Learn how to make a beaded letter monogram ornament with this tutorial. Beaded letter ornaments are perfect for Christmas and weddings! Just start with any size wood letter. Easy step-by step tutorial with photos. This DIY beaded letter monogram ornament is so pretty not only for Christmas decor, but also for weddings as well! At 5...

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Make a beautiful bottle brush tree ornament with a miniature bottle brush tree, pearl beads for tiny tree ornaments and a rusty fairy garden bucket. This tutorial will guide you step by step with helpful images. Imagine an off-white, miniature bottle brush tree, snow-covered, with small pearl ornament balls. Imagine this little tree is tucked...

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Why not welcome in Spring with pretty painted butterflies? If you love to color, you’ll love this tutorial! Plus, I’m using an amazing new paper that feels like fabric and can be colored in any way you like. Adult coloring fans rejoice! Being on the Canvas Corp Brands Creative Crew this year means that you’ll get...

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Today’s post is all about how to make a magic wand…because every girl should have one! I get really personal in this post, so grab a cup of tea or glass of wine. Don’t worry – I do share the DIY eventually! I celebrated my 50th birthday back in June! After surviving cervical cancer in...

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How to use rustic wooden stars year-round. It’s easy to work them into all of your decorating vignettes with just a few changes of ribbon! Why box up your beloved decorations that you enjoy having around just because you’re unsure if they will “go” with your other seasonal decorations? You can easily make them part...

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Here’s a fun bottle makeover that only requires chalky finish paint and some sanding. I love this one because it didn’t take much to completely change the look of a simple glass bottle. Here’s what the bottle looked like originally: You’ll have to click over to Deja Vue Designs to see how I turned this...

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You can make these printed burlap bookmarks in about 10 minutes! In fact, you can make four of them in 10 minutes! It’s easy when you use a printed burlap paper pad. This one – featuring 6 x 6 inch printed burlap squares – was an awesome Christmas gift I received, but you can find these...

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Did you know you can achieve a time-worn, distressed paint finish without sanding? You can! I’m sharing the “how-to” over at Deja Vue Designs, with a makeover on this simple craft frame: Using my favorite shade of chalky finish paint plus some brown wax, I gave this frame a wonderfully distressed look! I framed a...

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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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