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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

65 Valentine Tutorials!

January 28, 2015 By Colleen 2 Comments

Valentine Tutorials

Check out these SIXTY FIVE Valentine tutorials my friends and I are sharing!

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

A Memory Christmas Tree

December 28, 2014 By Colleen 10 Comments

Memory Christmas Tree

My tree this year was – filled to with ornaments that had photos of my husband who passed 2 years ago. It’s a wonderful way to honor and celebrate your memories.

Filed Under: Christmas, crafts, Dollar Store Crafts, holiday crafts, Holiday Decorating, Home Decor, My House, My Hubs, My Stuff

Stenciled Holiday Serving Tray

December 9, 2014 By Colleen 5 Comments

Stenciled Serving Tray

Stencil a simple plastic serving tray with two colors and learn how to add a ‘drop shadow’, giving depth and dimension to the design.

Filed Under: Accessories, Holiday Decorating, Home Decor, How To & PIY, Metallic Paint, Paint Plastic, Paint Surfaces, Paint Types, Spray Paint, Stencil, Techniques, Tutorials

Designer Christmas Tree Decorating Tips

December 8, 2014 By Colleen 16 Comments

Designer Tree Tips

Having decorated hundreds of trees for stores and clients, I wanted to pass on a few designer tips for decorating your own tree.

Filed Under: Floral Design, Holiday Decorating, Home Decor, How To & PIY, More Stuff, My House, My Stuff

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