I should preface this post by admitting that I have only sewed three things in my life: Christmas stockings, pillows, and a couch slipcover. I’m still new at this sewing game, learning as I go, but this blanket couldn’t have been easier to make. Supplies you’ll need: two coordinating pieces of fabric, 12″ x 12″ (you can clearly alter the…
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I found this cabinet at a garage sale last summer for $5. I had just ripped down an ugly wicker shelf from above the toilet in one of the bathrooms at our little lake house cottage. The bare wall was calling for some storage space, and this cabinet answered that call. Of course, it needed some help. I painted it…
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We’ve been working pretty hard this past year to make changes to our small cottage lake house in order to pull it out of the 1970s. We really tried to keep the cost down, so a lot of the changes involve paint, salvaged goods, or lots of soap and elbow grease. Here she is. Expect some posts on some of…
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We’re in the midst of refreshing our small cottage lake house in southern Wisconsin. The outside has undergone big visual changes for a very little amount of money. (It’s amazing what garbage-picking and paint can do!) Check out the before pics here. All the sweat (and some tears), is really starting to pay off. The big projects are wrapping up…
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Although I’m fortunate to have a massive back yard, I’m always looking for ways to save precious yard and garden space. I’ve planted herbs in a large pot in years past, but have always found it a bit annoying how oregano and thyme spread out, taking up the space of more vertical growing herbs like rosemary. So, I used the design…
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