I used to have a sewing room.

Now WE have a sewing/workout room.

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Embroidery Rocks

After my husband starting joking lately that my hobby is thinking about crafting, I figured it was about time that I got back to doing some actual crafting. And the time was right to get back to crafting- we had to buy a new computer (unfortunately our less than 3 yr old [...]

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Easy Bedsheet Curtains

I needed to add some color to our extra bedroom, so I made some quick and easy curtains. 

I bought a king size flat sheet at Ikea.  Ideally you want your fabric width to equal 2x your window width.  A king sheet is only about 100″ wide and my window was 72″ wide, so it wasn’t [...]

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More Easy Wall Art

More ideas I used to help spruce up the house before putting it on the market.

I bought some blank canvases and covered them with fabric and paper to add color to the house.
For the fabric all you need to do is staple gun it to the back of the canvas frame. I used a tablecloth [...]

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Attempted Decorating Project- Mosiac Table Top

Even though I did this a few years ago, I figured I would post it to give my tips to others so their projects will turn out better.
1. I bought a cheap unfinished table at a craft store
2. I bought moulding to create my framed top to set the mosiac in
3. I bought a handsaw [...]

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Wall Art for Travellers

Because I never got around to painting the upstairs, the walls had gone undecorated. Now that it’s time to sell, we are scrambling to make the house look more homey.

First project is the Postcard Collage.
I’ve saved every postcard anyone ever sent me, and I make sure to bring one home everytime I travel.
It was very [...]

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Decorating Project- Table Runner

I couldn’t find a table runner to match my green-and-white dining room, so I used the leftover fabric from my Ikea curtains. 
For a year I had the end pieces taped up under the table with blue painter’s tape because I was worried The Dog would eat the dangling fabric.
Important to know when hemming Ikea curtains- [...]

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Decorating Project- Reupholstered Dinette Set

I got a free dinette set from a friend who upgraded her set. However, the upholstery made it look very much like hotel furniture. So I unscrewed all the pieces, took out the staple gun and re-upholstered in green fabric to add some color to my white kitchen.
Although now that I have a sewing machine, [...]

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Decorating Project- Decoupage Desk

I actually did this project a few years ago, but thought I’d use it as a post for a day I wasn’t feeling too creative and couldn’t come up with anything more current.
I got the idea for this in a coffee shop in Texas, whose tables were each decorated differently with bright magazine photos.
1. I [...]

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Another Map Project

I found another project to update this post where I compiled all the map projects I’ve found. It was on Design*Sponge on March 1st. It combines 2 of my favorite things: decoupage & maps. The picture is from Paula Smail’s kitchen.  Too bad I can’t do this to my fridge, the house is going on [...]

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