I came upon some grapevine wire in the store a short while back and knew right off that I was going to have to wrap it around a lampshade to see what kind of texture possibilities I could come up with. The grapevine wire reminded me of the twigs from my twig trivet, but with a twist, literally because you…
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Did I mention that my husband was once a boy scout? Just after Thanksgiving, we had a microwave malfunction. This was not in the kitchen update plan, yet it quickly became the plan because, well…dinner is often, though unfortunately made up of microwave meals! So if we wanted to a hot have dinner on one of the many non-cooking nights, …
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Machine washing and drying burlap is not quite as simple as washing most other fabrics such as cotton, but it is possible. There is a little more to it with various expected or unexpected results. As I am starting another burlap project, I decided to give the machine washer/ dryer method a try despite my earlier argument not to on…
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Just before the holidays we made a bunch of twig ornaments for our family get together and they went over quite well. Not that anyone in my family would dare tell me otherwise, wink, wink!! Anyways, I really liked the rustic yet organized texture that comes about from lining up something as simple and abundant as fallen twigs. We gather…
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These paint dipped soup cans were originally shared over at Inspiration Cafe. In case you missed it, I’m showing them off one more time because I’m guilty as charged… I like making soup and tin can projects…as in most recently with soup can centerpiece for the holidays and last spring with a tin can pin cushion caddy. I figure, if…
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