How To Deep Fry a Delicious Bird

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Now here's how you should deep fry your turkey next week! I wouldn't wish our turkey frying fiasco on anyone. Just think shrunken head and D-R-Y. The reason for our turkey day flop » READ MORE

November 18, 2009

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Make a Beefy Bolster Pillow from Old Towels

Let me just share this nifty RE-Use project with you. I'll be showing you how you can put those old ratty towels you're tempted to away to good use. » READ MORE

November 18, 2009

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FREEFROOT: Too Good to be True, But It Is True

Shop, Win, Donate. Freefroot has put together a mission statement that will knock your do gooder socks off. They make shopping for global deals, winning fantastic giveaways, and donating to worthy charities as easy as a click. That's not all. » READ MORE

November 16, 2009

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How To: Diamond Tuft a Wall

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Interior designer Kerri Gutekunst and her husband decided to give themselves a padded room in their San Diego home. My guess is that the blue vinyl squares were marked, cut and painstakingly sewn together before taking a little diagonal turn for some mid century jazzy movement. » READ MORE

November 11, 2009

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Hang Can Vases for Art

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Blank walls sometimes make us so nervous that we run out to Pier One or World Market and buy generic pictures to cover the blankness. Ick! If you're scared to pick up a paintbrush and a blank canvas, this simple idea from Easy DiY at Home  shows you a simple way how to add metallic shine and bright repetitive pops (sorry, I swore I wouldn't say that anymore) of colo » READ MORE

November 11, 2009

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Easy No Sew Daybed Bedskirt

It may look like this smart, pleated bedskirt (dust ruffle) was custom made for this daybed bedding ensemble, but oh no. This simple, single pleated fabric panel is attached with velcro to the front bedspring rail. It can be removed and replaced easily for lots of under the bed storage.  KidSmartLiving.com gives you step by step instructions to make a sewn, and a no-sew version of this bedskirt. All you need » READ MORE

November 08, 2009

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Elegant and Eclectic Thanksgiving Tablescapes You Can Do Yourself

Photo Images: Bobbi Fabian

Look, Thanksgiving deserves its three weeks of November all to itself. Nobody's horning in on Christmas' time. Thanksgiving is a less stressed, better version of Christmas. It's like the delicious appetizer before Christmas. The decorating and preparation is calmer, more understated, elegant, dignified and poised. Erinn Valencich over on HGTV shows us that Thanksgiving decor has gone way beyond pilgrims and turkey statues. If you want to get in the mood, just take a look at these sophisticated tablescapes that will inspire you to get Autumny creative.  I'm doing the top one with the white pumpki » READ MORE

November 04, 2009

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Trailer Living Off the Grid In Style

Never say never, as in "You'd never catch me dead living in a trailer!" I'd gladly haul this little 350 square foot, fully sustainable vacay home around the country. It would beat timeshares and hotel bills. The only one of its kind ever built, this wind and solar powered trailer is being sold for » READ MORE

November 03, 2009

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Eco Friendly Aromatherapy Laundry Soap

Once you've bypassed the fragrances and concentrated sudsing, what's left to show for it? You have clean clothes, but no good smellum. Instead of dumping in your own essential oils, which was my first thought,  better order some eco friendly aromatherapy laundry soap from Etsy's LotusSoap. For a mere $3.50, you can try a sample pack of just about any fragrance you can imagi » READ MORE

November 02, 2009

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Before/After: Greasy Green to White Matelasse

In order to save big bucks this time around, one of my Beginning Upholstery students picked up this greasy green La-Z-Boy swivel rocker in hopes of transforming it into a pristine white matlasse' nursery rocker for her 2nd baby. She was well aware of all issues surrounding white, newborn baby and the amount of time spent in the rocker. See what you think of her first big upholstery project which she took home just one week before baby arrived.  » READ MORE

October 29, 2009

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