March 31, 2010
I often receive votive holders as wedding favors, but they sometimes have stickers bearing the bride and groom’s names, or ribbon in the wedding colors that in no way matches my decor.
I gave the one pictured below, which was from my cousin’s wedding, a quick makeover by wrapping it in textured brown wrapping paper and securing with tape.
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My favorite piece of furniture is my black and white toile footstool (below) that my sister gave me for Christmas the year I bought my house. I wanted to repeat this pattern on TV cabinet inserts to create a consistent look in my living room.
I was in luck one day when I went shopping and was given my items in a pretty black and white damask shopping bag. I decided to cut the bag up into squares and attach them to cardboard pieces cut to fit the back of my TV stand.
Cost: $0
Materials: pretty paper, cardboard, tape or glue, scissors
Time: 15 minutes
The damask pattern distracts visitors from looking at the PlayStation2!
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March 8, 2010
Note to self: When attempting to re-paint the hallway, don’t be lazy and choose a kitchen stool over driving 5 minutes to your sister’s house to retrieve your step-stool. I hope the bruises on your legs are testament to how stupid that decision was.
Ow.
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