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    Butterfly Home, Decor Ideas, DIY, Resale Business

    Vintage Puzzle Art

    A couple of weeks ago I was at an estate sale and spotted this stack of strips of cardboard. I knew what they were, vintage puzzles, and snapped them up! I had an idea of what I was going to do with them. I was going to make some wall art using these vintage puzzle pieces.First, I got together my supplies which involved a trip to Michael's to get 13 frames. I also gathered together some cardstock I had on hand, a glue stick, a ruler, scissors, and a paper cutter.I purchased 8" x 10" frames READ MORE

    Before & After, Butterfly Home, Furniture, Resale Business, Restyled Furniture

    Jelly Cabinet Makeover

    When I saw this old jelly cabinet in a local consignment store I knew it could be the perfect piece to makeover. I needed a display piece for the Amy Howard at Home paint that I was going to be selling in our new space at Painted Tree Boutiques. I have a small space, 7' x 10', in my new second location so I didn't want anything that was going to take up the whole booth. It was the perfect size.The inside didn't have enough shelves but I knew Dennis, my husband, could add some for me. The READ MORE

    Appetizers, Butterfly Home, Cooking, Entertaining

    Charcuterie Board

    Last night we had about 25 people over for the spring kick-off of my husband's bicycling group. They ride every Tuesday night (weather permitting). I don't bike, but I love to cook and join the group for dinner after the ride sometimes. We have had the spring kick-off at our house the past couple of years. When we have a big group over I love to serve a charcuterie board. It's a great way to do appetizers for a big crowd. I thought I would show you how I go about setting one up.I bought READ MORE

    Butterfly Home, Decor Ideas, DIY

    Curly Willow Heart Wreath

    I was walking in my backyard today and noticed my curly willow was getting long and needed a trim. So I decided to make a curly willow heart wreath for our Valentine's Day decor!First I cut a huge bundle of branches that were 3 to 4 feet long. No leaves have budded out yet so I didn't need to remove those. I sorted through them to find branches that were similar in size to make bundles that would be made into wreaths.Then I lined up a bundle of about 12-15 branches, thick ends at the bottom. READ MORE

    Appetizers, Cooking, Recipes

    Candied Pecans

    When the holidays roll around, I always make several batches of these candied pecans.  They make great snacks, I like to put them on my charcuterie boards and I put them in salads too!  They are so simple to make!First, preheat the oven to 300°F.  Then Line a large baking sheet with aluminum foil or parchment paper.  I get my pecan halves at Sam’s Club.Then mix together the sugars, nutmeg, cinnamon, and salt until combined.  Set it aside.In a large bowl, whisk the egg READ MORE

    Butterfly Home, Decor Ideas, DIY

    Microwave Pressed Flowers

    A week or so ago I bought some fresh flowers to use as centerpieces on our dining table when we had guests over.  Now they are at the end of their life and instead of throwing them away I decided to try making pressed flowers with the microwave.  I had seen others do this and thought I would give it a try!First, I cut the flowers off of the long stems close to the bottom of the flower.  I left one leaf on each of these to see what they would look like.  I laid them on 1 or 2 READ MORE

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