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Boring seaweed turned into coral? It could happen…

June 25, 2011 5 Comments

If you’ve been following along with me over the past week, you know I’ve been on a coral kick.   And dough.  A dough/coral kick.  I made white coral, red coral, I even made starfish. Out of dough. But long before I busted out the dough, I busted out the acrylic paint. This seaweed is […]

Filed Under: Accessories, cheap and easy, Crafts, project du jour, spray paint, summer

Coastal Craft: easy DIY starfish made from salt dough.

June 23, 2011 32 Comments

Salt-Dough DIY Starfish

A few weeks ago, Craftberry Bush did a tutorial on how she made a cute garland out of clay starfish.  Super cute. The other day when I was making my faux coral out of dough, I remembered her tutorial and used up some extra dough to make a couple of starfish.  Lucy left her “sea […]

Filed Under: Accessories, cheap and easy, Crafts, spray paint, summer, tutorial

Big impact floral centerpieces using 3 “ingredients”

June 22, 2011 28 Comments

Several weeks ago we went to a wedding… I made the centerpieces: …and Grant was the most adorable ring-bearer evah For the centerpieces, I wanted to keep the costs as low as possible. Like most people, the bride and groom were on a budget.  They wanted big impact with a little price tag. A great […]

Filed Under: cheap and easy, Crafts, floral design, Tables & Decor

Red Faux (“Daux”) Coral – Easy coastal decor made from salt dough.

June 20, 2011 59 Comments

Easy fake coral made from salt dough. DIY

Red coral is all over the place these days.   Last week I made some faux coral using a basic dough of salt and flour.  While I was doing that, I also made up a few pieces to make it look like red coral.  So here is a fun DIY for fake red coral you can […]

Filed Under: cheap and easy, Crafts, decor, project du jour, spray paint, summer, tutorial, UseWhatchaGot

Faux Coral (“daux” coral… same difference.) How to make coral out of dough.

June 14, 2011 105 Comments

Making faux coral using salt dough. I love the look of summer décor using coral and shells.                              I love the faux versions that Pottery Barn and Crate and Barrel carry, but I am not willing to shell out that kind of […]

Filed Under: Accessories, cheap and easy, Crafts, decor, spray paint, summer, tutorial, UseWhatchaGot

If you can wrap a gift, you can recover a chair cushion….

May 17, 2011 60 Comments

How to temporarily recover furniture cushions

…. well, temporarily. Here’s the situation:   I love our dog, but she isn’t too nice to our outdoor furniture.  We have a set that is super comfy, but she has gotten up onto the cushions to sleep.  That has made them dingy and a little thread-bare in places. We host Thanksgiving and Mother’s Day Brunch […]

Filed Under: Before and After, cheap and easy, Crafts, Entertaining, fabric, Furniture, garden & outdoors, no-sew, tutorial

Easy floral arrangement using fruit & flowers.

May 12, 2011 47 Comments

A few days ago I posted my Mother’s Day Brunch wrap up and told you I’d be back with the simple way to make this centerpiece using store bought fruit and roses from my yard. As promised: Gather your supplies. In this case, roses and hydrangeas from my yard, an empty olive jar, a glass […]

Filed Under: cheap and easy, Crafts, floral design, Sticks, Tables & Decor, tutorial, UseWhatchaGot

Mother’s Day Wrap-up. No pictures of people, but pictures of Pom-Poms. Duh.

May 10, 2011 21 Comments

I just washed and put away the last champagne flute from our annual Mother’s Day Brunch. This is the 5th one we’ve hosted, and each time it gets a little easier to put together. I change the theme and/or color scheme each year.  I was going to do this turquoise and apple green, with pops […]

Filed Under: bacon, Crafts, decor, Entertaining, kitchen stuff, Mother's Day, party, project du jour, Spring, UseWhatchaGot

Yes, you can spray paint tissue paper.

May 7, 2011 99 Comments

Spray paint tissue paper for custom colored pom-poms.

As I mentioned yesterday, the economy is messing with my Mother’s Day Brunch… which is a big deal around here.  I change up the theme and color scheme from year to year, and this time, I am going with turquoise and apple green, with pops of tangerine. I knew I wanted to make tissue paper […]

Filed Under: cheap and easy, Crafts, Paper, party, spray paint, Spring

Taming counter-top clutter with canisters.

April 28, 2011 51 Comments

For months, every day I would wake up and say to myself:   “Today’s the day! Today’s the day I am going to clean up the black hole of crap that is next to my computer!”  Every night I would go to bed and think, “…tomorrow… I’ll do it tomorrow…” The problem is that it isn’t […]

Filed Under: Accessories, Before and After, cheap and easy, Crafts, Mod Podge, organization, spray paint, Tips & Tricks, tutorial, UseWhatchaGot

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