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The score, Spring style

Oh, yes, right-i forgot that my entire living room is littered with cat toys of all sorts.I should have realized that on top of all that, she would see my spring decor as hers as well.Oh well.Guess...

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A tisket, a tasket, i bought baskets

Which is odd, because i'm not normally a basket person.  Could be argued a basket case, but basket collector, no.Not normally a basket displayer, either, but that thing looks decorative with the...

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AstroBrights, Alright?

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Astrobrights Papers by Neenah Paper for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. You know how in my profile it says i do outreach and education for a...

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What do Ikea and milkglass have in common?

They're both lightening up my kitchen! Huzzah! I'm so glad this came out as well as it did in my head (b/c you know sometimes that just does not happen!)  Happily, this had already been my plan before...

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I rubbed, and i buffed, and i blew the house down.

Not really.  But "i rubbed and i buffed and i have a shiny new mirror" seemed too vague for anyone to know where the reference came from...but, well, i rubbed and i buffed and i have a shiny new...

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Home Sweet Gnome

Gnome on the range.  Gnome is where the heart is.  Gnome Improvement.  Gnome de plume.  Grand Slam Gnome Run.  Hmmm....I love me some gnomes.  Not, like, the hideous ones, but the super cute kind.  I...

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Introducing Miss Lily

Aka...Lilliputian...our (maybe) tiny new kitty.  I say maybe because we are testing it out to see how well little miss lily and my Sunday girl get along. lily, day 2 with familyS's brother in law found...

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It ain't easy being green

Ok, so it ain't a fun and vibrant green yet...but it will be!  Now you may remember when i shopped my own yard sale and absconded with my mother in law's blue/green, curvy, not exactly my style but...

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The basement that shall not be named

So....this is happening.  Like, actually happening.  After years of me saying we're so super close to being done...we're actually so super close to being done.   Why yes, that is a kegerator (and yes,...

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Holla' at the Dolla'-Fall Style

Last year i missed out on the super non dolla' store looking ceramic pumpkins, and this year i was determined to not let that happen.  Even if it meant buying the pumpkins while it was still 100...

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Wrapped around my fingers

Just saw this on yahoo, and thought it was too interesting not to share.  The artist known as Il Dito, or Dito Von Tease (not to be confused with retro goth gal Dita Von Teese) creates these finger...

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The Quotable Kitchen

My sweet coworker friend told me she'd bake me anything i want for my birthday.  Girl loves to cook, and girl's got mad baking skills.  Girl also writes a cooking blog called The Quotable Kitchen,...

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Happy Halloween and Annual Pumpkin Carve

OMG, it's Halloween.  Sort of doesn't feel like Halloween since i had to put away all my outdoor decorations so Sandy didn't destroy them.  There's also a sense of "is Halloween still on?" that...

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Being a pessimist costs me money

Seriously.  I'm so afraid of something selling out, that i buy way more than i need (ahem, a certain amount of green spraypaints, anyone).  So when i saw Kate's fabulous mantle with the gold marbled...

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I ate, i saw, i won stuff

Well hello there.  Did you all enjoy your Thanksgivings?  And by Thanksgivings, i'm referring to anything from Wednesday afternoon, when my office closed early, straight through to your return to work...

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Oh My Darlin' Tablescape

This is the perfect tablescape for this sort of in between time--end of November fall/beginning of December wintertime. When i saw this setting in the Lowe's Creative Idea Magazine, i said to myself,...

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A winter door to adore

My friends, this is a plea for your help.  I need to win.  Win what, you say?  A half a day off from work, paid, of course.  And how, you say?  By decorating my office door and knocking the judges', ie...

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Put on your yarmulke...

 It's time for Chanukah.  It's not pronounced CHA-nukah, the C is silent in Chanukah!  Oh, Adam Sandler, if only your movies were as smart and funny as your Chanukah songs that we wait all year to...

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Christmas, Christmas time is here

Can somebody tell me how it got to be only a week until Christmas?  Oy yoy yoy.  It's officially time to switch from music about latkes to music about lists.As many of you know, i like to keep it...

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Born a Travelin' Tree

I'm noticing a lot of bloggers sharing the ornaments on their trees...and i like sharing...and i love my ornaments. My turn! My turn! The tree, being relegated to the basement this year, is not getting...

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