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Great Pumpkin Ideas For Your Holiday Table

Darling Name Cards Made Out Of Pumpkins. Painted and Varnished The Adult's Table Casual, Comfortable and Elegant The Kid's Table... Complete with pumpkin centerpiece, activity placemats for the kid and…Read more

Published: November 25, 2016

Categories: Arts and Crafts, Cool Decorating Ideas, Etc.

How To Make Cheap & Easy Flower Vases

Cut your old glass bottles and use them as vases, cups, pots, lamps... etc. You name it! We will show you DIY tips on how to cut them, and then decorate them…Read more

Published: September 1, 2016

Categories: Arts and Crafts, Cool Decorating Ideas, Etc.

Pintrest Fail: So You Think You Can Remove Mold?

By Mary Claire Ekstrom Well, the failure started when we found a Pin-That-Shall-Not-Be-Named on Pinterest. It took us to a blog that raved that this was THE method to remove mold.…Read more

Published: October 11, 2015

Categories: Arts and Crafts, Flashes of Brilliance, Tips

Donna Veale’s
Not So Scary Halloween Decorations

This was my eleventh year. Even so, as I rang Donna’ s doorbell,I could barely contain my glee. Scary witches, hairy spiders and nasty monsters waited within. I knew the…Read more

Published: October 8, 2015

Categories: Arts and Crafts, Cool Decorating Ideas, Etc., Uncategorized

The Best of Cookie Con 2015

Laura Sanchez Kinkade Cookie Baker - Decorator- Extraordinaire Brings Us The Best of CookieCon 2015! Enjoy!Read more

Published: September 26, 2015

Categories: Arts and Crafts, Cool Decorating Ideas, Etc., Uncategorized

Coffee Scrub

By Mary Claire Ekstrom Ingredients Coffee Scrub ½ cup ground coffee ¼ cup sugar ¼ cup coconut oil ⅛ cup almond oil 1 tbsp. salt Directions Mix together with hands.…Read more

Published: September 20, 2015

Categories: Arts and Crafts, Flashes of Brilliance, Great Ideas, Uncategorized

“Oh Good Lord.” The Decorator Said…

"Oh. Good Lord." The interior decorator snatched three picture frames off the coffee table. Turned, saw five more family photos mixed in amongst the books on the bookshelf, charged over…Read more

Published: August 26, 2015

Categories: Arts and Crafts, Cool Decorating Ideas, Etc., Great Ideas

Rustic Candles

Spruce up a basic candle. The can be done with candles of all sizes, whether they sit on the countertop or on a candle stand. By Mary Claire Ekstrom Materials Railroad nails…Read more

Published: August 22, 2015

Categories: Arts and Crafts, Cool Decorating Ideas, Etc.

DIY – College Dorm Room Art

By Mary Claire Ekstrom My roommate and I are both out-of-staters at the University of Minnesota. She's from Wisconsin. I'm from Texas. (Hence the cows in the picture) We wanted…Read more

Published: August 19, 2015

Categories: Arts and Crafts, Cool Decorating Ideas, Etc., Great Ideas, Uncategorized

The Secret To Decorating Cookies!

Nobody shares this secret. It's all icing bags and fancy tips. Which are messy and difficult to work with. I knew there had to be a better way... Here it…Read more

Published: March 24, 2015

Categories: Arts and Crafts, Delicious Desserts, Flashes of Brilliance, Recipes, Sweet