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How to make a Paper Gingerbread House Garland

Hello friends! I keep watching the forecast for snow but besides a couple of teeny flurries we have yet to see it actually snow. I am remaining hopeful as sometimes in Southwest WA we have no snow or we get a foot in February. It’s just how things are here lol 🙂 Are you all…

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How to make (thrifty) Copper Christmas Bells

Hello and happy Thanksgiving week!! Are you all ready to host or travel to your Thanksgiving destination? We are staying home and hosting at our house, ready? Not even close haha! 🙂 I like to try new things and move artwork and accessories all the time, so each year I have a few new things…

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Easy Homemade Pickles

I did not grow any cucumbers this year but I love pickles, especially when I can make them very low in sodium. Low sodium pickles are pretty hard to find so I was super excited when I realized I can have as many of these as I want! I have been reading up on preserving…

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Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Bars (dairy free)

Almost a year ago I found out that I had become very allergic to dairy. Thinking it was gluten for a while I was thrilled to return to the bakery for big crusty loaves of bread. But that meant cheese and I had to part ways. I was so happy to confirm why I was…

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Vintage look glittered jack-o-lantern

So I found this guy for $3.99 at Goodwill recently and it was half off day for purple tags, so this thrifting trip started out pretty good. Thrifting is one of those things you have to do often in seems. I have heard people say, I went once and I did not find anything. You…

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Little white pumpkins + our fall home

Every year or so I make a different type of fabric covered pumpkins and this year I decided I would use a little thrifted blanket I had for some time. My grandma and I used to laugh yet identify in the 80’s when we would see the “whoever dies with the most fabric wins” bumper…

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How to make cement footed bowls (with dollar store supplies!)

It has been a bit of a crazy few weeks here at casa twelveOeight, I was not feeling well and ended up very anemic so I am finally on the mend and getting some OOMPH back! On a side note, I have started juicing again to improve immunity and get myself back on track. I…

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DIY neutral beaded vases

You guys! I was thrilled to find these vases this summer at one of our local Goodwill stores, I think I paid $10 bucks for the pair (EVEN BETTER!) I filled them with pretty Fall stems and enjoyed them so much. I tucked them away for the holidays, and when I brought them back out…

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