Friday, December 23, 2011
Make a Chainsaw Reindeer
Here’s a great idea if you have a bunch of tree branches and
limbs cluttering your yard from a necessary trimming or a wicked storm – make a
tree branch reindeer!
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Thursday, December 22, 2011
Floating Jedi Christmas Tree
Every single Christmas tree of my childhood was decorated
with red glass balls and shiny gold tinsel garland. No deviation. At. All.
Here’s the weird thing. I’m starting to jones for glass
shiny ball ornaments.
When I got out on my own I quickly changed that. Every
Christmas tree I’ve ever had has been a collection of ornaments that coordinate
but there was and is nary a shiny ball in the bunch.
When I saw not Martha’s take on shiny ball ornaments, I really wanted to run out and buy a set or
seven.
Photo courtesy of notmartha.
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Tuesday, December 20, 2011
I Made a Gift Tag for Portland
I put a bird on it.
If you watch Portlandia you understand what I'm talking about. If you don't, watch the sketch below. Enjoy!
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Sunday, December 18, 2011
How to Make Reusable Cloth Gift Bags
I usually like wrapping Christmas gifts. I have all sorts of
tips and tricks to upcycle just about anything into gift-wrap, ribbon, and bows to make Pinterest perfect gift-wrap. My gift wrap turned art projects reduce
waste while the recipient is none the wiser. All they see is a pretty package and
that’s the way I like it.
I save paper gift bags like these in our stash stored in an under bed gift wrapping storage box similar to this one) for Husband because
he claims he’s not as good at wrapping gifts as I am. This may or may not be a
spousal management issue on his part because it means I end up wrapping almost
everything. (I am including affiliate links in this post for your continence.)
As our extended family has grown so large that it takes me days to wrap all of their gifts. After
last year’s four night wrap a thon left me less than holiday cheerful (to put
it mildly), I promised myself I was going to make wrapping gifts easier this
Christmas.
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Thursday, December 15, 2011
How to Make Lavender Sugar Scrub
It’s not all power tools with me. I have my girlie girl moments too. One of the ways I like to pamper myself is with a nice sugar scrub. When I found out that my favorite spendy sugar scrub was nothing more than olive oil and white sugar, I decided to make it myself.
I’ve been experimenting with sugar scrub recipes ever since.
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Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Winter Outdoor Living Spaces an Interview with HGTV’s Dan Berger
HGTV landscaping shows make me jealous of big backyards
because my tiny place will not hold a big deck, fire pit, or a little grotto
with waterfall. I have a thing for gazebos too. *Wistful sigh*
To compensate, I designed our front porch to be as inviting
as possible.
Now that it’s fall going into winter, my perennials are gone
and my yard looks a little sad. I wish I had an HGTV designer on speed dial to
help me make the outside of my Midwestern home as inviting and usable in the
fall and winter as it is during the spring and summer.
I recently given the opportunity to interview Garden
Designer and HGTV.com contributor
Dan Berger and ask him all my questions about transitioning my outdoor spaces
for fall and winter. Dan’s work is gorgeous! He really knows his stuff when it
comes to landscaping and garden design. Dan is the owner of LandPlan Landscaping.
He has appeared on numerous episode of the HGTV show "Landscape
Smart." Dan has also worked with This Old House and
been featured in Sunset
Magazine.
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