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About Me:
I love fixing up old houses, thrifting, gardening and redoing/repurposeing items.
Favorite area of home improvement:
Always working on extending my garden around the perimeter of the fence with perennials and adding found objects in the garden.
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Great idea for Mothers day gift! Kids love making these.
Did you know that often a thrift shop throws away old tea cups if they are missing a saucer? This is how we recycle them .
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Our Mailbox Makeover
We had a very sad looking mailbox. I bought a "kit" from Lowe's to create a beautiful new mailbox. I love it!
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CommentedYes - to Marlene O's point - it would get destroyed unless you protect it with one of those ...»
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Commentedif there's a way to secure them, the battery operated tealights would give them a cool glow ...»
My Vegetable Garden
Each year I enjoy working in my vegetable garden. It is just large enough to give me the variety that we like. I've tried to design it in a manner that enables me to not only rework it
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CommentedJim - I love your garden but please, please don't use Miracle Grow. You don't want to be ...»
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Cover Shoeboxes With Newspaper For Stylish Frugal Storage
I needed a lot of storage containers for my new craft room. So how to have storage without breaking the bank? I mod podged newspaper onto shoe boxes. I only used mod podge under the
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CommentedActually - this is how they were stored for guests in colonial times!
A Garden Hose Wreath!
I received so much attention with this #ProudestDIY project of wreaths made of garden hoses and vintage garden tools and brought
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Aqua Distressed Chalkpainted Dresser
I got this big, beat up, smelly dresser off of craigslist. I cleaned it up, painted it with aqua DIY chalkpaint, distressed it, repainted the hardware and coated it in AS clear wax. A couple bought it for their master bedroom.
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CommentedI've never used chalk paint. What is the benefit of chalk paint versus latex in a flat finish?