Tag: 2013-05
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How to Makeover a Thrifted Wall Cabinet
After that great garage sale, I was feeling like making something happen in my life. Do you ever feel that way? That you just want to Make Something Happen? I do. I definitely do. The thing is, I have lots of life projects that I work on — building my business, trying to be a…
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Top 5 Favorite Cottage Roses for the Pacific Northwest
Lady Bank’s Rose via cottagemagpie.com Cottage Rose via cottagemagpie.com Every Spring, about the end of April, I start watching for the roses to bloom. The first one to go is always the Lady Bank’s rose that’s on the site gate arbor. After that, the rose hedge starts to go, and then about now, all of…
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Yo-Yo Quilt Throw Pillow Cover
This pillow has been in the works for. Well, ever. I made the first yo-yo’s in May of 2011. So, yep, two years. Wow, we’re slow around here. Eeep! Well, at least it’s finally done, that’s the main thing, right? We’ll focus on that. I don’t have a tutorial for this per se. I just…
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Early May Blooms in the Pacific Northwest
Spring Blooms via cottagemagpie.com Spring Blooms via cottagemagpie.com I am sometimes amazed at how different the garden looks now from when I first moved here. I mean, I don’t know why, really. I’ve worked on it for hours upon hours and made so many changes. But for some reason, at each given moment in time…