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Flower Pot/Plant Pot Make Over Mother's day is fast approaching (May 10th, 2015) and instead of heading to the mall to purchase gifts for all my mommy friends, I opted to create handcrafted gifts.  And since I am obsessed with all thing garden, I decided to personalize a few inexpensive clay plant pots. You can pick up flower pots from IKEA for as low as .45 cents. Although I am sure you have a few clay pots lying around - so no shopping necessary:) BTW, these would make a great Birthday, Father's day or Just because gift as well. [caption...

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I am in the process of doing a mini make over on my back patio. I am planning to spending a lot more time out there doing hand embroidery - I have a few unfinished projects that I would like to complete.  I wanted to add some pillows to my patio chairs  - the plan is the more comfortable I am, the more I will get done:) [caption id="attachment_1152" align="aligncenter" width="401" caption="Outdoor canvass drop cloth pillow"][/caption]  The Pillow Process Out door pillows are relatively inexpensive - you can pick them up at any big box store for between $13 and...

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The story behind the Keep calm and Carry on Poster.

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An up-cycled project Have you ever had the feeling that someone or something was staring at you? True story, I was asleep in my dorm one Saturday night and I had an eerie feeling that I was being stared at. I slowly opened my eyes, and and a bat was hanging upside down from the walls of my cubicle. I guess it was not staring since Jamaican bats (or rat bat as they are called there) are blind. Oddly enough, I was sot spooked - you see, my high school (Hampton School for girls) is over 100 years old -...

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My son and I love the show "How It's Made". I took a particular interest in the episode that featured how to make a lead pencil since all my designs starts with a sketch  - I use a STAEDTLER Mars pencil. I have been using their products for more than 20 years. Enjoy xoxo Al

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