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Paper Haunted House

What’s better than displaying a haunted house as part of your Halloween decor?  Displaying one that you made yourself of course! Rachell at My Little Spot of Creativity has some serious talent when it comes to designing cut files.  She’s made all kinds of 3-D boxes and furniture.  Take a few minutes looking around her …

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Dressed Up Dresser

To fully appreciate the project I’m sharing today, you must first see what it’s replacing.  Both girls have had their own dresser for years now, and here they are: Emily’s (a great garage sale find my husband got in CA for just $15–it would probably look great painted, but I just never had the motivation …

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Layered Ruffle Skirt

It didn’t take much attempted shopping to realize I’d be making something to wear to my brother’s wedding.  I’m sure most people consider themselves to have some kind of shopping curse–too tall, too short, too wide, too busty, not enough…whatever!  I fall into the “too short” category.  So dresses often just hang on my the …

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Boy’s Tie from a Man’s Tie

More wedding attire!  This time, for the dude.  I had been sent a regular tie that I needed to turn into something my 2 1/2 year old could wear.  I found this tutorial from Hideous! Dreadful! Stinky! and it was just perfect.  I followed each step (and actually got to skip the “skinny-ing” step because …

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Dyed Canvas Shoes

Please tell me I’m not the only one who “experiments” with new techniques or projects when there’s a deadline!   I needed shoes for the girls to wear to the wedding, and missed out on all the sandal sales.  It was too late in the season and stores were mostly out, and I didn’t want to …

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