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Diamond Post Medal for All Time! 1,298 Posts
October 23, 2017

I made this candy flower bouquet for my friend featuring her favorite dark chocolate peanut butter cups from Trader Joe's. This is perfect to gift for any occasion like Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, a birthday, Thanksgiving, Christmas, just because, and so forth. It makes a thoughtful gift made with love.

Candy Flower Bouquet - dark pink paper cone with candy flowers

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Bronze Post Medal for All Time! 140 Posts
September 28, 2017

This outdoor bench makes for extra seating, not to mention a resting place when working in the garden! It is an easy, functional, and decorative addition to an outdoor space.

Outdoor Bench Made Easy - bench in garden near fence

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Gold Post Medal for All Time! 523 Posts
September 25, 2017

This past spring, I bought a floribunda rose named 'Summer Romance'. A $15 rose for $3. It was 1½-2 feet tall. Since that time, it has grown to over 6 feet. It has not bloomed.

Taking Multiple Cuttings From A Rose Bush - trim most of the leaves off of the stems, leaving 2-3

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Golden Girl Beneath My Skin Costume - final view of makeup
Golden Girl Beneath My Skin CostumeI've seen a lot of creepy, gory costumes using a zipper and special effects kits to make people look like they have zombies underneath their unzipped skin. My costume this year is a take on that, but showing that under my skin, I am a girl made of gold.

 
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Haunted House Math Mat - game in play
Haunted House Math MatThis haunted house printable math mat is perfect to help younger children practice addition skills. You only need a few materials to make something that will provide fun and learning for years. It is perfect for use at home or in the classroom, using the Halloween theme!

 
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Plastic Food Containers to the Rescue! - before
Plastic Food Containers to the Rescue!My cupboards were a hot mess. It's never that I have too much food, but never enough space. I have shelves that fall down (I have one held up with food containers), or they are too high up.

 
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Pumpkin Decor - two finished cup pumpkins lit with LED candles
Pumpkin DecorLast minute on Halloween decorating? This is a cute, fun, and simple alternative to pumpkin carving, plus great for all ages (especially kids).

 
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Strawberry Halloween Costume - gir wearing finished costume
Strawberry Halloween CostumeI saw this on you tube. I thought it was really cute and easy.

 
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Don't Discard Sick Plants Too Hastily - rose recovered from stem rot
Don't Discard Sick Plants Too HastilyWhen you read about plants and the pests and diseases that can affect them, you will find some extremes in the figures. Some plants are affected by only one or two pests and/or only one or two diseases. With other plants, that number may double or triple or even quadruple.

 
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Repairing a Lopsided Luggage Wheel - broken wheel on suitcase
Repairing a Lopsided Luggage WheelMy husband and I were browsing around for luggage for our holiday, but we were on a severe budget. We came across a free piece of luggage! The issue was it had a wheel with a huge chunk taken out of it, so when you'd pull it, it would bounce up and down and make a thunking sound. Annoying!

 
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Scrap wood painted Halloween cats.
Scrap Wood Halloween DecorationsWe had a lot of scrap wood pieces left from many projects. I was really careful after cutting to pick up the scraps and save them. With these and things you mostly have on hand you can create some fun Halloween decorative pieces.

 
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Recycled Catalog Flowers - 3 finished flowers
Recycled Catalog FlowersEvery week, I receive a bunch of catalogs from stores where I shop. It is such a waste of paper and I need to figure out how to tell them to not mail me any. I decided to use one of my catalogs from this week to make flowers as decorations for my pen/pencil holder. I also thought it was cute to put on my pen too.

 
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How to Reseed Bald Spots in Your Lawn - spot after grass has grown in
How to Reseed Bald Spots in Your LawnReseeding bald spots in your lawn is easy to do and fall is the time to do it.

 
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Repurposed Festive Window - finished fall motif recycled painted window
Repurposed Festive WindowWhenever I see abandoned broken doors or window panels, I instantly find treasure in them. I think they make beautiful pieces of art when repurposed. Here is a large paneled window piece painted on for the fall season.

 
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Making Fun Yard Signs - sign on fence or gate
Making Fun Yard SignsAt my area craft store I found some metal signs that would be great for making fun signs for my outdoor space. These signs can also be recreated on wood as well. These are perfect because they have their own hooks for hanging.

 
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Resetting your Backup Battery Unit - take off the cover and disconnect the battery
Resetting Your Backup Battery UnitMy phone provider supplied us with a backup battery. If we lose power, the battery will let us use our landline phone for up to 8 hours. The batteries need to be replaced and cost $50 each. The last one only lasted one year.

 
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Cleaning Silver with Aluminum Foil - silver jewelry in pan
Cleaning Silver with Aluminum FoilIt's easy to clean silver using aluminum foil and cleaning agents you have in the house.

 
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Homemade mouthwash in a canning jar.
Homemade MouthwashWhen my mother was having issues with periodontitis, her dentist recommended she try aloe-based mouthwash. The only downside was that the suggested mouthwash was 4 times the price of regular mouthwash. I decided it was time to make our own. It's just as effective and refreshing, and costs less than a buck to make.

 
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