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Mini Dresser Vintage Camera Project
Recently a blogger, describing a project that was giving her some difficulty, used the phrase “I enjoy a good challenge.” That sounded good – character building even – encountering problems and through...
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Christmas in January: Classy and Organized
I wasn’t totally sure what to blog about this week. I’m a bit in-between on projects and spending time attempting to clean out and clean up my horribly messy work-spaces. Not very interesting blog...
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Working Hard or Hardly Working? Becoming More Efficient in 2016
I’m not a New Year’s Resolution kinda guy. But I do believe in goal setting. Cheltenham Road has been going well, but for 2016 I’m at a key point. I need to take the business to “the next level.” I...
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Vintage Dairy Label Coasters Tutorial
I make coasters (it’s possible you already know this). What I don’t make is round coasters. I’ve tried in the past but never quite got it worked out to where the effort matched the reward. While poking...
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go BIG
It has been a week of big. I did (and am still doing, honestly) a big clean out of the garage workshop. It had gotten bad. Real bad. It’s much better now. I wouldn’t call it clean or showplace but I...
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Go small
So, last week was all about big and this week is all about smaller. The good thing about this slightly slower time of year is that I have time to play around and experiment (look for Positive Thinking:...
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Continuing to Experiment and a Christmas Gift Update
Thanks so much for the feedback about the HOME sign keyholder . Truly appreciated! I’ve “gone back to the drawing board” to incorporate some of your ideas and few of my own. And I think it has real...
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DIY Tray Using Scrap Wood and Dollar Store Napkins
I had a few folks ask for a tutorial on the napkin/mod podge technique I showed in the last post. Your wish is my command. It really is very, very easy and when I’m done explaining you will shout:...
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Wine Bottle Coaster from PVC Cap Tutorial
One of the things I admire most about my mom and my sisters is their ability to look at something mundane and see all the possibilities for what that thing could be. My sister’s annual luncheon is a...
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My Secret for Easy, Wrinkle Free Mod Podge Projects
I am not one to pronounce that I have the BEST way of doing anything. You could call it nice, Midwestern humility or you could (more accurately) call it lack of confidence. I just feel like the second...
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Easy to Make Soda Pop Coasters with Plant Saucers
As you’ve witnessed I’ve been having a good time for the last few weeks playing around with new ideas. My goal, of course, is to come up with new products. And, hopefully, new products that don’t...
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The Customer’s Always Bright. And a Small Favor!
So, as you know I’ve been noodling around with new ideas. I like noodling! It’s fun! But while I’ve been noodling my customers have been coming up with concrete requests. Susan wondered if I could...
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Children’s Chair Makeover Tutorial and a huge THANK YOU!
First of all a HUGE THANK YOU to all of you who went out and pinned (and favorited which was very kind as well) stuff from Etsy. Etsy is going through a bunch of behind-the-scenes changes and it’s sort...
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My Own Hollywood Backlot in the Backyard
I’ve been ramping up the factory this past week getting prepped for two, big, new shows. First up is Rendezvous Market This is a new one (for me and them – first time!) and I’m looking forward to it....
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Salted Caramel Nutella S’Mores and Inappropriate Use of Shop Equipment
Did you know that Costco sells giant, two packs of Nutella? This is knowledge I probably shouldn’t have been made privy to. I mean, how could you NOT buy that!? Even if you don’t like Nutella someone...
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Triumphing Over Childhood Trauma! And a craft show.
Well, it had to happen. I’m just glad it waited until now. I’ve been very lucky over the years. I have had great success at craft shows. Pouring rain? Made a profit! Only a few customers? Made a...
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Jackalope Show Pasadena, New Products, New Booth Set Up and an Unpleasant Search
Yesterday was the first day of the big Jackalope Fair in downtown Pasadena. Now, you may think that since I did a big build up for the show in Santa Monica but sold almost nothing that I would just...
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Post-Jackalope and a Mini Tray Makeover Tutorial
The Jackalope show was awesome! Beautiful weather, great crowds and lots of sales – you couldn’t ask for better. And thank you all for your good wishes and positive thoughts – they totally paid off....
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Happy Mothers Day Donuts!
Happy Mother’s Day to all of you mom types out there! And particularly to my mom!Mom is doing great and, I was informed, will be spending her morning with my nephew Jordan teaching him how to make her...
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It’s a Sign! It’s A DIY, Vintage, Beach Sign
I learned something new! Or, rather, I tried a different way to do something and it worked better! OK, the backstory. I’m not particularly good at planning. I tend to get excited about an idea,...
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