How To Make A Live Grass Centerpiece For Your Spring Table No Need To Wait For Grass To Grow
DIY · Floral Arrangements

How To Make A Live Grass Centerpiece For Your Spring Table No Need To Wait For Grass To Grow

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As I was adding some Spring touches to my home this week, I decided to create a live grass centerpiece for my breakfast table. I had admired several images on Pinterest of Wheatgrass in Spring decor. Unfortunately, by the time I thought of it, it was too late to order Wheatgrass seeds, plant them, and… Continue reading How To Make A Live Grass Centerpiece For Your Spring Table No Need To Wait For Grass To Grow

How To Polish Silver Naturally Without Hours Of Elbow Grease And A Spring Arrangement With Tulips And Crabapple Blossoms
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How To Polish Silver Naturally Without Hours Of Elbow Grease And A Spring Arrangement With Tulips And Crabapple Blossoms

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Spring has come to the Carolinas. So, in order to get my Spring floral fix, I made a trip to Trader Joe’s (which is the best local source of flowers other than the wholesale flower market). Faced with their awesome selection of many different colors and types of tulips, I ultimately decided to purchase a… Continue reading How To Polish Silver Naturally Without Hours Of Elbow Grease And A Spring Arrangement With Tulips And Crabapple Blossoms

Tips For Using Chalk Paint And Dark Wax
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Tips For Using Chalk Paint And Dark Wax

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Like many DIYers, at one time or another, I have painted every room in my house and much of the furniture in it. As you might imagine, all this practice has made me a pretty proficient painter. Nevertheless, I don’t enjoy painting. And the older I get, the less enthusiastic about painting I become. My… Continue reading Tips For Using Chalk Paint And Dark Wax

Decorating With Decals For Fun and Therapy
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Decorating With Decals For Fun and Therapy

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Kids. You endure hours of painful labor to bring them into this world. You spend the next 20 plus years feeding, clothing, nurturing, and educating them, and then the little ingrates up and leave you! I know, I know, this is the way it’s supposed to be. The goal is to raise them to be… Continue reading Decorating With Decals For Fun and Therapy

Flower Power: How To Have Cost-Effective Arrangements Year-Round
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Flower Power: How To Have Cost-Effective Arrangements Year-Round

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When I say flower power, I’m not talking about “sex, drugs, and rock & roll” or “make love, not war.”  And I am certainly not advocating bra burning (at my age, that could cause a natural disaster). No, think less Woodstock and more “Downton Abbey.” I’ve always been a huge fan of British period dramas,… Continue reading Flower Power: How To Have Cost-Effective Arrangements Year-Round