Archives for October 2006
Decorating with Grandma’s hankies
Published on 24 Oct 2006 at 2:11 pm.
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I have a few of my grandma’s decorative hankies… do you have any ideas on what to do with them? They are blue and yellow and about 12″x 12″.
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I just don’t know what to do with all these photos
Published on 24 Oct 2006 at 1:55 pm.
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For my birthday earlier this year my daughter and son-in-law bought me a digital camera and printer. I take the camera everywhere I go and take so many pictures. I just don’t know what to do with all these photos. I am looking for some […]
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I would like to make myself a place in our basement to do a little sewing, reading, etc.
Published on 24 Oct 2006 at 10:05 am.
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I would like to make myself a place in our basement to do a little sewing, reading, etc. It is kind of gray down there right now. I do have a cute round kitchen table which I plan to use as my sewing table. The […]
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What can I do with several pieces of fleece remnants?
Published on 24 Oct 2006 at 9:48 am.
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Hi there. I have several pieces of fleece remnants left over from various projects. Do you have any ideas on what I can use them for?
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Small ones can be used to make a “fleece duster”. You know, like a feather duster. Using an old […]
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I’m looking for a really inexpensive way of making/purchasing curtains
Published on 18 Oct 2006 at 6:54 pm.
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I have LOTS of windows. LOTS. I’m looking for a really inexpensive way of making/purchasing curtains for them. I do have a sewing machine, but honestly, with 4 kids, a husband, a full time job and we’ve only been in this house 1 month, I […]
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I want to add texture to my dining room walls.
Published on 18 Oct 2006 at 6:24 pm.
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I want to add texture to my dining room walls. It is a huge room with a 14ft dining room table we built and a full wall faux stone hearth. It is medieval/ renaissance. The drywall was done poorly and paint can’t seem to cover […]
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I have need information on painting a bathroom vanity.
Published on 18 Oct 2006 at 6:06 pm.
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I have read alot of the information on painting a bathroom vanity. The vanity top is in great condition, it just needs new fixtures. But the drawers are a mess and so is the area under the sink. I don’t think using just shelf paper […]
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Any ideas for how to update this 1980’s bathroom?
Published on 18 Oct 2006 at 5:43 pm.
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Hi ! We just purchased a home built in 1961. The house has mostly been completely redone by previous owners, with the exception of the bathroom. The bathroom has a tile shower and bathtub in mint green (the shower walls have two large white diamond […]
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Do you have any ideas on what to use to texture a wall?
Published on 18 Oct 2006 at 3:47 pm.
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Do you have any ideas on what to use to texture a wall? I am closing off a doorway and creating a solid wall, but both sides of the wall are textured. How do I go about texturing the “patch” so that it blends with […]
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I’m working on my first scrapbook and don’t know how to use Polaroids in it.
Published on 18 Oct 2006 at 3:20 pm.
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I’m working on my first scrapbook right now. It’s going to be a Christmas gift for my parents this year. I went to a scarpbook party at work the other day and managed to get my first two pages done, or mostly done. I may […]
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