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Holly’s Sunny Sign

by Holly LL May 15, 2012

My parents spend a lot of time outdoors enjoying their backyard,front yard, and grill. The do live in “sunny So Cal” after all. Now, my Dad, when is asked how he is, always says “Seventy and Sunny.” (he is not seventy). Nonetheless, I wanted to make them a sign (it was supposed to be a Christmas [...]

DIY Dollhouse Repairs with Gorilla Glue

by Cassie May 10, 2012

Last weekend I took Emmy out with me to yard sales. (What’s new, right?) Anyhow, we found some treasures and she spied a neat old dollhouse. I told her I had one like it at home in the loft that had been mine when I was a child. My parents helped me put it together [...]

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Styrofoam Projects

by Cheri April 22, 2012

Making projects from styrofoam gives you a light weight project making it great for wall art, craft projects, decorating ideas… the possibilities go on and on. There are lots of fun things you can do with styrofoam products. DecoArt makes a great product for Styrofoam called MagiKote. You paint it on to the styrofoam, let [...]

Amy’s Vintage Clock Goes Gold

by Amy of WhisperWood Cottage March 6, 2012

This project involves transforming a vintage thrift store find with a can of spray paint! Super easy!! Above is the original finish. I taped off the clock face so that it did not get painted at all. Wearing my paint spray respirator from Rockler (A must have! Worth every penny!), I used a [...]

Gorilla Glue-New and Improved

by Cheri March 3, 2012

Have you ever tried Gorilla Glue? They have created a NEW ANTI-CLOG CAP on their bottle of Gorilla Glue. Did you know that? Introducing the new 2 oz. Gorilla Glue Anti-Clog Cap. The best just got better! After extensive testing and development, the team at Gorilla has unveiled a cap design that keeps your product [...]

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Holly’s Sparkling Butterfly Art featuring DecoArt

by Holly LL February 29, 2012

My daughter wants me to make things for her room all the time…I would love to..but she wants all sorts of things that may or may not go together. Finally we agreed on something. When I received my Glamour Dust Ultra Fine Glitter Paint from DecoArt, she was mesmerized..so I came up with some suggestions [...]

Starfish {by Cheri}

by Cheri February 28, 2012

Living in SW Florida allows us to go to the beach and enjoy the sand on our toes and watch the changing of the tides. I decorated the front lanai in a beach – starfish – nautical theme. I made the banner with: Canvas Corp diamond shaped canvas that I cut in half Ribbon (from [...]

Cassie’s Two Must Have Supplies for Furniture Refinishing

by Cassie February 26, 2012

The other day on my blog I shared a fun ombre dresser I did for a friend of mine who has a new baby. Here it is: It wasn’t always this cute and fun! It started out life like this… It had fantastic bones, and was made of solid maple, which is fabulous hard [...]

BEACH Driftwood {by Cheri}

by Cheri February 22, 2012

This (faux) DRFITWOOD BEACH SIGN is so easy to make. Here’s what I used: Some wood. I used a couple of pieces of scrap wood. (My pieces of wood were super hard–I would recommend something not hard–it makes the cutting process easier.) trim nails Canvas Corp hammer Gorilla Wood Glue Rockler Spring Clamps pencil saw [...]

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Warm Cookies Are In The Kitchen by Cheri

by Cheri January 31, 2012

I made a new board. The plan was to have a hook for everyone in the family–that would be all 6 of us. I wanted something that all of the kids could hang their hats on but I also wanted something that I could write them a note on. You can see that I don’t have [...]

Holly’s Rolling Book Cart featuring Rockler, Gorilla Glue, and DecoArt

by Holly LL January 31, 2012

Storage is a top priority for me – good storage that has function and design and versatility is a HUGE PLUS! I love books! The more books the better for me! But, they are everywhere, including the space under my buffet (the buffet still needs its makeover…so pretend it looks nicer than it does, OK?) [...]

Amy’s DIY Burlap Flower Valentine

by Amy of WhisperWood Cottage January 16, 2012

Pin It Are you in the mood for a valentine that uses burlap, silver, and vintage dishware? SUPPLIES 3″ Styrofoam disc 2 burlap flowers from Canvas Corp fabric ribbon scissors Gorilla Glue Super Glue craft knife vintage spoon adhesive hook and loop Canvas Corp scrapbook paper: “Herbs & Spices on Ivory” (CCP2642) Canvas Corp scrapbook paper: [...]

Glittering the New Year with Styrofoam

by Maryann December 30, 2011

Hi guys… It’s Maryann from Domestically Speaking! You’ve gotta have some glitter with your New Year’s festivities, right? If you’re my youngest you think you need glitter for everything. Over our Christmas vacation my oldest daughter had some crafting fun. Here’s the supplies we used: Dow Styrofoam Stars (in 3 different sizes) DecoArt Decoupage Glitter [...]

GrandParents’ gift by Maryann

by Maryann December 27, 2011

Hi Guys & Merry Christmas! I’m so excited to share with you the gift I made for my parents. A cute way to display photos of their 9 grandkiddos. Here’s what I used: piece of plywood Ten23 Design’s “Count Your Blessings” vinyl DecoArt Americana Satin Enamels in Soft White espresso brown acrylic pain paint brush [...]

I’m Dreaming by Cheri

by Cheri December 22, 2011

We live in SW Florida and we don’t get snow. As a matter of fact it is warm almost all of the time. Sometimes we get bored–tired–sick of the same season all year long. My kids moan everytime they hear that someone has gotten snow. My two little ones don’t even remember snow. They can’t [...]

Rayans Entryway Locker System with Miter Saw Guide From Rockler

by Rayan December 19, 2011

This little tool is super helpful for use on another fabulous tool… your miter saw! For any of you who have used a miter saw, you already know that it takes a bit of eyeballing to ensure that you are cutting along the proper marks, that you are cutting along the right side of the [...]

Gorilla Glue to the Heirloom Rescue by Cassie

by Cassie December 8, 2011

We all have some ornaments that just can’t be replaced. One of those that I have is a salt dough dala horse that belonged to my grandparents. Or maybe it was passed on by my parents to me, but either way, it is old, and it reminds me of my grandparents house when I was [...]

All That Sparkles by Cheri

by Cheri December 7, 2011

I let the kids help with these ornaments. I did assist so we didn’t have Gorilla Super Glue everywhere. I cut out the stars in a “not so perfect” star shape using Canvas Corp paper. I placed a piece of computer paper under our work area. I applied a thin layer of super glue to [...]

Gorilla Glue saves Christmas and Holly’s Crock Pot

by Holly LL December 6, 2011

I have no idea what has been happening in my garage … but apparently there was a party in there! Never have I had so many broken ornaments and decorations! Jules first reaction…”Mom, get the Gorilla Glue.” No, seriously not joking any time anything breaks in the house…she starts talking about Gorilla Glue. Let’s just say that is [...]

Cassie’s Veneer Repair with Gorilla Glue

by Cassie November 30, 2011

When we moved last month, I changed up furniture in Emmy’s room. She had a beautiful wide blue dresser, but I wanted to give her something a little more modern and not as wide. She got the ombre dresser and I posted her older dresser for sale. Before I posted it for sale, I needed [...]

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