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video tutorial—tissue paper rosettes

I have gotten a lot of emails and comments from several of you who were having a little bit of difficulty making their tissue paper rosettes. The word “twist” was a bit confusing and it is hard for me to explain how I was twisting mine. So I went ahead and made quick video tutorial for Tissue Paper Rosettes.

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Now I must warn you…this is not a high quality production. I simply propped up my cell phone between some cracker boxes and had my son push record and stop when I gave him a cue. He he! But hopefully you will be able to see how I am twisting the paper. I tried to get in as close as possible so you could see the tissue rosette in as much detail as possible. Hope this helps you.

For the original tutorial you can go here: Tissue Paper Rosette Kissing Balls

I also made some of these and hung them in my daughter’s room which you can see here: Crepe Paper Flower Balls

These are the perfect decoration for Valentine’s Day and they are really inexpensive to make. They just take time. I would suggest making these when you sit down to relax and watch television or a movie!

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It’s Valentine’s Week! Every day this week we are sharing some great ideas for Valentine’s Day. We kicked off the fun filled week yesterday with the Pink Lemonade Pie! And a GREAT giveaway from The Paper Cupcake Etsy Shop! Today, Gina at The Shabby Creek Cottage helps you decorate for the holiday. She will also have a giveaway, you won’t want to miss it!! Be sure to head on over and check it out.

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January 24, 2012 · Filed under: Activities, Crafts, DIY Tutorials, Gifts, Home Decor, Party Ideas, Tutorials, Wedding Gifts Tagged with hanging rose balls, kissing balls, rose balls, tissue flowers, wedding decor ideas, wedding decorations. tissue paper roses, wedding reception center pieces

updating builder grade bathroom cabinets

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We recently updated our Master Bathroom by making a few simple changes. I have shared a few of the changes in some past posts as it is a work in progress. We are almost to the point where we can officially add it to the “finished project list”. But still have a few little things to work on. And if any of you have ever done a little remodeling, you know how long it can take to get to some of them. Today I want to share with you how we went about updating builder grade cabinets.

finial feet cabinets 4 wm

This is was a really easy addition that really made a the regular old cabinets feel a bit more upscale. We simply added a couple of finial feet to the base of the cabinets. That is it.

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I love how they instantly give the cabinet a much more expensive look.

We simply purchased a couple of the finial wood accents at Lowe’s who had a pretty good selection with different styles and sizes. They cost $5.98 each. A lot cheaper than those expensive custom cabinets.

We removed the screws because we did not want to screw them in. These finial pieces were a little bit too short…so we simply took a couple of pieces of scrap wood and cut them into squares so that they fit perfectly on top of the base of the circle and then under the cabinet. Then we glued them to the big circle with Gorilla Wood Glue.

After the glue was completely dry, we painted it the same color as the cabinets (which we painted as well…I will share how we did that later this week as I have had several questions from some of you).

We had to paint two coats to cover it completely. Then we simply glued them into place. Then we added a touch of white painter’s caulk to fill any cracks. You can also touch up any paint if needed where the new finial foot attaches to the base of your cabinet.

Here is the cabinet BEFORE we added the finial feet…

And here is the cabinet AFTER adding the finial pieces.

A pretty simple addition that can dress up and update your older cabinets. They look and feel like new cabinets.

If you are interested in seeing some of the past posts for some of the other changes we made to this bathroom you might want to check out the following posts.

Painted Rug

DIY Trumeau Mirror

Framed in Builder’s Grade Mirror

(We framed in the mirrors in our Master Bedroom and also our Girls Bathroom…the tutorial is for the Girls Bathroom but it is the same process.)

And for those who may be interested, the paint color on the walls is Benjamin Moore’s Rockport Gray.

What do you think?

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Oh…and one more thing! I am participating in a fun Valentines’ Week Long Party with some other bloggers:

Hoosier Homemade

The Shabby Creek Cottage

The Paper Cupcake

and the…

Nest of Posies

Today is the first day of a week long of fun Valentine’s Day Posts, food, gift ideas and some great giveaways. Be sure to head on over to Hoosier Homemade today. Liz is sharing her amazing recipe for Pink Lemonade Pie! Stay tuned for all the other fun!

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January 22, 2012 · Filed under: DIY Tutorials, Home Decor, Home Remodeling, Tutorials Tagged with Cheap Way to Update Cupboards, DIY cabinets, finials, Home Tour--Master Bedroom, updating Master Bathroom, updating older cabinets

organizational boards

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So…still on the laundry room theme here…sorry about that. I promise I will change it up here soon so as not to bore you to tears! We updated our family organizational boards here recently. I shared with you earlier this family work station that has really worked well to keep me on top (ha…ya right!) of all that comes with raising five kids. You can see that post here:

Kids Organizing Bulletin Boards

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I wanted to style it up a bit and make it look like an actual piece of “furniture.” But I could not have it stick out from the wall as the outside door opens right into it. (see the black door mat?) So we added a few more changes to it. I tried to show on the picture below what pieces we used to create this bulletin board. It is really pretty easy and you can make it to your own tastes as well. Here is what we used:

I will not share the lengths we used unless some of you would like the exact specifics. Just leave a comment and I would be happy to add some edits to this post. I figured since every one will have different wall dimensions and kids, etc, you would have to come up with something that will work for you. This picture should be able to help you visualize it better.

After we added all of our molding and MDF pieces with nails (we always use nails rather than glue…just in case we ever want to take it down), we caulked all the seams with painters caulk. After it had time to dry properly we sanded any areas that needed it. Then we painted it with our white trim paint in a semi-gloss finish.

I also wanted to add some magnetic days of the week for each child to help us to organize their individual schedules.

I printed up some 1 inch circles with the days of the week on them and printed them onto some magnetic paper using my Xyron machine. ( You can always save those restaurant magnets and Mod Podge them onto there too).

Then printed up some of the kids activities on strips of magnet paper too. Such as piano lessons, soccer, ballet, basketball and so on. We also are including things at school like PE days (so we wear the right shoes), library and computer days so we don’t forget to turn in our keyboarding homework or library books *ahem*!

This wall is right at the front of my laundry/mud room as you walk in a side door of our home. So this is the door my kids use when they get home. It also happens to be the door all of my friends and family enter my home as well. So this room NEEDS to stay clean…ha…whatever.

In theory…the kids are supposed to come home and put up papers and assignments on their boards (which each have been labeled with their names) and then hang up their coats and backpacks…MOST of the time they are pretty good and only need “gentle” reminders here and there.

But for me it has really cut down on a lot of the searching and chaos of the early morning rush or the evening homework routine. It was really pretty easy to make and wasn’t that expensive. We were able to use a lot of scraps we had on hand, but my estimates for this project would be about $50 depending on the hardware (hooks) you bought.

If you were to ask me which DIY project has been the most useful to me as a mom…hands down…this would be it.

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