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Monday Manual of DIY Style ~ French Country

written by Rebecca E. Parsons

Offering Monday Manual of DIY Style ~ French Country today! 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 … [Read more...]

7 Inexpensive Master Bath Organization Tips shelf with towels and decor

7 Inexpensive Master Bath Organization Tips!

written by Rebecca E. Parsons

7 Inexpensive Master Bath Organization Tips shelf with towels and decor

Master Bath Organization Tips  Organizing a bathroom can be a challenge. Organizing and decorating a Master Bath in a rental home is even more so. This Master Bath needs help...just look at that faux … [Read more...]

Spooktacular Halloween Mantlescape wall

Spooktacular Halloween Mantlescape with No Fireplace

written by Rebecca E. Parsons

Spooktacular Halloween Mantlescape wall

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 … [Read more...]

Spring Porch Decor Refresh Glider

Spring Porch Decor Refresh – Seasons Change!

written by Rebecca E. Parsons

Spring Porch Decor Refresh Glider

Spring Porch Decor Refresh – Seasons Change Thank heaven Spring is just around the corner. Today I am sharing my new Spring Porch Decor with you. It has been a long Winter, even here in Florida. … [Read more...]

Nativity set reindeer painting

Red and Green Holiday Decor with Thrifting Finds!

written by Rebecca E. Parsons

Nativity set reindeer painting

Red and Green Holiday Decor This year finds us returning to Red and Green Holiday Decor. I live in a beach cottage on a tiny island. The past several years, my Christmas decor has moved more and more … [Read more...]

DIY faux wooden stocking #ElmersHoliday #Looks4Less #GlueNGlitter #cBias

Quick and Easy DIY Faux Wooden Stocking Hack Tutorial

written by Rebecca E. Parsons

DIY faux wooden stocking #ElmersHoliday #Looks4Less #GlueNGlitter #cBias

DIY Faux Wooden Stocking Hack Tutorial I am a consummate DIY re-creator...if I see something I want, but cannot afford or find, I set about making my own version. When I first saw this image of … [Read more...]

Christmas Traditions Kitchen Tree

My Christmas Traditions Plus $100 Wayfair Giveaway

written by Rebecca E. Parsons

Christmas Traditions Kitchen Tree

Christmas Traditions at Angel Wood Cottage I have a few unbreakable Christmas Traditions. Some involve decorating. Some involve feast and féte. Some are just between me and baby Jesus. Angel Wood … [Read more...]

Rustic Beach Christmas Mantle Styling Tips!

written by Rebecca E. Parsons

paid post Welcoming Rustic Beach Christmas I am an Island Girl through and through. My home decorating style could be called rustic beach casual with some boho sparkle. The first thing I design … [Read more...]

master bed pop of color wheel

A Beachy Spin of the Color Wheel Decor

written by Rebecca E. Parsons

master bed pop of color wheel

I have always loved color. From my wardrobe to my decorating style, color makes a statement for me. How then did I end up with a blah bedroom? This Wayfair Homemaker was compensated with a gift card … [Read more...]

#MoreThanJustaRug! @homedynamix @wayfair

A New Rug Adds Soft Playfulness to My Peaceful Retreat

written by Rebecca E. Parsons

#MoreThanJustaRug! @homedynamix @wayfair

My lanai is my peaceful retreat. I have my morning cup of tea there. I meditate there. I spend long evenings with friends and family there. I dream about the future there. The concrete floor is … [Read more...]

My Kitchen Christmas Tree

2015 Holiday Home Tour – Kitchen Christmas Tree

written by Rebecca E. Parsons

My Kitchen Christmas Tree

  Angel Wood Cottage - Kitchen Christmas Tree Home is where my heart is happy. Nowhere am I happier than in our little Angel Wood Cottage on Amelia Island. Decorating her has been a journey of … [Read more...]

Angel Wood Cottage Spring Mantle #SwingIntoSpring

written by Rebecca E. Parsons

I am doing Swing Into Spring blog hop #swingintospring with many other DIY bloggers this week. I am hoping to participate in each day's fun. Today's link party is Mantles with Craftberry Bush. Come … [Read more...]

Home Vignettes – The Kitchen Window with My Blue Mason Jar Collection

written by Rebecca E. Parsons

I am a collector...a curator of vintage throw aways. If you don't want it any longer, I probably do. I am attempting to simplify, I truly am. (Truth be known, I suck at simplification.) I have … [Read more...]

Home Vignettes – The Breakfast Nook

written by Rebecca E. Parsons

I am sharing little vignettes with you as we get the new house in order. Here is the Breakfast Nook... … [Read more...]

Home Vignettes – My Studio

written by Rebecca E. Parsons

I am sharing little vignettes with you as we get the new house in order. Here is my studio... … [Read more...]

My Creative Space Before…I Miss It

written 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 … [Read more...]

Restored Hoosier Cabinet

Ghosts of Furniture Past Update – DIY Hoosier Cabinet Restoration

written by Rebecca E. Parsons

Restored Hoosier Cabinet

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 … [Read more...]

Color: A Balancing Act 2

written by Debra Disman

Color: A Balancing Act 2 What is the "emotional loading of a space"? Says Helen Gurura,  an internationally accredited colour design consultant,  and executive vice-president of the International … [Read more...]

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Christmas Make BELIEVE Mantle 2012 ~ A Visionary Christmas Tale

written by Rebecca E. Parsons

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Imagination is my biggest strength. I have what some might say is an 'over-active' imagination...I prefer to call it vision. Yet even a visionary can have an issue when she doesn't have a real … [Read more...]

Black Bird Vignettes for Halloween

DIY Black Bird Vignettes for Halloween

written by Rebecca E. Parsons

Black Bird Vignettes for Halloween

I love to create little Halloween vignettes around the house. Scary or cute, they all make me smile. I found these feathered friends at The Dollar Store last year. Remember when I did the 'Nevermore' … [Read more...]

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DIYer. Graphic Designer. Creative. Foodie. Rebecca E. Parsons is a Renaissance gal with designers eye living happily where design meets new media. Rebecca is an award-winning graphic designer, writer, storyteller, digital and Photographic Artist, Dreamer, Lifelong Communicator and Blissful Wordsmith. Unconventional and delightfully curious, she is passionate about helping others find their visual voice through great blog design. She believes that every dream is possible and possible is everywhere!

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