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Before and after: organizing our butler’s pantry
We are very blessed to have a large pantry off our living room and laundry room. If you’ve been reading here awhile, you know our current laundry room was once our kitchen and our current kitchen was once our dining room. Our pantry houses food, some coats and jackets, and cleaning supplies. It’s a multipurpose…
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Make something Monday: DIY Notebooks from Upcycled Cardboard
At our house, we have acquired a large stack of cardboard. We reuse our cardboard for many things: lining raised beds and flower beds, killing grass before tilling the garden, and for making these neat little notebooks. Say what? Notebooks? First, cut the cardboard to your desired size and cover them with the scrapbook paper…
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5 Easy and Cute Handmade Mother’s Day gifts
Mother’s Day is right around the corner. While the more traditional gifts such as pearls and flowers are beautiful and well-loved, your mom may want something a little more original this year. If the idea of making something yourself sounds scary and impossible, fear not. I have five ideas that are inexpensive and easy that…