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Big changes in the dining room

April 18, 2022

This refresh in our dining room has been a long time coming, I am SO excited! It seems like a living room or kitchen gets more attention (is it just me?) and the dining room just does not seem to be something we think about updating very often. As our style and ideas for our…

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Filed Under: Decorating, DIY, Entertaining, fabric, home decor, How To Decorate, How to paint furniture, Modern Decor, my style, Painted furniture, Spring decor, Table, Table decor Tagged With: boho decor, Boho Style, budget decor, DIY, twelveOeight

Day 7: How to Make Pretty Retro Pot Holders

January 16, 2015

  Hello crafty friends! I hope this finds you enjoying your January and hopefully enjoying our 31 day challenge to make, organize, decorate and cook our way thru the month with a No/Low Spend plan! Of course, the winter bugs have arrived at casa twelveOeight, so it seems as though it has taken me 12…

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Filed Under: craft, DIY, fabric, How To Save Money, sewing, Thrifty Living

Upcycled Embroidery Hoop Wreath + Merry Printable Banner

November 28, 2014

  I would love to tell you that I have learned the art of embroidery. I have not. It’s on my stuff-I-really-want-to-learn-but-I-get-so-distracted list. Upcycling a sweet thrift store find however is something we specialize in around my house. And today I am sharing a sneak peek at my Christmas Home Tour coming soon. This Embroidery…

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Filed Under: Christmas, craft, Decorating, DIY, fabric, home decor, Thrifty Finds, Wreaths

Red + White Buffalo Check Christmas Light Garland

November 19, 2014

  In the spirit of all things red and white this year (I cannot wait to show you the tree, but it’s not done yet so give me a few more days!) I wanted to have a garland that I could hang anywhere that glowed in all of it’s red and white goodness and just…

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Filed Under: Christmas, Craft Ideas, Decorating, DIY, Dollar Store Projects, fabric

How to make No-Sew Curtains

October 27, 2014

  I have a sewing machine. I have two sewing machines.   One is my Grandma’s Bernina that needs a little work, and one is a super inexpensive little machine I picked up to basically make pillows etc… But there are times that I just want to make something that doesn’t require getting the sewing…

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Filed Under: craft, Decorating, DIY, fabric, home decor

How to Shibori | trending DIY

August 9, 2014

You needn’t have spent time at a summer music festival or at a Grateful Dead event to appreciate the rapidly trending art of Shibori.  If you did, then you are probably still recovering and a good DIY project is just what is needed. There are many techniques of Shibori, the technique we are most accustomed…

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Filed Under: craft, Decorating, DIY, fabric, home decor

12 Fabulous IKEA Finds

August 2, 2014

Years ago a friend and I would make what we referred to as our yearly “IKEA Pilgrimage.” It was a REALLY big deal people. Our IKEA catalog’s were written in, folded, and ended up looking like origami by the time we made it North to the Renton, WA location.  But a few years ago, those…

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Filed Under: Decorating, DIY, fabric, home decor, How To Decorate

Splashy Watercolor Tote

May 10, 2014

We’re taking a short road trip this weekend, and I wanted a new bag to use for my snacks, notebook, magazines etc… I don’t need a new bag.  I have probably a dozen to choose from, but who can resist a pretty bag right? I have had a few of these canvas bags on hand…

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Filed Under: Craft Ideas, DIY, fabric, Market Tote, sewing, Thrifty Living

Upcycled apron from a skirt

April 28, 2014

Call me a lover of kitch & all things retro.  I love the idea of having a stash of super sassy aprons hanging around just waiting to be thrown over my clothes to ensure they are nice and clean once I am done whipping up dinner. Most days I am working in jeans and a…

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Filed Under: Craft Ideas, DIY, fabric, sewing, Thrifty Finds

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