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Beginner Friendly Decoupaged Ornaments Using Napkins, Glue And Chalk Paint
My relaxation during the holiday season involves personalizing gifts and making them myself. This can prove to be time consuming but by keeping them easy and giving them some consideration ahead of time, these crafts and smaller projects have become one of my biggest stress relievers. This project requires little skill and a few affordable materials. One of the things I look for when the holiday season starts are assorted shapes of wood ornaments. These bell shapes are one of two I came across this year at Michael’s. These are approximately 4″ x 2 1/2″ which is a size I enjoy working with. They aren’t to small where the picture…
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Recover A Cube Seat Using Thrifted Denim/NO SEWING
My daughter and I enjoy sewing and have been using this cube as our seat over the last few years. It’s lightweight, has a padded seat and fits into the opening under the sewing machine nicely. The problem is the fabric covering it… The pattern isn’t something I would ever use in my home. It has also gotten quite a bit of damage on the corners from one of our feline friends. This cube isn’t a storage container either. It was bought for my daughters bedroom as an extra little seat that just happens to fit perfectly under the sewing machine table. I decided to cover it with a durable…
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Lamp Makeover With Rice Paper, Paint and Silk Flowers.
A plain white lamp and shade. In my opinion, the best way to start a project! This lamp is clean ad needs no repairs. It was an inexpensive purchase I made a few years ago for our extra bedroom. I had been in the process of painting and throwing the room together quickly and wasn’t sure in what direction I wanted to go. So I figured buying a plain lamp and shade would enable me to change it into exactly what I wanted when the time came. Fast forward to the present…I found a different lamp for our spare room (one that definitely needs to be made over). So this…