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April 4, 2013

DIY Craft – Earth Month Printable

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by Rebecca E. Parsons

Here is a printable for you to use in your Earth Month or Earth Day crafting this month. I love to make these tiles to decorate vignettes around my home. I can change them and update them when I like. Enjoy!!!

Print it out and glue it to a 6′ X 6″ tile. Just click on [...]

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March 28, 2013

Painted Glass Ideas for Spring and Easter #FAEnamels

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by Rebecca E. Parsons

Here are some quick and easy painted glass ideas for your Easter or Spring decor. I have painted so many things this month as a member of the Plaid Street Team. I have come to love Folk Art Enamels for painting on non porous surfaces.  They are durable when cured. They come in beautiful colors and [...]

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Baskets, egg hunts, jelly beans and bunnies…what’s not to like about Easter? Easter is my second favorite holiday.Why second? you might ask. Well, Thanksgiving is my favorite. But I do love the colors and the fun associated with the Easter season…and the fact that it is Spring!!! And I love, love Spring! I was inspired [...]

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Happy Friday before Spring and St. Patrick’s Day!!! It’s a great day to get your craft on with this fun set of retro glassware. I told you earlier this month how excited I am to be a member of the Blueprint Social March Street Team for Plaid Enterprises. I am having so much fun. They [...]

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March 11, 2013

My Sally Hansen DIY Runway Nails #ILuvNailArt

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by Rebecca E. Parsons

I am an artist and I love to see the runway designs of the Paris fashion shows each spring. They give me ideas for future art, design and DIY projects. This year Louis Vuitton really fueled my creativity. The bold, dynamic, graphic designs of the fabrics gave me plenty of ideas. On top of that, [...]

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February 13, 2013

DIY – Valentine Printable Tile for YOU!!!

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by Rebecca E. Parsons

I designed this cute Valentine tile printable just for the special day. I printed it out on heavy cardstock and raised the printer setting to best. You could print on regular paper and glue it to a piece of foamboard to resemble a tile. Just click on the image to download a PDF. Print. Enjoy!!!

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January 16, 2013

Tiny Gift Box ~ Hugs and Kisses Valentine Box FREE Printable

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by Rebecca E. Parsons

Come Make Stuff with Me
This is the cute XOX Hugs and Kisses Favor Box I demonstrate on the 1/17/2013 episode of Third Thursday at Three with Rebecca E. Parsons. The LIVE TV show is on Mom TV. You are invited to join me the Third Thursday of each month at 3PM ET at the corner [...]

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Last Minute Gifts, Starbucks Holiday Blend and Cinnamon Rolls #DeliciousPairings

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I have a bunch of last minute gifts to gather. I head to my local Walmart to see what strikes my fancy. I stumbled upon the delicious pairings signage of Starbucks® coffees with pastries from The Bakery at Walmart. Yes, this will do nicely!!! There are special displays with ideas for serving the three different blends [...]

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Adorable Holiday Tree Created from Recycled Wool Sweaters #TBCcrafters

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This is a republication of a popular post from 2010.

I love to search thrift stores for good wool sweaters that I will felt in my washing machine. I usually create purses with them. This particular sweater from The Gap kept calling to me to create a cone-shaped tree from it. So I listened.
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DIY Holiday Decor Re-Creation of Vintage Wooden Stockings for Mantle #TBCcrafters

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Re-Creation of Wooden Stockings found in Country Living
I am a consummate DIY re-creator…if I see something I want, but cannot afford it, I just whip up my own version. When I first saw this image of antique wooden sock forms used as a stand in for stockings in Country Living Magazine, I knew that [...]

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Featured on Feathered Nest Friday at French Country Cottage

OMGosh…what a great surprise this morning to wake up to find my Thanksgiving Blessings Chalk Board featured on Feathered Nest Friday at French Country Cottage. Check it out!!! For me that is a pretty big deal!!! I am moved to tears!!!

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DIY Thanksgiving Day Blessings Chalk Board Luxe for Less Knock Off {Tutorial}

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Do you ever have a dream project that all the pieces seem to fall into place easily?. This is one of those! It all started when HIMself and I went to town the other day…St. John’s Towne Center in Jacksonville. As we head into the holiday season, I love to browse the shops for ideas [...]

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DIY Haunted Ghostly Mirror with Krylon Looking Glass Paint Tutorial

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OMGhoul…I love Krylon Looking Glass Paint B-O-O!!!

Last year I created this Ghoulish Ghostly Mirror. I promised to show you how I did it…well, for some reason I forgot to remember! So this year you can see I placed it on the floor with pumpkins and a witch’s hat and shoes…those are my giant bookshelves in [...]

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Spooktacular Halloween Mantlescape with No Fireplace

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What? No Fireplace? HORRORS!!!!

Well how on earth does one decorate a mantle when they don’t have one? Ah Ha…that’s the magic! I am not going to let a little thing like no fireplace stop me from my decorating dreams!!! You know how creative I am…so it took about three and a half minutes to remedy [...]

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