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Air Dry Clay Mushroom Vase-No Kiln Needed!
Air dry clay is such a great way to create custom and one of a kind home decor. This fun vase for dried flowers uses a really great mold from Iron Orchid Design, craft paint, a thrift store vase and air dry clay. What I love about air dry clay is no kiln is needed…
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Painting Fake Pumpkins to Look More Realistic
If you are an early fall decorating person, fake pumpkins make decorating for fall so much easier! Not only can you decorate for fall even earlier and use them from year to year, but you don’t have to worry about the local wildlife munching on them. Every time I attempt to put real pumpkins outside,…
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Spray Painted Dried Flower Arrangement
One of the benefits of growing hydrangeas (besides enjoying how pretty they are all summer) is being able to dry them for decorating with in the fall and winter. Did you know you can spray paint dried flowers! and flower arrangements and make pretty, custom bouquets Did you know they make special spray paint for…
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Summer Bee Craft- Make a Decorative Bee Skep with Rope
There a few things that always remind me of summertime. The sun, picnics, and the presence of honeybees. Bee skeps are a traditional coiled basket that was used as a bee hive for centuries. While they are now no longer used as bee hives their simple and attractive design makes a lovely decor piece. This…
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Some of the Best Shade Plants for Chicago Area and the Midwest
If you are like me and you have a lot of mature trees on your property, you will find you have a lot of areas with either full to part shade, dappled shade, or part sun. It can become challenging to find plants that will actually thrive on low light. I thought I would give…


