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Another Non-Scrapbook Project with Scrapbook Paper

by Tsh

I guess all this scrapbook paper my mother-in-law brought with her has gotten me inspired again. Here’s my latest art project: The colors are more muted in real life. The orange isn’t so orange, and the robin’s egg blue and chocolate brown really complement our room’s colors. Oh, and the splotches aren’t accidental – that’s [...]

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making your home a haven

Funkifying Cans into Colorful Pots

by Tsh

Problem: Terracotta flower pots are expensive in this country, and I’m not big on the plastic kind. I can recycle cans, but then they’ll look ugly. Solution: Scrapbook paper and Modge Podge! Here’s a step-by-step tutorial for what I made today… the beginnings of our burgeoning urban balcony container garden. Step 1 – Empty the [...]

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