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SOMETIMES I HAVE AN ORIGINAL IDEA, TOO.Miss Kittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13400224810952962825noreply@blogger.comBlogger313125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-235161479525766490.post-86466373260034421362020-04-28T08:47:00.002-05:002020-12-29T19:49:55.545-06:00Make A Balloon Garland For About $10<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Balloons as party decorations has never been more popular</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">due to all the creative ways that folks have found to use them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">One of my favorite ways to use balloons that I have seen is </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">as garlands. I had hoped to make balloon garlands to celebrate</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">my daughter's birthday on a family vacation to the beach.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I wanted to experiment making a balloon garland to see if I</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> actually could. The internet has good tutorials on the garlands. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Actually, I was amazed that the garlands were so inexpensive</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">to make with easily obtainable items. There are lots of different</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">creative ways to put them together. I wouldn't be writing this</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">that is cheap and works better for me than the other methods.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was in Dollar Tree getting balloons for my trial garland and</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">saw rug grip pads there. It struck me that the holes in the rug</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">grip pads might be able to hold the balloons for a garland. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I got a couple of packs to try to use them to hold the balloons </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">for a garland. They were cut into strips about 1.25"...keeping</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> at least three holes across on each strip. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The pads are 18" x 28". I got about 12 strips 28" long.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you joined all the strips together, that is about 24 feet of</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">balloon garland base from one pad. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">To join the strips together overlap strips about 4 holes on each</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">end. Then use ribbon, fishing line, floral wire or other items to</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> join the ends together by weaving through the holes and tying off. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you don't want to make your own base for a balloon garland</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">there are balloon strips available for purchase. Amazon, Party </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">City and Hobby Lobby have them (probably lots more but those</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">are the places I saw them available). Here is the one from HL...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I did try this one from Hobby Lobby. It was pretty good but the</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">balloons tended to pop off of the strip more easily than the one</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I made from the Dollar Tree rug grip. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here are other things that you will incur costs on in making a</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">balloon garland...mostly balloons.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For the balloon garland pictured so far in this post, here are the</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">balloons that I purchased. The white and pink balloons are from</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Dollar Tree so $2 for 30 balloons. The lime green and purple </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">balloons are from Hobby Lobby...25 balloons per pack for $1.59.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The confetti balloons (also HL) are 8 for $1.59. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">These things are optional but purchased from Dollar Tree so $1</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">each...balloon pump, two 3M hooks, double stick tape. I didn't</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">count these in the $10 cost. In reading other posts about balloon</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">garlands, some had suggested double stick tape to add small </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">balloons to hide blank spaces. It did not work well for me. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For my $10 tabulation I figured $6.50 on balloons, $1 on rug</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">grip pad (24 feet of base for garland), $1 for ribbon</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">(Dollar Tree) </span><span style="font-size: large;">to tie the lengths of cut rug grip together. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The non-fun part of balloon garlands...blowing up balloons.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Leave at least a foot of (whatever you are using as a) base of </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">the garland free of balloons to be able to attach it to the </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">surface where you are hanging the garland. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Pull the neck of the balloon through the base you are using. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For the rug grip base I used the middle hole to attach the </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">balloons </span><span style="font-size: large;">so it would be less likely to break than the edge holes. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I actually never had a break. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I learned this as I went along... after pulling the knot through</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> one </span><span style="font-size: large;">hole, pull the "nozzle" (very end balloon...rolled circle)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> through </span><span style="font-size: large;">an adjacent hole also. That extra step in not mandatory</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">but I never had a balloon pop off after doing that.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Vary the colors of the balloons if you are using different colors </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">of balloons as you attach them down the base. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Here is the first few feet of the garland as I started my trial...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The more footage I worked along attaching balloons, the</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">better it looked. You can also vary the sizes of the balloons</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Whatever base you are using, don't use all the holes. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Skip three </span><span style="font-size: large;">to six holes between balloon attachment. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">There are probably other ways to hang your balloon garland when</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">you get it the length you want it but I used Command hooks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Use the end of the garland base without balloons to attach to</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">the hook.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> With the balloon garland there is a lot of </span><span style="font-size: large;">pressure</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> from all of those balloons being so tight together. I did not </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">have a helper but I would suggest you trying to get one for</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> the </span><span style="font-size: large;">hanging part.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You may need to use tape or other devices to keep the garland</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">ON the hooks, nails or what ever you decide to attach it to</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">the wall with. My first hook ended up being a hot mess.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For attaching the other side of the garland I opted to use another type of command hook upside down. This one (used upside down) was able to hold the garland </span><span style="font-size: large;">without using tape to keep it secure.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> I just pushed the hook </span><span style="font-size: large;">through one of the holes in the rug grip base. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For this garland I used a hook on each end of the </span><span style="font-size: large;">mirrored</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Even if you have tried to vary the colors of the balloons as you</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> are attaching them to the base, after you get it up you may have</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> too many of one color showing to the front. </span><span style="font-size: large;">After you have the </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">garland attached, you can gently pull some of the balloons</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> to the forefront of the garland to get the look you want. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Also if you have </span><span style="font-size: large;">spaces where the base/spine/strip shows</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> through, you can use an </span><span style="font-size: large;">extra balloon not blown up all the</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If the little balloon does not stay in place by itself you can try</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I actually had the best luck by using the tape or glue dots for</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well...I did love my experimental balloon garland but </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I gave it to a neighbor girl to enjoy it, which she did. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After my balloon garland success I got more balloons</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">but </span><span style="font-size: large;">in ocean colors for the anticipated beach birthday party</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> (which never </span><span style="font-size: large;">happened due to the virus outbreak). </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> To try use the balloons, I </span><span style="font-size: large;">started making balloon</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> garlands as backgrounds for Zoom </span><span style="font-size: large;">virtual birthday </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">parties with my grandchildren. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I ran out of time for the first Zoom birthday party. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I only got the ends </span><span style="font-size: large;">done...I call these balloons bundles.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">That might be an option for someone that does not need an</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">entire balloon garland. Balloon bundles use the same </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For the next Zoom birthday party I did get the entire balloon garland </span><span style="font-size: large;">done. I added in some pink balloons to tie in with the pink/red poster. It was only a vertical garland but it was festive.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm telling you...these balloon garlands have a lot of life...they </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">are </span><span style="font-size: large;">not easy to contain/lay flat. Just plan on some dimension. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here are the balloons for the grandchildren/Zoom/vertical</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">garland. Some colors are leftovers from the other garland.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">No confetti balloons for this one. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here are the Command hooks used again. I used tape to secure</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">the garland to the hooks. Here you can see how flexible and</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> strong</span><span style="font-size: large;"> the garland base is that is </span><span style="font-size: large;">made from the cut up rug grip . </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">To hide the hook and the base/spine of the garland I added two</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">partially inflated balloons. They stayed in place initially by </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">adding glue</span><span style="font-size: large;"> dots</span><span style="font-size: large;"> to attach them to adjacent balloons (not </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">trying to attach them to the base) </span><span style="font-size: large;">but they were on the </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">floor by the morning. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> By pushing them in again </span><span style="font-size: large;">and adding clear liquid glue at</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> the contact points they stayed in place for over 10 days. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you have a blank space once you get the garland up, you</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Wonder how long your garland will last?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I needed to take the garland on the mantle down to put up</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">a more serious backdrop. Here is the garland after 10 days.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The balloons are still perky but maybe have lost a little</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">color. Tip...if you are making a balloon garland for a party, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">you </span><span style="font-size: large;">can make it a couple of days ahead of time and it will</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">still look good for the event. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I worked on the balloon garlands in spurts so I don't know</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">exactly how long it took me to make them. The first and </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">longest garland was probably four or five hours.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> The shorter </span><span style="font-size: large;">one was about two hours. If you have a helper</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">the garlands will go much quicker. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This might be a fun project to try with the kids if you are</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">looking for an inexpensive activity at home even!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is an image you can put on Pinterest if you</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">want to save this for future reference. </span></div>
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Miss Kittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13400224810952962825noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-235161479525766490.post-73324721796087521022019-12-29T21:55:00.001-06:002020-12-29T19:56:02.764-06:00Most Viewed Posts of 2019<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">This post is going to be short because actually I did not do</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">much blogging in 2019. Amazingly, I did have two blog posts</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">that each had well over 30,000 views so I think those deserve to</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">be recognized in a end-of-year roundup of blog posts. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Number Two Most Viewed Blog Post</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.misskopykat.com/2019/02/using-moss-in-home-decorating.html">Using Moss In Home Decorating</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This post showed how I attempted to inject more green color</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">into my home decor as we were moving from Winter into the</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Spring season. Two other blog post that were an off shoot of </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">this main theme that showed more specifically how to use </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">moss </span><span style="font-size: large;">were<a href="https://www.misskopykat.com/2019/02/how-to-make-inexpensive-moss-bowls.html"> How To Make An Inexpensive Moss Bowl</a> and</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.misskopykat.com/2019/02/how-to-make-inexpensive-moss-bowls.html">Tips for Making Inexpensive Moss Balls</a>. They did not get as</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">many views as the overall moss post but are good tutorials. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Number One Most Viewed Post</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.misskopykat.com/2019/01/orchids-under-glass.html">Orchids Under Glass</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This post shows a unique way of enjoying orchids top to </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">bottom. I was attempting to "kopy kat" a magazine article</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">about displaying orchids but found that I liked the interesting</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">roots of the orchids as much as the blooms. This post shows</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">a way to be able to keep the orchid happy (temporarily) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">without covering </span><span style="font-size: large;">up the roots entirely.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thanks very much to those of you who have visited my blog</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">in 2019 even though I have been sporadic in posting. </span><br />
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Miss Kittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13400224810952962825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-235161479525766490.post-65766643170261184192019-12-28T23:59:00.001-06:002020-12-29T19:57:10.536-06:00Make Little Paper Houses<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">For whatever reason you might want little paper houses,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">here is an easy way to make simple ones. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I wanted to make little paper houses initially as a cute way </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">to gift </span><span style="font-size: large;">Christmas money (putting bills on the roofs).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In the photo above I used a house template that I downloaded</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> off </span><span style="font-size: large;">the internet. The houses were cute but time-consuming to</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">put together. I did some more searching for something </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">easier and came across instructions for easy paper houses</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">on the <a href="https://macandmoof.com/2017/12/22/little-paper-houses/">"Mac and Moof" </a>blog. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Those instructions are the ones I used to make more Christmas</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> cash </span><span style="font-size: large;">paper houses and</span><span style="font-size: large;"> even other size</span><span style="font-size: large;"> houses for various</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Christmas </span><span style="font-size: large;">decorating projects. You can spend a little time </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">making </span><span style="font-size: large;">them or embellish them more if you want. They are</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">not just for Christmas but any time of year for fun.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I don't know how to make line drawing templates to post</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">on the blog that you can download. These paper houses are</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">so easy that I'll just show you the measurements that I used</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">on top of pictures of the templates. You can take it from there</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and make the size of paper houses that suit your needs. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">To make these paper houses...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">...here is the template...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Each side of the house is 2" wide (blue lines).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Dotted lines are fold lines.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Add a 0.5" tab to glue or tape it together. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Total length of template/paper is 8.5".</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Total height of template/paper is 3.25".</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Leave every other (two) sections full height.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Draw a horizontal line 0.75" down from the top on two</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> "sides"</span><span style="font-size: large;"> (non-gable) of the </span><span style="font-size: large;">house. Cut straight across</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">these two sections. Their height will be 2.5"</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Find horizontal center of taller sections. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">On this template that would be 1". Draw a line up to top.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">From center top draw a line down to edge of adjoining </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">sections (see red arrows). Cut these angled lines.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You do not have to add cut out windows and a door but</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">if you want to you can. It is easier to do while the paper house</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">is still fairly flat. Scissors work but a craft knife is better.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Only cut </span><span style="font-size: large;">the top and one side of the door to leave a "flap".</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">More time-consuming (but cute) is to tape or glue vellum </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">paper over the cut-outs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I made the big mistake of using regular glue on some of the</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">houses. When the glue dried the houses were warped. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Only use glue that won't crinkle the paper. I used Zip-Dry glue</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">after that and it did not crinkle/wrinkle/warp the paper houses. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Crease the house on the four fold lines. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Join the ends of the house with glue or tape using the tab.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Place the tab to the inside so it will not show. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Add a thin line of glue along the roof lines.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Place the roof (for this house a paper rectangle 2.5" by</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">3" crisply folded in half) on top of the house and glue.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Also not-necessary-but-cute is to place a battery-</span><span style="font-size: large;">operated</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> votive candle </span><span style="font-size: large;">inside the house for a warm glow.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is the Christmas cash village in Brooklyn...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">...and Chicago (money already spent)...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After I enjoyed making the money-gifting houses I thought</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">of more ways to use paper houses for Christmas. A wreath</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">that I remembered from a Martha Stewart magazine used</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The houses her staff used were more intricate but I hoped </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">to achieve a similar look with the simple little paper houses. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I live in Alabama where we do not have snow at Christmas</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">so I just left that part of the Martha Stewart wreath off.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I already had lots of little bleached trees and a borrowed </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">wreath so all I needed was to make some paper houses. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I made the wreath houses a little taller and narrower than the</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I could bend two tips of the wreath into a semi-circle to hold up</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here are the dimensions of the wreath paper houses...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Total length of template/paper 8.6".</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Gabled ends of house 3.75" (tall green line).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sides of house 2.75" (short green line). </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Wide gabled ends of house 3" (long blue line).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Narrow sides of house 1" (short blue line).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Tab to join ends of house 0.5".</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">To make gable measure center of tall sections.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">On this template 1.5" (yellow star).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Draw a vertical line from star to top of template.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">From the red arrow at top, draw an angled line down</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">to edge of side roof line (two red arrows) and cut. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Add windows and door as desired while house is flat.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Follow directions for folding and joining same as smaller</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">houses noted earlier in post. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The roof dimensions for wreath houses are 1.25" by </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I did not cut out the windows and doors on the wreath houses.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I just cut out contrasting paper rectangles to suggest them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I did draw on the doors and windows for embellishment but</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">clearly not very well. Kinda wish I had left that off. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">To keep the paper house and bleached bottle brush theme</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">going in the dining room I made larger houses for the </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Since these are not going to be seen from behind (and I am</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">cheap...they only use one sheet of scrapbook paper) these </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">houses are only three-sided. If you want to make them four-</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">sided you could tape or glue on additional paper to the length. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is the template for the larger paper houses</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">(forgive the bone print card stock...I was trying to use up</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">paper that I probably would not use in the future)...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Front of house 6" wide, sides 3" wide (blue lines).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Gabled front of house 9.5" high (long green line).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sides of house 7.5" high (shorter green line). </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">To draw gable, find horizontal middle of center section</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">(on this template 3" at yellow star) and draw a vertical</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">line to top. Then draw angled line down from middle top to</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> edge</span><span style="font-size: large;"> of adjacent </span><span style="font-size: large;">roof line (red arrows). Cut along angled line. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Use template to draw and cut house out of decorative </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">while paper house is still fairly flat. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Put glue on top edges of house and add a roof. For this size </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Different house...just showing backside...kinda like a</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well I am very tardy in posting pictures of my Christmas</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">decorating this year but I am going to do it anyway. It will</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">and maybe someone can use the ideas for Christmases to come. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is the front of the house...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> The decorations are some I have used in recent years but</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">much more pared down as we given away a lot of decor</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">items in anticipation of putting our house up for sale soon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The front door...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Click for tutorial<a href="https://www.misskopykat.com/2013/12/diy-painted-burlap-christmas-tree.html"> DIY Burlap Christmas Tree</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The wreaths on the windows...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Click for tutorial <a href="https://www.misskopykat.com/2013/11/make-christmas-mesh-wreath.html">Make a Christmas Mesh Wreath</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A new decoration for this year is the large wreath over the</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">buffet in the foyer/dining room. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The wreath is inspired by the Martha Stewart magazine</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">cover from a few years ago. Her staff used official "Putz"</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">houses on the wreath and cotton for snow. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I didn't really want snow because it rarely snows where I </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">live so I left that off. I didn't want to buy<i> anything </i>else I</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I made easy and inexpensive little paper houses for the wreath.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I borrowed the large wreath. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have lots of <a href="https://www.misskopykat.com/2012/12/diy-glittered-bottle-brush-trees.html">little bleached Christmas trees</a> so I wanted to</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">they will make the downsizing moving "cut". </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I made the houses skinny so they could nestle into the greenery.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The bottle brush trees also were easy to push into the wreath. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">If you want to make some here is the tutorial <a href="https://www.misskopykat.com/2019/12/make-little-paper-houses.html">Make Little Paper Houses</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">More little trees on the dining room table...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">...along with bottle brush wreaths...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">...the hutch behind the dining room table...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> you can see the houses each made from a sheet of scrapbook paper.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">(psst...the largest board is hiding the kitchen tv. It is made for</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">about $5 with foam board and contact paper..<a href="https://www.misskopykat.com/2016/12/make-toy-vehicles-look-old.html">.here's the tutorial</a>)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The trucks used to be displayed in bedroom/office but the large</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If the house sells we will be in a new town next Christmas!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thanks for visiting for my Christmas Home Tour 2019. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you would like to save this to Pinterest, here is a good image...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is a creative way to give Christmas cash that also doubles </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was trying to think of a way to gift cash to my grown </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">and would </span><span style="font-size: large;">be easy to send through the mail. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A cute wreath made by </span><span style="font-size: large;">the Martha Stewart</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> team and featured on the cover of her</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It featured little houses called <a href="https://goldenglow.org/2014/12/history-putz-village/">"Putz Houses"</a>. I decided to try</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">making simple paper houses and use the roofs as carriers of</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I searched the Internet for a template for a </span><span style="font-size: large;">paper house. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The easiest one I found was on the <a href="https://macandmoof.com/2017/12/22/little-paper-houses/">"Mac and </a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After some trial and error, this is the little template that seemed</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">to work size-wise to have a folded U.S. bill on the roof. Having </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">a tab on one side of the house makes it easier to to securely</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">so the </span><span style="font-size: large;">total length of the template is 8.5" </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">To get the angle of the gable mark the middle </span><span style="font-size: large;">of the peaked</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you are only making one or two houses you might not</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">houses, it think it is easier to trace the outline on to the</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is how to proceed:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you are using a template </span><span style="font-size: large;">make it with heavier paper</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> like poster board </span><span style="font-size: large;">or card stock. This will make it easier </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You do not need to have cut out windows and door on </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">your </span><span style="font-size: large;">house. You could leave the house blank or cut out</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">squares and rectangles of another color of paper to glue</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">on to be the windows and door. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This picture is not the dollar bill paper house but just to give</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> you an example of gluing on windows and doors.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This picture is also not the dollar bill paper house but to show</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">you can draw on panes on the windows if you want. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I did find out that it is easier to glue or cut the house </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">embellishments while the house is still flat. If you are going</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">to cut the windows and door, using a craft knife is easier </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> To keep a flap on the door, only cut the</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Fold the cut out paper house to make the corners.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After a few not-so-straight folds I found it better for me to</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">go back and use a pencil and ruler to mark the fold line.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you decide to cut out the windows and doors, here is</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">another not-necessary-but-cute idea...tape or glue vellum</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">(kinda see through) paper over the openings.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I made the mistake of using regular glue on some of the</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">houses. When that glue dried, it had warped the paper and </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">those houses were wonky (but I used them anyway at this</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">point). If you use glue, use a glue that will not warp</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">the paper ( one is Zip-Dry).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When you have all your windows and door finished, use </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">the tab (put tab to the inside so it won't show) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">to join the two ends of the house. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Cut a rectangle of paper to make the roof. The roof </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">for my house was 3" x 2.5". Fold it in half. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Use a thin line of glue along the top edges of the</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> house </span><span style="font-size: large;">to attach the roof. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Fold the paper money you are gifting in half.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Then fold it in half again. To get really sharp fold</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">to apply to the roof of you house you can iron it on low.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You want the money to be fairly easy to take off of the</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">roof so don't glue the money on the roof. You can use </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">doubled-sided tape or removable glue dots attach the </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">money to the roof.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Tape or glue dot the open ends of the bill together. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I thought one glue dot worked fine. You want it to </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">stay on but not be too hard to get off,</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Put tape or glue dots on the center edge of the sides </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">of the roof. Center the bill on the roof with the folds </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">of the roof and bill together. When you are happy </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">with the placement, press the bill down firmly .</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On the first set of little houses I made I hot glued</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">tiny trees to the side but that was time-consuming.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">For the other two sets I made for money gifting I just</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">sent the little trees in the package and hope the </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">recipient will place the trees around the houses. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here are examples of other paper houses before I </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">had attached the money on the roof, You can adapt this</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">idea for whatever amount you are gifting and how many</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">houses you feel like making. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you did cut out windows and a door on your house</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">you can add a battery-powered votive candle on the </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">inside of the house to make it glow.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">P.S. My children loved their presents and did actually use</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">the little houses and trees as holiday decor. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Give tiny houses a try the next time you are gifting money.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you want to save this project to Pinterest,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> here is a good image to use...</span><br />
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Miss Kittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13400224810952962825noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-235161479525766490.post-51710052190242996542019-02-12T15:24:00.002-06:002020-12-29T20:10:22.026-06:00Tips For Making Inexpensive Moss Balls<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">These are tips that I have gathered from other tutorials on making </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">moss balls at home (like <a href="https://www.stonegableblog.com/textured-moss-ball-diy/">here</a> and <a href="https://cedarhillfarmhouse.com/diy-moss-balls/">here</a>) and more ideas that I tried</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> while making them myself and want to share with you. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Packages of moss are easy to find in the floral section of stores.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Some stores have more than one type of moss. Here is a photo</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">of the kinds that you will probably see...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">...starting on the left of the photo is Spanish moss that has been </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">color-enhanced green...it is more grey in its natural state. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This bag came from Wal-Mart and was $6 which I think is a very</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">good value for the size of the bag. Spanish moss is not my </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">favorite for making moss balls but (it actually turned out </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">better than I </span><span style="font-size: large;">thought it would on the balls) is the cheapest option. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The center bags in the photo are sheet moss. They have almost a velvet look to them. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Sheet moss is in the bag usually in about </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">three to four sections </span><span style="font-size: large;">that have some dirt on the back holding the moss together. Look at several different bags in the store and buy</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">the ones that have less visible dirt. You get more usable moss. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The moss in the upper right of the moss types photo is forest moss which is </span><span style="font-size: large;">very similar to sheet moss but it has more texture. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The smaller moss bags in the moss types photo are from Dollar Tree. </span><span style="font-size: large;">I have used the moss stones in</span><a href="https://misskopykat.blogspot.com/2014/04/diy-faux-moss-terrariums.html" style="font-size: x-large;"> other projects </a><span style="font-size: large;">but they are</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> not </span><span style="font-size: large;">the best for making balls. The reindeer moss from there is stringy </span><span style="font-size: large;">shreds of moss...I don't recommend it for balls. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you find a moss you like at Hobby Lobby, Michael's or </span><span style="font-size: large;">Jo Ann's </span><span style="font-size: large;">try to have a discount coupon to buy it with. The coupon</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">will get </span><span style="font-size: large;">the cost of most of the bags to about $5 or less. How</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> many </span><span style="font-size: large;">moss balls you can make from one bag depends of how </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Another item that can add cost to the ball is the form to put</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">the moss on. Most folks use a styrofoam ball for this. When you</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">are making smaller balls the cost for them is about $1 each.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you want larger moss balls the styrofoam form for those goes </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I tried making the forms for some of my balls from plastic bags</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and newspaper to basically make them no-cost forms (if you </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">already have some tape or string to make them keep their shape).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Start by crumpling the paper or plastic in a ball in your hand.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Keep adding more layers but keep the round shape. When the</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When it gets to the size you want, tie or tape it together. </span></div>
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This form is about 7 inch diameter. It made a large moss ball. </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you want small or average size balls just tie or tape it </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Look around your house or attic for other things you could use</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">for a form for your moss balls. I found this old box of decorative</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">balls that I had never used. They got moss covered. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Another cost in making moss balls is getting to moss to stick on</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">the form. Spray adhesive is a popular product to use for this.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A can of spray adhesive usually starts at about $6. Different </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">brands </span><span style="font-size: large;">and amounts of product in the can make the price vary.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The spray adhesive can in the above picture is from Hobby Lobby.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I used a discount coupon to get it less than the $7 price. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was really impressed at how well the spray adhesive worked on</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">all types of forms I used it on. A slight drawback to the spray is</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">that (in my opinion) it should only be used outside. Even then, you</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I didn't mind getting my dead grass sticky so I just placed the</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">form on the grass and sprayed all of the surface </span><span style="font-size: large;">of the form that was facing up for the first spray. Then I picked it </span><span style="font-size: large;">up with two fingers and brought it back to the porch table where </span><span style="font-size: large;">I had the </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">moss ready to go. I placed moss on the sticky side of the</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then I carried the partially moss covered ball back in the grass</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then the ball went back to the table for the rest of it to get moss. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It probably took less than two minutes to cover a ball this way. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This ball got the forest moss that has more texture. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here are photos of Spanish moss being used with the same process...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If the Spanish moss ball has too many ends sticking up,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I had gone the Dollar Tree </span><span style="font-size: large;">to look for things</span><span style="font-size: large;"> that could be used for</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you don't have the outdoor space, are working on these moss </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">balls at night or don't want to use propellant, almost </span><span style="font-size: large;">any type of white glue from a bottle does a very good job of making the</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> moss stick to the form too. It is usually cheaper to buy than the spray adhesive (or you </span><span style="font-size: large;">might already have some at your home). </span></div>
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The form in the photo above is made from plastic bags, painters tape and string. </span></div>
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The glue is from Dollar Tree and the sheet moss is from Wal-Mart $4.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Squirt a generous amount of glue on the form in one area.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Put moss on top of the glue and pat it down. Continue to put </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">glue </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">in adjacent areas that already have moss around the form.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"> Put moss on top of new glue area and pat/push it into the glue.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> If the moss overlaps </span><span style="font-size: large;">where you don't have glue yet just squirt</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The moss will probably overlap other pieces as you place it on.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Just tear the moss where needed. This is messy. It is easier to</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">clean up after this project if you work on something you can </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you have some moss that does not want to stick well with the</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">white glue (like if it has a lot of dirt attached to the moss or the</span></div>
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This was an old berry ball that had seen better days. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I did make some of the moss balls with hot glue but I got a </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It does work, however, if you want to try it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I also tried making the moss balls with the mat moss (moss</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">that is attached to a fabric-like grid and in a uniform sheet).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I thought it was much harder to make the moss conform to</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> the </span><span style="font-size: large;">shape of the balls even with cutting it a lot. The mat moss</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I did not try any reindeer moss balls even though I have seen</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">them and think they are adorable. I may be wrong but it seems</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">like it would take a lot of the reindeer moss to cover a ball and</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here's how I used the moss balls in changing out some of the</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">winter decor in my living room and dining room to introduce</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Click on the highlighted text below if you would like to </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://misskopykat.blogspot.com/2019/02/using-moss-in-home-decorating.html">Using Moss In Home Decorating</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Click on<a href="https://misskopykat.blogspot.com/2019/02/how-to-make-inexpensive-moss-bowls.html"> How To Make Inexpensive Moss Bowls </a>if you</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>balls</i> which are moss<i> bowls</i>. They are quite trendy now. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Moss balls are great decor items that can be used almost year</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Moss bowls are very popular in home decor these days. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">They are quirky and beautiful at the same time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Live moss bowls are a good way to have greenery in your</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> room but be low maintenance. If you have a preserved moss</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">bowl there is NO maintenance. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Moss bowls live and preserved can be very pricey.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I experimented with some items and came up with a way to </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You will need a container, preserved moss, a filler substance</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Preserved moss is easy to find at craft stores in their floral </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">sections. It comes in bags in assorted sizes and types. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The bags of moss are seldom on sale so if you have a store discount coupon for a regular priced item, this </span><span style="font-size: large;">is a good item to use it on. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Some stores have different types of mosses.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> The mosses I like </span><span style="font-size: large;">to use for moss bowls are sheet moss, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">forest moss and reindeer moss to have a variety in the bowl.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> If you want to use just one </span><span style="font-size: large;">type </span><span style="font-size: large;">of moss, that is up to you. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Reindeer moss is like cute tiny green sponges.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sheet moss is packaged with several pieces of moss that</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">usually have some dirt still attached and like a velvet.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Forest moss is similar to sheet moss but it might have some areas</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Regularly priced each of these bags of moss were about</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The next few photos show a moss bowl made from a container</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">from Hobby Lobby, reindeer moss from Michael's, forest moss</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">from Jo Ann's and sheet moss from Hobby Lobby. All were </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Start with an empty container.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Add an inexpensive filler for the container. I used newspaper.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You could use plastic or paper bags. Junk mail? Scrap copy </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">paper? Socks with holes in the toes? Rags? Crumple them</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Make odd shaped wads of your filler to fit in the container.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I used newspaper again. I taped it with painters tape to keep</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">its shape. You could use string to keep the wads in a shape. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You are going to want shapes that in the end will </span><span style="font-size: large;">look like waves/mounds of moss. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Put these on top of the first layer of filler. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I thought mine were kind of in the shape of potatoes. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Start placing your moss on top of the mounds of filler.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Since I was using three different kinds of moss, I tried to separate</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">them to get different textures within the moss bowl. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The moss stayed on top of the mounds without gluing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was glad with that because I can take this apart later and </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">use the moss in other ways for decorating. I save the moss </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">bags for that purpose...just in case. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If your filler shows between the mounds of moss, use a little</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Oh, I forgot to tell you that using moss can be a mess when</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">you are pulling it apart, etc. Either make your moss bowl outside</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">or use newspaper, etc. to keep your inside area easy to clean up.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is the oval container moss bowl in my living room. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Across the living room on the coffee table I made another moss</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Since I already had containers, filler and tape, the only cost was</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">the preserved moss. Three bags of moss using discount coupons</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">came to less than $20. You can copy this trendy decorating idea</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">yourself and save a lot of money for a moss bowl. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you would like to see more ways I used moss to decorate</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">my living and dining rooms for a winter-into-spring theme</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">click on this link<a href="https://misskopykat.blogspot.com/2019/02/using-moss-in-home-decorating.html"> Using Moss in Home Decorating</a><a href="https://misskopykat.blogspot.com/2019/02/using-moss-in-home-decorating.html">.</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Using moss is an easy way to give color and life to your home decor.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> Using live moss is low maintenance but using preserved</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> moss </span><span style="font-size: large;">is NO maintenance. Preserved moss is readily available</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">in different forms in the floral section of craft stores. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here are some examples of preserved moss from my local stores...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">...the largest bag (left of above picture) is $6 from Wal-Mart.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The top center bag is $9 from Michael's.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The bottom center bag is $6 from Hobby Lobby.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The top right bag is $9 from Jo Ann's.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The bottom two bags are $1 each from Dollar Tree. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you have a discount coupon the prices will be less. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">One trendy way folks are using moss in home </span><span style="font-size: large;">decorating is</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> to have moss bowls. They come in differing sizes but</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">the most popular ones are the larger ones. The moss</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">bowls can be expensive to buy but you can make your own</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">fairly inexpensively especially if you already have a container.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For the moss bowl pictured above I used about three different</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">bags of moss for the look of a variety of mosses.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is the tutorial on them...</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://misskopykat.blogspot.com/2019/02/how-to-make-inexpensive-moss-bowls.html">How To Make Inexpensive Moss Bowls</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Another way to use moss to add a natural texture to your decor</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">is to have moss balls. They are easy to find and not very </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">expensive in the floral section of craft stores but you can make</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">your own even more inexpensively.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Making your own moss balls </span><span style="font-size: large;">is easy and saves money </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">especially </span><span style="font-size: large;">if you need a lot of them for bowl</span><span style="font-size: large;"> fillers or </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">for party and wedding decorations. Here's a tutorial for you...</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://misskopykat.blogspot.com/2019/02/tips-for-making-inexpensive-moss-balls.html">How To Make Inexpensive Moss Balls</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Close cousins of moss balls are moss rings and wreaths.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Moss rings and wreaths are also easy to make by gluing</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">moss on a foam (or even a home made) round form. Here is</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">a tutorial on moss rings <a href="https://misskopykat.blogspot.com/p/how-to-make-moss-candle-rings.html">How To Make Inexpensive Moss Rings.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Moss is a great way to cover up the top of soil or floral</span></div>
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This almost sponge-like moss is called "reindeer moss".</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's probably<i> too much</i> moss but I had so much fun </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">experimenting </span><span style="font-size: large;">on inexpensive ways to make moss bowls, balls</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Check out the new </span><span style="font-size: large;">tutorials</span><span style="font-size: large;"> if you want to see more details</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://misskopykat.blogspot.com/2019/02/how-to-make-inexpensive-moss-bowls.html">How To Make An Inexpensive Moss Bowl</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is a good image to "pin" on Pinterest...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">For a pretty display on my kitchen table, I decided to </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The problem was that when I got the orchids out of the pots</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">To get the new orchid medium down in the bottom of the </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Another tip is to to use a cork on a wooden skewer to move </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here are the containers with more orchid medium in the</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The magazine's instructions say to disassemble the orchids, rocks,</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So far the roots are staying green and look happy. The </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">When the flowers fall off I will re-pot the orchids.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">For now I am enjoying not only the flowers but also</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This was a very easy project to copy...you might like to</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As 2018 comes to a close, here are the most viewed posts from</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">#5 Make a Fake Seltzer Bottle</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This post is a tutorial on how to use a bottle and polymer clay</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This post shares tips that I have learned through the years to make</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://misskopykat.blogspot.com/2018/06/secrets-of-decorating-with-shells.html">Click here to see the secrets.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">#3 A Lazy Way to Remove Labels From Bottles and Jars</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and jars that you might want to use for other purposes without</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://misskopykat.blogspot.com/2018/03/a-lazy-way-to-remove-bottle-and-jar.html">Click here to see the label removal tips.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This was the most-viewed post of 2018. I love the look of </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">vintage cutting boards but usually not the price and maybe</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">other folks wanted to know how to get the look at a low price too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Faux" does mean fake so to be clear, the wood is fake and it</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">cannot be used to cut things on...decoration only. You can buy</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">most of the supplies to make the fake board at Dollar Tree.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://misskopykat.blogspot.com/2018/07/5-faux-wood-cutting-board.html">Click here to learn how to make a fake cutting board.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I hope that you have a fantastic 2019!</span><br />
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Miss Kittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13400224810952962825noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-235161479525766490.post-82069027669921485182018-12-24T09:53:00.002-06:002020-12-29T20:26:42.483-06:00Christmas Home Tour 2018<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thanks so much for coming by for a tour of my Christmas </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">decorating for 2018. We will start in the dining room since that is</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This year I used a lot of my collection of silver ornaments to </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">decorate in the dining room in kind of unconventional ways</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">since I am not using them on the tree but I want to enjoy them.</span></div>
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If you would like to see the steps I took to try to make an inexpensive<br />
chandelier hopefully look like an Italian one,<a href="https://misskopykat.blogspot.com/2012/06/chandy-challenge.html"> click here. </a><br /></span>
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<span style="font-size: large;">On the sideboard I made a Christmas tree shape out of a paper</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">mache' cone and some differing sizes of silver ball ornaments.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">To give the tree some height I placed it on a large cylinder</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">vase that had been sprayed from the inside with a silver</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">mirror spray paint (Krylon and Rustoleum both make one).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">One thing that I learned about using ornaments on flat surfaces</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> is that they tend to roll around <u>a lot</u> (duh). To keep them</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In making the centerpiece for the dining room table I used a </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">silver tray with a raised edge to keep the balls in place for the</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">central part of the arrangement. For the sides of the arrangement</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">of ornaments I would tie 5-6 ornaments together and then join</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span>If you would like to learn more details on how the ornament centerpiece was </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>made <a href="https://misskopykat.blogspot.com/p/tips-for-making-ornament-centerpiece.html">click here. </a></span><br /></span>
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<span style="font-size: large;">To add ornaments to the chandelier I used a thin ribbon to hang</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">the ornaments at differing places and heights.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I bought these large mirrored stars on clearance years ago but</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">have never used them until this year. I took the shelves out of</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The living room is through an opening on the left side</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">To the left is a repainted thrift store find console.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We display Christmas cards on frames lined with</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I sprinkled some epsom salt on the moss to in the candleholder</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">to show what a white Christmas looks like in Alabama. Even</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">if we (rarely) get snow it is usually just a dusting. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Across from the Christmas card display is the coffee table and</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This little metal and wood block sign is from JoAnn's. It is one of</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">two things I bought for Christmas decorating this year. </span><span style="font-size: large;">I needed</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> a little something </span><span style="font-size: large;">else on the coffee table with the candle and basket of candy jars.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">At this time of year I like to use red pillows on the green sofa</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> to play </span><span style="font-size: large;">up those traditional Christmas colors. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> The fireplace and bookcases are the focal point of the room.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">By now the greenery arrangement on the mantel is pretty big.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">That's because I got on a "disguise the old greens with new"</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">kick this year at home and at my church. When you decorate with</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">real greenery at the first part of December, most of it does not</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">look good by Christmas. Instead of totally replacing all of the </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">greenery, I tried pulling out the most obvious dried out pieces</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and just put fresh greenery on top of most of the old. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">(Here's an example...an early December arrangement on the</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> mantle </span><span style="font-size: large;">looked dried out by mid-December. I pulled out the</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> dried out holly </span><span style="font-size: large;">near the picture and piled on fresh greenery.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> To me, the fresh </span><span style="font-size: large;">greenery keeps "the eye" from noticing</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> the dried out greenery.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">By the time Christmas had actually come, it needed even more</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">fresh greenery to hide the second layer of dried-out greenery.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">For the third layer, I also added some artificial red berries. To </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">help spread the berries through the arrangement, I dismantled</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">a large multi-stem pick of berries (from Hobby Lobby) and used</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">brown floral tape to attach each stem to a wooden skewer. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">When we bought the house the mantel was not very wide. We had</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">a carpenter add a piece of wood about a foot wide on top of the</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">original mantel and add molding to make it chunkier.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">With bigger mantel I can put lots of greenery (and bigger vases</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">when needed) for decorating. <a href="https://misskopykat.blogspot.com/2017/12/christmas-home-tour-2017.html">Last year </a>I did use oasis foam for greenery on the mantel but </span><span style="font-size: large;">this year I did not...it is just piled on.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This angel art print is another item I have had for years but never</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">used. I attached the print to foam core with spray adhesive and</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">then gave it a coat of artist gel medium in a brush stroke-type of</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">motion. This gives the print the look of being a painting. </span><br />
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For more directions on how to make an art print look like a painting click<a href="https://misskopykat.blogspot.com/2012/02/make-painting-from-print.html"> here </a>and<a href="https://misskopykat.blogspot.com/2012/05/from-art-print-to-painting.html"> here</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sometimes I spend a lot of time decorating the bookshelves but</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">this year is not one of those times. For the most part I removed</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">the <a href="https://misskopykat.blogspot.com/2018/09/fall-home-tour-2018.html">succulent pumpkins from the Fall decorating</a> and replaced </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">them with pine cones and greenery. </span><br />
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This little slipper chair got the other decoration I bought this year...<br />
a hooked pillow from JoAnn's.<br /></span>
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<span style="font-size: large;">On the other side of the mantle is a double bookcase.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Off of the living room is the only bedroom area that got</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">decorations beyond Christmas pillows on the beds.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">This is a guest room since the sofa is a sleeper sofa that</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">can be pulled out. Also this room serves as my office. We</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">fitted the closet to function as a desk area (not shown). </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I also used these "Put A Tree On It" vehicles last year in here on </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">the bookcase. </span><span style="font-size: large;">If you want to see how the </span><span style="font-size: large;"> vehicles' colors were </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">changed to fit </span><span style="font-size: large;">in with the turquoise/red color scheme <a href="https://misskopykat.blogspot.com/2017/12/put-tree-on-it-christmas-guestroom.html">click here. </a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now we'll to back through the living room on to the kitchen area...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I like this spot for the Christmas tree because it can be seen</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">from the two rooms and is out of a traffic path. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I like the tree "collars" that I have seen in recent years so I </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">got a French market basket out of the attic to use as a </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">disguise for the tree holder. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This year I used my collection of bottle-brush type critters</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">as the main ornaments on the tree. I wanted to keep the colors</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">of balls on the tree in the brown tones (but I did not want to</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">buy new ones) so I spray painted ones I had in a copper color.</span><br />
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To see how the critters have been used in the past click <a href="https://misskopykat.blogspot.com/2013/01/bottle-brush-critters-vignette.html">here</a> .</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Only a small number of bottle brush trees got to come out this</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">year. They decorate the kitchen table. I put them in baskets to continue the basket look under the tree.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The bottle brush trees are set on buffalo snow sprinkled with </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">the artificial plastic snow flakes for a little shimmer.</span><br />
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For directions on how to bleach bottle brush trees click<a href="https://misskopykat.blogspot.com/2012/12/diy-glittered-bottle-brush-trees.html"> here. </a><br /></span>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now we are going outside to see the front yard decorations.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Let's go out the back door and pass by my toy trucks and cars</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">decorated for Christmas on a baker's rack in the carport. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Some of the trucks/cars are actually old but some were painted</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">to look old. <a href="https://misskopykat.blogspot.com/2016/12/make-toy-vehicles-look-old.html">Click here </a>to see how they were painted.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Although these big candy decorations are not new they have</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">held up very well (even living most of the year in the attic and</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">December in the weather) so I'm using them again. </span><br />
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For directions on how to make a deco mesh mailbox topper<a href="https://misskopykat.blogspot.com/2014/12/curly-deco-mesh-mailbox-topper.html"> click here.</a><br /></span>
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For directions on how to make the big candy decorations<a href="https://misskopykat.blogspot.com/2013/12/make-big-candy-decorations.html"> click here. </a><br /></span>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Another good decoration that you can make from deco mesh</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">is a garland. It holds up well if it is stored without any weight</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">on it. Different decorations can be added to it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">For directions on how to make a deco mesh garland <a href="https://misskopykat.blogspot.com/2013/12/make-deco-mesh-garland.html">click here.</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have found that the "big candy" I made with acrylic paints or </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">with</span><span style="font-size: large;"> foil wrapping paper holds up better over time </span><span style="font-size: large;">than regular </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">wrapping paper. See how the color has faded on the striped candy?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I decided to not use a wreath on the door since I already had</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">six of them on the windows across the front of the house. </span><br />
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For directions on how to make this deco mesh Christmas wreath <a href="https://misskopykat.blogspot.com/2013/11/make-christmas-mesh-wreath.html">click here. </a><br /></span>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here's a closer look at the painted burlap Christmas tree.</span><br />
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For directions on how to make a painted burlap door hanging <a href="https://misskopykat.blogspot.com/2013/12/diy-painted-burlap-christmas-tree.html">click here. </a></span><br />
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Miss Kittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13400224810952962825noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-235161479525766490.post-43185493116193497702018-10-31T13:42:00.001-05:002020-12-29T20:27:42.128-06:00Amazing Pumpkin Carvings At Sea<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">For your Halloween viewing pleasure, here are photos of amazing</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">pumpkin carvings done by the staff of the cruise ship I am on right</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">now (which just happens to fall on Halloween).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">These first ones are in the food buffet area...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The biggest display of pumpkins was in the piazza of the ship.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Here are some of those photos...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My granddaughter, Lilly, taught this old dog (me) a new trick that </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I </span><span style="font-size: large;">think would be great in customizing serving dishes for holidays,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">parties, weddings. You can could co-ordinate your table or </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">food buffet to have whatever look or color you can imagine.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Lilly showed me a kid-friendly way to get the look. You can</span></div>
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Lilly learned how to do these plates from her creative mom, Caroline.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The trick is to use Mod-Podge (or a similar product) to adhere</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> the fabric or paper of your choice to the backside of clear </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">plastic or glass serving pieces like trays, chargers, bowls, etc.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It is a really easy process, inexpensive and quick. The only </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">downside is that it is not waterproof so this technique is best</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> or put in the dishwasher to clean them...just wiped off.</span></div>
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(There is a dishwasher-safe Mod-Podge available but it is about $30 for 8 ounces.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here's how Lilly makes her holiday plates to give as gifts or</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Select one fabric or a combination of fabrics that you would like</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">to adhere to the back of a glass plate. Also have Mod-Podge and</span></div>
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We got the Halloween fabrics on sale at JoAnn's. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The plate and Mod-Podge came from Dollar Tree.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Cut the fabric into smaller, easy-to-work-with pieces.</span></div>
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Lilly is 9 years old and can use scissors safely. For smaller children doing this project, an</span></div>
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adult may need to the fabric cutting. Lilly and her mom use pinking shears for this project</span></div>
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to cut down on fabric fraying but regular scissors work fine too. </span></div>
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The pattern that you see in the background is an old beach towel we used to cover the table.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Brush Mod-Podge on to a section of the BACK of the plate.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Place the cut fabric pieces ("good" side facing down...so it will</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can also brush more Mod-Podge on the fabric after you</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Mod-Podge dries pretty quickly so it helps to brush it on </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and </span><span style="font-size: large;">place the fabric a section at a </span><span style="font-size: large;">time. If the MP<i> does</i> dry out</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Use your unique customized plate to serve your holiday guests...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">...but mainly food that is not squishy and hard to clean up</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">..like spaghetti is.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Lilly loves her Halloween plate and plans on taking it to a </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> do not </span><span style="font-size: large;">bother her...a good life lesson for me. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We decided to use the same basic technique but try a plastic </span></div>
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(A random design in fabric or napkins is best for this project so you don't have</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> to worry about </span><span style="font-size: large;">lining up patterns. This pumpkin napkin has more linear design</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> that is ideal but it's $1 per pack.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We pulled the white layer of the napkins off to keep the color</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Lilly put a coat of Mod-Podge on the outside of the bowl.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For a bowl this big we needed more than one napkin. Keep adding</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The good thing about napkins is that they are cheap but they</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">are more wrinkly and tend to tear more than the fabric. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is the bowl as seen from the inside with a layer of napkins.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Because the sides of this bowl are more visible (as opposed to a plate) we experimented with putting a second </span><span style="font-size: large;">layer of napkins </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">on the outside of the bowl but this time with </span><span style="font-size: large;"> the </span><span style="font-size: large;">"good" side </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">More Mod-Podge...more smoothing...good thing MP is water-b</span><span style="font-size: large;">ased </span><span style="font-size: large;">and easy to clean off of brushes and fingers. It dries clear.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After drying and trimming the edges, here is the finished bowl...</span></div>
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The bowl, napkins, Mod-podge, brush all from Dollar Tree...so about $3-4.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hmmm...I'm not sure the extra layer of napkins with the "good"</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">side facing out make much of a difference so you decide.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yes, for Halloween you can find bowls similar to this already </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">decorated and ready to go but think about other holidays, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">birthday parties, wedding receptions when you might want </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">serving dishes in a particular color or pattern.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">OK by now Lilly (old pro at Mod-Podging fabric on dishes)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">has gone out to play but I am like a kid with a new toy and </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">want to keep trying this technique in more ways.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is another fabric that I got at JoAnn's. I liked the print just</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">like it was so I did not cut it in pieces like the kid-friendly version.</span></div>
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Another glass plate from Dollar Tree</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Before adding any Mod-Podge I moved the clear plate over the </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">fabric to see what part of the design I wanted in the center of </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">To up my chances of actually getting the center of the plate on</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">a certain part of the fabric, I put MP on the outside plate base</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> and then </span><span style="font-size: large;">hovered it over the face up print. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yikes! At first I could not see through the wet MP to place the</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">base of the plate but when I got about an inch away, I could see</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I placed one hand under the plate to keep the fabric in place</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and flipped it over to smooth the fabric down on the wet MP</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and add more MP on top of the fabric. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After I got the base of plate and the fabric snug together I pulled</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">the excess fabric to the center so I could put MP on the edge </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Working from the area of fabric that was already adhered, I </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I brushed more MP over the top of the fabric being sure to get</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">MP on at least an inch of fabric beyond the edge. This makes the</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> fabric stiff as it dries. The stiffness makes the fabric easier to cut </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">cleanly and the glue in MP helps prevents fabric </span><span style="font-size: large;">fraying.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I thought that the cutting of the fabric close to the edge of the</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When I was purchasing other supplies at the Dollar Tree I </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">saw this three-compartment serving dish. I wanted to see if it</span></div>
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(The light above the table is reflecting in the dish and making creepy "eyes" in this photo.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I applied Mod-Podge to half of the bottom of the dish.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then I smoothed part of the fabric (which had been cut to</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">face side down on </span><span style="font-size: large;">to the section of the dish with wet MP.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I used a regular dinner knife to push the fabric on to the </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">divider sections which were too deep for my fingers. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then I repeated that process with the other half. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I used scissors to cut the fabric where it got too thick from</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Be generous with </span><span style="font-size: large;">the Mod-Podge in these awkward corners, etc.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Like the regular plates, use Mod-Podge even on the excess</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Allow the MP to dry then cut off the excess fabric close to</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This piece actually was easier and turned out better than I</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">that was on the deep part of the divider sections a few days </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">to dry completely (probably did not have </span><span style="font-size: large;">good air flow) .</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So<u> that </u>issue lead me to my very last experiment dish...I </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Podge on </span><span style="font-size: large;">the back of the fabric <u>only</u> could eliminate having </span></div>
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Plastic serving platter and Mod-Podge from Dollar Tree. Fabric from JoAnn's.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This time I put the plate face down and laid the fabric on top</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">with no Mod-Podge on the plate initially. Then I brushed on</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is a close-up photo of brushing Mod-Podge on the</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After drying time and cutting off the excess material, here is</span></div>
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I wonder if this size dish also be a charger?</span></div>
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That would be a pretty way to add pizzazz to your dinner table!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am happy to report that the Mod-Podge did not seep down into</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hopefully you will be excited to try this technique like I was</span></div>
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Miss Kittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13400224810952962825noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-235161479525766490.post-14278719024822466852018-10-06T17:37:00.001-05:002020-12-29T20:39:38.831-06:00How To Make a Curly Yarn Wig<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">My youngest granddaughters are going to be the sister </span><span style="font-size: large;">combo</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> characters </span><span style="font-size: large;">of "Little Red Riding Hood" </span><span style="font-size: large;">and her</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> "Grandmother" </span><span style="font-size: large;">this Halloween. </span><span style="font-size: large;">I offered to </span><span style="font-size: large;">make a yarn wig </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">for "Granny" even </span><span style="font-size: large;">though I have never made </span><span style="font-size: large;">one before.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was sure I could find a </span><span style="font-size: large;">tutorial somewhere on the internet. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I did find one that was "oh so close" to what I had in mind.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Heidi at the blog "<a href="https://www.handsoccupied.com/scarecrow-costumes/">Hands Occupied"</a> made a yarn wig for her</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">husband one year to wear on Halloween that looked like</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I could "kopy kat" her technique. Only, <i>that</i> yarn wig was </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">straight "hair". I wanted "Granny" to have a perm. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then I tried to find a tutorial on how to curl yarn...no luck.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I remembered curling ribbon for my </span><span style="font-size: large;">daughter's </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">corkscrew hair bows when she was little. This involves</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">baking ribbon wrapped around dowels in the OVEN...crazy!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I decided to try the baking of yarn in the oven. Actually, I </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">thought it would melt or burn but it did not! Here's a some</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> pictures </span><span style="font-size: large;">and the trial and error of making a curly yarn wig. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Heidi used a knit hat, yarn, scissors and a needle to make her</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> husband's </span><span style="font-size: large;">wig. For the <i>curly</i> wig you will also need those plus</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> wooden skewers or dowels, starch, an oven and embroidery floss. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Clothes pins are helpful if you have them and if the hat</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I found a black knit hat for $1 at a thrift store and cut the flower</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">off. Since "Granny" is only 18 months old I hand sewed some</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> elastic (stretching it slightly as I sewed) on the underside of the</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The first step in curling the yarn is to wind it around wooden </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">skewers or dowels. I used mostly skewers since they are so</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">cheap and are available at grocery stores. I did try a few dowels </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">to see if they were better but there was not much of a difference.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Since I already had wooden clothespins I did use them to hold the</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">yarn on the dowels. You can just tie the yarn onto the skewers at</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">each end however. Don't overlap the yarn on the skewer but you</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">can keep the yarn side by side on the skewer. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can make the curly yarn in "batches" and reuse the skewers </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">after you have starched, baked and unwound the yarn off the skewers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I had been going for a "salt and pepper" color for "Granny"</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> but I </span><span style="font-size: large;">wondered if it was getting a look that was too much</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> pepper and </span><span style="font-size: large;">not enough salt. I couldn't find that exact type</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> of yarn in </span><span style="font-size: large;">a grey but </span><span style="font-size: large;">I got a more twisted yarn in solid grey</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> to </span><span style="font-size: large;">use with the </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span>marled<span style="font-size: large;"> yarn. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is the grey yarn wound on the short dowels.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">These dowels came in a pack from Joann's. They were in the wooden craft aisle. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">(Honestly, I don't know how many skewers of wound yarn</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> I used on the wig but I had yarn from both skeins left over.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> You can just </span><span style="font-size: large;">make some curly yarn, cut it, sew it on the</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> hat and</span><span style="font-size: large;"> then make </span><span style="font-size: large;">more </span><span style="font-size: large;">if it is not enough. )</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Next is the starch step. I did try to bake the yarn without the </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">starch but any curl was not </span><span style="font-size: large;">pronounced and it went away </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">quickly. At first I used spray starch </span><span style="font-size: large;">on the wound yarn on</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> skewers which did work BUT there was lots of aerosol in the</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">air </span><span style="font-size: large;">and the spray can's contents did not go very far.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A better option (cheaper for sure) was liquid starch. Usually,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> but </span><span style="font-size: large;">not always, you can find it on the clothes detergent aisle</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> at the grocery store. If you want to make your own liquid starch</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">using </span><span style="font-size: large;">powdered corn starch, </span><a href="https://pinkyhasabrain.com/homemade-cleaning-recipes/homemade-liquid-starch-recipe/" style="font-size: x-large;">here is a recipe</a><span style="font-size: large;">...that works too. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A starching technique that worked for me was to "paint" the </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> you </span><span style="font-size: large;">get plenty on the yarn. See the difference in color between </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">the wet </span><span style="font-size: large;">(starched) yarn and the dry yarn in the photo below?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You would not <i>have </i>to do this but I tried to go on and bake the</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> a little better than air drying BUT if your yarn is not suitable</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> for heat, </span><span style="font-size: large;"> you </span><span style="font-size: large;">can just let it dry on its own. It might take a day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I used parchment paper under the wound up yarn on cookie sheets but it is not a "must".</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I did experiment with plastic straws as the winding tool.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Of course, you cannot bake plastic straws. The above picture</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> shows wound yarn secured on the straws with paper clips. You can</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> put the </span><span style="font-size: large;">starch on the yarn on straws and let it dry on its own.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The picture below shows starched yarn (air dried for about </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">24 hours on the straws)</span><span style="font-size: large;"> after </span><span style="font-size: large;">it has been taken off the straws.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It has a very good curl. That is another option. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If your yarn allows, baking comes after applying starch.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> My yarn was 50% polyester and 50% wool. It did very well</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> in the oven on low temperatures without </span><span style="font-size: large;">even<i> any</i> smell</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">hinting at burning or melting. You will need to </span><span style="font-size: large;">do a trial run</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">on<i> your</i> yarn staying close to the oven while trial baking.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After some experimenting, I found that an oven temperature of</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">225 degrees was "good enough" to dry the starch on the yarn. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Most of the time, it only took about 20 minutes of baking.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If the starch is not dry in 20 minutes, you can bake the yarn </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">a few more minutes or let it air dry to get any more moisture out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After the yarn has baked or air dried, carefully unwind the yarn</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> off </span><span style="font-size: large;">of the the skewer, dowel or straw. The yarn did just slide off</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">of the plastic straw with slight tug but with the wooden winders,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">it had to be twisted back off in reverse of putting it on. Don't put</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">anything heavy on the curled yarn after it is off the skewer/straw. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here are some examples of how the dried starched yarn looks</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> after </span><span style="font-size: large;">coming off of the skewers/straws...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">From left...small skewer, large skewer, straw, dowel</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The wig I made is for a little person. I cut the curls about 4" each.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you are making the wig for a larger person you can decide</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">how long you want the strands of "hair" to be. Keep in mind </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">that these strands are going to be folded in half on the wig.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You may find a better technique for speed but I laid a ruler and a long curl </span><span style="font-size: large;">together and cut three curls at 4" intervals. Save any left-</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">over (less than full length) curled yarn to fill in blanks spots, etc.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">To keep from attaching each yarn strand to the hat make bundles</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">of the curled yarn. Heidi used the same yarn she had cut for hair</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">to tie the cut bundles in the middle...like you are making a tassel.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I used four or five curled yarn pieces in each bundle. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">To try to get about the same length on each side of the bundle</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I used a ruler to measure each side for the first few bundles until</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you want exact even bundle ends you could cut after tying.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I just hated to lose any of the curled yarn I had worked for. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I don't know what to call the knot(s) that I used to tie the bundles</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">securely. I could not find a name for it. I did a knot like the first</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">step of tying a shoelace. Then instead of making a bow I tied two</span><span style="font-size: large;"> more of those knots on top of the first one. I use this in crafting </span><span style="font-size: large;">and it holds well for me. You might know a better knot. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In addition to yarn I tried regular thread and embroidery floss.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is what the bundles look like...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">From left...regular thread, embroidery floss, uncurled yarn and</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The one material that I did not like to tie the bundles was the</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">regular thread. I felt it was too flimsy to work with. The floss</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">worked fine but you might need to cut the floss ends close</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">after tying if they will bother you visually in the wig. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Uncurled yarn works well but it adds a different "hair" texture</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">to the wig. Curled yarn looks the best but you have to be a </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">little careful not to pull the curl out of the yarn while tying. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Make some curled yarn bundles and then start attaching them to</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">the hat. Heidi left long ends on the yarn she tied the bundles with</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and then used a tapestry needle (large eye) to pull the two ends</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">of the tying yarn to the inside of the hat and tied them together.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I did try that technique and it does work. I decided that was</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">(two times each bundle). </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">To cut down on threading a needle so much I tried using a long</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">piece of yarn on the needle to attach the bundles. Starting from the inside </span><span style="font-size: large;">of the hat I pushed the needle up to the outside of the hat,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">left a loop of yarn on top of the hat and pushed the needle back to</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">On the outside push/pull the middle of the curly yarn bundle </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">secure the bundle to the hat.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Cut the ends of the yarn and knot them together on the inside to</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> keep the bundle tight </span><span style="font-size: large;">on top of the hat. Cut the end of the yarn</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">on the needle to go </span><span style="font-size: large;">to the next bundle. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Depending on how</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> long </span><span style="font-size: large;">you make your threaded yarn, you can attach four or </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">five bundles without </span><span style="font-size: large;">re-threading the yarn.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I did use the long-yarn-on-a-needle technique for some bundles</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I switched to using the embroidery floss to secure the bundles to</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">the hat. Also I switched to working on top of the hat instead of making the knots on the inside.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Push the needle threaded with floss through the hat leaving a </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you have run out of pre-made bundles of yarn just place some</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Tightly and securely tie the yarn bundle down to the hat using</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Cut the end of the thread on the needle side and move on. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You will probably need to rethread the needle with floss every</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">five bundles or so (but to me that is better than every bundle).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is the wig with a row of curly yarn bundles attached to the edge of the hat. You can decide how much you want the ends of </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then I added another row above the first ones. You can be more</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">random in placing your curly yarn bundles if you want to. The</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">goal is to have the hat not showing through the curls.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I wanted to use my best curled yarn on the front of the hat (the part</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">most noticed) so I went on and worked on finishing that part first.</span><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is the back of the wig in progress. I used some longer yarn </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">bundles back here to try to speed up the coverage process. Keep </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I did have two skeins of yarn to work with because I did not </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">choose my initial color wisely but I think the wig would only take one </span><span style="font-size: large;">skein of yarn to make the wig in a single color.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This curly yarn wig would be cute in many different colors and</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">for a wide array of different characters.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I hate to be the bearer of bad news but the curls might not last</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">through getting wet since the starch is water-soluble. Goo</span><span style="font-size: large;">d news</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">that looks like the following wig...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Just for fun I tried using the same techniques but with only</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">yarn straight off of the skein...not curly. This one is more like</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Heidi's wig but with a more textured yarn.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I used the same mix of yarns as the curly wig. To make the yarn</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">bundles wind yard around a card or board. I used a piece of </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">foam core cut to 3". These bundles will not have their length</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">At the top of the card tie the loops of the yarn together tight.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">(The uncurly wig was made on an adult knitted hat. It was way </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">too big so I turned it under, made a channel for the elastic with</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Put a safety pin on the end of the elastic to help pull it through</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Pin or sew ends of </span><span style="font-size: large;">elastic together.)</span></div>
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My dear friend let me borrow her adorable girls to be</div>
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my models since my grandchild is so far away. </div>
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Here are the girls with their granny sweaters, pearls </div>
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and the wigs side by side...</div>
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The curly wig is more time-consuming so don't start it on </div>
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Halloween afternoon. The non-curly wig takes much less time.</div>
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There are more steps to the curling the yarn, etc. but most of the</div>
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kid's sports practices or doctor's appointments.</div>
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This would be cute in red yarn for Little Orphan Annie or there</div>
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are so many other options for curly yarn wigs in other colors too.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is a good "pinnable" image if you use Pinterest...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Welcome to my home for a tour of my dining room and living</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">room decorated for Fall. Those are really the main rooms I </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">change the decor out seasonally. I like to have a seasonal </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">vignette on my kitchen table too but I'm reserving that for</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">more of a Halloween theme this year...that will be later.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Come on in through the front door into an open space that </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">is kind of a combo foyer and dining room. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A French buffet holds two lamps made from orange </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">terracotta garden urns. The artwork in the frame changes</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">seasonally. Right now it is an art print that has had clear </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">artist </span><span style="font-size: large;">medium added in brush stroke patterns to mimic</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">a painting (<a href="https://misskopykat.blogspot.com/2012/02/make-painting-from-print.html">"how to" here). </a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A planter holds one of my main design elements for this Fall,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">succulents</span><span style="font-size: large;">. The planter has antlers on either side for a Fall touch.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">To your right is the dining room portion of the space. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I finally got up enough nerve to paint the antique hutch with</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Annie Sloan Chalk Paint. (<a href="https://misskopykat.blogspot.com/2012/07/make-over-with-chalk-paint.html">see that process here</a>).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The dining room chairs are next on my list to be painted.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The centerpiece on the dining room table is a large white</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">faux pumpkin. It is topped with faux succulents so there</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">is no upkeep required to keep these looking fresh all season. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As you can see through the hutch glass, the pumpkins and</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">succulents are my main decorating theme this year. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Last year I also used the faux pumpkins and faux succulents</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">to decorate for Fall. I kind of went wild with the look after</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I found a lot of the faux succulents on a clearance sale.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I think they might have been on clearance because the colors</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">However, I never got used to the colors. This year before I</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">used the faux succulents again, I painted the ones that did</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">not look real to me so I am happier with the look this year. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you would like to see that paint process<a href="https://misskopykat.blogspot.com/2018/09/how-to-change-color-of-faux-succulents.html"> click here.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you want to see tips on how to combine the faux pumpkins</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now we'll move on to the living room...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The upholstered furniture pieces are neutral colors so it is</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This year for the coffee table I used a tray (from Walmart</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">that looks like wood but actually is a plastic or resin) to</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">hold books, a real Casper pumpkin, faux antlers and faux</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The main focal point of the room is the fireplace, mantel and bookcases.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This framed picture is also an art print brushed with </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">to see how this print was done you can<a href="https://misskopykat.blogspot.com/2013/10/create-seasonal-artwork.html"> click here.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The candle holders are topped with more succulents and</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">gift shop...they look very old but might be reproductions.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I used to have lots of books on the bookcases but have </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The framed chicken wire above the credenza was originally</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here are the Fall quotes I made into faux wood signs</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> These quotes' text are below as jpegs if you want to</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I glued the printed out quotes on to foam core but</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The wood paper I used is kind of "busy"...the quotes </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Did you know that you can change the color of faux succulents?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Succulents are so amazing that they look almost "other worldly"</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">or even not real...but I touch them and discover, yes they ARE</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">real. I am not good at keeping <i>any</i> plant alive so usually I </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">like to buy </span><span style="font-size: large;">artificial succulents that LOOK real.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;">The plant in the middle is a pot of real succulents I am hoping to keep alive.</span></div>
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The fake succulents on the left are ones that I<i> do</i> like the color of.<br />
I probably got them one at a time using a discount coupon at craft stores. </span></div>
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The fake succulents on the right were a great bargain but I <i>don't</i> really like to colors.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sometimes I come across really inexpensive fake </span><span style="font-size: large;">succulents</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> that have good shape but are </span><span style="font-size: large;"> not</span><span style="font-size: large;"> a color that my eye is used to</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> seeing so it LOOKS fake to me. If this happens to you, now</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">you can buy the succulent and change its color to what you like.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I couldn't resist buying a bunch of faux succulents marked </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">down 80% last year at Michael's even though I was not in</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">love with the colors. I told myself that somewhere in the world</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">there<i> are</i> real succulents those colors. I used them in my Autumn</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I thought I could learn to like the faux succulents just as they </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So this year my painting project was not faux pumpkins but</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">faux succulents. I tried to "google" how to do it but the only</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">results I found were how to paint <i>real</i> succulents.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here are my attempts at changing the colors of some</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">of my faux succulents...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I've had good luck in the past making my own chalk paint</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">out of plaster of paris and acrylic paint. (<a href="https://misskopykat.blogspot.com/2014/07/look-beyond-color.html">Click here for recipe</a>.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For some reason, the plaster in the mix makes the paint</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">stick to almost anything. Since the surface of the faux</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">succulents is rubbery, I thought the plaster would help.</span></div>
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The plaster is very cheap and can be found at any craft store. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The dots in the above photo are the bottoms of bottles of acrylic craft paints </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">that are candidates to be used on the succulents.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A chalk paint recipe is usually about 1 part plaster to 3 parts</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">paint then thinned with some water. I started out with about an</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> even amount of plaster and </span><span style="font-size: large;">paint for this project. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I didn't totally mix the entire amounts of the three ingredients together on the plate...</span><span style="font-size: large;">just pulled a little of each together</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> with a wooden skewer and </span><span style="font-size: large;">stirred together in the middle. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">What seemed to work best was little bit of plaster, some paint </span><span style="font-size: large;">and some water. </span><span style="font-size: large;">If I kept the paint fairly thin with water, some of the</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">color </span><span style="font-size: large;">variation from the original </span><span style="font-size: large;">faux</span><span style="font-size: large;"> succulent could show through. </span><span style="font-size: large;">That helped the succulent from being just one color. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I used a regular craft paint brush to put the paint on the leaves.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It seemed to be better to start at the bottom and work my way up.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I thought I was going to like the light green paint best but after</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I had painted a few succulents with it, they seemed a little too</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> yellowish. At least I knew I did not want all of them that color.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In the beginning I was painting the back and the front of the</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">flat succulents. Then I got lazy and told myself the bottoms</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">would not show so I only painted one side. Big mistake.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When I was arranging the succulents, the bottoms showed</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">way more than I thought they would. Paint both sides. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I added a darker green color the the plate palette for variety.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I actually liked it better. I added some of it to the ends of the</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">leaves on the ones I had already painted and painted other </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">succulents with mostly the darker green. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I also like purple succulents. </span><span style="font-size: large;">The purple that I had</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> in my paint stash was not quite right straight out of the bottle.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">At first I added a brown paint </span><span style="font-size: large;">to the purple which </span><span style="font-size: large;">turned out </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">almost pink on the faux </span><span style="font-size: large;">succulent...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> not terrible but I wanted a darker purple.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> By adding black paint to the purple, I got a color I liked.</span></div>
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Succulents on the left side of the plate have been painted;</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> the right side has not been painted. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here are the colors of acrylic paint that I ended up using the</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">most in painting the succulents...Americana Avocado, Craft</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Smart </span><span style="font-size: large;">Spanish Olive, Color Traditions Wrought Iron and Color </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Traditions Pansy Purple. By combining and layering these colors</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was able to get a lot of different looks on the fake succulents. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> To get ideas on how you want to paint your fake succulents</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">just "google" images of succulents...so much variety!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can use faux succulents all year in your decorating so</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">paint them in colors that appeal to you and enjoy them. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I hope you are happy with your painted faux succulents at</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">this point if you have tried this technique. If you don't have</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">plaster, try painting the faux succulents without it...the </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">paint by itself may do just fine in adhering. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you think the paint looks kind of "flat" or you want to </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">protect the paint, you can paint a clear "satin finish"</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">sealer on the succulents. Small amounts can be purchased</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">in the same area as acrylic paints at a craft store. </span></div>
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Before Sealer </span> <span style="font-size: medium;"> After Sealer</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you already have some clear wax on hand, an alternative</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">to the satin sealer is to rub wax on the succulents.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Smash some of the wax with a fork (you can throw away a plastic</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">one) until it is soft. I thought I would be able to brush the wax</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">on but rubbing it on the leaves with my fingers was best.</span></div>
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Succulent on the left has wax; one on the right is waiting for it's wax massage. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">On some, but not all, of the waxed succulents whitish spots </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">showed up a couple of days later. I think it was due to leaving</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">too much wax on the leaves. Usually when you wax over chalk</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">paint to preserve the finish, you go back and buff it down later.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I didn't do that to the faux succulent leaves. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If the white (on purple above) or yellow (on green above)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Scraping the white (too much wax? too much plaster?) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">with the tip of a </span><span style="font-size: large;">wooden skewer and then buffing the leaves </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">with a lint-free cloth helps a lot.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Another trick I tried to speed up the excess wax removal was</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">to heat the succulent up with a hair dryer first. Stop the heating when you </span><span style="font-size: large;">see the wax get shiny then immediately rub it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A little bit of the color you painted on might come off but it</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here's how I used some of my refurbished faux</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">succulents in decorating for Autumn this year...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you would like to see more of how I used the painted </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://misskopykat.blogspot.com/2018/09/fall-home-tour-2018.html">Fall Home Tour 2018.</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I might have made this painting of faux succulents more </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you want to give this a try and all you have on hand is </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">acrylic </span><span style="font-size: large;">paint, just try that on a faux succulent to change </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you want to see the "how to" of putting faux succulents on</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">top of faux pumpkins for a carefree Autumn look , please </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">click on this post <a href="https://misskopykat.blogspot.com/2018/09/how-to-combine-faux-pumpkins-and-faux.html">"How to Combine Succulents and Pumpkins"</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Combining pumpkins and succulents is a very easy and trendy</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">look for Autumn. Combining <i>fake</i> pumpkins and <i>fake </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">All of the craft stores have the supplies that you will need</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">items already...a faux (fake) pumpkin, a few stems faux </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">(fake) </span><span style="font-size: large;">succulents</span><span style="font-size: large;"> and some moss. Other things that might</span></div>
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You don't have to go crazy with this look like I did. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Folks that use real pumpkins and real succulents for this </span></div>
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The moss and succulents will be in the floral section of craft stores. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can use whatever color of pumpkin and succulents</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">you want to. I wanted to try a more neutral look so I</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">chose white pumpkins and muted color succulents. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here are two pumpkins that I am going to use on my</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Start by putting some moss on top of the pumpkin. </span><span style="font-size: large;">If you</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> don't mind putting some small holes in your pumpkin, </span><span style="font-size: large;">it helps</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">(If your pumpkin has a nice stem you don't want to remove,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If your faux succulents have stems, push them through the </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">moss into the foam pumpkin at the angle you like. Keep in</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you are using sheet moss, it might be hard to push the stem</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If your succulents don't have stems (like a lot of mine...they</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">were purchased at end of season clearance last year 80%</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">off) , you can either just set them on the moss and see if</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">they will just stay, glue a toothpick or skewer on the bottom</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here are my mantel succulent pumpkins "in action".</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The succulent pumpkins also look great as centerpieces, in </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here are some other succulent pumpkins used in my house this</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you would like to see more of my Fall decorating using the</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I used the faux pumpkins and succulents in decorating</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">my house last Autumn also. If you want to see more ways </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">to use them in decorating your home, <a href="https://misskopykat.blogspot.com/2017/09/faux-succulent-pumpkins.html">click here</a> to go to</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">that post. The first part of that post is a how-to, the second</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">part of the post shows pictures of the house in Fall 2017.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is a fun, easy project to try. Thanks for visiting my blog!</span><br />
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Miss Kittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13400224810952962825noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-235161479525766490.post-65852107903012375122018-07-11T21:31:00.002-05:002020-12-29T20:54:26.772-06:00$5 Faux Wood Cutting Board<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is a very inexpensive item that was born out of necessity.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Before you get too excited about the price of $5 for a large </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">cutting board, please notice the word "faux". "Faux" if a fancy</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">French word that means "fake". This cutting board is fake wood</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">AND cannot be "cut" upon BUT if you want a decorative</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">cutting board to just look pretty, this project is for you. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My "necessity" is that although I love having a television in</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">the kitchen, I hate the way it looks on the counter.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In contemplating about how I could cover it up, I thought</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> about </span><span style="font-size: large;"> the </span><span style="font-size: large;">lovely antique cutting boards that I have seen in</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> other kitchens </span><span style="font-size: large;">leaning against the backsplash. Hmmmm...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have seen large reproduction cutting boards at Hobby Lobby</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and Michael's but even with a coupon they would be $50-</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">$60 and I don't think they are the right size to cover up the T.V.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I don't have any woodworking skills or tools to make my own</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">from scrap lumber like I have seen done in some tutorials.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have made <a href="http://misskopykat.blogspot.com/2015/01/fake-wood-signs-in-5-easy-steps.html">faux wooden signs with foam insulation sheets</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and from foam core so I decided to try that technique to make</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">a faux wooden cutting board to somewhat hide the T.V. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is how you will spend your $5 at the Dollar Tree to make it...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">$3 for 3 foam core sheets</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">$1 for 1 roll of wood-patterned shelf covering</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">$1 for glue </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">(if you want the board to be darker than the shelf covering</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">you will need some craft paint...maybe you already have that)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In the planning stages, I thought I would need a full sheet of</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">the foam core so I could slip it up under the top cabinet and</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">brace it from above so it would not lean on the t.v. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In actuality, the t.v. was sturdy enough to have the board(s) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">lean </span><span style="font-size: large;">up against it without harm or tipping over backwards.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> That </span><span style="font-size: large;">meant that I could make faux cutting board large </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">enough to </span><span style="font-size: large;">cover the t.v. but small enough to look realistic. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My plan from the beginning was to have at least two other real</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">wooden boards in front of the faux board to "fool the eye".</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">On Amazon I found a good size pizza board for $20 and a</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">smaller cutting board for $12.50. To me this was easier than</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">scouring stores for other cutting boards or finding someone</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> to make </span><span style="font-size: large;">them. I planned on painting/antiquing them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After looking a images of large antique wooden cutting boards</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">online, I decided on this basic shape for my faux cutting board. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">You could make a faux cutting board any size or shape you </span><span style="font-size: large;">want. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I decided to round the corners. You could use a round plate as</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">a guide to help make them uniform. I had a simple protractor. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Once I got a shape I liked on one board, I traced it on the other </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">two boards. You would not HAVE to use more than one board</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">but it helps to make the faux cutting board have more </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">dimension. Also, the single core board sometimes has a slight</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">bow to it and the other boards help to keep each other straight. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can use a kitchen steak knife to cut the foam core board.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you have a craft knife with a sharp blade, your cuts will be</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">cleaner. I found that I got less jagged cuts by making 3 passes:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">First cut: cut through the paper on top of the foam core</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Second cut: cut into the foam core</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Third cut: turn the board over and following the cut lines</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">that should be showing through, cut from the back</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Your cutting board pattern may be perfectly symmetrical on </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">both sides...mine was NOT. I had to do some "fine tuning" with</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">the craft knife to get all three pieces matching by holding the </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> boards up </span><span style="font-size: large;">to each other and shaving some more. Even then, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">there were some slight differences between left and right.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When you start to glue don't do like me and not know which</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">sides of the boards match. Next time I would write something</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">on each board to tell me what side was front or back, etc.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I glued one of the foam core boards wrong. When they were dry</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I had to do more shaving with the craft knife to even them up. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Put the glued boards in an out of the way place and put some</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">stuff with weight on top of them to help bond them together.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is the thickness of three foam core boards after the glue dries.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I had another foam core board I could have added to make it</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">thicker but I was tired of cutting by then. If you are not lazy</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">(like me) and want it thicker, add another board. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This next step is one you could skip...putting wood shelf </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">paper on the BACK of the cutting board.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">To cover the back of the faux cutting board roll out the wood</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">shelf paper long enough to cover the board. Trace around the</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">board and cut close to the tracing line. You do not want </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">overhang on this side of the board.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Start with the non-handle side of the board and apply the </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">wood shelf paper to the board slowly rolling the printed </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">non-stick side away and smoothing the sticky side of the </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">shelf paper down on the board as you go.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is the backside of the faux cutting board...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">...trim the wood shelf paper as close as you can to the edge. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">On the "good" side of the faux cutting board, you are going to</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">was 16" wide...the shelf paper was 18" wide. If you want a</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was nervous about getting the shelf paper on the board</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">paper face down, peeled off the printed paper layer and placed</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Time to pull the overhang to the backside to secure the</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Clip off the excess shelf paper with scissors but leave enough </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">At the end where the handle is, cut the shelf paper to be able to</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Cut a small piece of wood shelf paper long enough to bridge</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Smooth the edges and corners as much as you can to the back.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You may like your faux wooden cutting board just fine in</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I wanted mine to look </span><span style="font-size: large;">more like an antique so I painted it with</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">watered down craft paint. Here are the basic brown colors that </span></div>
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The two lighter colors of brown did not help to "age" the wood. </span></div>
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I would skip buying them in hindsight....too light...get a black instead. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you use too much water, the paint will bead up on the wood</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">too thick craft paint however. In the real antique cutting</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">board images I studied, the edges and the handles were darker</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Probably I could have stained the real wood cutting boards</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">that are my decoys but I don't know the ramifications of real</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you want to make several faux boards to stack up against</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is the large faux wooden cutting board with its </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"finished for now" paint job. I added some "cut" marks with</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">other places to (hopefully) add faux knife marks authenticity. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">You can google "antique bread board images" to get more ideas</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> on </span><span style="font-size: large;">how to paint your board to make it look old.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The new pizza board got some "cuts" too to add faux age. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The smallest board is one that we got in a gift basket. It has</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">has so they would show up better. I know odd numbers in a </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">display are better but I just like this tiny cutting board in the mix. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Tom Kat thinks it is crazy to cover the t.v. 'cause it is almost </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">always on when I am in the kitchen but when "company is </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">coming" I want to be able to hide it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In reality, most of the </span><span style="font-size: large;">time the boards will "live" on the other</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> side </span><span style="font-size: large;">of the kitchen </span><span style="font-size: large;">away from any heat or grease splatters. </span></div>
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Would you like this look in your kitchen? </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">How would YOU use </span><span style="font-size: large;">an inexpensive faux wooden cutting board? </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My kitchen backsplash was a pretty boring single-color tile.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> After seeing the Moroccan-</span><span style="font-size: large;">looking tiles being used by</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> designers on </span><span style="font-size: large;">floors </span><span style="font-size: large;">and </span><span style="font-size: large;">backsplashes </span><span style="font-size: large;">recently, I </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">decided that </span><span style="font-size: large;">my back splash would be a good </span><span style="font-size: large;">candidate</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> to have a </span><span style="font-size: large;">similar look stenciled on it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A lot of the stencils with a Moroccan design are 8" square.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My kitchen tiles are 4" square. I found <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/558799589/tile41-reusable-laser-cut-floor-or-wall?ref=shop_home_active_41">Pearl Stencils </a>on Etsy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The owner Patricia can make her stencils in almost any size</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">that you need. Her price was very reasonable.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Actually I ordered two different stencils because I couldn't</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">decide between them. When I did a trial run, the stencil </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">without a lot of detail was easier to do on the backsplash tiles. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here are the supplies that you would need if you want to </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">extreme bond primer</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">paint for tile background</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">brush to apply tile background paint</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The color on the wall and the tile is Georgian Green</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">by Benjamin Moore (HC-115).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The color of the cabinets is Urbane Bronze by Sherwin</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Williams (SW-7048). I decided to use that color for the</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">stencil color too but in a "flat" sheen. </span></div>
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Here is a retrospective look at my kitchen. When we bought the house, everything was white.</div>
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Then (picture above white kitchen) we painted the tile the same color as the walls and the </div>
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cabinets a dark green. Later we painted the cabinets in "Urbane Bronze" a gray green. </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">First clean your tiles well and apply the primer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Follow the </span><span style="font-size: large;">directions on your can of primer. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When we moved in the house </span><span style="font-size: large;">14 years ago, we</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and just painted the white tile with the bond primer and a </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">coat</span><span style="font-size: large;"> of </span><span style="font-size: large;">latex wall paint (same color as walls). It has stayed</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I wanted my stencil design to form a quatrefoil pattern. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I had to be mindful of which way I placed the stencil on</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> the </span><span style="font-size: large;">tile to accomplish that look across the backsplash. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I wanted to tiles to have a worn, old tile look so I used a </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">irregular look. If you like a more filled in look with a</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> cleaner </span><span style="font-size: large;">edge, you could use </span><span style="font-size: large;">another method like a roller.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Having to lean across the counters to stencil the </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> work on</span><span style="font-size: large;"> it a </span><span style="font-size: large;">couple of hours a day. Also we don't have</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The design gets less "sharp" after a while of painting. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">while </span><span style="font-size: large;">I sponged on the paint. As with any stenciling, you</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If I got more paint on the design than I wanted, I dabbed a </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When you get confident of how you want the pattern to look,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">you can stencil non-connected tiles so that the paint can dry</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">on a tile before you stencil an adjacent tile with wet paint.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The slowest part of the stenciling was the odd corners and</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Finally, I got the backsplash "good enough" (are there slight</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">mistakes, yes, but when you look at it as a whole they are not</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Even though we never really redid the backsplash with new </span></div>
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When we bought the house, this area was an opening. We did not like that the glass front door</div>
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We sheetrocked the opening up. We painted this dresser the same color as the cabinets.</div>
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It is great storage for kitchen items. </div>
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Can you see what is hiding behind the cutting boards? It's a T.V! A must. </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">On the other side of the sink is enough counter space to have</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Also we have a kitchen table and chairs beside the kitchen </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In my last post I shared how I <a href="http://misskopykat.blogspot.com/2018/07/how-to-change-flowers-color.html">spray painted flowers</a> to go in </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"We can't all be heros...someone has to sit on the curb and </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Did you know that you can change the color of flowers, real or</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For real flowers, the product I like is Design Master Colortool.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">This is not an advertisement...it is just a good product. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can get this paint at Michael's and Walmart. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The color comes out in a fine mist and gives you control of</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">how much or little color you want to add to the flower. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For a wedding I was helping with, the bride wanted pink and</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">white </span><span style="font-size: large;">hydrangeas. It was cheaper to get white hydrangeas in</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">a bulk order and then spray some of them pink. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">To protect the leaves from getting paint on them, you can put</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">a paper towel over them. It is a good idea to also cover your </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">hand with a plastic glove to keep it from paint also. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hold the spray can about 18" away from the flower to keep the</span></div>
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Ooops! This was probably not 18" away. Luckily it did not harm the flower. </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can decide how much or little color to add to the flower.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Try to leave some of the original color to add variation, and </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">thus reality, to the painted flower. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It is almost impossible to go from a dark flower to a light</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">flower so start with a light color and then add color from there.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you want to see a Design Master You Tube video on more</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">tips and ideas for spraying real flowers<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCQgr2PYH28"> click here. </a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can also use Design Master on fake flowers. I needed blue</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">flowers to use in a Fourth of July arrangement. About the most</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">real looking fake blue flowers are hydrangeas, in my opinion.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am trying to <i>reduce </i>my stash of fake flowers, not add to, so</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I tried spraying some of my green hydrangeas to get blue.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Michael's has a good selection of colors and you can use a</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">coupon (regular $8/can). This is Larkspur Blue. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>This is one of my fluffier (more expensive) green hydrangeas fixing to get sprayed.</div>
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This is some less expensive hydrangeas...the individual flowers were pretty spread out</div>
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and didn't look very real. I have found that if you gather the flower heads together and bind</div>
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them with floral wire, they look bunchier and more real. </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here are the green hydrangeas that have been sprayed with</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">the Larkspur Blue paint gathered together in a vase. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I think they turned out wonderful but for a Fourth of July</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">There was a darker blue Design Master color but I had thought</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> it </span><span style="font-size: large;">would make them too dark...maybe not. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> To save a trip back to the craft store </span><span style="font-size: large;">I decided to try my local hardware store for a darker blue spray paint. They did have </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I thought this deeper blue glass paint might be more translucent.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>This is Krylon Sea Glass spray paint in Cornflower. </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I did not try to completely cover the colors the flowers already </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Just for fun I tried it on a pink hydrangea...I liked that too. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Some of my red fake flowers were looking kinda faded so </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I did get </span><span style="font-size: large;">some cheap regular red spray paint to try on them. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is a comparison of before and after with the red paint.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here's how the Fourth of July arrangement came together...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My container is an old wheelbarrow that a neighbor of mine</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you would like to<a href="http://misskopykat.blogspot.com/p/the-old-wheelbarrow.html"> see the rehab process click here. </a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The elements of the arrangement are the newly blue hydrangeas,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">white flowers (as is), red flowers (some refreshed) and greenery.</span></div>
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(Sorry about these fuzzy pictures. My camera lens kept fogging up from the humidity!)</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">To keep the fake flowers standing up my idea had been to put</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">spray foam into used plastic garden flower containers. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The only container with dried spray foam that worked was the</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">large one with the stable base. The smaller ones did not work</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> well. They just flopped over with any weight. Live and learn.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Instead of scattering the three colors of flowers like confetti</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">in the arrangement, I did more of a color blocking method.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The blue flowers mostly had short stems so they went low</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Keep the idea in mind that you can change real and fake </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">flower's colors in case the need arises for future holidays,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">home decorating or parties. It is easy and fun. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is a good pinnable image if you want to save this</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Some folks decorate with shells mainly in Summer and some folks</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">like to have shells in their home all year. Here are three secrets to</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;">#1 Secret: Use Fillers To Fool The Eye</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When you are using shells in a container use materials <i>other </i>than</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">your beautiful shells to fill most of the container. Then use shells</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">to only top off the container. To anyone looking at your container of </span><span style="font-size: large;">shells it will seem like the whole container is full of shells.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">What filler you use depends on your container. If you container is opaque, you can use newspaper or plastic bags as filler.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Stuff the container really full...maybe even more than you</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Make a layer of the flatter (usually the cheapest too) shells</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Place some of your more interesting shells on top of</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">the flatter shells. This gives the illusion that the container</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">if full of interesting shells...but that is your secret. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can even use this secret on larger containers...</span></div>
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I had to use burlap to hide the newspaper filler so it was not visible</div>
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You can hide newspaper from the top by using light colored plastic bags </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can also use this technique for containers that are not</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">shells to hide filler, put main objects on top. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can be creative with what filler you choose.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For a flat door basket I used foam core as the filler.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then </span><span style="font-size: large;">hot glue was used to attach shells to the top edge </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If your container is see-through try to use clear fillers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Clear plastic cups were used for this container.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Less interesting, cheaper shells were hot glued onto the cups.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The nicer shells got to be the stars of the container but not</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Another filler that looks natural under shells is sand. It visually</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-size: large;">#2 Secret: Shell-i-fy Your Accessories</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">To shell-i-fy means "to add shells to"...I made that up but it </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">encapsulates the idea of making normal decorating items</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">become part of your shell theme. Whether you want the</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">shell-i-fication to be permanent or not is up to you. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you only want the shells on your accessories for a short</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">time, say for the Summer, add shells with a small amount</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">of hot glue. Usually, if the item is hard, not painted and </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">non-porous, the </span><span style="font-size: large;">shell will pop off easily and the dot </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here are a couple of examples of short-term hot glue</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">shell-i-fication in my dining room this Summer...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Along with the candlesticks in a grouping are boxes that</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The smallest box in the front is permanently shell-i-fied. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Even though I am on a self-imposed shell buying restriction,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I had to have this $18 box when I saw it. I don't know what</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The middle box was also purchased ($9) with shells glued on</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">(tight I hope) but it is kind of plain. I simply placed a </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">larger shell on top of it (with NO glue) to give it dimension.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The box in the back was purchased with a few shells on it</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">but it needed some more height so I added the faux coral</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">(again just by stacking with no glue) and a few more shells</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">to hide the gap between permanent shells and temporary coral.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Bottles can be shell-i-fied easily too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is a display as an example...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I just used a dot of hot glue to add shells to these bottles so</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you want shells to stay on an accessory forever just use</span></div>
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This is an easy project. Select a frame, cut cardboard to fit inside frame, cover cardboard with</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I would advise NOT to glue shells on fabric unless you</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can hot glue shells on to candles but it might leave a mark</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-size: large;">#3 Secret: Stand Up Some Shells</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Most of the time when we see shells they are lying flat.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When we find them on the beach that's how they are naturally.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In decorating with shells try to find a way to place a few shells</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">vertically to highlight their beauty and allow their shape to</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Pictures previously in this post of the framed shells and</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">shells </span><span style="font-size: large;">that were glued on to blue bottles are examples</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">of standing up shells.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here are a few more examples...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well, that is the three main secrets I have discovered in being</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Not only do I think the shells are gorgeous to look at but </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is not a secret but </span><span style="font-size: large;">you can have plenty of </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">shells have come from the bulk bags at Hobby Lobby</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> that </span><span style="font-size: large;">are $10 or less. If you use a 40% off coupon you save </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">even more. I have found larger shells marked down at</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Michael's at the end of Summer. Even the Dollar Tree has</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">little baskets of shells in the floral section. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Of course, generally the larger the shell, the more expensive</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">so keep your eyes open for bargains on a few nicer shells too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you live near or visit a beach and collect can shells, cost </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">is not object to you...they are free!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now that you know shell secrets, you can make the shells</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">you have look like more than they really are. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Most of these photos have come from my decorating for</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">this Summer. If you would like to see the bigger picture of</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">how I use shells at my home, I hope you will visit my </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://misskopykat.blogspot.com/2018/06/summer-home-tour-2018.html">Miss Kopy Kat's Summer Home Tour.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you would like to save these shell secrets here for future</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thanks for coming to tour my home with my Summer decorations</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">(finally) displayed. I've made and painted many of the items so I</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We're friends so come on in the back entrance.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As you enter the carport area there is a baker's rack with</span></div>
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<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xJVbuwGPyLI/WyyxjS5TjCI/AAAAAAAAflQ/HLAr6Qz9AU4SQjJEK1wuMBQ012-nIA8twCKgBGAs/s1600/IMG_9276.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Summer decorating ideas" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="666" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xJVbuwGPyLI/WyyxjS5TjCI/AAAAAAAAflQ/HLAr6Qz9AU4SQjJEK1wuMBQ012-nIA8twCKgBGAs/s640/IMG_9276.jpg" title="Summer bottle display" width="426" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Just a dot of hot glue holds the shell on the bottle's opening</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">then it is easy to pop off at the end of Summer. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The back door area has more shells.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">New galvanized olive buckets have been painted to look</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">old <a href="http://misskopykat.blogspot.com/2016/03/easy-way-to-age-metal.html">(tutorial here)</a>. I'm pretending that the buckets are holding</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In reality, most of the bucket is full of crumpled newspaper and</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The basket hanging on the back door has shells in it too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">To fool the eye, a piece of foam core was cut to fit the basket</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then shells were hot glued on to the top edge of the foam core.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you would like to see more details on how these back entrance</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">shell decorating projects (and more from inside the house) were done, please </span><span style="font-size: large;">click over to "<a href="http://misskopykat.blogspot.com/2018/06/secrets-of-decorating-with-shells.html">Secrets of Decorating With Shells</a>" post.</span></div>
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<a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-klJ9ljLGyhQ/Wyy3PxxVdNI/AAAAAAAAfmQ/lbeu7Z1XGM8tk_iJjWKpJ3WXw27MvkkCQCKgBGAs/s1600/IMG_9291.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="inexpensive summer decorating" border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-klJ9ljLGyhQ/Wyy3PxxVdNI/AAAAAAAAfmQ/lbeu7Z1XGM8tk_iJjWKpJ3WXw27MvkkCQCKgBGAs/s640/IMG_9291.jpg" title="Summer shell display idea" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I just love me some shells. Most of them have come from</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now we will move from the kitchen dining area to the more </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">(I moved one of the chairs so you could see the table better)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A large urn holds shells and has shells hot glued on it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I got tired of all the dark wood furniture in this room and got</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">up enough nerve to paint this dresser/display piece with</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">two shades of chalk paint (<a href="http://misskopykat.blogspot.com/2012/07/make-over-with-chalk-paint.html">for tutorial click here</a>).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It is an older piece with wavy glass so I'm going to open the</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The faux corals were made from items in the floral section</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">of craft stores (<a href="http://misskopykat.blogspot.com/2011/07/diy-coral.html">coral tutorial here)</a>. The faux sea fans were</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Also in the dining room/foyer is a buffet.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For summer it has a shell motif also.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My "beach boy" stands on a skirted pedestal between the dining</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">room and the living room. I found this funky "ribbon" at </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The last room on the tour is the living room. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The coffee table holds a bowl of pretty Summer items.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I like to change out these pillow coverings seasonally.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For Summer I fell in love with this octopus print fabric.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">(<a href="http://misskopykat.blogspot.com/2012/02/making-faux-turkish-corners-on-pillow.html">turkish corner pillow tutorial here</a>).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">because I just get art prints and use a technique to make them</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">look similar to a painting (<a href="http://misskopykat.blogspot.com/2012/02/make-painting-from-print.html">from print to painting tutorial here</a>).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The wood pilings on the end of the mantel are actually pool</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">(<a href="http://misskopykat.blogspot.com/2012/06/using-my-noodles.html">faux wood piling tutorial here</a>)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Bookcases on either side of the mantel hold more Summer items.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">(<a href="http://misskopykat.blogspot.com/2013/08/make-your-own-sea-fans.html">Sea fan tutorial here</a>) (<a href="http://misskopykat.blogspot.com/2011/07/diy-coral.html">Faux coral tutorial here</a>)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I used the more colorful items in the double bookcase.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The buoys on the top shelf had a color change to make them</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">look older (<a href="http://misskopykat.blogspot.com/2012/07/faux-lobster-bouys.html">tutorial here)</a>. I've tried several times to make glass</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Buoys, mirror, shell vase all painted with <a href="http://misskopykat.blogspot.com/2014/06/diy-small-batch-chalk-y-paint.html">DIY chalk paint.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">These are two Summer sayings that I like:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I tried to make these saying boards look similar to the pilings</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If there are times that you need more vases than you have, use bottles as vases. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Bottles usually have thin necks and are easy to </span><span style="font-size: large;">arrange flowers in. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The BIG plus to using bottles as vases is that </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">To decorate my house for Spring this year I wanted to use lots of</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I found clear bottles that I could take the labels off of and use them as vases. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In the photo above the two center containers are vases and the </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is my living room decorated for Spring...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">On the mantel I used vases (that don't match exactly but are</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I add water to the vases to advance the idea that the branches </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The picture between the vases is <a href="http://misskopykat.blogspot.com/2012/02/make-painting-from-print.html">made from a print</a> with artist</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">gel medium applied to it to make it look like a painting. I like that</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">it bridges the feel of Winter (bare birch) and Spring (green grass).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The mantel has a single bookcase to the left...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">...and a double bookcase to the right...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A trick that I like to use is to cut the (usually not real looking) greenery off </span><span style="font-size: large;">of artificial flowers and use real greenery instead.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It really helps to fool the eye of the beholder. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">On the side of the living room that the double bookcase is on</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">there is a sofa that sits in front of the bank of three windows.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Usually I make my own pillow covers to save money like these</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://misskopykat.blogspot.com/2015/05/a-fine-feathered-living-room.html">ones with birds stenciled on them. </a>I saw the solid colored green</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">for only $16 recently...I thought that was a good price. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">With so many flowers in the room already, I kept the frog containers on the coffee table simple with faux succulents. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Across the room from the sofa is a cabinet that houses our radio</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">and CD player. </span><span style="font-size: large;">It was almost black with age at a flea market before </span><span style="font-size: large;">we painted the base of it. </span><span style="font-size: large;">My husband revived the wooden top. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The only flowers that are real </span><span style="font-size: large;">on this console </span><span style="font-size: large;">are the white spirea in a re-purposed Crown Royal bottle. The flowers on each end are</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The</span><a href="http://misskopykat.blogspot.com/2012/12/framed-chicken-wire-card-display.html" style="font-size: x-large;"> frames </a><span style="font-size: large;">above the painted cabinet have chicken wire stapled to</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">the backside. That makes it easy to change out the decor items on the frames </span><span style="font-size: large;">seasonally. Right now there are</span><a href="http://misskopykat.blogspot.com/2015/01/fake-wood-signs-in-5-easy-steps.html"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"> faux wooden signs </span></a><span style="font-size: large;">there. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I usually don't show this angle of the living room (because who wants to look at a </span><span style="font-size: large;">hulking TV cabinet) but it gives </span><span style="font-size: large;"> you a better </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">To the left of the cabinet (where the </span><span style="font-size: large;">black dinette set is)</span><span style="font-size: large;"> is the kitchen area. </span><span style="font-size: large;">To the right of the cabinet</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">(where you see terracotta lamps) is the dining room area. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Recently the dining room table utilized bottles as vases for</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://misskopykat.blogspot.com/2018/03/a-lazy-way-to-remove-bottle-and-jar.html">St. Patrick's Day decor.</a> Sadly the spirea has withered and the</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The table in the kitchen, however, still has a display of a mix of</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Clear glass bottles are a good substitute for traditional glass vases </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">but they can be a little harder to come by. </span><span style="font-size: large;">If you don't mind painting bottles to use as vases,</span><span style="font-size: large;"> you don't have to be as picky.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Painted bottles are fun to use as party or wedding centerpieces. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Colored glass bottles are easier to find. Even if you don't drink</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">wine or beer, you might know friends or family that do and they</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It is easy to soak the bottles to get the labels off. Here is a tutorial</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">on "<a href="http://misskopykat.blogspot.com/2018/03/a-lazy-way-to-remove-bottle-and-jar.html">The Lazy Way to Get Labels Off Of Bottles". </a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For a Mexican-themed party I helped with we spray painted the</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you want to, it is also easy to make the bottles two-tone colored</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">by using tape and paper to mask off part of the painted bottle</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and spray it with a second color. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can also use the bottles to hold water and keep flowers and</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">greenery fresh for a party or wedding. These bottles are bright</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">colors but bottles can be made to look more elegant by painting </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">There are so many creative and decorative ways to upcycle</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?rs=ac&len=2&q=recycle%20bottles%20glass%20diy&eq=recycle%20bottles&etslf=16918&term_meta[]=recycle%7Cautocomplete%7Cundefined&term_meta[]=bottles%7Cautocomplete%7Cundefined&term_meta[]=glass%7Cautocomplete%7Cundefined&term_meta[]=diy%7Cautocomplete%7Cundefined">bottles </a>and <a href="http://www.tidbitsandtwine.com/22-creative-decorative-uses-for-mason-jars/">jars</a>. In most ways the bottles and jars would be</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">used, the labels need to be removed. Here is a lazy way to</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">remove labels from bottles and jars and how I used </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">upcycled bottles </span><span style="font-size: large;">in decorating for St. Patrick's Day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here's the bottles I have been saving to use for either party</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">or home decor one day. To be really lazy like me you can </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">leave them </span><span style="font-size: large;">outside and let them the weather work on the labels. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If your bottle's labels are still intact, first run the tines </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">of a </span><span style="font-size: large;">regular fork over the label to scratch it up. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then put the bottle </span><span style="font-size: large;">in water to soak. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Let the water do the work for you of loosening the</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">loosening the label and glue. To keep the bottle</span><span style="font-size: large;"> submerged</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">in the water, make sure the bottle is full of water. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After about an hour of the <i>water</i> working on the label, not you,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">take the bottle out of the water. Use the non-serrated side of</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">a regular knife to scrape off any of the label that will come </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">off easily. If there is still label stuck on the bottle, let it soak</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">longer. It is a lot less effort on your part to not keep scraping</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">on parts of the label that are not ready to come off. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A part of the label that will not come with just soaking is</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">a metallic label on the neck of the bottle. Usually</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">you can just cut these off with scissors. If it is a thicker</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">metal, you might need to use wire cutters. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If a label is clear and/or plastic, it may pull off in one</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">piece. Try to pry up a corner and pull it off slowly.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If some of the label is left even after a second soaking and </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">scrape, </span><span style="font-size: large;">put a little dish soap on the label, foam it up and </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>let it sit</i> while the </span><span style="font-size: large;">surfactants in the dish soap have time </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">to loosen the </span><span style="font-size: large;">glue that is holding the label on. Scrape again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">By now, the paper part of the label should be gone.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hopefully the glue residue is gone also. If there is still some</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">patterns of glue left, here are two things to apply to the bottle</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and, again, <i>let them stay in place</i> and work while you don't.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can try soaking a paper towel in vinegar and let that sit</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">on the stubborn glue for a while.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Or you can make a paste out of baking soda and olive oil then</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> pat </span><span style="font-size: large;">it on the bottle to soften up the glue. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Another thing to try to get remaining glue off that is not a </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">sit </span><span style="font-size: large;">and soak method (so it does take a little effort) is </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">rubbing </span><span style="font-size: large;">the the bottle with steel wool. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm going to use some of my now naked bottles to decorate</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">for St. Patrick's Day! It's crazy that I am putting labels back </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">on </span><span style="font-size: large;">the bottles I just got labels off of. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">These labels are just online printables of vintage St. Patrick's </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Day </span><span style="font-size: large;">postcards. I applied them to the bottles with a water-based</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">craft glue </span><span style="font-size: large;">so </span><span style="font-size: large;">they will be easy </span><span style="font-size: large;">to take off after March 17.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here they are finished and being used a vases to hold</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Spring branches from my back yard. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The hutch behind the dining room table also holds some</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">upcycled bottles.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After the labels were taken off of these green bottles I did my </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">best to try to make them look like vintage seltzer dispensers. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">More of the reproduction post cards where used in the hutch.</span><br />
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If you want to see how the tops of these bottles were made you<br />
can<a href="https://misskopykat.blogspot.com/2018/02/fake-vintage-seltzer-bottle.html"> click here </a>to go to the blog post. If you would like to see how<br />
I used the post cards last year in decorating <a href="http://misskopykat.blogspot.com/2017/03/decorating-for-st-patricks-day.html">click here. </a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">More St. Patrick's Day decor in the dining room...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I made this <a href="http://misskopykat.blogspot.com/2013/03/how-to-enlarge-image.html">faux stained glass window </a>with supplies from the</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">craft store a few years ago. I love using it every Spring. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My boy statue gets<i> all </i>of the artificial shamrocks this year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I hope my lazy label removal tips will help you when you</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">want to use give bottles and jars a new and useful life!</span><br />
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