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China Cabinet Hutch Makeover

July 28, 2014 by Jennifer 6 Comments

DIY Cabinet Before & After

I found this great vintage Ethan Allen china cabinet hutch at Goodwill for $79.99.  What a great price!  I loved the shape of it, but it definitely needed a little bit of updating.  I had done some research to find a china cabinet for our new house, but all of the ones I liked were…

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How to Make a Cake Pops Display Stand Tutorial

April 5, 2013 by Jennifer Leave a Comment

how to display cake pops

My friend Sara came over today and we had so much fun adventuring into the world of Cake Pop making.  I’d never really made them before, but I think they turned out well.  After many laughs and UFO shaped pops, we ran out of room on my store bought display tray and needed to find…

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Valentino-inspired Floral Leather Handbag Tutorial

July 16, 2012 by Jennifer 3 Comments

I really liked this Valentino Leather Floral Primavere Tote Bag, but at $3,995 I definitely could not afford its hefty price tag. So, I decided to make my own version for about $125.  And don’t worry, you don’t have to sew the bag itself, just make the leather flowers!  The flowers are similar to those found…

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Wet Molded Leather Flower Tutorial

July 16, 2012 by Jennifer 4 Comments

I love these flowers.  They are so unique and look great on almost anything.  I used a beautiful thin Glazed Pigskin leather from Tandy Leather and a glue water mixture to make this great project. Click “Continue Reading” to see how to make these beautiful leather flowers.

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My CTMH My Acrylix Stamp Database

June 25, 2012 by Jennifer 4 Comments

Please pardon the long absence!  Life has been crazy for the past couple of months.  But, hopefully I will be back on target and updating my blog much more often. I wanted to share a great program with you from the makers of Filemaker Pro.  This is “Bento 4” – a great, easy, user-friendly database…

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CTMH Art Philosophy 3D Box #8 Tutorial

April 16, 2012 by Jennifer Leave a Comment

Finally, last, but definitely not least, is the Pillow Box from the Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge.  This one might be one of my top favorites.  I cut this one as “fit to page” on my Cricut Expression, but it can most definitely be cut at a smaller size.  In some instances where you want a…

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How to Store Close To My Heart Stamp Pads Revisited + FREE DOWNLOAD!

April 14, 2012 by Jennifer 9 Comments

I think this is one of the best ways to organize all of my Close To My Heart Exclusive Inks Stamp Pads. This storage solution now includes a free printable PDF chart that you can customize with your own collection of Close To My Heart Ink Colors. I simply used a stamp to sample all…

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