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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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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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Transforming a Writing Desk with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint
by Barbara B. Nocco, Bella Casa Decorative Finishes. Find her on Facebook.
The writing desk is a piece I picked up about a year ago in a local antique shop near my home in Englishtown, New Jersey. It was time to freshen it up as I have just [...]
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I spent a wonderful part of Sunday afternoon creating a new board on Pinterest!!! I am spending more and more time there and have now included time for it in my weekly calendar!!! Oh yes I did!!!
I know that you are feeling the same way…just admit it now and save us both a lot of [...]
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Procrastinator’s Party
You know I have a hundred thousand ideas running around in my head at any point of time…these can cause me to put things off or delay the pleasure of completing a project or reimagining. I love to make great looks for less. So I have come up with an idea (of course) to [...]
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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 take here…
I restored this vintage Hoosier over a 6-week period. This is what mine looked [...]
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Ghosts of Furniture Past ™
a new feature here on C8C…featuring furniture updates, redo’s, repurposing…it will be a website of its own very soon!!! I own it.
For the past few weeks I have been doing a complete restoration (as close as I can get it) of a Marsh Hoosier cabinet. This is what a Marsh Hoosier [...]
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Your editor and fellow creative journeyer, Rebecca E. Parsons is a Renaissance gal with designers eye...writer, publisher, DIYer, Foodie, digital and photographic mixed media R-tiste, Retreat Leader, Dreamer, Possibility Coach, Lifelong Communicator & Blissful Wordsmith...just one inspired creative soul on a journey to Cre8Topia. Unconventional and delightfully curious, she is passionate about helping others embrace the artist within and create a life around their passion. She believes that every dream is possible and possible is everywhere!
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