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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

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

Turning the dog’s chew toy into a chair. A Mod Podge make-over.

April 17, 2011 89 Comments

This was my project for Round 2 of One Month To Win It’s craft competition. Now that the voting is over I can share it with you. The challenge was to do something that involved Mod Podge. Mod Podge and I go way back, but we have a sort of volatile relationship. (There have been […]

Filed Under: Before and After, Crafts, Furniture, Mod Podge, project du jour, spray paint, tutorial, UseWhatchaGot

Rust Converter: Outta the auto shop and into the craft store.

April 13, 2011 21 Comments

Spring has (mostly) sprung and I am beginning to turn my attention to my patio area. Not. Good. I have some tall hurricane lanterns that have been sitting out in the elements (if Southern California really even has elements) for 2 or 3 years, and although we had sprayed a clear sealant over them, the […]

Filed Under: Before and After, Crafts, garden & outdoors, Let me help you, spray paint, Tips & Tricks, tutorial, very cool

Wine cork artwork tutorial.

April 11, 2011 124 Comments

A few years ago I bought a friend a birthday card that said “Always carry a corkscrew and the wine will provide itself”. As much as it was the perfect card for her, it also resonated with me for a couple of reasons… I really like wine It reminds me to be ready for opportunity […]

Filed Under: artwork, corks, Crafts, distressed, spray paint, tutorial, UseWhatchaGot

No-sew curtain panels.

March 31, 2011 64 Comments

Let me say this out of the gate: I can sew, I just usually choose not to. (OK, I almost ALWAYS choose not to.) I sew with a glue gun. (Don’t you judge me.) I don’t usually buy pre-made curtain panels. I found a great discount fabric store where I can get gorgeous fabrics anywhere […]

Filed Under: cheap and easy, Crafts, decor, fabric, no-sew, project du jour, tutorial

Fast, simple, low fat, low calorie Super Salsa. Pass the chips please.

March 23, 2011 22 Comments

I’ve always been a (lazy) jarred salsa kind of girl. Last summer while camping, we had delicious, fresh salsa that was whipped up by my friend’s 14 year old daughter. I asked for the recipe, but couldn’t recreate it. It just wasn’t the same. I tweaked it and tweaked it and found out that simple […]

Filed Under: Appetizers, cheap and easy, concoction of the week, kitchen stuff, recipes, Tip of the Day, tutorial

Personalized Dishes – How to bring a casserole to a potluck… and not lose your pyrex.

March 21, 2011 88 Comments

I love to cook. I’m happy to bring something (or a couple of somethings) to a potluck. I am not happy when I don’t get my Pyrex back again… There is no such thing as Dish Karma. If you lose one, another doesn’t show up as a random act of dish replacement. The Land of […]

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