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Karen Smithson

Quitman, AR
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Found this table & chairs at a yard sale.....painted it & reupholstered the chairs

I paid $20 for this....yes I said $20!!! After painting and recovering the chair seats, I carried it to a local downtown antique mall where, at the time, I was selling on consignment. Scottsboro, AL, where I live, is widely known for its First Monday Trade Days in the downtown square. It is held the first Monday of every month, and draws a large out of town crowd on Labor Day weekend. I finished them just barely in time for the Labor Day event. It sold that weekend for over ...»
$300!! (The rooster theme was really hot in kitchen decor at the time).

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Pat aka Queen of Thrift Scottsboro, AL
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Color It Simple Concord, NC
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  • Looking into the structure.
  • A detail view of the stone wall and bench.
  • Detail view of the jointwork on the structure.  The posts and beams are 8"x8" solid cedar timbers.
  • Another look at the structure.
  • And for a sense of scale, here is one of our crew sitting on the bench as we finished clean up.
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Timber Frame Garden Structure

A few photos of one of our recent installations. As part of an entire backyard installation, we created an outdoor room built into a small slope. The stone wall is a gravity wall we built ...»
using Tennessee fieldstone. We shaped the rock and fit it all together to create a more rustic looking wall without using any mortar. We made the bench using a large slab of stone and built it into the wall.

The structure is built out of solid cedar timbers. Nearly every joint is mortise and tenon and held together using wooden pegs, as you see in the photos. All that remains is for the homeowner to add a table and a few chairs and a 'candlelier'.

We look forward to the plantings surrounding this garden room to fill in over the next few years as the garden fills in as we designed.

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Southern Trillium LLC Stone Mountain, GA
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Create a Mini Snow Village with Cake Plates and Cloches

I wanted to create a mini snow village, but all I could find were two of the four mini houses I owned. But, that didn't stop me. I pulled out a crystal cake plate and two cloches and went ...»
to town. Or should I say went to village. :)

(Also, visit this post and comment for a chance to win a beautiful French Grain Sack Christmas Pillow.) You can see the rest of my formal Living Room while you are there, too. :)

The Everyday Home/Barb Garrett
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    What a wonderful and creative idea!
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Shabby Chic Pumpkin

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Mary Beth Coraopolis, PA
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    Very cute and clever!
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Birdfeeder from an antique light cover

I found this old light cover at a flea market. It came with the holes already in it and I knew I just had to have it for a bird feeder.
Karen Smithson
Karen Smithson Quitman, AR
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    Dee W, I just simply washed it well and yes I strung beads on a heavy cording. The birds are ...»
    really using alot right now.

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Old window with a stenciled view

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Lorrie B Beaver Falls, PA
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    I love this! What a creative use of the window!
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  • Fall Decorating Ideas  http://www.decorating-ideas-made-easy.com/fall-pumpkin-topiary.html 1
  • Start by placing a Styrofoam block in your container. Use a dowel to stack your carve-able pumpkins. You will need to remove two stems off of the two bottom pumpkins.
  • Add some fall florals under the bottom pumpkin.  Attach with hot glue.
  • To add a monogram to your pumpkin, print out a letter, and use a few stick pins to hold it in place.  Take another stick pin and gentle poke small holes following the lines of your letter.
  • Play "dot-to-dot" with a pencil and trace the outline of your letter.  Paint with acrylic paint, and finish with a spray sealer.
  • Now all your topiary needs is a bow!
  • Fall Decorating Ideas
  • Start by placing a Styrofoam block in your container. Use a dowel to stack your carve-able pumpkins. You will need to remove two stems off of the two bottom pumpkins.
  • Add some fall florals under the bottom pumpkin.  Attach with hot glue.
  • To add a monogram to your pumpkin, print out a letter, and use a few stick pins to hold it in place.  Take another stick pin and gentle poke small holes following the lines of your letter.
  • Play "dot-to-dot" with a pencil and trace the outline of your letter.  Paint with acrylic paint, and finish with a spray sealer.
  • Now all your topiary needs is a bow!
  • For a more detail tutorial please visit: http://www.decorating-ideas-made-easy.com 1
  • Start by placing a Styrofoam block in your container. Use a dowel to stack your carve-able pumpkins. You will need to remove two stems off of the two bottom pumpkins.
  • Add some fall florals under the bottom pumpkin.  Attach with hot glue.
  • To add a monogram to your pumpkin, print out a letter, and use a few stick pins to hold it in place.  Take another stick pin and gentle poke small holes following the lines of your letter.
  • Play "dot-to-dot" with a pencil and trace the outline of your letter.  Paint with acrylic paint, and finish with a spray sealer.
  • Now all your topiary needs is a bow!
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Pumpkin Topiary - Fall Decorating Ideas

Tutorial on making your own pumpkin topiary.

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Decorating Ideas Made Easy
Decorating Ideas Made Easy Murfreesboro, TN
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    Very cute!
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