Grape Salad is Guaranteed to Bring You Compliments

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This unusual combination of both red and green grapes, cream cheese, brown sugar and more is so delicious you’ll have to give the recipe out to everyone who tastes it! I know, it sounds weird.  And when you see the ingredients, some of them sound like a strange mix, but my Mom swore that it…

Yummy Baked Chicken and Vegetable Rice

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This is a great cool weather dish because when chicken and vegetables are cooked together in a roaster, it’s real home cooking and we all know how that warms you on a chilly day! The nice thing about this meal, for my family, is that meat eaters, vegetarians and vegans alike can enjoy a meal from one…

How To Pull Wall Colors from Your Furnishings

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See how five different paint colors selected from a printed bedspread make a bedroom look bright, calm, cool, dramatic and warm! Painting a room is one of the easiest and least expensive ways to make a change in the way your home looks.  But, the selection process takes time and patience.  In fact, it’s an art…

One Day Back Splash Tiling Project for Your Kitchen

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It only takes a day to complete but it will add some style to your kitchen as long as you keep it! Looking around my kitchen, I noticed that our backsplash was a little boring; it was just a basic Formica backsplash that matches the countertop.  Well, like most folks, I didn’t have it in…

12 Awesome Valentine’s Day Crafts

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Take some time this year to craft a few gifts and make some awesome Valentine decor for your home without spending too much cash. Valentine’s Day is the day we celebrate those that we love.  Although it is most often associated with romantic love, why not make this Valentine’s Day extra special for your entire…

Coffee Cup Candles for Home or as Gifts

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Coffee cup candles are a unique way to make that collection of pretty tea or coffee cups useful.  For a long time I collected pretty cups and saucers and then found that I lost my interest because they just sat there taking up space.  Well, by turning them into candles, I can bring one out…

Kid’s Flag T-Shirt from Rick Rack and Ribbon

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Perfect for all the summer holidays, this flag T-shirt can be worn with pride.  Pride in the good ol’ U.S.A. and pride in yourself for making it! Of all the summer red, white and blue T-shirts we’ve made, this one is the most challenging because the pieces are so small.  I used the tiny sized…

Kid’s Fireworks T-Shirt to Embroider

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Learn to embroider and make a great fireworks designed T-shirt for 4th of July at the same time!  This red, white and blue T is perfect for the big day and the kid’s can even help you make it.  The fireworks do take a bit of patience, but it’s only one embroidery stitch to master, and…

Kid’s Contrasting Stars T-Shirt to Sew

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Kid’s will love these star T-shirts to wear for the summer holidays, but change out the design, and they can be used for all sorts of celebrations…or just for fun! I love the three summer holidays for more reasons than the weather that goes with them.  I love them because when you make a craft…

Kids Can Design Their Own Colorful T-Shirts

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Don’t let this plain Jane green T-shirt fool you.  With the use of the six fabric paint pens you see, this T-shirt became a masterpiece at the hands of my 11 year old son!  That’s right, I let him loose on the T-shirts and he did marvelous things. My family was visiting friends for a week…