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Julie

Searcy, AR
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About Me:

I moved to AR recently, and with my husband, we are remodeling -slowly- his boyhood home. It was built in 1940. We love it already, but we are upgrading and of course adding our own personalities to it. I appreciate any suggestions you may have when I post my many (I'm sure!) questions over time.... Thank you in advance...

Favorite area of home improvement:

I love it all! I enjoy gardening, both flowers & veggies... and all DIY projects! Also like to draw, paint, do needle work, and mosaics.


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Lisa McDaniel Patricia Brining
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Crafts: Anyone cross-stitch out there? Need help with finished project!!

Just finished a very detailed cross-stitch project. First one I've done this large. Started as a beginner, ended as a pretty accomplished sewer (ha)! The fabric needs to be ironed before ...»
I frame it. After all that work I don't want to mess it up now. I've read how to iron it on the back side, but my question:

There are many tiny beads sew throughout -- is the iron going to hurt them? Any advice? Thank you!!

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Julie Searcy, AR
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    Thank you Patricia, extremely helpful info on washing the piece!! As soon as I find out if the ...»
    left over threads (dark red/pinks) bleed or not, I'll decide if I can wash it or not. If those leftover threads bleed, then I'll chalk it up as a good lesson. The kit DID suggest washing the thread BEFORE I sewed.. but I didn't. Silly!!

    After all that work/time I won't be rushing --for sure. Honestly I'm a bit nervous! :)

    Thank you Lisa! Great information. Good to know about the Woollite!! That's the FIRST thing I would've thought to use, ha, oops! I'd really like to do it myself, don't want to spend the money... so I'll just give it a shot. Plan on doing a lot more sewing... have to learn! :)

    I appreciate everyone's suggestions!! Thank you.

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Sandra R Evelyn McMullen
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Joyce rhodenizer
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Wendy Ann Chipman Sharron Abrams Carol Floyd Deb
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bathroom mosaic

HI, I have never posted anything on the internet before but am in the middle of a renovating a house and have done so many fun things and wanted to share. I couldn't decide on one type of ...»
tile to surround our claw foot tub so I collected various colors of tile that I liked made a mosaic. I didn't draw it out, just wanted it to look free and flowing. Please excuse the mess in the rest of the picture, had a failed attempt at hanging a chandelier, need to find a smaller one. Oh, we have a farmhouse sink with a sideboard to be used in there also. The whole bathroom will be finished with all re-purposed materials, sink and tub found at junk sales, refinished, mirror found in garbage and repainted, windows off of Craig's List, floors taken out of a foreclosed house and put in by my husband, over the sink light from garage sale. OH and the 2 doors, not shown, are also Craig's List items.

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    I LOVE THIS!!! Just beautiful. I love mosaics, sooo much fun :)
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Gardening: Covering tomatoes during a cold snap

Hello... during a few days of spring we bought/planted some sturdy 8-10" high tomato plants. No fruit, no flowering. Then we had 2" of snowfall! Fortunately we covered them (milky colored ...»
heavy plastic & stakes) beforehand & they did well. Snow is gone now, they've been covered 2 days. Yesterday I opened it up for a few hours on one end for air only/no sun. Skies are very cloudy still & rain coming tonight & over next couple of days.

Question: Do I keep them covered --OR NOT? Day temps are only in the high 40s-mid 50s/some wind. When it rains it'll be a cold rain. Are they OK covered up until Monday when temps even out?

Julie
Julie Searcy, AR
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    Commented on Apr 02, 2013
    Yes, it's one of my favorites! So is Pink Brandywine :) YUM! It's COLD DAY here today...3:30 ...»
    pm and it's 39 degrees, windy, and rainy... glad they're in the house with us! But we have high 70s/low 80s coming this weekend, weird....

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Becky Sharon @ mrs. hines class Eclectically Vintage - Kelly FunkyJunk Interiors - Donna Leah Donna Dixson Karen - The Graphics Fairy + 1 more
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Attaching mosaic glass or ceramic to glass window panes??

Hi, I need advice. I'd like to create my own mosaic (glass or ceramic) on the NINE individual 7"x12" window panes in our front door. Has anyone done this? ...»

We were thinking of placing the mosaic (glued) to a board then screwing the board to the INSIDE side of the door, so you'd see the mosaic on the outside of the door. Each 7"x12" window section would be measured out on the board, so only those parts get the mosaic.

I think gluing the mosaic directly to the windows would look strange from the outside because of the glue --? Right? That's why I didn't mention that idea first...

Make sense? Bit hard to explain! :)

Julie
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    Commented on Sep 22, 2012
    Hey ladies! Thanks so much for your ideas Kathleen :) That's great. I haven't done anything ...»
    about the door yet... we're remodeling our 1940 house and there's so much to do, I sort of "shelved it" while I thought about what I want to do. But it's really nice to know I can use the Weldbond and it'll dry clear. Sounds like a plan!! Thanks again ;)

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