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Last Minute Valentines

February 14, 2012
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We made some Valentine’s today for Mom’s and Dad’s and everyone we love! I’ve been trying to come up with a fun Valentine’s Day project for awhile and was inspired when I saw this V-Day post over at Small for Big. This one was fun, quick and easy. It’s really great seeing these kids go [...]

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Ikea Hack: Grommet Curtains

February 13, 2012
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A few weeks ago I found some curtains I really loved at Ikea, they were just the look I wanted, at the price I wanted. The only thing is that I wasn’t into the the gathered curtain thing going on at the top. I don’t mind this look, but the curtains were going in the [...]

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Check out my Knobs

January 30, 2012
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I thought I’d try and be all cool like Daniel over at Manhattan Nest and spend an evening removing paint from my bedroom door knobs, It would’ve been cool if it won’t have been so hard. So I’ve been wanting to remove the paint from these knobs for awhile and here is the reason why; [...]

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Glitter Pinecone Ornaments

December 15, 2011
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After helping my mom hang decorations on her Christmas tree last weekend, I realized how almost every year growing up we made a handmade ornament, whether it were at school, Sunday school, or at home with Mom. Inspired by a sparkly pinecone I created as a little runt, I made a late night trip to [...]

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Mmmm Twine

August 13, 2010
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I just received the sweetest little package in the mail today… I ordered some baker’s twine about a week ago from a place called The Twinery. Colz and I had been brainstorming ways to package our new wares. We set our focus on giving our customers the experience of opening the perfect little parcel complete [...]

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We’re in Business

August 9, 2010
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Hey Everybody! We are so excited we can’t even stand it anymore!!!! We just wanted to take a second to let everyone know why we haven’t been blogging for the last few weeks. We are proud to announce the opening of our new business “The Henhouse Press,” specializing in charming screen-printed stationery and custom wedding [...]

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Eggs: Not just for Eatin’.

March 4, 2010
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In honor of Jeff and I buying our first house tomorrow—AND in honor of this awesome time of year called “spring”—I decided to do a post inspired by spring. I may be jumping the gun a little bit but I don’t care. I planted some seeds, oh yes I did. I am so confident that [...]

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