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Saturday, April 30, 2011

Pink Delights!

Hello everyone, It is a lovely warm spring day here and I have just had a stroll through the garden-everyday brings wonderful little changes as buds unfurl and new blooms pop. Today,however is Pink Saturday again at How Sweet the Sound so I have some Pinks to share with you. The photo above is from our garden a couple of years ago and some of you have seen it but it is one of my favorites. The lilacs are in bud now and soon the garden will be filled with their beauty and wonderful aroma.You know I love my...

Chunky Candle Holders

A couple of posts ago, I showed you my mantel fluffing. I said I was looking for some chunky candle holders. Well, I found some! My inspiration was from Pottery Barn. Here are Pottery Barn's version. At Pottery Barn the small one is $49, the medium one is $69 and the large one is $79. For a total of $197.Here are mine. I know that they are all the same style, but size wise they are close. And design wise, they are close too.I found mine at a resale shop for $18. Yes, $18 for ALL THREE. ...

Hi everyone! I did it...I finished the "Green cardigan project" I have been working on. All I needed to do was to take a nice picture. Then, guess what... It SNOWED today! So, you need to wait a little bit longer for me to be able to share the tutorial for that project.In the mean time, I am going to post a tutorial I did for the Knock-off Series at Kojo Design last week.I love going through Anthropology and JCrew catalogs; there are many designs that inspire me. My recent knock off project is an Anthro inspired necklace. Usually when I see...

Our good friend Tesfaye recently convinced me to grow potatoes in old tires on the side of my house. Have you ever heard of this? Apparently, as they grow you stack up more tires... I'm not really sure. Since Tesfaye is a gardener, I seem to take his word without questioning it. So, between the rest of our garden and our chickens (did I tell you we got 3 more?), I don't think we'll be going hungry any time soon. Have any of you ever grown potatoes? Have you ever heard of growing them in old tires? I'll...

SketchUp Pro Training Schedule: May/June 2011

Our May and June 2011 SketchUp Authorized Training Center schedule is now available. The map below contains information on specific locations, dates, and courses provided:View in a larger mapPosted by Shara Rice, SketchUp Training T...

Hi again,I have had several of you ask how you can help the tornado victims, thank you. The American Red Cross is a great place start but there are so many organizations helping out, a great list can be found here. I did want to mention that tonight there is a local telethon being hosted, Neighbors In Need, by ABC 33/40. For those who aren't local you can watch HE...

Today's question is: "Can you up-cycle an ugly canvas?"Why YES YOU CAN!I got a picture strictly for the frame...I wanted to use it for a chalkboard. But when I took the frame off, I noticed the picture was a "real" painting on canvas, and I decided to hang on to it until I found the perfect project...and I did!This is what I started out with...The painting was mostly smooth, except for the sheep, which had been painted with big chunky swirls and things to resemble fleece, creating a very rough surface. I painted over the whole thing with Behr...