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Framed Leaves Decorate for Fall

Shari Hiller — Sat, 11 Oct 2014 13:37:13 +0000

Of course we all know that real autumn leaves can be preserved, but if you don’t have the time and are looking for a way to bring the falling leaves inside, you can make your own leaves (in colors and textures that appeal to you and your spaces) in no time at all. Here’s what...

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Start a New Hobby Making Stained Glass

Shari Hiller — Mon, 21 May 2012 21:54:37 +0000

Stained glass crafting can be lucrative as well as entertaining if you find you have a knack for it. Stained glass is an art form that has been enjoyed by artisan and onlooker alike for centuries. It’s quite a process, but if you are a crafter with patience and tough skin on your fingers, you...

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It’s Easy to Watercolor a Quilt for Framing

Shari Hiller — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 17:25:56 +0000

If you love quilts but can’t sew, how about taking the time to learn a little bit about watercolor painting and paint a quilt for your walls! Matt and I know that quilting is near and dear to many of your hearts. Aside from you telling us about it when we see you out and...

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Use Your Original Photography as Art

Shari Hiller — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 16:02:07 +0000

You know that you can take a beautiful photo because you’ve done it before, so why not print them out on photo paper and frame them for your home? Recently, Matt and I added a grouping of framed photographs of tropical flowers to an entry we were working on to help support the tropical theme...

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Create Art Out of Calendar Photos and More

Shari Hiller — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 13:05:27 +0000

There are always rooms in your home that don’t require expensive pieces of art, and for those spaces, let’s get creative. For instance, guest bedrooms, bathrooms, basements and children’s rooms can benefit from adding something interesting to the walls, it just doesn’t have to cost an arm and a leg! Calendar Art Calendars can provide...

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Create an Unusual Floral Wall Display

Shari Hiller — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 00:45:54 +0000

This floral wall display can be the inspiration for all sorts of ideas using floral stems in your home décor. Flowers have long been an essential ingredient for creating warm, inviting spaces. They can easily be integrated into a room’s decor through floral designs in fabrics and wall coverings. Accessorizing with fresh or silk flowers...

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Display Your Pretty Buttons with This Button Craft

Shari Hiller — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:23:27 +0000

Don’t store those buttons any longer! They can be used for so many different craft projects, but this one lets them take center stage as the artwork themselves! Many of us sewers, crafters, and gatherers of small decorative items will have scads of buttons lying around. We know that someday they are going to come...

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Everyone Can Make a Painting for Their Home

Shari Hiller — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:59:26 +0000

Yes, we can all be artists if we put our minds to it, especially if we are talking about abstract art! All right, you doubting Thomases. Yes, we can all be artists if we just put our minds to it. And, to go a step further, I’m going to proclaim that anyone can create inexpensive...

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