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    How to Flock a Christmas Tree Using Snoflock Powder

    1:27 PM - By 

    I am excit­ed to share with you how to flock your Christ­mas tree using Snoflock. Snoflock is a pow­der that expands when intro­duced to mois­ture and cre­ates a per­fect, nat­u­ral­ly flocked look when used cor­rect­ly. Once your tree is flocked it will be ready to dec­o­rate with­in 24 hours. While you’re wait­ing check out all of my favorite orna­ment and Christ­mas decor DIY’s that are sure to make your home look amaz­ing this Christ­mas season! Supplies for Flocking Your Tree Snoflock Sifter Weed Sprayer Lad­der Drop­cloth Steps for Flocking a Tree Step 1: Shape the Tree Branches Start by shap­ing the branch­es…

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    Easy Scrap Wood Halloween Decor

    2:20 PM - By 

    This easy scrap wood Hal­loween decor is so sim­ple and so fun! Every once in a while I like to throw in a cute project that you can get the kids involved in and this is def­i­nite­ly one of them.  Scrap wood is cheap and so ver­sa­tile when it comes to craft­ing. But I also under­stand not every­one is able to get their hands on pieces like the one I use in this project. That is why I cre­at­ed the Scrap Wood Project Box. It’s a sub­scrip­tion box of curat­ed scrap wood projects that you can have deliv­ered straight to your…

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    Video: Quick Table Setting Tips for the 4th of July

    5:57 PM - By 

    DIY Napkin Rings For this rus­tic patri­ot­ic table set­ting I am using my secret weapon…DIY Nap­kin Rings! They are super sim­ple and quick to make when you’re in a pinch or just want to spruce up a table with­out spend­ing the extra dollars.  Paper Napkins My oth­er trick to set­ting a beau­ti­ful patri­ot­ic table is paper nap­kins! I love all the dif­fer­ent prints and col­or you can find and they make set­ting a cute table a breeze! Not to men­tion it helps me to put my nap­kin “stash” to good use. Am I the only one that saves left­over cute…

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    Beautiful Scrap Wood Projects for Your Home

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    Here on the farm we have a nev­er end­ing sup­ply of scrap wood. This makes it my go-to choice for inspir­ing you to make beau­ti­ful scrap wood projects for your home. We live sev­er­al miles from town so it’s not easy to hop in the car to go decor shop­ping, plus I enjoy get­ting my hands dirty while mak­ing some­thing myself. Do you feel the same way? Insert the scrap wood pile. Here is my (un)offi­cial def­i­n­i­tion: a pile of wood­en good­ness just beg­ging to be beau­ti­ful again! I am def­i­nite­ly that per­son that sees an idea on Pin­ter­est and I…

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    Patriotic Wood Block Decor

    1:26 AM - By 

    There is noth­ing much more prim­i­tive than chunky wood block decor. I have always been drawn to the prim­itve patri­ot­ic look. Not only are they cute but these blocks are about as easy as it gets. Sup­plies 2x4 blocks cut as fol­lows (7″, 5″, 5″, 4″, 3.5″) PURCHASE PRECUT SET HERE stain book pages or craft paper  mod modge paint sten­cils Start by stain­ing your wood. I am using my own DIY STAIN, and allow to cry to the touch. This par­tic­u­lar stain is much thin­ner than a retail stain and drys quick­ly. My favoite part about this stian is the aged look…

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    DIY Herb Racks for Your Kitchen

    3:29 AM - By 

    An herb rack is one of those items you nev­er knew you need­ed for your kitchen. I am cur­rent­ly try­ing to dream up an idea for cre­at­ing my own for my kitchen. I have basil, rose­mary, thyme and oregeno in my win­dow seal that are ready for har­vest and I am loo­ing for a beau­ti­ful way to dis­play them. There are so many unique and fun ways to dis­play these lit­tle fra­grant beau­ties it’s going to be dif­fi­cult to decide. I like this meth­ods for dry­ing because I find it not only beau­ti­ful but benef­i­cal for fla­vor. Hang­ing herbs upside­down let’s…

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    DIY Paper Scroll Wall Decor

    9:55 PM - By 

    I recent­ly paint­ed a wall in our liv­ing room and I have been try­ing to decide how to style it. I com­plet­ed the first ele­ment for the wall today. A DIY brown paper scroll. You can buy hand let­tered scrolls off Etsy but the size I need­ed was a bit pricey. Mak­ing one this way will cost much less!  ARE YOU LIVING MAKING THINGS AROUND YOUR HOME? TRY THIS ADORABLE DIY WOOD BLOCK HOUSE I start­ed with a roll of brown craft paper from the dol­lar store and vinyl cutouts I cre­at­ed using my Cri­cut. I have had this machine for over…

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    Banana Bread with Maple Syrup

    4:32 PM - By 

    Bak­ing goods for break­fast seems to be a trend around here at the home­stead. A few weeks ago I made AMISH CINNAMON SWIRL BREAD and this morn­ing we shared a warm loaf of Clas­sic Banana Bread (with a twist). I am excit­ed to share this recipe for your to enjoy in your kitchens. This is a recipes I have used for years but with a sur­pris­ing twist. We are omit­ing the Pure Vanil­la Extract and replac­ing it with Maple Syrup. Yep…syrup! This was an acci­den­tal dis­cov­ery actu­al­ly. I set out to make the bread the tra­di­tion­al way and found out…

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    Summer Pineapple Pie

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    Today I plan to make up a sum­mer pineap­ple pie and let me tell you if you/re look­ing for a last minute sum­mery treat to whip up for the fam­i­ly or a last minute get togeth­er this is for you! Sum­mer brings peo­ple togeth­er on back patios for back­yard BBQ’s and swim par­ties for the lit­tles, all accom­pa­nied by amaz­ing foods and a good fruity sal­ad or oth­er fruit treats lay­ered with whipped top­pings. This is def­i­nite­ly one of those treats that will have peo­ple com­ing back to the table for more. It’s fruity, light, cool and mouth-watering Ingredients 2 tbsp sugar…

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    Easy Ink Transfer Using Parchment Paper

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    I have always want­ed to try my hand at trans­fer­ing images via wax or parch­ment paper. All I had on had was parch­ment so thats what I used and I am pleased with the result. Was is per­fect? No, but for the the look I want­ed per­fec­tion did­n’t nec­es­sar­i­ly mat­ter. I am not claim­ing this is THE best way to trans­fer images, I am sim­ply shar­ing what I did to achieve this look. I start­ed with a piece of parch­ment paper I cut just small­er than the size of a piece of card­stock and taped them together. Next, I print­ed this…