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Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Painted countertops?

Who knew you could? This one is for my momma and her peachy laundry room counters. Lets go paint shopping!

So Lovely Creations
Whimsies & Whatnots
Thrifty Fun - Tons of posts of how to, tips, and photos
General Splendour

Thursday, November 26, 2009

I am just learning about the adorable accessory of scarves. Here are 2 tutorials, one I have tried, and one I hope to try soon:

1- The recycled t-shirt scarf. I'll spare you my pictures, since the t-shirt I used was construction worker orange. The pictures from Ruffles & Stuff are much cuter.

All you do here is cut jersey knit fabric into 4 inch squares. Lay out your scarf with the corner of each square touching the center of the square before. The first time I made this I pinned it, and the second time, I just layered them as I was feeding them through the machine.

The original tutorial talked about how long the scarf was. I made mine with 50 squares, divided in half and sewn into two identical scarves. From there I lined them up so that they were offset on the bottoms by a square or two, to soften the bottom line as it hung, and did some quick stitching in the center of the length to hold the two scarves together as one. Did that make any sense? Perhaps I better make one more just for the photos.

This next scarf looks too cute! I don't know where my love of ruffles, scallops, and all things softy came from, but what better way to display it than this scarf from Hope Studios.

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Holiday shopping helpers

Here is a post with links to help you out with your black Friday shopping.

Perhaps you all get the same emails from Amazon, but they are doing a Black Friday week*, going on now, where they are offering the same things other stores will be offering on their early morning sales. The deals expire regularly and new things are added, so check often if you are interested. With the free trial to Amazon Prime shipping, that leaves us snug and warm in our houses while the other folks are out shivering in the cold.

And here are some links to Black Friday sites, showing all the deals and where to find them:

http://www.blackfriday.info/
http://www.dealtaker.com/blackfriday.html
http://www.blackfriday2009.com/
http://www.black-friday.net
Don't forget coupon codes! http://www.retailmenot.com/blackfriday/

Then there is Cyber Monday:

http://www.cybermonday.com/
http://www.cybermonday.net/
http://www.bestcybermondaysales.com/
Don't forget coupon codes! http://www.retailmenot.com/cybermonday/

And when shopping online, be smart about your info, here is an article on avoiding scams and identity theft this online shopping season.

And if this is all a bit overwhelming, use a deal finder website, like Pinching Your Pennies, or Slickdeals to point out the good stuff for you. It is still a good idea to check prices around the web. And check the coupon sites. I often find better coupons than the deal sites list. Happy shopping!

* Here is an additional link to the Amazon Black Friday Movies Deals all week!

Saturday, November 21, 2009

Built-in Bunk Beds Galore!

(These photos are linked to the sites of origin. Click on the photo to be directed. And, as always, if you can help me fill in any blanks, let me know!)

Wow! I didn't know these existed till my hubby showed me this picture tonight.

We were in love! How cool is that? Granted we need room for two, not four, and our space definitely can't hold this bed, but check out all these other built-ins and beds with built-in elements. I am inspired!