I have a great way to find free vintage adult coloring pages for your own personal use: look for vintage black-and-white images on the web. (I’ll share a great source in just a moment…) I mentioned recently that I’ve been enjoying the benefits of adult coloring books. There are so many books to choose from,...

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I came up with a super easy – and super fast – way to create crinkled vintage lace seam binding for a shabby look! Here’s an example of a vintage packet of lace seam binding: When you unravel the binding, you’ll get definite kinks in the lace where it’s been bent around the cardboard packaging,...

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A few days ago, I showed you my paint makeover on a star-shaped, crystal votive holder. It’s all part of my plan to add more white and ivory shades to our Christmas decor this year, for more of a White Christmas theme. I’ve got another holiday decoration redo for you today: A holiday tin luminary...

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I love painting mason jars, but it occurred to me that I’ve never tried to paint the blue glass Ball mason jars. What would a distressed paint finish look like over the blue glass? When the blue anniversary jars first arrived on store shelves last Summer, we bought some right away! I was in love...

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Today I’m over at Live Creatively Inspired, sharing a super-easy solution for those of you who – like me – love glitter but can’t stand tiny glitter bits coming off. Want to see what it is? Click the link below and visit me at LCI: How to prevent glitter from falling off! Happy crafting! ~Laura

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Isn’t the tiny angel figurine above adorable? She’s all tarnished and old and I love keeping her that way! Every year, when I unpack her to display for the holidays, I need to put her candles back into their holders. The easy way I do this is to: melt the bottom of each candle until...

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A quick crafty tip:  Save those plastic lids from peanut butter containers, or similar containers, and use those to hold your craft paint during projects. I love that these lids-turned-into-dishes have raised sides to contain the paint, and also that they rinse and wash clean after you’re done. And if I’m in the middle of...

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