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A Zebra Striped Pumpkin. (More fun pumpkin crafts.)

September 27, 2011 63 Comments

pumpkin, craft, zebra stripes, duck tape, duct tape, Halloween, fall, autumn, diy

OK, I told ya I was on a pumpkin binge right now. I made a flannel covered pumpkin, a punker pumpkin, some pumpkin house numbers and now…  a Zebra Striped Pumpkin.  I may, in fact, have a bit of a pumpkin problem. Thanks to zebra print duct tape, this entire process took me about 3 […]

Filed Under: Autumn, Bargain, Before and After, cheap and easy, Crafts, decor, Fall, Halloween, Holidays, Pumpkins

Pumpkin Round Up: 10 pumpkin ideas

September 22, 2011 23 Comments

crow, pumpkins, fall, arrangement

Fun inspiration for fall and Halloween decor using pumpkins, both real and fake.

Filed Under: Autumn, Bargain, cheap and easy, craft time, Crafts, Fall, Halloween, Holidays, Pumpkins, Round-Ups, Thanksgiving

Make a leather studded punk Pumpkin for Halloween. (“Mom…? Why did you make an S&M pumpkin…?”)

September 15, 2011 58 Comments

punk pumpkin, black, leather, studs, studded, safety pins, Halloween

Um, excuse me!?  First of all, where did you hear about S&M…???!!!  Second, it is NOT an S&M pumpkin… It’s a Punk-In.  Some black paint, leather, studs and safety pins are all you need to add a punk edge to your Halloween decor. Actually, it doesn’t feel as punk as it does sort of Edward […]

Filed Under: Autumn, cheap and easy, Crafts, Dollar Store, Fall, Halloween, Holidays, project du jour, Pumpkins, spray paint, tutorial

Scary Places chalkboard Halloween globe (huh….?)

September 12, 2011 69 Comments

OK, yes…. chalkboard globes have been done.  I’ve seen a couple of them that are inspirational.  (Can’t remember exactly where… so sorry..) So when I found a globe for 50 cents and Halloween  is just around the corner, I knew exactly what I wanted to do to it. I wanted to map some of the […]

Filed Under: Accessories, Before and After, cheap and easy, Crafts, Fall, Halloween, Holidays, spray paint

How to char poblano peppers & make basic Rajas. Yum!

July 28, 2011 14 Comments

Have you ever had rajas?  They are strips of poblano peppers, corn and onions in a delish creamy, cheesy sauce.  They are ridiculously good.  I like them as a side dish or put into a quesadilla.  Handsome Hubby likes them wrapped in a warm corn tortilla. However you eat them… they are crazy good, and […]

Filed Under: Cinco de Mayo, kitchen stuff, recipes, Side Dish

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

May 10, 2011 20 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

How do you like your eggs? (A faux Robin’s egg tutorial.)

March 9, 2011 149 Comments

Easy faux-robin egg craft project. How do you like your eggs? Scrambled..? Over easy..? PLASTIC..? Um, no thanks for these. This post contains affiliate links These fake plastic eggs seem to multiply every year!  Take some of those extras and make a better egg! Gather up a whole bunch of plastic Easter eggs. Glue the […]

Filed Under: Accessories, Before and After, Crafts, decor, Easter, Holidays, project du jour, spray paint, Spring, tutorial

This is what a present from Santa should look like.

December 24, 2010 12 Comments

As Santa prepares to wrap presents for the good little boys and girls, I thought I’d share a few things I know about Santa’s gift wrapping preferences. Santa likes simplicity. His wrapping paper should be plain red or plain green. He doesn’t care for patterns or prints. He likes a simple ribbon tied in a bow. […]

Filed Under: Christmas, Holidays, Let me help you, Tips & Tricks, traditions Tagged With: Traditions

Yes! I am dreaming of a White Christmas…. why do you ask?

December 15, 2010 16 Comments

I’m linking up today with a couple of Bloggy Christmas Home Tours. Love the time of year. LOVE!! I’ve mentioned 80 ba-zillion times that I have a new color scheme each year at Christmas. I am already dreaming about what I am going to do for 2011. (Being as I am so inspired by the […]

Filed Under: Christmas, Crafts, decor, glitter, Holidays, winter

Do I make my own decorations? Of course I do!

December 14, 2010 7 Comments

I love my Christmas Artwork. It says “Love is what’s in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.” (Handsome Hubby likes my artwork, but says the two wreaths look like a cat killed a bird on them….) I also bling-ed out my FREE chandy, which has now been at […]

Filed Under: cheap and easy, Christmas, Crafts, decor, Holidays, project du jour, winter

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