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April 19, 2013

My Creative Space Before…I Miss It

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by Rebecca E. Parsons

This is a video tour of my (Rebecca E. Parsons’) home studio in 2010… I miss that space since downsizing in 2012.

I hope you enjoy this quick look into my creative world. I would love to have videos and photos of your creative spaces. If you are interested in sharing with our readers, please contact [...]

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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 10, 2013

I am on the Plaid Street Team #FAEnamels

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by Rebecca E. Parsons

Plaid Street Team
I am thrilled to be named a member of the Plaid Street Team in March. I will be using these supplies to decorate some glass, ceramics and other dishware items for Spring. I am looking for inspiration in magazines, on Pinterest and around my social media sites. I have created an inspiration board [...]

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The redo of my Hoosier cabinet…Taa Daa…looks for less is always best for me!!! To see the whole humble, and oh so messy beginnings, of this sad little “piece of junk” that my son-in-law refused to allow my daughter to accept here…it also included a history of Hoosiers.

I restored this vintage Hoosier over a 6-week [...]

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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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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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November 5, 2012

Monday Manual of DIY Style ~ French Country

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by Rebecca E. Parsons

We are moving toward the edge of what’s possible here at C8C. Check back often to see what’s new. From today forward, Monday’s will almost always be about DIY style ideas and resources. DIY makes my heart sing…I love creating something from nothing or something for less than I can buy it in a store. [...]

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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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DIY ~ My New Witch’s Shoes Transformation, Halloween Decor Vignette ‘The Well Collected Home’

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Last weekend I found the piéce de resistance to complete one of my Halloween vignettes…these spidery web shoes! I got them for $2 at a local yard sale…SCORE!!! I knew exactly what I would do with them the moment I saw them. They are size 11, so they are an exaggeration to begin with. The [...]

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HomeTalk and Talk of Home – Confessions of the Home Challenged

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I have recently taken to visiting HomeTalk as a way of keeping track of my favorite DIY bloggers. I joined a while back but did not understand how great it was until a few weeks ago. There is a lot of great action going on over there. If you are a decorator, designer, DIYer or [...]

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My 12 Best Painted Pumpkins for 2012

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I love pumpkins…eating them, decorating them and, most of all, painting them. I have been consumed this year with seeking out the best of the best painted pumpkins to share with you. I have gathered my favorites here for you to enjoy and drool over. You still have time to paint some for your doorstep [...]

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DIY Series: I Want to Cook in this…Colorful Hip #Kitchen!

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Bing Bang Pop…
I am grooving on this kitchen by Urbanspace Interiors in Austin, Texas. They built this amazing kitchen in their showroom. I am usually a traditional kitchen gal, but the bold graphic walls pulled me right in. I am warming to the sleek lines and modern accents. They created a kitchen that I would love to [...]

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Muz-ing on our Color Choices

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Each month, usually the third Sunday of the month, at 4:15 PST, I have the honor, and the responsibility, of visiting the inspiring and informative Artistically Speaking Talk Show, brainchild of the extraordinary Rebecca E. Parsons, as the Color Muze…and then translating our colorFULL “muzes” into a monthly articles for Rebecca’s online magazine, “Cre8tive Compass“.

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