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An Evening of Elegance Benefiting the Wounded Warrior Project

Saturday November 3rd I will be attending An Evening of Elegance benefiting the Wounded Warrior Project at the Historic Savage Mill in Maryland. It will be a night filled with live entertainment, great food, fashion and local specialty vendors, all to assist injured service members.  This event should be… Read more

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Kooky Pumpkin

Permanent pumpkins are a great way to dress up your home for Halloween. They are fun to make and can be reused year after year. Painting the face yellow gives the illusion of being lit from within. Create a pumpkin with a silly, grin and place it entrance way to… Read more

Crafts / Everything / Reuse

Scared Pumpkin

I had an old terracotta planter that I wanted to reuse and thought that it would be perfect for creating a jack-o-lantern face. I wanted him to look afraid of my other Halloween decorations so I planting tall grass in the pot to give him more of a scared look.… Read more

halloween / Media / Tissue Boxes / TV Segments

Tissue Box Day of the Dead Faces

I wanted to make something fun and festive to celebrate Halloween. This year I decided to pay tribute to the day of the dead holiday celebrated in Mexico and other countries around the world. I have always loved the art and the floral design of the skulls so I tried… Read more

Free Printables / Reuse / Tissue Boxes

Tissue Box Tiki Faces

I always tell everyone to save your tissue boxes. These sturdy boxes that would normally be tossed into the recycle bin can be transformed into fun and unique party decorations. The tiki faces shown were created from my reused stash of tissue boxes, coffee sleeves and leftover acrylic paint. You… Read more

Crafts / Everything / Reuse / Water Bottles

Water Bottle Tiki Torches

I love using tiki torches, they add instant charm to any barbecue. I was planning my Labor Day cookout and I thought why not make a version that can be used inside as a table decoration.  I still wanted to have the look of a lit tiki torch even… Read more

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Create a Festive Luau Party on a Budget

I like to end the summer with a festive, theme inspired barbecue. This year I decided to have a Labor Day Luau Party. Adding a Hawaiian theme creates instant fun to any event. I had a great time creating inexpensive luau decorations from household stuff and items found at a… Read more

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Knight and Princess Tea Party on a Budget

I was recently on Let’s Talk Live showing how to create birthday party decorations for your Knight or Princess for under 15 dollars.  I like to create party decorations that are unexpected and make people smile. You can use items found around your house to transform a kids birthday… Read more

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Garden Party Bridal Shower

People always ask me what they should do for a Bridal Shower. Here are some of my ideas of how to make a beautiful garden style bridal shower that will make the bride-to-be feel like a fairy princess.… Read more

Bubble Wrap / Everything

Paper Towel Roll Firecrackers

These safe firecracker favors are made from paper towel rolls and filled with bubble wrap. They are decorated with red, white and blue scrapbooking paper and ribbon. The fuse is made from a silver pipe cleaner and a red star is glued to the end of the fuse to make… Read more

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