Tag: Home Decor
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Creating a Monochromatic Quilt: My Charseuss Journey
95 % Chartreuse A guild challenge was to make a monochromatic quilt using one color, with the option of adding up to 5% of the complementary color. The required measurements are 15″ x 45″. It seemed like a great introduction to making a ‘challenge’ quilt. And it was challenging! Hand-dyed, Commercial Fabrics, and Repurposing The…
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Fergus the Felt Gnome
Fergus is Versatile Wool felt, embroidery floss, stuffing, and walnut shells are the basis for creating Fergus. However, changing the color and the accessory dies will give him a totally different look. Below, will be examples and instructions for altering Fergus for even more versatility. Follow the Directions For Felt Fergus There are really thorough…
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Quick and Easy Placemats With Free Download
Scraps or Yardage The wonderful thing about creating is that you are the boss. You can make this project completely from scraps or from yardage. Also, you can make placemats whatever size you think is best for your table and dishes. Because I have big plates, I make placemats that work for my dishes. The…
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An Old Garage Turned Into A New Office, Studio, Gym, and yet is still a Garage – Part 2
Garage Makeover Before it became a multi-function space Yesterday’s post, here, has lots of “before” pictures of our old garage. Before we turned it into a new office, studio, and gym I took a quick video of the area. Here is our before and after video: This house is 60 years old and did not have…
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An Old Garage Turned Into A New Office, Studio, Gym, and yet is still a Garage – Part 1
Have you ever thought about converting your garage into something other than a parking spot for your car? Or maybe, like my family, you’ve been using it for storage and want to have a place to do other things. This summer we undertook this project so our home office, my art studio, our gym, and…
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Quilt Roundup
Blue and White Quilt I haven’t been doing very many paper related projects and quilts take a lot more time before there is anything to show! This is part of the reason for the gap in my posting. It has been difficult to find a good place to take pictures of the quilts I’ve made. …
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Perpetual Calendar with Leftover Embellishments
Most of us have leftover bits and bobs from previous projects. Items that are too nice to throw away but too few to use on a new layout or set of greeting cards. Maybe because Christmas was still on my mind, I was thinking about ornaments. Or maybe I just like dangly things that sparkle. Regardless, I…
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Halloween Countdown Magnetic Board – Dyspeptic Acres
Tin pail with magnetic spiders Magnetic Board Decorated for Halloween Count-up Spiders on Magnetic Board On Wall While I was working on the Countdown to Halloween Activity jar posted here and here, I started thinking about a simpler countdown project. This is the brainchild I created. This is one of my favorite home decor items…
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Countdown to Halloween with CTMH's Cricut Artistry – Part 2
*** This is the second of a two-part post. The list of 50 Halloween activites is in the previous post here. *** It is really rewarding to make something that your kids enjoy. My 10 year old thinks it will be fun to select one of the die-cut activity – suggestions I made with the…
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Countdown to Halloween With CTMH's-Cricut Artistry and 50 Fun Family Activities!
*** This is the first of a two-part post. The video and Artistry measurements will be in the next post. *** CTMH Artistry Halloween “Ornaments” It may seem a little strange to post this in August but there is a method to my madness. Really. It isn’t just madness! First up, any holiday that by…
Scrappinthread by Beverly Tiemann 