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Stained Glass Pyramid

Posted on October 25, 2011 by canadianblonde

Here is a blast from my past.  In high school, I took advanced art classes every year.  In my final year, my final project was a stained glass fish pyramid sculpture.  I was working with my cousin at her custom … Continue reading →

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Rustic Jute Pears Tutorial

Posted on October 17, 2011 by canadianblonde

Ok, I admit, styrofoam is starting to be a good friend of mine.  I bought soooo many for my Yarn Ball Wreath, that I had to figure out how to use these things up! MATERIALS:stryofoam balls in varying sizesgluejute twinetoothpickstwig COST: … Continue reading →

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Framed Pincushions

Posted on October 14, 2011 by canadianblonde

Again, while browsing around Pinterest, I found some adorable little framed pincushions, so I made my own.  Luckily my mother has a tonne of old frames sitting in a box in the basement.  So I brought out my favorite lime … Continue reading →

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Argyle Wreath Tutorial

Posted on October 12, 2011 by canadianblonde

Yet again, I got more ideas from Pinterest.  I loved an argyle wreath that I found on there.  So I made one.  It wasn’t too difficult either. MATERIALS:styrofoam wreath (the smooth white ones are the best)about 1/2 skein yarn in base … Continue reading →

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DIY Upholstered Headboard Tutorial

Posted on October 10, 2011 by canadianblonde

I have been wildly addicted to nailhead furniture design for a long time.  When I had to pcik out all teh furniture for the family cottage after a flood, almsot everytime I saw nailheads, I HAD to get that piece … Continue reading →

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Yarn Ball Wreaths

Posted on October 4, 2011 by canadianblonde

I have gotten completely addicted to Pinterest lately.  That is where I found this beauty. I immediately thought of my sister, the knitter, and told her we were going to make some wreaths.  She brought over here baskets of yarns.  … Continue reading →

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Pottery Class – Knitting Bowl & Pendants

Posted on September 29, 2011 by canadianblonde

Oh My!  Sometimes I take the time to photograph my crafts, download them to the computer, photoshop crop and edit them, and then save them in the wrong directory where they get lost and I totally forget to blog about … Continue reading →

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Coach Lantern Revamp

Posted on September 23, 2011 by canadianblonde

You know when you were growing up, there were always things about your parents house that you hated?  These were mine! We have these all over the front and back porch, and I always hated the 70′s orange glass in … Continue reading →

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Vintage Hollywood Halloween

Posted on September 18, 2011 by canadianblonde

While browsing Flickr.com one day, I found a wonderful person who uploaded a bunch of vintage photos of Hollywood stars dressed up in old Halloween costumes.  The photos are incredible.  I downloaded them and touched them up and resized them … Continue reading →

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Halloween Pet Parade

Posted on September 17, 2011 by canadianblonde

In Florida I volunteer with some animal rescue organizations.  My favorite is S.P.A.Y. L.E.E.  It is run my 3 incredible and selfless ladies, who have far more energy in their retirement age than I ever imagine to have at my … Continue reading →

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