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Recreate the look – tween room in raspberry

By Christie on September 1, 2010

When I found this room, the image of a crisp white bowl of luscious ripe raspberries piled high with whipped cream came to mind. Simple and sweet, big girls, tweens, and teens alike will fall in love with this grown up pink. The rich, bold raspberry combined with bright white and touches of lime green [...]

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Recreate the look – a sunny nursery for a baby girl

By Christie on August 25, 2010

Decorating a nursery or child’s room can be a costly endeavor. There’s crib bedding, curtains, wall decor, diaper stackers, and that’s just to name a few. You can go to your local big box store and find all of these things perfectly coordinated and ready to go. But do you really want to put forth [...]

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Inspiration right in our own back yard

By rosie on August 19, 2010

And by backyard, I mean The Fabric Shopper’s flickr pool ~ Fabric in Action! Look what Melanie from Above all Fabric accomplished with some Indie designed fabric plus some goodies from her stash, a baker’s half dozen of canvasses and a generous supply of ModPodge! Check out her post from Aug 7th. So love this [...]

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Recreate the look – wall art

By Christie on August 18, 2010

This week’s home decor inspiration photo will especially entice those who crave to use fabric in decorating but do not know their way around a sewing machine! Sometimes fabric is beautiful as it’s own work of art. Wrap and hot glue it around a foam square or artist’s canvas to create an easy…and affordable!…focal point [...]

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headboard and bed picture courtesy BHG.com

Recreate the look – bedding

By Christie on August 11, 2010

One of the best ways to achieve a fabulously dressed bed for a fraction of the cost is to do some of the sewing yourself. Combining affordable basics with beautiful fabrics can give you a personalized look that is all your own. Here’s a photo of a beautiful bed I found while browsing BHG.com (I [...]

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photo courtesy of Better Homes and Gardens

Recreate the look ~ home decor

By rosie on August 4, 2010

written by Christie Martinazzi How many times have you looked at a photo of a room online or in a magazine that makes you think, “I have to have that!” Turning to inspirational pictures can help make the decorating process much easier. Photos give you a place to start, a jumping off point. One of [...]

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You can do it!

By rosie on July 28, 2010

How many times have you been browsing through the online catalogs to find that perfect piece of clothing, just to stop dead at the price, or you wish it was in another color, or the sizing is just not right? Why not make it, instead? I love this ~ However by the time I found [...]

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