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Laurie K

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  • How to grow a pineapple from a pineapple

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-grow green onions from green onions and decided to try this method on a Pineapple too!

To try this simply cut off the top of your pineapple and plant it into potting soil and water. They will grow into another pineapple. You do need lots of sun for this method so I suggest the summer to try it! This is a way to save money! ...»

Stockpilingmoms
Stockpilingmoms Independence, KY
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  • Laurie K
    Commented on May 14, 2013
    Yummm! Think I'll try this, too! I have a lot fo patience when it comes to my 'green thumb' ...»
    because I love plants and love to grow things.

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DIY wood floor made from lathe!

A tutorial on how we went from beige carpet in the hall to this beautiful wood floor by using lath. An unsual material for floors but...it looks great! Here are the 8 steps we took to get ...»
Janel Hutton
Janel Hutton Cushing, WI
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  • Laurie K
    Commented on Oct 16, 2012
    Joesph and Fred are right. Lathe is not suitable for flooring. Before long this will look like ...»
    cheap, trashy garbage. And the color you chose looks like you stained it with mint-flavored Kaeopectate. Yick!

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  • Durrock on top of the cabinets, forms & supports under that. Wire to strengthen, plastic molds to hold the cement in & form an edge. Those are snapped off later. 2
  • Rent a cement mixer, add color, cement, & chemicals that prevent cracking. Get someone strong to lug it in in 5 gallon buckets & pour it onto the counter.Over & over again.
  • Watch it drip down the plastic after you all trowel it smooth an beat it & vibrate it with a sander, do it some more....do it again! And again!!!
And again!
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DIY Cement Counter Tops!!!****????///// Don't even think about it!!! Here is our experience.

Difficult, messy beyond belief. More expensive than we thought. Wanted to cry & give up....at one point I hated them, but now, ah....I have to admit, well, you decide... Do they look good? Oh yeah, was it worth it? Yes it was.

Culpepper Carpets and Interiors, Inc.
Culpepper Carpets and Int... Atlanta, GA
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  • Laurie K
    Commented on Aug 10, 2012
    Well, congrats that all the hard work paid off for you. But in my opinion dark countertops ...»
    like these are ugly. I don't understand why everyone goes for these dark kitchens today. Dark appliances, dark countertops, dark cupboards. I like light-colored, bright countertops in a nice light kitchen.

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Decorate With Green

Did you know that green is the most soothing color on the color wheel? Learn how to decorate with green: http://blog.brightnest.com/2012/07/24/color-...
BrightNest
BrightNest Denver, CO
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  • Laurie K
    Commented on Aug 01, 2012
    Well, I love green all right. But this, in my humble opinion, is just too much. This color ...»
    would look good as window trim on the outside of a nice bright yellow house, and maybe on some lawn furniture, or a bed quilt. Or even a backyard children's playhouse. But this is too much of this shade of green inside the house. Too overwhelming. Maybe if it were a different green, a pale green, or even a sage green. While this IS a lovely bright shade of green, I feel that this is the wrong use for it. My favorite color for a kitchen is light yellow. That nice pale shade of yellow that looks like lemon pudding (not that lemon curd or lemon cheese for meringue pies, but pale, creamy, lemon pudding.) I guess pale yellow was a popular color for kitchens in those old, turn-of-the century homes, and that is the color yellow I like for a kitchen. And light blue in a bedroom. But some of today's bright, glowing, neon colors make me nauseous. Ewww!

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Crazy Home Uses For Coca-Cola

You pair it with pizza and pour it over ice cream, but did you know that Coca-Cola Classic can be used outside of the kitchen, too? Check out these crazy uses for your favorite fizzy ...»
BrightNest
BrightNest Denver, CO
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  • Laurie K
    Commented on Jul 22, 2012
    Whew! Glad I don't drink the stuff anymore! I gave up coke about 7 years ago and all other ...»
    soda, except mineral water, about 2 years ago. I got tired of all the sugar keeping me awake at night, and having major sugar crashes around mid-afternoon during the day. Now I like mineral water, iced-tea, milk, O.J., and lemonade. But I have heard of using it on car battery terminals, my brother used to do that. And I saw on MSN online about using it to clean the toilet.

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God's beautiful blessings

Karen K
Karen K Burlington, IA
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  • Laurie K
    Commented on Jun 20, 2012
    WWOWWW!!!!
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  • MY LAUNDRY ROOM

MY LAUNDRY ROOM ...the doors on the cabinets are off of a old 70s tv cabinet ..my husband made these cabinets

Elsie B
Elsie B Lebanon, MO
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  • Laurie K
    Commented on Jun 20, 2012
    Oooh, I like those! I wish I was handy with wood but I'm too clumsy with wood tools.
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Pallet Chair

Here is a close up of the chair that was built out of pallets.
Karen K
Karen K Jacksonville, FL
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  • Laurie K
    Commented on Jun 20, 2012
    Vee-rry NICE! Now for some nice flowered cushions.......or striped.......
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