How to Care For and Clean a Paint Brush

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Paint brushes, good ones, are expensive and they are worth it but you have to keep them in good shape! After I graduated from college and started working, one of my first jobs was as a school teacher and like many teachers I needed a summer job to make ends meet, a friend of mine (who…

Build This Versatile and Attractive Potting Bench

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A potting bench is surprisingly easy to build. After you’re finished, you’ll wonder how you ever did get through gardening chores without one! This is one of Shari’s and my favorite projects.  It’s great looking, functional and can be more than just a potting bench.  It dresss up a patio, it would be a great…

Matt’s Favorite Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie

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Peanut butter and banana go together to make all sorts of good treats, and this smoothie recipe has to be at the top of the heap! This is a drink that I fell for several years ago when I felt that I wasn’t getting enough fruit in my diet.  And besides that, on a hot…

Decorate Your Door and Table for Memorial Day

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Memorial Day decorations can be very cost effective if you keep them around for all the summer holidays like 4th of July and Labor Day! This Memorial Day I decided that I didn’t want to go crazy with the red, white and blue because that to me is The 4th of July!  Instead I wanted…

Mix Flowers and Flags for a Memorial Day Centerpiece

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Simply select your favorite summer flowers and ceramic pitcher, then drss them up with the addition of holiday flags and your centerpiece is finished! As I often enjoy doing things differently, I wanted to bring new colors into my Memorial Day décor, and when I found these orange and yellow mums, I knew I had something going…

Chicken Quesadillas are Flavorful and Filling

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Get out the frying pan because the chicken and the quesadillas are cooked in it for a touch of crunch that makes them wonderful! My kid’s order Chicken Quesadillas so often in restaurants that I think they may be of Mexican descent!  Well, to satisfy their love of the dish, I’ve learned to make them…

Everyone Loves Vegetarian Refried Bean Nachos

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Here’s a vegetarian dish that many eat all the time not even thinking about it being vegetarian! It’s nachos without the beef! Everybody loves nachos, and this is a great nacho recipe.  It’s rich with beans, cheese and all the fixin’s.  It goes together easily, though it would be difficult to take to a party…

Restaurant Style Refried Bean Nachos

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Everybody loves nachos, and this is a great nacho recipe.  It’s rich with beans, cheese and all the fixin’s.  It goes together easily, though it would be difficult to take to a party without fixing part of it there.  Even so, it makes a great appetizer and it’s so filling it could be an entire…

How to Decorate Step 5: Furniture Arranging

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Add interest to your furniture arrangement by using angles or placing furniture in the middle of the room! If you have been following along in our How to Decorate Series you know that we’ve just finished drawing up a floor plan of the room.  And now it’s time to actually put the furniture you have and…