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  • That Time My Husband Was the “Hey Girl” Guy

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    I don’t know if you’ve heard, but Ryan Gosling has been retired as the “Hey Girl” guy, and bloggers across the InterWebz are promoting their own special man into the role! With an upcoming linky party to celebrate the new twist in the “Hey Girl” phenomenon, you know I had to take part. Plus, given…

  • How to Make a Vintage-Style Wooden Sign Letter

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    I don’t know about you, but I love typography. I have a thing for old signs, old letters from signs, all that kind of thing. And I’ve always thought it would be fun to have an old, vintage oversized wooden letter in my creative space to inspire me. Before I even started I knew I…

  • How to Makeover a Vintage Radio Cabinet

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    I know you’ve probably been wondering what cabinet it was I’ve been doing all these projects on! The cabinet access hole, then the little mini curtain… clearly I am up to something. After I got discouraged about the someday mud room, I started working on my workshop (aka office / craft room), and I kind…

  • How to Hang Super-Cheap Small Cabinet Curtains

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    It would be nice if everything we needed to do in our offices, or kitchens, or workshops had pretty equipment and supplies. It really would. But of course, in most people’s lives there’s things you really need easy access to, but don’t want to necessarily have on display. Like a charging station for example. In…

  • How to Drill a Cabinet Access Hole

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      I love thrifted furniture. Often well-built, with more durability and character than anything you could buy new, thrifted furniture is funky and fun. Even more bonus? It’s often cheaper! But, old furniture doesn’t come with all the convenient punch-outs and access panels that new furniture does. So if you’re using an old piece of…

  • Scrapbuster Stripes Quilted Placemats

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    January 14, 2013  

  • How to Make Scrappy Bargello Quilted Placemats

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    Yesterday I finally finished up the “scrappy trip” placemats that I made as a late Christmas gift. These were made in fall colors for the recipient, but just imagine them in ombre, or rainbow, or my favorite, vintage feedsack prints. They’re really easy — I thought you might like to know how to make some…

  • Scrappy Bargello Quilted Placemats

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    We try very hard to give handmade gifts over here at Chez Magpie. I would like to say it’s just because we value handmade, which we do, but it is also because we can’t afford to buy anything. So gift giving for us is always an exercise in making something out of nothing. It’s kind…

  • Collecting Thrift Store Floral Paintings

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    Yesterday when I shared my fluffed up family room you may have noticed the great floral paintings. Yes! I’m particularly excited about these because I have been looking for ages for artwork at the thrift store and not had very good luck. This week was finally my week! I scored and found two new paintings…

  • Quick & Easy Deviled Eggs

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    Christmas Bread Recipe via Cottage Magpie Christmas Bread Recipe via Cottage Magpie Aside from Christmas Cookies (which, let’s face it, are the end-all-be-all of holiday food), my favorite holiday-slash-party-food treat is deviled eggs. You know what’s funny? It was only just this year that I realized that I could make deviled eggs any time I…