I am featuring Shanna from Restoration Redoux here today. She is another blogger from Hometalk/Blogtalk who has been blogging for sometime now. I have been fortunate enough to become friends with her and have partnered up with her, as well, to work together on growing our blogs. She is super talented, especially when it comes to painting furniture. She has…
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Chicago and deep dish pizza are often considered synonymous. I couldn’t agree more; but have you ever had a Chicago Italian beef sandwich? Having grown up in a small suburb just outside of Chicago, if you weren’t Italian, then you knew plenty of people who were. Mom and pop Italian joints were everywhere and pizza, though delicious, wasn’t the only…
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It’s Total Culture Tuesday and the girls are having a party!!! My sister holds an annual bonfire every October. Last year’s was no exception. We had plenty of music, food and spirits, and a gorgeous fire. We told jokes, shared stories and enjoyed a long night of fireside comradery. It was a chilly night and several of us were wearing…
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Whenever I see an old wire seamstress dress form, I can’t help but imagine Coco Channel in vintage Paris…pinning her newest design to one of these forms. I decided that I wanted a seamstress form for my craft room, as they are quintessential to sewing, a skill of which I’ve learned a bit about from my mother. Having never been…
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Done up French Quarter style, these paper and wire flowers are much easier than they look to make. Spring is here, the weather is finally getting warmer and I am longing to go to New Orleans for this year’s Jazz & Heritage Festival. Knowing that I won’t be making it down, I pulled out my old French Quarter maps and…
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