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It’s the simple things in life that give us the greatest pleasure. . . so today I am sharing some simple, quick and easy ideas for Christmas decorating. This is my entrance hall table. . . simple red, white and silver theme. The hanging white stars are clay tags, which I gave a tutorial for here ...
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I started writing this post a week ago. . . then I stopped! Sometimes when bad things happen to you. . . you just need to stop. . . take time to reflect, consider and contemplate. This is my sad tale of the naughty little blogger. First I have to take you back to (here) in October when I released ...
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Little by little. . . room by room. . . I’ve transformed every nook and cranny of my house into a Christmas wonderland. There’s baubles, garlands and twinkling lights. . . there’s Santa’s, reindeers, angels and quite a few SNOWMEN WHAT!!!. . . now that is really out of place for a shabby little ...
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Today’s Guest Poster is Christy from Sweet Tidings. Christy is one amazing crafter. . . she has a great blog full of inspiring tutorials and recipes. Not only that, she also has not one but two Etsy shops ~ Sweet Tidings and Rose and Lotus. There’s lots to see and make over at Christy’s so make ...
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And what about the Christmas tree? . . . yes, it’s that time again! Last year I did a Simply Christmas post on how to decorate a Christmas tree and having worked for many years as a visual merchandiser for a big city department store, I’ve dressed hundreds of trees. You can check out that post here ...
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Hello crafting friends and a great big welcome to all my new followers here at the Shabby Art Boutique.   Are you all enjoying Simply Christmas? I know I am. . . and there’s still lots more coming up over the next 4 weeks. . . lots of tutorials for gifts and decorating, recipes, guest posters ...
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