The deck was always a mess. It rains here almost every day and I would have to grab the cushions off the chairs and lean them against the overhang so they wouldn’t get wet. Cushions and pillows were everywhere. This was not working. I shopped around trying to find an affordable and stylish outdoor storage box and was aghast at…
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Yesterday I shared my experience at the Haven Conference, and today I wanted to show you a few things I learned at my favorite session: Advanced Painting! Now, I’m absolutely no expert when it comes to painting furniture but I’ve dabbled with it a bit, so I was so excited when I found out that my two furniture painting idols,…
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Symptoms: smile cramps, lost voice, ringing ears, sore palms, exhaustion. Diagnosis: Havenitis-blogivitis: resulting from an amazing 4 days at the DIY Blogger event called HAVEN Conference 2013! Prescription: 2 Advil, lots of rest, and bookmark the calendar to attend Haven 2014! The second annual Haven Conference has come and gone in a blaze of DIY bloggy-glory. A few girlfriends and I…
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Sand and Sisal reader, Kamryn Jaroszewski, loves to crochet, but her yarn collection was taking over the family room. She knew she needed to find a better storage solution for it all, especially when her little one became more mobile and discovered he could get into all of mama’s pretty yarn! She had an older cabinet that had seen a…
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Thanks everyone for all the advice you gave me on my very sad garden this year! It’s starting to perk up some. The only plants that are completely thriving are my basil plants! I have so much basil, I wasn’t sure what exactly to make with it all. So I gave a shout out to my girlfriends and they sent…
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