Learn About All the Pieces Needed To Dress a Bed

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There are all sorts of pieces parts to a well dressed bed from the dust ruffle to sheets to accessoriy pillows. Read on to find out everything.  As you know it is put together in layers.  You choose the number of layers you want to have from two, a bottom and top sheet, to six…

Use Scrapbooking Materials for Unique Holiday Cards

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Tired of scrapbooking? Well hang on to your materials and turn them into greeting cards for every special occasion!  I do enjoy a bit of scrapbooking from time to time, but my daughter is crazy for it.  She has accumulated quite a selection of patterned papers, stick on designs, lettering and much, much more. As I…

Replant Your Christmas Tree After the Holiday

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Why not plant your Christmas trees in your yard instead of chopping them down and tossing them in the tree lawn after the holidays? Growing up, my mom, my brothers and I would always have a live Christmas tree. It was, to me, the beginning of the season when right after Thanksgiving we would all go…

Make Lovely Cards Using Scraps of Yarn

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These cute yarn cards are perfect for the holidays but make one up for a special birthday or Mother’s Day! Truth of the matter is that you probably won’t be creating 100 of these cards for your greeting card mailing list.  These cards are for those “special” people that have touched your life this year, or…

Keep That Christmas Tree Up For a Year

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If you change the ornaments on your Christmas tree each month, you can keep it up and enjoy it all year long – just ask me, I did it! I LOVE the feeling the holidays bring.  They make me feel warm inside, make me think about gathering with family and friends and I let some…

Save Money and Make Your Own Christmas Stockings

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Beautiful Christmas stockings can be expensive, but they are very easy to make if you have a littel time, some fabric and trimmings! Yes, there are a lot of stockings there to fill.  No, I don’t fill all of them.  I have two children who love to have their stockings filled by Santa, and the…

Use Ribbon to Make Pretty Pinecone Ornaments

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Use up leftover ribbon or grab several spools of gorgeous Christmas ribbon and create one of a kind ornaments for your tree this year. This ornament is one of my favorites to make.  It has a very classy appearance when finished and doesn’t look home made.  It would be a lovely hostess gift if you’re…

Learn How To Make Paper Snowflakes

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Paper snowflakes are a fun and inexpensive way to make your home look like a winter wonderland! Looking for a low cost way to dress the house up for the holidays?  Why don’t you grab a pair of scissors and a ream of copier paper and get busy!  The whole family can get involved and…

The Ohio Star Quilt Block is a Nine Patch

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Nine patch quilt blocks take nine smaller blocks and puts them together to make one large one which makes them fun, like a puzzle, to put together! The Ohio Star quilt block is the second in our series of 6 to create a quilted wall hanging. So let’s look into the make-up of the Ohio Star…