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Upcycle Your Bulletin Board, Chalkboard, Corkboard, or Dry Erase Board – Shabby Chic Style
Does your Bulletin Board, Chalkboard, Corkboard, or Dry Erase Board look similar to this one? If it does, you may be ready for something new. I know I am, so let's get started!!!
This is an amazing project with amazing results. The only limitation is your imagination, and I must say, my imagination went wild with this one. I must have changed my mind about twenty or twenty-five times trying to decide which way I wanted to go with it. In order to complete this project, you will need to gather the following supplies, and remember, you can change your mind along the way, so nothing is set in... Read More |
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Raggedy Keepsake Pillow Tutorial
This is a wonderful project to make for your children or anyone that you would like to give a keepsake to; just change the fabric to suit the occasion. For this project I used fabric from my stash of fabric for the back of the pillow and for the solid squares on the front of the pillow. For the "keepsake" part, I used a sheet that my kids used when they were little. The sheet is almost 30 years old and still in wonderful condition, and my kids always appreciate the things that I make for them. These instructions are for a pillow that will measure approximately 23" X 23" square. Supplies:
Fabric
1 – 23" square in a solid color (for the back of the pillow)
13 – 6" squares in a solid color (for the front of the pillow) Read More |
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Prim Step Stool Foot Stool Baby Time Out Stool Mommy's Little Helper Stool
This was a very fun and easy project, so I have decided to share it with you.
First, we will start with the supplies you will need to complete the project.
Supplies:
Step stool
Sand paper (medium and fine grade – this is an optional step)
Craft paper (you can get this at any craft store or go to a paint/hardware store and get a roll of painter's paper)
Painter's palette
Paper plates (to set in your painter's palette)
Tracing paper
Graphite paper (you will use this to transfer your design to your project)
Paintbrush cleaner (I use a squirt or two of the liquid paint cleaner in the water... Read More |
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 DIY - Do it Yourself - Cinnamon Ornaments
SUPPLIES: 1 larger 3 or 4 quart bowl 1 small bowl (a cereal or soup bowl will work) 1 rolling pin 1 pastry mat 1 cup measuring cup 1 1/2 cup measuring cup 1 2/3 cup measuring cup 1 mixing spoon assorted cookie cutters (purchase at any craft store, i.e., Joanns or Michaels; or even a grocery or kitchen store) cookie/baking sheets (also may be purchased at any craft store, i.e., Joanns or Michaels; or even a grocery or kitchen store) 1 bag/box of craft straws (purchase at any craft store, i.e., Joanns or Michaels) ribbon, raffia, string, yarn, etc. (purchase at any craft store, i.e., Joanns or Michaels) *Optional: mixer with dough hook  INGREDIENTS: 1 cup cinnamon 2/3 cup applesauce 1/4 cup modge podge or Elmer's glue (purchase at... Read More |
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 These truffles are truly amazing. I made them this year for my family for the holidays and they were gone in a flash.
Usually, when someone looks at truffles, they think they would be way too hard to make, but really they are one of the easiest bakery items to make, I promise.
This recipe is by Robert Linxe, and his truffles are the best I have ever tasted. It is wonderful that he is will to share his recipe with us.
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 keeping True to Yourself in the New Year
The new year brings us many changes both personal and professional. This blog is going to focus on the personal.
Most of us are putting our resolutions together with the strong hope of being able to keep them; however, most of us will give up because we either don’t really want to keep our resolutions, someone else is telling us what our resolutions should be, or we just don’t have the strength and/or motivation to be able to keep our resolutions.
Well, instead of making resolutions for the New Year, I have decided to make a pledge to myself for each “resolution” that I want to strive for.
In this blog, I am going to share with you how I plan to do that.
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It is a time honored tradition for boys and girls to write letters to Santa Claus, letting Santa Claus know that they have been very good the previous year and would really like a special gift or two.
Victorian Rose Inc. has done a little research for you. Here are four of our most favorite FREE websites where you can help your child print out his or her very own letter or postcard to Santa Claus.
Now of course you will need to know where to mail your child's letter, so we have even found the address for you:
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Supplies:
2 yards bark covered wire
2 small feather birds
1 handful of reindeer moss
Velvet millinery flowers
Velvet millinery leaves
1 fresh hydrangea bloom
1 floral water tube
1 small piece of heavy cardstock
Tools:
Hot glue gun
Wire cutters
Scissors
Resources:
Most supplies are readily available in the floral section of any major craft store. The birds are available in crafts stores too, or check Ebay for vintage ones. For velvet leaves and flowers, new or vintage, try visiting ... Read More |
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Recipe by: Willow Bird Baking, adapted from All Recipes, Joy the Baker, and Pumpkin Tart.
Yields: one loaf, about 8 servings
Prep Time: (including dough rising) about 3 hours
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Have you ever wondered about the origin of the poem:
Something old, something new
Something borrowed, something blue
And a silver sixpence in her shoe
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Brides have been honoring the tradition of wearing an old, a new, a borrowed and a blue item during their wedding, since Victorian times in the 19th century. Although wearing these items is supposed to symbolize good fortune for the bride, they are also just an entertaining and fun way for brides to incorporate tradition that gives the bride an opportunity to express her appreciation for a few special people in her life on her special day.
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