Fold an origami bulldog bookmark

I tried out this origami bulldog bookmark tutorial I found on YouTube. The doggie is designed by Christine Edison and demonstrated by Katri...

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Great upholstery staple remover

I wanted to take the fabric off the Craigslist chairs and see how tough it would be to recover them myself. In the past I've just used ...

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I'm addicted to buying lamps

Look what I found at an antique mall. These blue vintage pottery lamps jumped up and down and shouted "Pick me! Pick me!" as I wal...

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Free printable donut birthday card

This weekend I wandered around Cincinnati and had my first donut from Holtman's . It was fantastic. Today I spotted this very adorable d...

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"Taking care of business" desktop wallpaper

Need a motivating desktop wallpaper to kick off the work week? How about this one by letterer Annica Lydenberg (AKA Dirty Bandits), availabl...

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Fun game: let's pick a parlor rug

I woke up at 4:30 this morning and couldn't get back to sleep. So I made a super rough Photoshop mockup of the parlor and tested differe...

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My guest room decorating efforts

Our house has two finished attic rooms on the third floor (or crow's nest, as my pa has nicknamed this floor, and which has stuck). One ...

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I couldn't resist

I hate Target. They put cute things in endcap displays so I'm forced to walk past and buy them. Orange mini duct tape? Into my shopping ...

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Free ornamental font: South Rose

South Rose is a free typeface inspired by the South Rose window at the Notre Dame Cathedral. This ornamental loveliness was designed by Syd...

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DIY stitched fabric notecard

I was rummaging through my fabric stash for guest room pillow possibilities, and I found a little piece of this vintage print. Tiny uniforme...

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A light fixture for our parlor

There is no overhead light in our parlor, though it looks like there was at one time. We could use flashlights at night or pack the room ful...

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Craigslist goodies

My house needs lamps. Lots of lamps. After some shopping, I learned that boring lamps are expensive, and interesting lamps are REALLY expens...

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Colorful '50s art prints

I spotted these prints at Art.com and fell in love with the colors. They're reproductions of '50s illustrations from the Saturday Ev...

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Free fonts and backgrounds for designers

If you're a graphic designer, particularly of the web variety, you'll like Freebiesbug . It's a site with a constantly-updated g...

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Spray painted headboard

This weekend I did a little spray painting. Behold the new bright-red headboard for our guest room. The color is "Safety Red" by R...

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Roundup of free bag tutorials

If you're in the mood for some weekend sewing, take one of these free purse and pouch tutorials for a spin: Ruffled pouches with decora...

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Make an origami corgi

Ha, so cute! Steven Casey shows the steps to fold this origami corgi in his Flickr photostream (his photos, above). Not sure if we can see ...

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Free Nelson clock desktop by Leanda Xavian

Hello! Today I'm sharing a desktop wallpaper from designer Leanda Xavian of One Little Bird Studio . I stumbled upon her Etsy shop and ...

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