LINKY PARTY 5 Features

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    Today’s Features These are the top features of the projects that seems to have inspired us the most in last week’s linky party. I love each and every one of them.  What about you? What’s your favorite, now that you are getting a close-up look at them???!!   Studded Wrap Watch Tutorial. Kristina [...]

Twig Heart

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Stop what you’re doing and make this: a Super-cute Valentine Decorating. One anyone who owns a pair of scissors and a lill’ bit of rope can pull off.  Go out and cut some branches now. Out of your own garden or pick them up at your friend’s home or the local park… Happy Valentines’ everyone.  [...]

Shabby Chic Burlap & Lace Valentines or Wedding Ideas

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I don’t know what got into me. I never write about weddings. I must be in a romantic mood today because these vintage shabby chic burlap and lace combinations just scream wedding receptions and Valentine decorations to me. The Best of Vintage Shabby Chic Being selective, let me show you the best of the vintage [...]

Home Decorating with Winter Flowers

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We usually envision Spring when we think of decorating with flowers and plants.  However, winter flowers and greens are at least as abundant and none less enchanting.  Here are three favorite examples for you on how to decorate with flowers and nature in winter.   Red Roses with Hydrangea in Bark Vase photo credit: bhg.com [...]

How to Make Paper Wreaths

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Have no wreath yet for your dinner party room? No problem. With this easy, super-fast tutorial you will make yourself one or more paper wreaths in literally 1/2 a hour. Best of all, you won’t need anything you don’t have in the house already. Materials So, what do you need to make wreaths like this? [...]

Fabulous Fall Wreaths

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Can you imagine that to make this ruffle burlap Fall wreath, Mallory from Classy Clutter only spent half an hour and less than $5? Well, you can too. Here’s a tutorial for this adorable Fall home decoration.   That is to say: Here’s my 1,2,3 quick wreath-making how-to. However, you can find a detailed tutorial [...]

Valentine Heart Wreaths

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  Well-illustrated Tutorial To Make Rag Heart Wreaths as Valentines Gifts or Decoration By guest writer Lilana   “Hello, Fine Art Craft Guild readers! I’m the “Lilly” in LOVD, Lilly Of the Valley Designs. I’m a hardly-at-home-stay-at-home wife and mom, retired rocket scientist,  jewelry-maker, project seeker, and optimist do-gooder, and daily blogger at FeelLOVDeveryday. I [...]

Curly Grosgrain Ribbon for Valentines Day Wreaths

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Something nifty today: Curly grosgrain ribbon! So cute!   I happen to fancy doing this today. Besides making darling wreaths with them, curled grosgrain ribbon is ideal to embellish a bunch of creative projects I’m working on. You need ribbon too? How to Curl Grosgrain Ribbon The traditional recipe of baking curls has been around [...]

How to Make a Topiary

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Lets make a topiary. I will show you how. It is winter and not much creative gardening going on besides making winter veggies and protecting whatever you planted from frost. It is however a time that in Italy, the olive farmers clip their olive trees again, and loads of free branches are to be had. [...]

Succulent Wreaths

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  Now that all your holiday decoration is gone, does the front door look a bit barren? Not for long, because here’s an idea for you that you wished you’d tried before:  year-round colorful succulent wreaths that need next-to-no-attention to good looking. Best of all, the plants on these wreaths are alive! Like a garden [...]