed every bit of my vacation.When I came back home from a place where mercury had hit...

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Believe in Tomorrow

I do 'Believe in Tomorrow'!Though this ChalkArt was not my original ideal...I found this idea in a magazine recentlybut forgot the name of the magazine. The trick to getting your chalk art to look dark and good is to wet the chalk for a second under running water. When you use this wet chalk, it will look pale and kind of weird, but as it dries right before your very eyes, it...

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Gray French Dresser

I finally found a  QUALITY (complete with dovetail drawers) little French styled dresser!It looked a bit shabby...So I worked my magic with AS Chalk Paint in French Linen, but lightened the paint with white.Loving how it turned out with the white accents...Then I had a garage sale and as three women were fighting over who was going to get to buy ...

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I Tried & FAILED...Sort Of!

Remember when I showed you how to use a Sharpie to decorate ceramic, then bake to set it? You can see the details of that post HERE. I made this winter banner out of a plate with this method... And a couple of more plates that I display in my home...So, I decided that I wanted a kitchen spoon rest by my stove but not a regular kind...one fashioned with this method.I came up with...

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Map + Deer = Wall Art

My brain is in creative mode most all the time. And I wanted to make something unusual for my grown son, who lives in Kansas and is a hunter.First, I came across a 1965 map of Kansas. You know the kind that your parents kept in their glovebox and they could pick up at gas stations! I knew I could do something with it for his new farmhouse.I painted a deer head silhouette on the left s...

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