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Spicy Marinated Summer Vegetables?Girl Loves Glam

from The Idea Room of The Idea Room on June 19, 2013
I am so excited to welcome McKenzie fromGirl Loves Glamto the Idea Room today! I love how happy and fun this girl is! Be sure to head on over to her site and check her out! You will be glad you did. Hello all of you wonderful Idea Room readers! I could NOT be any [...]The post Spicy Marinated Summer Vegetables–Girl Loves Glam appeared first on The Idea Room. Read Full Article »

Free DIY Furniture Plans to Build a Pickford Cabinet

from The Design Confidential of The Design Confidential on June 19, 2013
10 of 0 Cher-Ann Texter Pickford Cabinet Project Details Free DIY Furniture Plans to Build a Pickford Cabinet, with two drawers and four cubbies with doors. Estimat Read Full Article »

Get This Look: Tidy and Pretty Workbench

from Cassity of Remodelaholic on June 19, 2013
Wanting a little more pretty and a lot more zen in your work space? Create a tidy and pretty workbench for your garden, garage, or craft room with these 7 tips. (image via Better Homes and Gardens) This post contains affiliate links. Find our full policy and disclosure here. Seven Pretty Workbench Ideas 1. Paint It Pegboard is a simple and inexpensive way to organize all your tools and keep them Read Full Article »

How To Use Photoshop CS5 and CS6

from The Lettered Cottage of The Lettered Cottage on June 19, 2013
The Shoot Fly guys have launched another e-training class, so I wanted to share a bit about it here today! Photoshop CS5 is a training class designed forbeginners,and is updated to include changes made in CS6.It?s for people who are interested in learning how to usethe basics of Photoshop. It’s taught by Nick Drollette and my hubby, Kevin Palmer: They teach the class through a series of vi Read Full Article »

Wide Awake Dreams :: A Giveaway

from The Nester of The Nester on June 19, 2013
Last night I sat my alarm for 4:10 am but my husband woke me up before the alarm even went off. Our oldest left this morning for Belize. He’ll meet up with a bunch of strangers from other states and then they’ll all use fancy contraptions to go underwater and explore sea life. In another country. With strangers. He’s 15. For 21 days. In another country. Did I mention we’ve Read Full Article »

Easy Sawhorse Console Table for $20!

from Knock Off Decor of Knock Off Decor on June 19, 2013
The Pottery Barn Sawhorse Console Table costs $500, butHeidi from Honeybear Lanecreated this lookalike for only $20. Along with being crazy cheap to make, it?s also incredibly simple. Heidi used barstools that she already had, but you can find them at most thrift stores for next to nothing. Heidi says, ?Just purchase some lumber and stain and you can create this expensive table for a much more rea Read Full Article »

My Daily Dose of Farms (and Flannel)

from Kit Stansley of DIYdiva on June 19, 2013
For someone who spends a lot of time putting words out into the great mystery of the Internet, I actually only have a few “daily reads”, some of them are in the DIY space (more on those later), but in the last year I’ve found a few farm-related blogs that feel like kindred spirits as I’ve taken my first tentative steps into farm life. If you’re looking for a daily dos Read Full Article »

Some Favorite Finds & the Online Shop

from Miss Mustard Seed of Miss Mustard Seed on June 18, 2013
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Up-cycled International Delight Container?40 Blows

from The Idea Room of The Idea Room on June 18, 2013
*This is a sponsored post on behalf of International Delight. However, all opinions, statements and crafting is me and all me. So…in just a couple of weeks I am going to be hitting a big milestone…a birthday milestone. I can’t even believe that I am going to be 40 years old. I don’t feel like [...]The post Up-cycled International Delight Container—40 Bl Read Full Article »

Aqua Painted Trunk Coffee Table

from Knock Off Decor of Knock Off Decor on June 18, 2013
Kristin of Finley Graywas flipping throughPottery Barn?s catalog when she laid eyes on their Rebecca Trunk, a trunk-style coffee table inspired by an Amish hope chest. Kristin was immediately smitten and just so happened to have an old trunk sitting in her bedroom. Since Kristin is having a love affair with aqua lately, she decided to let the trunk join the ranks and made it over using her own spe Read Full Article »

Make It: Easy 3-Ingredient Homemade Dog Ice Cream

from Curbly of Curbly - DIY Design Community on June 18, 2013
The dog days of summer are fast approaching! Keep your favorite four-legged friend cool with some homemade doggie ice cream. Withonly 3 simple, all-natural ingredients, this homemade treat is a cinch to make and will leave your dog begging for more! How amazing do the flavorsPeanut Butter Pumpkin, Coconut Blueberry, and Strawberry Coconut Butter sound?? No doubt you'll want to sneak a ta Read Full Article »

Giveaway: Sanus TV Vuepoint Mount F180 for Safe Kids Worldwide

from The Design Confidential of The Design Confidential on June 18, 2013
Giveaway: Sanus TV Mount The Design Confidential Unfortunately I know that Furniture and TV tipping has become a hot topic around the interwebs, with some recent accidents in this arena, c Read Full Article »

Win a Camera!!!

from Cassity of Remodelaholic on June 18, 2013
Let’s Play a Game! Win one Canon Rebel Camera for you to keep and then win another to give to a friend…Seriously. Welcome Summer! It’s time to start taking beautiful pictures of awesome-sauce summer memories! Walks on the beach, Pool time, Evening Hikes, Birthday Parties, Family Reunions…..your DOG! We are so excited to be able to team up with a fabulous group of sites t Read Full Article »

Kitchen Window Sign

from The Lettered Cottage of The Lettered Cottage on June 18, 2013
Snapped this yesterday… I guess he thinks our newsign is for him since it’s hanging on one of his favorite windows. Birds, and lizards, and bugs- mmmm! PS- A little birdie (not the one Kit-Cat is watching) told me that the Photoshop CS5/6 training class is up and on sale for 30% off over at ShootFlyShoot.com this week! Read Full Article »

Display Your Photos on a Fabric Pinboard

from Knock Off Decor of Knock Off Decor on June 18, 2013
A desire to display her photographs ledElena from `a casarellatoPottery Barn, where she fell in love with a linen pinboard. Of course, what Elena didn't love was the price of $159, so she made her own for under $20 using items from the hardware store. I love Elena?s mission to ?free the pictures? that are usually ?stuck? inside phones and computers, and her DIY pinboard is the perfect backdrop! Read Full Article »

Summer Fun Jar?Printable Blog Hop

from The Idea Room of The Idea Room on June 18, 2013
Hey! It is time once again for our Monthly Printable Blog Hop. 12 creative bloggers including me are sharing our free printables with you. To get them all you simply need to head on over to everyone’s site to see what fun item they are sharing with you this time! There are some really great [...]The post Summer Fun Jar–Printable Blog Hop appeared first on The Idea Room. Read Full Article »

Painted Bar Stool Tutorial – Part 1

from Miss Mustard Seed of Miss Mustard Seed on June 17, 2013
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How to Age New Books

from Knock Off Decor of Knock Off Decor on June 17, 2013
Riva from Uno, Dos, Tres Chicshares her secret for creating beautiful stacks of aged books like you see all through the pages of home dcor catalogs. Riva?s process involves tearing the cover off of cheapo books, giving the binding and pages a special soak, and then ?accessorizing? the books with a little wear and tear. Once dry, the books are ready to be tied and put out on display. You would neve Read Full Article »

Free DIY Furniture Plans to Build an Original Office Collection Three Drawer Cabinet

from The Design Confidential of The Design Confidential on June 17, 2013
10 of 0 Cher-Ann Texter Original Office Three Drawer Cabinet Project Details Free DIY Furniture Plans to Build an Original Office Collection Three Drawer Cabinet! The components in thi Read Full Article »

American Blogger: The Movie

from The Lettered Cottage of The Lettered Cottage on June 17, 2013
I’m gearing up for an very exciting weekend this week. FilmmakerChris Wiegand is coming to town! Do you read his wife Casey Leigh’s blog, The Wiegands? Such a great read and fun photos! Unfortunately I won’t get to meet Casey Leigh or the kids on this particular trip, but I am pumped that we’ll get to hang out with Chris as a part of his “American Blogger” pro Read Full Article »