tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7086743811236765892024-03-13T17:34:06.368-04:00Whimsically HomemadeIt's a kind of magic...Megan@Whimsically Homemadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12762454334347935476noreply@blogger.comBlogger130125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-708674381123676589.post-42055811544845474642012-12-31T22:57:00.002-05:002012-12-31T22:57:37.805-05:00Wow! I'm Such A Horrible Person!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Okay! So I haven't done a post since like oh...um THANKSGIVING! What a horrible terrible person I am! UGH! I guess life just got away from me. Plus, I guess it doesn't help that I go through these terrible points where I just don't want to do anything at all. I just have to make myself do things instead of just sitting around feeling sorry for myself. Does anyone else ever feel like this?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Anyway! So, the new year is here and as my resolution I'm going to get this blog back on it's feet and try to keep it that way.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> YAY! So I'm going to Favorite Finds Friday back up and running starting this week. And eventually work my way back to your linky parties. Please guys, bare with me! Sorry for neglecting you for so long. Really, I don't deserve your forgiveness! Okay...I'll stop grovelling now.</span><br />
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This is why. With all the rearranging some things had to be taken out of the living room entirely. Like our white book case that kinda looked silly in there to begin with because everything else is black. So, I placed it in the tiny hallway on the way to our bathroom. Right underneath my wonderfully crafted <a href="http://whimsicallyhomemade.blogspot.com/2012/05/anthropologie-diy-knock-off-mirror.html" target="_blank">Anthropologie knock-off mirror</a>. The vase that you see there is today's wonderful tutorial. With all the things that got displaced and moved around, I had a big empty spot on the book case that I just had to do something about. I had some left over fabric of the beautiful print I used for the mirror that I had been saving. It was just waiting for me to get some inspiration.</div>
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1. Okay, so I'm an eyeball it kinda of girl. I don't do exact measurements, which might explain why some of my projects come out as a major fail. Anyway, what you want to do is take your container, lay it down on your fabric, and mark about an inch to two inches of extra fabric from the top of the container and one to two inches at the bottom. Basically, you want to cover the entire container when you roll in up into the fabric and have some fabric hanging off the end. You'll need it to mod podge the bottom and top. You can measure it out exactly and not worry with the bottom and top mod podge, but I suck at that and this was just the easiest way to me. But go with what feels right.</div>
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3. Mod podge you entire container.</div>
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4. Center your container on your fabric that is print side down the best you can. You want to start at the edge of your fabric and slowly roll your container over the fabric adhering it to the container. You might have to work out some wrinkles, but this process is pretty forgiving. Once you are satisfied, let dry.</div>
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5. Yikes, sorry about this picture. Now, go ahead and cut in about one inch intervals around the top and bottom of your container's extra fabric.</div>
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Instant vase. Now, I would not recommend using this for real flowers considering this is made from cardboard and wouldn't hold up well if you put water in it. But it holds silk flowers nicely, if I don't say so myself. If you have any question or comments or if anything in the tutorial is confusing just comment below. I'm more than willing to help clear up anything that's not understandable. See you soon!</div>
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Today, I want to tell you guys a story. About seven years ago, I met my boyfriend Alex. He was working at our local Blockbuster at the time and I went in there constantly just to get a look at him. Can you believe I was actually shy at some point in my life? Yeah, really not that far of a stretch. I'm still a little shy to this day. Anyway, I would go into Blockbuster probably about three to four times a week. Nothing says I love you like a little stalking, right? One day, I went in the early afternoon, there was no one in the store but me and him. Two minutes after I walked into the door he approached me and started recommending movies. Me, of course being the shy person that I am, just smiled, nodded, and blushed like a fiend. I knew he was a very confidant person. It was one of the many reasons why I was attracted to him. So, as he was talking to me, I thought to myself that there was no way a guy like this would ever go for a shy quiet girl like me. Then, he asked me for my email address. He said he would ask for my number but that was against company policy. However, asking for my email wasn't even mentioned in Blockbuster's employee conduct book. Who knew?<br />
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I was totally beyond shocked when this happened. And I'm gonna be totally honest with you, I really don't remember what happened after that. I vaguely remember Alex checking out my movie for me and me writing down my email address. Beyond that...nada. I can't even remember what I rented. Anyway, this led to our first date. We went to Carrabba's. I was sooo nervous and I ordered the cheapest thing on the menu like I always do (or did) for every first date. I hate being THAT girl. You know the one. She always orders the most expensive thing on the menu simply because she can since she isn't paying. Yeah, I'm totally not THAT girl. However, I did want some Tiramisu pretty badly, but I'm not THAT girl so I didn't ask. Our first date was great. No, our first date was AWESOME! I can spend all day going into the details, but I don't want to bore you. Instead, I want to share with you my recipe for Tiramisu.<br />
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Yeah, this baby is awesome. But just to warn you it is time consuming. It's much better than any kind you can get at an Italian restaurant, but takes way longer to make. Sometimes it's just easier to get it at a restaurant, but where is the fun in that.<br />
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Just for the record, when Alex and I go to Carrabba's now and I want Tiramisu, I order the damn Tiramisu.<br />
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For the Zabaglione:<br />
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5 egg yolks from large grade eggs<br />
1/4 cup sugar<br />
1/2 cup Kahula (you can also use Marsala wine, Brandy, or any dark rum)<br />
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1 cup heavy whipping cream, chilled<br />
4 tablespoons sugar<br />
1 lb (16oz) Mascarpone cheese (if unavailable substitute two packages of 8oz cream cheese combined with 1/2 cup whipping cream and 5 tablespoons sour cream)<br />
1 recipe for Zabaglione<br />
2 cups (16oz) freshly brewed espresso or VERY strong coffee (Or if you are like me and don't own a espresso machine OR a coffee maker just grab a grande americano with 2 extra shots from Starbucks)<br />
1/2 cup Kahula (or Marsala wine, Brandy, or any other dark rum)<br />
1 tablespoon vanilla<br />
2 7oz packages of Alessi Savoiardi Cookies (Ladyfingers)<br />
3 tablespoons cocoa powder<br />
Chocolate curls or edible flowers for garnish (Optional. I always opt out of this because the cocoa on top is plenty of garnish for me. Adding this stuff seems like over kill. But to each his own.)<br />
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1. In the top part of a double boiler place eggs and sugar together. If you don't own a double boiler find a mixing bowl that will sit over a medium saucepan without it touching the bottom. Fill the saucepan half way with water.<br />
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2. Beat eggs and sugar together until the mixture is pale yellow in color. In the bottom part of your double boiler bring your water to a boil then reduce to a simmer. Place your top part of your double boiler (or your mixing bowl) over the water and gradually add Kahula beating continuously. Scrape the bottom and the sides of the pan occasionally and cook 6 - 10 minutes or until soft mounds can be formed. Transfer to a boil if you have a double boiler and cover. Refrigerate for 30 minutes until you are ready to use.<br />
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1. Whip the heavy whipping cream and 2 tablespoons of sugar until soft peaks form. This is also how you make homemade cool whip. It's soooo much better than the store bought kind. Just try a taste.<br />
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2. Fold in the Mascarpone cheese and the Zabaglione and mix until well blended. Cover and refrigerate for one hour.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We served this with marinara sauce and fancy zesty sauce.I don't have a picture of the zesty sauce. Sorry!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Simple Crostini</b></span> - recipe by <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/340368/simple-crostini">Martha Stewart</a></span></div>
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<span class="ingredient" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 15.850000381469727px;"><br /></span><span style="line-height: 1.22em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="name" style="line-height: 1.22em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: right;">2 cans (28 ounces <span style="line-height: 1.22em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">each</span>) crushed tomatoes</span></span><br /><span class="amount" style="line-height: 1.22em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">1 can </span><span style="line-height: 1.22em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="name" style="line-height: 1.22em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: right;">(14-1/2 ounces) chicken broth</span></span><span style="line-height: 15.850000381469727px;"><br /></span><span style="line-height: 1.22em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="name" style="line-height: 1.22em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: right;">18 to 20 fresh basil leaves, minced</span></span><br /><span class="amount" style="line-height: 1.22em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">1 teaspoon </span><span style="line-height: 1.22em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="name" style="line-height: 1.22em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: right;">sugar</span></span><br /><span class="amount" style="line-height: 1.22em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">1 cup </span><span style="line-height: 1.22em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="name" style="line-height: 1.22em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: right;">heavy whipping cream</span></span><br /><span class="amount" style="line-height: 1.22em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">1/2 cup </span><span style="line-height: 1.22em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="name" style="line-height: 1.22em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: right;">butter</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 16px;">For the main course we did pork loin of course, which we just bought at Wal-Mart and cooked according to package directions. For the veggie we did roasted prosciutto wrapped asparagus.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Roasted Prosciutto Wrapped Asparagus</span> - <span style="font-size: x-small;">recipe by <a href="http://www.skinnytaste.com/2012/03/roasted-prosciutto-wrapped-asparagus.html">Skinnytaste</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 19px;"><b>Ingredients</b></span><br /><span style="line-height: 19px;">1 1/4 lb thin asparagus spears, tough ends trimmed</span><br /><span style="line-height: 19px;">extra virgin olive oil spray (I used my misto, lets assume 1/4 tsp)</span><br /><span style="line-height: 19px;">fresh cracked pepper to taste</span><br /><span style="line-height: 19px;">4 slices (2 oz) thin sliced prosciutto</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 19px;">Gather</span><span style="line-height: 19px;"> 1/4 of the asparagus and use a slice of prosciutto to </span><span style="line-height: 19px;">wrap</span><span style="line-height: 19px;"> each bundle and place on a baking dish seam side down. </span><span style="line-height: 19px;">Repeat</span><span style="line-height: 19px;"> with remaining, place on baking dish and </span><span style="line-height: 19px;">bake </span><span style="line-height: 19px;">12 minutes or until asparagus is tender crisp.</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 19px;">For dessert we had chocolate mousse with<a href="http://whimsicallyhomemade.blogspot.com/2012/10/thirsty-thursday-frozen-hot-chocolate.html"> homemade whipped cream</a> topped of a piece of a Hershey's bar. You want the recipe for the mousse do you? Well, here you go! The grand finale!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And no. I'm not kidding. This stuff is the real deal. It's best if you let it sit for two hours before serving and it's just as good as any mousse that you'd slave over in the kitchen. </span></div>
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How about now? Yes? Thought so. I was pretty impressed with myself coming up with this. But really I just used an idea that I had previously come up with before for a Christmas advent calendar I made for Alex last year. </div>
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1. Hopefully you've got a poem in mind. Obviously, you don't have to use <i>The Raven</i>, but it went with our theme and it had enough stanzas for the amount of charger plates we needed. (more than enough actually) Now, we didn't use the charger plates to eat off of. They were strictly for decor only. So, do head a type out one of your stanzas in Mircosoft Word and pick out the font you'd like to use.</div>
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2. Tape one sheet of your tissue paper to one sheet of your cardstock. I went ahead and taped up 6 sheets of tissue because it was just easier than taping up one at time between prints. Try and make sure the tissue paper is pulled pretty tight, but not so tight that it rips.</div>
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3. Load your taped tissue paper into your printer. I have load mine upside down in my printer, but everyone's is different. So load it however your printer instructs you to. If you aren't sure. Just mark one side of the paper and print something. That way you'll know which side to face your tissue paper.</div>
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5. Next, cut your tissue paper as closely to the words as you can. Now, take your mod podge and paint brush and mod podge the area on your charger where you want the tissue paper to go. Then, carefully place your tissue paper over the mod podged area and gently smooth it out. Let it dry for a minute then do a coat of mod podge over the tissue paper. Be careful to not get too much mod podge over the edges of the tissue paper on to the actual charger plate. If you do it's not that big a deal you can gently scrape it off with a penny or something like that once the mod podge dries. But it's kinda a pain. Trust me! I know. Now all you have to do is let it dry.</div>
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Pretty snazzy. eh? It turned out pretty cool. So much so that the dinner guests wanted to take these home. Which we allowed of course! Hope you all enjoyed! See you soon!</div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Why yes! That is in fact Maleficent; my all time favorite Disney villain! Pretty cool eh? I thought I might have messed her up for a long while that, but me, being super awesome at pumpkin carving was able to save her. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is Alex's pumpkin. I think he was trying to go for birds here, but I'm really not sure. It's always really hard to tell what exactly he's trying to go for. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">These are our pumpkins from last year. Mine is on the left and Alex's is on the right. I think he was going for the bat signal here...maybe. Or just a bat. I don't know. Anyway, enough pumpkin carving fun and on to Favorite Finds fun. </span></div>
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1. Pumpkin Cream Cheese Truffles via <a href="http://www.erinsfoodfiles.com/2008/10/pumpkin-cream-cheese-truffles.html">Erin's Food Files</a>. Um....All I can is YUM! How cute would these been for a little Halloween treat to give to all your neighbors and co-workers? Totally perfect for that!</span><br />
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2. Pumpkin Snickerdoodles via <a href="http://abitchinkitchen.blogspot.com/2011/10/pumpkin-snickerdoodles.html">A Bitchin' Kitchen</a>. First things first, such an adorable blog name. Second, I love pumpkin. Thirdly, I love snickerdoodles. And lastly, pumpkin and snickerdoodles combined? OMG! I LOVE this woman for her ingenuity! These cookies look so perfect and sooo delish!</span><br />
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3. Pumpkin Twinkies via <a href="http://www.confessionsofacookbookqueen.com/2011/11/pumpkin-twinkies-with-cream-cheese-marshmallow-filling/">Confessions of a Cookbook Queen</a>. *drool* Twinkies and pumpkin...enough said.</span><br />
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1. DIY Cake Stand via <a href="http://www.iheartnaptime.net/diy-cake-stand/">I{heart} Nap Time</a>. <span style="background-color: white;">I love this cake stand! I might possibly have to make one for Scarlett's birthday. Might. Depending on time. Oh what am I saying this is too easy not to make. Now to find an old chandelier....</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">2. DIY Cracked Marble Necklace via <a href="http://www.craftsunleashed.com/index.php/jewelrybeading/cracked-marble-necklace/">Crafts Unleashed</a>. </span><span style="background-color: white;">I saw a pin like this and I love the look of the cracked marbles. I think I may grab a bag and make some necklaces with Scarlett one of these days. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1.<span style="background-color: white;">Roasted Butternut Squash via <a href="http://ohsheglows.com/2012/09/24/roasted-butternut-squash-with-kale-and-almond-pecan-parmesan/">Oh She Glows</a>. Mmm! This looks delicious. I absolutely love squash and all the different things you can do with it. Truly a taste of fall.</span></span><br />
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I blame Emily. Yes, it's totally and completely her fault. If she hadn't gone on vacation this week, leaving me to man the office all on my lonesome, I probably wouldn't have been so desperate for coffee that I was willing to try the only caffeine we had in the office. Starbucks Via. But I needed the caffeine more than I hated instant coffee, so I put on my big girl panties and went for it. And let me tell you, I was pleasantly surprised.<br />
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The instant coffee granules are more like the consistency of finely ground coffee than the big bulky granules of your everyday instant coffee. So, one point for Starbucks Via. When I added the hot water, not only did the instant coffee instantly dissolve but it smelled like ACTUAL Starbucks coffee! WHAT!?! No horrible burnt smell? Yes, please! Two more points for Starbucks Via. </div>
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What did it taste like you ask? Not like battery acid that's for sure. It's pretty good black , but add a couple of packets of sugar and some of my pumpkin spice creamer and you've got yourself a pumpkin coffee lover's dream! The only about this product that I don't like it the price. Starbucks Via Ready Brew comes in at a whopping $10 for only 12 little packets of this instant coffee angel. But if you really take the time to look at the situation, you end up spending more than that if you stop by Starbucks every morning on your way to work. Overall, this product is pretty great and I would highly recommend it to anyone that 's a regular coffee drinker.</div>
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AND... I was in Starbucks yesterday and happened across this little fellow! INSTANT PUMPKIN SPICE LATTE! Sign me up! I just might have to pick these up today and give them a try. Thanks for stopping by today for Thirsty Thursday! We'll see you tomorrow for Favorite Finds Friday!<br />
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Megan@Whimsically Homemadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12762454334347935476noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-708674381123676589.post-89582337719101486182012-10-23T13:56:00.000-04:002012-10-23T13:56:45.536-04:00Masquerade Tutorial - Napkin Rings <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hello! Melissa here with another easy tutorial for you. As you may have seen in previous posts, we held a <a href="http://whimsicallyhomemade.blogspot.com/2012/10/masquerade-dinner-party-tutorial-series.html">Masquerade dinner party</a> at the beginning of this month. It was fantastic! Great food, great decorations, and great company. Megan and Emily did a lot of the bigger projects and man did they knock it out of the park. I'll be showing you how I made the napkin rings. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Let it dry for about 30 min. As the paint is drying pour the micro-beads into a small dish or onto a plate. We choose black and red so it would match our theme. After the roll has dried, use the mod podge around the outside and proceed to roll it back and forth in the beads. You want the beads to stick and you also want to make sure you get a good amount on the tube. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So there you have it! A simple and affordable way to make your own napkin rings. You could also make them in a few different colors and use them around Thanksgiving or Christmas. Keep an eye out for other tutorials from the party. Happy Haunting's y'all!</span></div>
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1. Haunted Tree Tutorial via <a href="http://mizerella.blogspot.com/2011/09/30-haunted-tree.html" target="_blank">102 Wicked Things To Do</a>. So, keeping with the Halloween theme all my picks are Halloween related. And nothing screams Halloween like this haunted tree. Like OMG you guys! I want one soooo bad now! This thing is amazingly awesome and creative. I would have never in a million years think of this and if I had...I wouldn't have been able to pull it off!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1. DIY Apothecary Jar via <a href="http://creativeconfetti.blogspot.com/2012/07/super-glue-and-pickle-jar-too.html" target="_blank">Creative Confetti</a>. <span style="background-color: white;">Okay who has gone to the store and sneered at the prices of apothecary jars? I love the look of this one, made for so cheap too! I probably have 5 pickle jars already since I never want to throw them out.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">3. DIY Antique Paper via <a href="http://www.curbly.com/users/diy-maven/posts/863-how-to-antique-paper" target="_blank">Curbly</a>.</span><span style="background-color: white;">How easy does this look? Super easy and I love love love how the paper turns out, definitely going to be doing this sometime! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1.<span style="background-color: white;">Halloween/Fall Bowl via <a href="http://www.papervinenz.com/2012/10/halloween-fall-bowl-and-pumpkin.html" target="_blank">PaperVine</a>. This is a really neat looking bowl! I like it cause you can customize it to your own personal preference. You could make one to put candy in for all the little trick-or-treaters, or you could put gourds in it and use the bowl as a centerpiece. Plus with different looking scrapbook paper, you could use this bowl all year round. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">2. </span><span style="background-color: white;">DIY Chalkboard Paint Fridge via <a href="http://www.erinlauray.com/2012/09/18/diy-chalkboard-painting-a-what/" target="_blank">Erin Lauray</a>. Say what! How awesome would this be?! Especially if you have kids that like to draw on the walls. Kids still do that, right? Or if you want to remember what your meal plan is for the week, you can just write it on the fridge. Cool beans! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">3. </span><span style="background-color: white;">Pumpkin Butter via <a href="http://www.skinnytaste.com/2010/10/pumpkin-butter.html" target="_blank">Skinnytaste</a>. Mmm! I've only tried this a few times in my life, but its so delicious. And oh so fall! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So, favorite finds comes to an end. But there is always next week! Please be sure to visit all of our wonderful picks this week. And if you have some thing you wanna share with us you can always hop over to our Mixer Monday linky party or email us! You can find our contact information on the contact page on the navigation bar! See you tomorrow for the Saturday Social Blog Hop!</span></div>
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