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Deanne L

Blogger | Australia http://fivebrothersonesister.blogspot.com.au
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About Me:

mum of 6 in Australia, love making a house a home!

Favorite area of home improvement:

upcycling things into something fabulous home decorating, diy


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vintage sewing room

I had lots of fun making this retro/ vintage sewing room.

I love going in there to sew and craft! ...»

Check out my posts here:

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Deanne L
Deanne L Australia
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    Thanks they are pretty!
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  • Love our new outdoor kitchen!
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outdoor kitchen

We have just put in a new outdoor kitchen using carcasses from a free kitchen, pine benchtops that we stained and glossed and MDF doors that we routed.
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Deanne L Australia on Apr 10, 2013
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  • Miriam I
    Miriam I on Apr 12, 2013
    How amazing! Lucky you!
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bedhead bench

Cleaned up on old bedheads at our towns recent roadside cleanup, some ended up in our garden, another we turned into a lovely bench seat.
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Deanne L Australia on Apr 03, 2013
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kid's play kitchen

This is a little kitchen I did up to sell and it sold very quickly, I would like to do some more but need to find a smaller and lighter TV cabinet to use. ...»

I know these have been around for a while so I was excited when I finally found a cabinet I could use!

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Deanne L Australia on Apr 03, 2013
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organising home school area

I did some reorganising for our home schooling are before we started back a school for 2013

Here is the full post:

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Deanne L Australia on Feb 23, 2013
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living room makeover

Recently had some fun updating my living room after buying a new rug:

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Deanne L Australia on Feb 23, 2013
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how to paint a chalkboard onto your wall

I have just finished painting a chalkboard onto my living room wall, I have shared how I did it in this post:

http://fivebrothersonesister.blogspot.com.a...

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Deanne L Australia on Feb 23, 2013
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  • We have a winner!  Wright's did the job much better than any shortcut ever could.
  • As seen in the photos, the Wright's cream combined with some elbow grease is the clear winner, while the homemade jewelry cleaner left a piece of my silver tarnished forever.   (on left)

Silver Polish Test: Pinterest Homemade Jewelry Cleaner Recipe vs Wright's Silver Cream

I put a popular homemade jewelry cleaner recipe that I found on PInterest to the test against my old trusty stand-by, Wright's Silver Cream. The homemade recipe called for heated water, ...»
baking soda, salt and aluminum foil. The chemical reaction smell gave me a headache all night.

1. Vase 1 is the 'before' image for the group. They all looked like this before the experiment began. Shameful, I know.

2. Vase 2 was left to soak the BOTTOM HALF ONLY in the Homemade Jewelry Cleaner (HJC) for 10 minutes.

3. Vase 3 was cleaned with Wright's Silver Cream 100% and didn't touch the HJC

4. Vase 4 was soaked completely in the HJC for 10 minutes and rinsed with clean water.

5. Vase 5 was soaked completely in the HJC for 10 minutes and then scrubbed with Wright's Silver Cream.

I think you can see a clear winner here. The one that I polished by hand with the Silver Cream is gleaming and beautiful.

It was likely a silver plated piece, but I didn't know that before I gave it a chemical bath. These vases were a memento from my wedding in 2004, so I can't replace them.

The moral here? BEWARE of homemade pinterest recipes on heirloom, mementos or expensive items like jewelry... It might not work exactly like you'd hope.

Beth B
Beth B Birmingham, AL
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    Commented on Jan 09, 2013
    My comment disappeared into cyberspace on your blog. ...»

    But I will say that I have used this method for years and never had a problem.

    I have never ever smelt any chemicals and my silver is always sparkling.

    Your water should be boiling- I use tongs, do not rinse it off just give it a good rub with an old towel and any marks left on it will come off with a rub with your finger and damp bi-carb soda, if the object is not fully immersed turn it over frequently, do not leave it sitting half in and out or it will leave a ring.

    Hope that helps.

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