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CHRISTMAS GIFTS 2012

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving where we reflect on all the things we have been blessed with. Every Thanksgiving, the LOML’s family comes to NC to celebrate. We celebrate Christmas and exchange gifts while everyone is together. This year, I put a little crafty thought into some of the gifts. My girls helped […]

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PLYWOOD FLOORS

We are laying plywood floors in our family room because we had to rip up the awful stained carpet in that room and ANYTHING would have been an improvement. I didn’t want carpet again. All of our first floor is wood except the family room and guest bedroom. We couldn’t afford real wood floors plus […]

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REMAKING ROMAN SHADES

When we first moved into our present house, I was in a hunter green mode. My kitchen a hundred years ago Our master bedroom I call this stage of our bedroom the JC Penney room. Almost everything you see I bought at JC Penney.  When I got tired of all the flowers, I changed to […]

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ADD A LITTLE LIGHT AND BRIGHT ~ a cool vase

A  few days ago, I visited my nearest Hobby Lobby for the first time EVER! Among MANY other things I bought, I was lucky enough to find this great sign that I want to hang here over my kitchen pantry door I thought the black lettering was a little harsh in my very white kitchen […]

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WOOD ART WALL HANGING ~ and a great saying

When we were staging our house to sell, before we decided NOT to sell, I took everything off the walls. We now have the minimalistic look and I HATE IT!! I want to hang things on the walls that represent us well. Pictures of the family, sayings that describe the people who live here. A […]

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HEAVEN…I MEAN HOBBY LOBBY!

I just made my first trip to Hobby Lobby. I’ve heard about the store but because there isn’t one near me, I had never been. WHAT WAS I THINKING??!! A dear friend of mine suggested we go to Burlington to visit the Hobby Lobby. It’s about an hour drive (45 minutes if I’m driving…Just call […]