Mary Beth
Blogger | Coraopolis, PA http://www.cupcakesandcrinoline.comFeatured Photos
About Me:
I'm a wife and mom to three boys who likes to mix old school homemaking with modern technology. I consider myself a wanna-be jack of all trades.
Favorite area of home improvement:
I love gardening, cleaning, crafting and DIYing ~ just about anything.
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Shade garden fence
This is a fence that we made out of very old windows and stair balusters, both left over from jobs my hubby did. The windows are so old that they have hand-rolled glass! There are two
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Re purposed front landscape.
Years ago this area was done in a Zen thing. It was laid out as a Ying/yang with stone and chips, and just the maple. I moved the bridge from the back yard, moved the small stone around to create paths, transplanted hostas (ferns didn't too too great) free wood chips and path edging rocks from my son. Going to be putting down a dry creek bed. Bak is giving out - so those will be purchased and not moved from the back yard!! going to be a nice photo spot for Prom night!!
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Mix Chalk Paint and Wax Together to Age Terracotta Pots
Using a mixture of chalk paint and wax, I gave my flower pots an aged patina. I was inspired to age my terracotta pots with paint after seeing At The Picket Fence's pretty pots from last
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How to create a colorful and family-friendly backyard
Now that spring is here, and the weather is nicer, the yard is calling my name. This year, my goal is to create a family-friendly space that is inviting – should we have company over
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Concrete Cobblestone Path
We wanted to find something unique to use for our pathway and patio. We couldn't find anything we really liked. When I came across this concrete form from Lowes I was so excited. Not
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How To Avoid Deck Failure
Deck flashing can make or break the structure of your deck. Here's how it works: you have your main house structure, your band board, half an inch of sheathing, and then siding. This is my deck flashing process: we cut and remove the siding at the band board, insert a large L-piece of flashing, install siding, and place the floorboards on top so that when it rains, the water will exit away from the house. This is the end result you want because the water won't leak into the structure
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Fence Picket A/C Unit Cover
Do you have an ugly air conditioning unit sitting in your yard? Yes? We did too, but now we have an awesome cover up for it! We used some old wooden fence pickets to create a more eye
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Beautiful Outdoor Area On a $100 Budget!
I created this outdoor patio area for my husband I after we had just got married. Everything you see in the pictures cost around $100.00 using Dollar Tree, Ikea and Big Lots! I was so
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