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DIM, Did It Myself: Painted Rock Cactus Garden

April 17, 2018

DIM, Did It Myself: Pinspired Painted Rock Cactus Garden

Dear ones, Welcome to the April “Pinterest Challenge Blog Hop”, hosted by My Pinterventures. The purpose of this Pinterest Challenge is to motivate all the participants of this hop (and you, too) to not just pin, but to make it happen! So, this month, I chose to create my own pinspired painted rock cactus garden. Pinspired […]

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A Few Pointers for Looking Sharp: A Review

March 20, 2018

DIM, Did It Myself: Pinspired Cactus String Art

Welcome to the March “Pinterest Challenge Blog Hop”, hosted by My Pinterventures. The purpose of this Pinterest Challenge is to motivate all the participants of this hop (and you, too) to not just pin, but to make it happen! So, this month, I chose to create my own cactus string art. Pinspired Cactus String Art […]

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15 Activities on My 2018 Winter Bucket List: Update, 02.21.2018

February 21, 2018

15 Activities on My 2018 Winter Bucket List: Update, 02.21.2018

Howdy, chums! Back again for another update on the 15 activities on my “2018 Winter Bucket List”.  If you need to be reminded of last month’s progress (twasn’t much), run by and read that post, here, real quick.  Afraid I haven’t exactly set the world on fire this month either.  Let’s see where I stand. […]

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DIM, Did It Myself: New Year's Wish Bottles

December 29, 2017

DIM, Did It Myself: New Year’s Wish Bottles

Crafty gals, Three Christmases ago, while shopping the quaint stores of downtown Troy, Ohio with my sister-in-law Greta, I came across these wish bottles. I fell in love.  Yet couldn’t help but think that I could make my own version for less than $12.00.  So snapped a picture for inspiration then ran to Hobby Lobby […]

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DIM, Did It Myself: Twinkling Christmas Fabric Garland

December 20, 2017

DIM, Did It Myself: Twinkling Christmas Fabric Garland

Crafty friends, Have practically worn calluses on my finger tips this week in a hurry to finish this twinkling Christmas fabric garland project BEFORE Christmas.  Imagine!?  I bought the fabric at Hobby Lobby early in the fall.  Yeah, really, like September?  And then kept saying to myself (between trips out of town) that it was […]

Filed Under: Craft and Create Tagged With: #Christmas, #ChristmasFabricGarland, #CraftandCreate, #DIM, #DIMDidItMyself, #DIY, #Seasonings

DIM, Did it Myself: Book Page Pumpkins

November 7, 2017

DIM, Did It Myself: Book Page Pumpkin

Hey there, my did-it-yourself friends! As we slip away from Halloween and toward Thanksgiving, want to share my book page pumpkin craft.  But in the interest of full disclosure, my pumpkin didn’t turn out at all like I thought it would!  Find out below where my project deviated from these directions I pinned to my […]

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