Most recently, I’ve been using a clear coat varnish on my painted furniture pieces, and I am finding that this is the easiest top coat finish I’ve ever used. I’m not going to proclaim it’s the best, or most durable, or the end-all of top coats, but if you are looking for a clear coat finish that is easy to…
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After I put together a mood board and looked at how much everything would cost, if, hypothetically I purchased it all, I had to stop and regroup. Yikes!! It was way over any budget I could dream of at this time, if ever. I made the board for inspiration purposes anyway, but I knew even if I found some similar…
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Drip art. Have you seen it or even tried to make your own? I just made my own drip art painting this past Saturday afternoon. It’s pretty easy to do, especially since drip art tends to fall into the abstract art category, so there’s no straight lines, drawing, or some of the other technical artist skills needed. At least not…
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We just returned from a trip out to Tacoma, Washington to visit my son. His job just transferred him from east coast Philadelphia the Pacific Northwest. What a way to see the country, right? Our visit lasted about a week and one of the days, we decided to take a day trip to the Olympic National Park. One of the…
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It can be very exciting to take a road trip or vacation. On the other hand, getting yourself and your family ready, packed and out the door on the day of the trip can be daunting if you don’t plan well. I have started off on many a vacations frazzled and at my wits end by the time we walk…
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Last summer, I started a native perennial flower bed from the ground up – and on a budget. We started by digging up an area of grass, and let me tell you, this was a huge task. Fortunately, that was the hardest part of the project but the end results have made it well worth the work. As for the…
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Sometimes a plan needs changing or even updating. I’m excited to tell you that I’ve been busy planning a new design layout for the blog. If you follow along, the website should soon be loading a lot faster and be much easier to navigate. The updates will be coming real soon and I hope you’ll find it easier and faster…
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I finally got around to adding a few container planters to our yard and this year I decided to go with the idea of using herbs as the accent plants to the flowers. I wanted to tell you about it because I’m super happy with how mine are morphing into some of the prettiest arrangements I’ve ever made. Container…
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