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Summery flower arrangement (using fruit & flowers from your own yard…)

July 12, 2011 27 Comments

Do you have a rose bush in your yard? (Or access to one?) Can you get your hands on a couple of limes? Perfect!  Then you can make this floral arrangement. A few months back, Grant was in a wedding and I made the centerpieces for the reception. Click here to read how I did […]

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

How to make a Vintage Lake Sign

July 11, 2011 30 Comments

Our friends, Jeff & Tanya,  invited us to share a lake house with them last month.   We had an absolute blast! I wanted to do a bit more than just write a thank you note.  Jeff & Tanya have a beautiful back yard BBQ area and they have lots of vintage signs out there too. […]

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

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

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

I love the look of summer decor using coral and shells.   image credit                                                                                image credit    […]

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

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