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  • Black Trim. Originally made for a "Zombie Themed Wedding" These flowers will line the aisle that the bride walks down.
  • Classic White. This flower was originally made for a traditional wedding. Used here as decoration on my Christmas Tree.
  • Cobalt. Originally made for a "Day of the Dead Themed Wedding". These flowers were used on both the tables and the "Ofrienda"
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  • Marigold. These flowers were originally made for a "Day of the Dead Themed Wedding" These flowers were used on both the tables and the "Ofrienda"
  • Pink. These flowers were orignally made for a little girls birthday party, a baby shower, a "Day of the Dead" Themed Wedding.
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Coffee Filter Flowers

Collection of some of the coffee filter flowers that I have made for various weddings and home decor.
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Teri U Queen Creek, AZ 23 hours ago
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    Teri U 24 minutes ago
    If you scroll back through some of my other posts you will see step by step directions. On the ...»
    "Day of the "Dead Wedding" flowers I used a combination of food coloring, hot water, 1tsp of vinegar and I diluted acrylic craft paint in a squirt bottle, I assembled the flowers first then built up layer by layer of color by spraying (set to mist) then let it dry, spray again etc. until you get the color you desire. The Zombie themed wedding flowers I traced the perimeter of each coffee filter with a "magnum" sharpie, assembled them and then dusted them with spray paint. That is my preferred method. Predying with food coloring yielded very muted pastel colors. The only way to get a vibrant color is to spray paint. I like Krylon Gloss. Hope this helps. Have fun ladies.

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Time to Get the Front Porch Ready for Summer

The cushions are ready with their weather-proof material, the pillows are in the swing, and I am ready for a big glass of sweet tea!
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DaisyMaeBelle - Melissa Murfreesboro, TN 2 days ago
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    Lovely!
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  • The Shade Path garden: Variegated Solomon Seal (Polygonatum odoratum 'Variegatum') in front of the blue flowers of Brunnera 'Jack Frost'. 1
  • View down the Shade Path this May... forget-me-nots (Myosotis), chartreuse inflorescence of Euphorbias, hosta, ferns and many others.
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Scenes From the Shade Path Garden

Here are some views of our Shade Path garden from the past couple of weeks. I love when it turns to this blue and white phase... so peaceful...
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    Inspiring! I have a shady nook in my garden that I never know what to do with.
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  • Decorate a Terra Cotta or other fireproof pot.
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Beautify Your Outdoor Area With Sterno Can Fire Pots

Light up summer nights by making your own fire pots. Minimal time, skills, and materials are needed for this DIY fire pot project.
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The Thriftiness Miss Jackson, MI 4 hours ago
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    what a great idea! and the pots are so cute..i have a box of those sterno cans, and now i know ...»
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Spoiling the Dog! DIY Dog Bed {repurposed Dresser Drawer}

An old dresser drawer makes for a great dog bed. Just ask Rosie. Add a parasol for a bit of shade (and fun).
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    my rescue puppy Harvey approves... either that or he's flirting with your doggie :) (this ...»
    really is an adorable idea! thank you)

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I found this at an old home site and need some ideas, as how to use this somewhere outside.
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Judith F Wills Point, TX 2 days ago
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    here on hometalk for a tutorial? There have been tons of these made into benches and look great!

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The Wisteria Came Out to Play!

I have four Wisteria plants and one of them came out to play this spring! I am thrilled, now if I can get the other three to the party that would be amazing! ...»

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    Just beautiful!! xo
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Gardening: My pomegranate tree is being attacked by ants!

I love looking outside and seeing how well our pomegranate tree is dong this year. We've raised it over the past 6 years from a tiny sapling and now it's producing some beautiful fruit. ...»

But the other day my daughter came running inside screaming, "The patio is swarming with ants!" I went out to see what was going on and I see a ton of ants making a line across the lawn and headed directly for the pomegranate tree. They were climbing up the trunk and crawling all over the leaves! By nature, I'm the "live and let live" type when it comes to insects outdoors. So I left them alone, assuming they could do no harm. But this morning I noticed that many of the tree's leaves have shriveled up and I'm afraid that ants will kill the tree or at least ruin the fruit.

Does anyone have any information that can help me?

First of all, why are the ants suddenly attacking this tree?

Can they do real damage?

If so, what is the simplest way to get them to stop and keep them off of the tree?

I prefer a natural remedy to using chemicals, but if only chemicals will help I'm willing to go that route.

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    we use quicklime to draw a line around the place, ( people used quicklime to liming the widows ...»
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Pleated Dropcloth Pillow Tutorial

Refreshing the family room with new throw pillows.
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    Hi Terri, Glad to know you found my tutorial helpful.
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  • Take a blah garbage can to fab with a little spray paint. 2
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Garbage Can Turned Flower Planter DIY

This is a fun and easy up - cycle project. I rescued some old garbage cans from the side of the road and added some hammered copper spray paint to jazz them up a bit. Now I have some ...»
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The Lily Pad Cottage Middleville, MI 2 days ago
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    if you click on the click you will see I actually turned a 5 gallon bucket upside down inside and just rested a pre-planted hanging basket on top. No need for any potting soil at all and light as a feather :)

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