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lilybee

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Toronto , Canada

Decorating on a teeny budget is my thing. Recycling and Reusing and Repurposing are my friends. If I can curbside, Craigslist or dollar store it so much the better.

Why? Well there's the warm glow of satisfaction that comes from bagging an brilliant bargain, or figuring out a new, unexpected angle on something.

I am also the child of a man who makes McGuyver look like a slack-jawed fumblethumbs, so I come by my love of the low-budget-revamp/tinker honestly.

 

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Why Ms. Plastic Bag, You're Beautiful!

By lilybee

I don't know if Martha would approve, or even how they would look in the cold light of day. But at night? Pretty magical.

created at: 2009-04-30

 

created at: 2009-04-30

These 80 bags o' light were a temporary art installation outside of the Museo Del Prado in Madrid. They would prob'ly be super-easy to recreate, even if you just jammed » READ MORE

April 30, 2009
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The Littlest Veggie Gardens

By lilybee

created at: 2009-04-30

What's better than chomping on food you grew yourself? Not a lot really. Except maybe chomping on food you grew yourself in a tiny space, without a garden, as if by MAGIC (like 8th-floor-balcony, middle-of-the-city Sweet Peppers). TheKitchn has a roundup of the loveliest, tiniest veggie patches for us urbanites looking for inspiration to play in the dirt. There are links to the best crops for pots ("crops" squee!) and a how-to on » READ MORE

April 30, 2009
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DestinybyDefinition

April 24, 2009

lilybee, your profile picture intrigues me. it makes me think of holy water and something to do with late night low budget Showcase programming. i mean that in a good way if it isn't obvious. and your name is sweet too. my daughters name is lilly, i call her lillybee. or lillyvanilli or silly miss lilly lol. wanna be friends? ok me too ;)

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lowquacity

September 19, 2008

thanks for the compliment lilybee... i finally found out what 'faucet' means when i looked it up the dictionary..hehehe

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lillyblue42

July 15, 2008

DOes that feel good on feet?  it seems like it would, and uv got some great ideas...Friends?

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David Rowtree

June 25, 2008

Hi Lilybee, thanks for the salutations, I'm still feeling my way around here at the moment but hope to be a contender!

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TheAnticraft

June 08, 2007
Oh lilybee... just wait until you find out about Canadian summers...
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origamifreak

April 07, 2007
Hey lilybee
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Bjorkfansoph

March 27, 2007
Thanks for the compliment.  The carpeting I discovered here on Curbly, it's www.flor.com

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