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Favorite Painting Tips {Friday Favorites}…
Happy Friday Saturday to you and welcome to Friday Favorites {a day late}… I had so many painting questions and emails after I posted my favorite tips & tricks for choosing paint colors a few weeks ago, that I thought … Continue reading
Posted in DIY, Do It Yourself Projects, Friday Favorites, Paint Techniques, Uncategorized
Tagged Chalk Paint, Paint, Paint Tips, Paint Tools
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DIY Faux Plaster Paint Finish for Trash to Treasure Projects…
For more than a year now, I have been transforming my trash to treasure projects and furniture pieces with a beautiful faux plaster paint finish technique. I stumbled on this process by mixing a certain ratio of flat … Continue reading
Favorite Wall Treatment Trends {Friday Favorites}..
Happy Friday Friends and welcome to another Friday Favorites! There are some really amazing wall treatment trends that are popular in design right now and I thought it would be fun this week to take a closer look at … Continue reading
Free Art Online {How to Print & Frame It}…
Did you guys know that there a tons of resources online for free art that you can download, print and frame? I’m not talking about the cute little printables-I’m talking beautiful, spectacular collections that could rival any store … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Decorate, DIY, Do It Yourself Projects, printables
Tagged Free Art Online, free printables
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My Love Affair with Making Chalkboards Continues {Tutorial}…
Last year, I shared an easy tutorial about how to paint the existing glass in frames and turn them into beautiful chalkboards. I mainly focused on smaller frames like those for the counter and small wall … Continue reading
DIY’ers Favorite “Bang for Buck” {and Effort} Projects…
Happy Friday friends and welcome to Friday Favorites!! Someone asked me this week what DIY projects I thought had the most bang for the buck {and effort}. The friend who asked me has almost no time whatsoever and has … Continue reading
Posted in Decorate, DIY, Do It Yourself Projects, Friday Favorites
Tagged DIY Bang for Buck {and Effort} Projects, Fabric, Paint, SPray Paint, Wall Art
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How to Revamp Old Frames {Trash to Treasure}
I can honestly say that I have never thrown out an old frame at any point in my life. I have a frame obsession/addiction/frame love that has gone back as far as I can remember. I’m not sure what it … Continue reading
DIY Dog Silhouette Art
My daughter Bella is out of school for the summer and we kicked off summer vacation with a fun craft today. This is one of those projects that I have been wanting to do for a long time … Continue reading
Potting Bench Turned Outdoor Bar
Summer is just around the corner and we’ve been busy cleaning our patio and backyard, replacing patio cushions, planting bright flowers and getting summer ready. We love to grill and entertain during the summer and I … Continue reading
Friday Favorites {Furniture Treatments/Revamps}
Happy Friday! This week on Friday Favorites, I wanted to share some of my favorite furniture revamps & tutorials found throughout Blogland. I have a long list of furniture pieces just waiting for a little bit of my time and … Continue reading
![](<a href="http://www.thecreativityexchange.com/2012/11/master-bedroom-reveal-room-revamp-of-the-month.html"><img src="http://www.thecreativityexchange.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Recently-Updated40-300x268.jpg" alt="" title="Master Bedroom Revamp {The Creativity Exchange}" width="300" height="268" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4890" /></a> "DIY Rhinestone Sticker Letter Ornament {The Creativity Exchange}")
