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Patriotic Fourth of July Printables

June 25, 2019 By Colleen Leave a Comment

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Do you decorate for Fourth of July? An easy way to add some red, white and blue is a Patriotic Fourth of July Printable! Just print and frame and you have some festive colors. To make these printables I started with my favorite Red Geranium clipart, then added some watercolor blueberries, a strawberry here and […]

Filed Under: Holiday Decorating, Home Decor, printables

Christmas Home Tour 2018

December 9, 2018 By Colleen 2 Comments

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Welcome to our Christmas Home Tour! I’m glad you could join Penny and me. If you’re new here, Penny is the gal who graciously took me in when I was suffering with clinical depression. She is a true friend, believe me. There’s not much I can do to repay her for her endless generosity but […]

Filed Under: Christmas, crafts, holiday crafts, Holiday Decorating, Home Decor

40 Beautiful Themed Christmas Trees

December 7, 2018 By Colleen 5 Comments

Have you ever toured homes all decked out for Christmas? Well, today I have something close – a tour of 40 Beautiful Themed Christmas Trees! These gorgeous Christmas trees are in the homes of some of my favorite bloggers. I encourage you to click thru to their posts to see more of their beautiful homes! […]

Filed Under: Holiday Decorating, Home Decor

How to Make a Christmas Wreath – by an ex-florist

November 30, 2018 By Colleen 4 Comments

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Every year when Christmas rolls around I really miss working in the craft store. I was their floral/display designer and to have an entire store’s inventory to choose from is absolutely delicious. Since I was only making wreaths for our house, I wanted to show you how to make a Christmas wreath, at least, how […]

Filed Under: Christmas, crafts, Floral Design, holiday crafts, Holiday Decorating, Home Decor, More Stuff

Fall Home Tour

October 8, 2018 By Colleen 2 Comments

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Welcome to our Fall Home Tour! Well, maybe not the entire home, but where we spend the most time. I had such fun decorating this year, adding some burlap and teensy wired lights to the mix. Everything is either from the dollar store or Michael’s. Rather than telling you what I did and how, I […]

Filed Under: Home Decor, Just Saying, My Stuff, Seasonal Decorating

Coastal Seashell Pattern Printables

June 21, 2018 By Colleen 1 Comment

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Coastal Seashell Patterns and Traceables A few years back I painted this Coastal Window and shared the Seashell and Starfish patterns I used. They have been super popular lately so I thought I might as well draw some new Coastal Seashell Patterns.  I love seashells because no matter where you live, they remind you of […]

Filed Under: crafts, Home Decor, patterns

How to Refinish a Fireplace

May 3, 2018 By Colleen 1 Comment

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Do you have a fireplace? Are you happy with the way it looks? Did you know you can refinish a fireplace pretty easily? It’s true! This is the 2nd time I refinished this fireplace. This is how it looked for the past 15 years. A light color wash. Before this it was stark white and […]

Filed Under: Faux Finishes, Glazing, Home Decor, How To & PIY

Paintings for Presents and Happy New Year!

January 17, 2018 By Colleen 3 Comments

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Happy New Year, my friends! Is it too late to say that? Well, I’m pretty late on a lot of things – like this post – so just consider the source. I wanted to share with you some of the paintings I’ve done recently. I hope you had wonderful holidays filled with peace and joy. […]

Filed Under: Accessories, Home Decor, my paintings, My Stuff, Paint Canvas, Paint Surfaces

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