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Shhhhhh. Don’t tell, but I am creating a romantic tablescape inspired by Moll Anderson’s new book, Seductive Tables For Two: Tablescapes, Picnics, and Recipes That Inspire Romance. The minute I saw this beautifully crafted book, I knew the way I thought about laying a table would be forever changed. {I even interviewed Moll here.} The [...]

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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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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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June 26, 2012

A Room of One’s Own~Studio Spaces I Covet

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by Rebecca E. Parsons

“Women, then, have not had a dog’s chance of writing poetry. That is why I have laid so much stress on money and a room of one’s own.” – Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own
I started a new Pinterest Board this morning for studio spaces…I am so in need of that space of my [...]

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The DIY Christmas Decor Vignette #23 ~ Elegantly Sumptuous Luxe 4 Less candelabra I found for a steal at Goodwill. By now you should have discovered that I love my local Goodwill store. I could decorate a mansion pretty well with the things I find there. This candelabra is no exception. It was brass before…now [...]

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My DIY Christmas Decor Vignette #22 is Elegantly Sumptuous Luxe 4 Less Twig Tree that I keep up year round. I decorate it for the season. The simple addition of two votive candles adds another layer of texture and color. I found these two aqua glasses at Goodwill and knew they would be perfect for [...]

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The Elegantly Sumptuous Luxe 4 Less DIY Christmas Decor Vignette #21 is the chair backs decoration for my dining chairs. Earlier this year Himself painted the chairs and the legs of the dining table in one of our Ghosts of Furniture Past projects. They look great but I thought I would add some Rebecca flair [...]

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DIY Christmas Decor Vignette #20 ~ Elegantly Sumptuous Luxe 4 Less Table Decor

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My DIY Christmas Decor Vignette #20 is simple yet Elegantly Sumptuous. It is the personification of Luxe for Less. I picked up a footed wooden bowl at Goodwill for under $2. I filled it with the beautiful ornaments from the Midnight Clear collection at Kmart. I surrounded the bowl with another Goodwill find – a [...]

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DIY Christmas Decor Vignette #19 ~ Elegantly Sumptuous Luxe 4 Less

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The Elegantly Sumptuous Luxe 4 Less DIY Christmas Decor Vignette #19 is using lots of glass to bring sparkle and shine into the decorating scheme. I found these tall glass goblets at my favorite decorating store…Goodwill. I had been looking at them in the stores for over $20. I picked these two up for under [...]

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DIY Christmas Decor Vignette #18 ~ Elegantly Sumptuous Luxe 4 Less

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My DIY Elegantly Sumptuous Luxe 4 Less Christmas Decor Vignette #18 is an inexpensive way to get some glamour into your decorating scheme. I so wanted a large mirror over the mantle this year. Mirrors large enough to work here are very pricey indeed!! So I found this 30′ X 48′ frame at a yard [...]

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DIY Christmas Decor Vignette #17 ~ Elegantly Sumptuous Luxe 4 Less

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The DIY Christmas Decor Vignette #17 and Elegantly Sumptuous Luxe 4 Less idea today is magnolia leaves rimmed in silver. They turned out so amazingly awesome, it is one of my favorites this year.

It is very easy to do…you clip some branches of magnolia leaves and draw around the edges with a silver (or gold) [...]

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DIY Christmas Decor Vignette #15 ~ Elegantly Sumptuous Luxe 4 Less

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DIY Christmas Decor Vignette #13 is indeed an Elegantly Sumptuous Luxe 4 Less. I covered two books from Goodwill with newsprint. I placed a set of blue beads in a leaded glass tray I own and put a 2 for $1 Dollar Store candle behind it. It is a quick and easy and oh so [...]

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DIY Christmas Decor Vignette #14 ~ Elegantly Sumptuous Luxe 4 Less

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DIY Christmas Decor Vignette #14 my Elegantly Sumptuous Luxe 4 Less firepit from Kmart completes my holiday decor with flair. In Florida the lanai is a vital part of the indoor/outdoor living space…so it is amazing to have the tree lit and the firepit going. It adds a glow to the entire house!!!

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DIY Christmas Decor Vignette #13 ~ Elegantly Sumptuous Photo Jewelry Ornaments

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I thought I would do a little crafting tutorial as my DIY Christmas Decor Vignette #15. I designed these Elegantly Sumptuous Luxe 4 Less Photo Jewelry Christmas Ornaments quickly and easily with an EZ Photo Resizer kit from Photo Jewelry Making.com.
I made these with my artwork inside. I am placing these on my little twig [...]

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