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D.I.DON’T: A Small Rant About Penny Floors

by Jennifer Pitt

We live in a world of conspicuous consumption. People make money to buy the things to make us happy enough to make more money to buy more things. Even the penny has value, as much as we treat them as useless; in great quantity, they can buy happiness too! I am equally guilty of it …

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Fun Weekend Project: Vintage Charging Station for Electronics

by Life In Pleasantville

Tell me if this sounds like a familiar scene at your house:   Yelling, “WHERE’S MY PHONE?” at least once per day.   Spending five minutes of your life you’ll never get back untangling power cords.   Searching every dusty corner and under couch cushions for the right charger for your phone. Damn you, manufacturers.   Vowing …

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The Reality is that DIYing is a F-ing Mess

by Katja Wulfers

At the intersection of inspiration and exhaustion lies the belief that all things are possible, where we forget our own limitations. I saw a beautiful, do-it-yourself Christmas decoration several weeks ago on Sweet Cabane‘s Instagram feed and forgot for a moment that I enjoy DIY and crafty things only in theory and in other people’s Instagram feeds, because …

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Fun Weekend Project: Vintage Map on Wood

by Life In Pleasantville

You’ve seen the Pinterest posts telling us how to make things with scrap pieces of wood, or leftover pallets, or barn boards. Inevitably the projects end up on a funny Pinterest Fails slideshow somewhere when the instructions become too complicated and we lose steam.  Seriously, if the fun weekend project loses its fun appeal, we’re …

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Super Easy DIY Scottish Serape Shawl

by Kelly Given Williams

Last summer, my husband surprised me with a visit to The Fergus Scottish Festival. I didn’t know where we were heading until we pulled into a dusty field, which doubled as a parking lot, that the most Scottish experience this side of the Atlantic was our destination. If I had known, I would have cleared my …

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Creamy Hot Chocolate Mix – Make Your Own To Last The Winter

by Candace Sampson

To me, there is nothing better than hot chocolate. That’s why I love whipping up this Creamy Hot Chocolate Mix at the beginning of each winter. It keeps on the counter all season and is so much better than anything I can buy in the store. My daughter asked me to make her something we …

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Lavender Lemon Body Butter is The Ultimate DIY Decadence

by Kelly Given Williams

It’s November, a month some people find dreary while others celebrate because they are allowed to officially unleash the festivus they’ve been holding in since they reluctantly took down their Christmas lights in April. While some people were sneakily disguising their Christmas gift making as summer crafts project for their kids, others are waiting until …

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Turn Grape Juice Into Wine, Conquer the World

by Candace Sampson

For a long time I held the narrow opinion of where good wine should come from; namely the liquor store. I’ve spent years turning my nose up at “homemade” versions and mostly because I had my share of lousy wines stolen from a friend’s basement in my late teens. I can’t be the only one …

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