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Keeping the clutter off the counter

Do you hate the various piles on your kitchen counter? One of my top goals this year is to stop the clutter. With the si...

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10 Great Friends: Veggie Garden Companion Plants

Don't leave your tomatoes hanging around defenseless. Plant a few of these great companions right beside the...

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Terra Cotta Wind Chime

An easy to make garden decoration, just in time for Memorial Day! Full instructions can be found at:

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ANTS? Easy, Safe Solution!

An exterminator told my friend that when you begin to see ants, they are the scouts. Stop these and you won't...

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Recycled Plant Markers

A quick and cheap way to make sure all your plants are well marked doesn't have to be cutesy or expensive. Make as...

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Easy Deck With Concrete Blocks and Railroad Ties

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How to Make an Old Couch New Again for $10

I may have mentioned a few - or a million - times how much I love my living room couch. Well, after two years...

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10 Great Friends: Veggie Garden Companion Plants

Don't leave your tomatoes hanging around defenseless. Plant a few of these great companions right beside the...

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Regrowing a Pineapple from a Pineapple

Regrowing a Pineapple from a Pineapple? I shared with you how to re-grow celery from celery and re-gro...

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Re-purposing pallets

This is a fence I made for my garden using pallets and old pickets from a fence that had been torn down. When I r...

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How to easily remove grease build-up from your...

This is just a simple little story about how I finally got all the grease off the cabinets above my stove. I have had...

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DIY Custom Pantry Transformation

After two years of struggling with storage space in our existing pantry, we moved the pantry renovation to the top o...

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Make your own Potting Mix

I rarely buy bags of potting soil from the garden center...I just make my own using a few simple ingredients. #garden...

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Power Washing A Deck

We power washed our two story deck over the weekend. It was a huge job, but the results are amazing! Check out t...

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Garden Globes

After seeing so many posts on diy garden globes, I just had to try it. I started searching for old bowling balls b...

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Homemade laundry detergent and why it works s...

Homemade laundry detergent is all the rage these days but do you ever wonder if it really works? I love the idea...

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DIY Curtain Rod for Oversize Windows

Window treatments for oversize windows can be very expensive. When I was looking to outfit the 10 foot window in our...

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Using Salvaged Brick in the Flower Border

My sister in law is always bringing home salvaged bricks to edge and accent her flower gardens. I think the bricks add a l...

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The Straw Bale Pallet Crate Garden - Simple, Attractive...

So you have little space, little time, little money and you still want to garden. Or maybe you would like to add a great look...

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Use Reusable Grocery Bags to Grow Potatoes

When I discovered that the potato grow bags cost $20 each I decided to try using my old reusable grocery bags to g...

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Use Reusable Grocery Bags to Grow Potatoes

When I discovered that the potato grow bags cost $20 each I decided to try using my old reusable grocery bags to g...

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Making a Woven Trellis

It couldn't be easier to make a sturdy yet stylish trellis for peas, beans, or other climbing plants. This project uses j...

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Another Solar Light In A Jar

A big thank you to Melissa @ Keep Calm and Decorate for inspiring me to make solar lights in jar. This is my twist o...

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Stenciled and Organized Pantry

My pantry was a hot mess and I could never find what I needed, so I decided it was time to do something about it. I empt...

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How to Make a Raised Garden Bed Cover

Ever thought about extending your gardens growing season? Last year we put in a Raised Garden Bed and made a...

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Thrifty DIY shade replacement {using a globe}

When the thin glass shade to one of our light fixtures cracked, I grabbed a few supplies from around the house and ma...

Clipped on Apr 25, 2013

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A little walkway out of pallet boards

This quick little project really couldn't be easier! Reclaimed pallet boards were used to create a new walkway through a...

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No Streak Window Cleaner

I really don't like cleaning windows at all, so I decided to throw out my window cleaner and made my own! This method...

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How to Set Up Your Garden in Your Home or Apartment

Sometimes we do not have the luxury of enough outdoor room to grow a garden or maybe we would just like to bring the...

Clipped on Apr 24, 2013

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How to Rehab a Classic Grill

We needed a new grill, but when we found an old Weber at a thrift store we fell in love with her classic good looks an...

Clipped on Apr 24, 2013

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