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New Roll & Stow Makes Painting WAAAAYYY Easier

February 20, 2015 by Deanna Tousignant Leave a Comment

My mom has always been a handy sort who is very DIY when it comes to home renovations. Over the years whenever she wanted to repaint a room she'd just do it herself. Back in the summer she moved into a new place. The walls were a dark brown colour. She wanted to change them to a sunny creamy tone. But she did something crazy and decided to hire someone else to paint. I was a … [Read more...]

Get Creative – DIY Magnetic Advent Calendar – Make it in 30 minutes for Under $20

November 23, 2014 by Deanna Tousignant 4 Comments

For several years now I've been locked in debate with my husband, with him thinking we need new advent calendars, and me using copious amounts of tape to mend the not-so-sturdy cardboard boxes and keep the one we had going. Then last year I came up with the brilliant idea to make a new advent calendar to hold our traditional Playmobil pieces. See for as long as my eldest has … [Read more...]

The ONE magic ingredient you need to make a Scarecrow Costume in 10 minutes or Less

October 30, 2014 by Deanna Tousignant 1 Comment

For Halloween, my Oz loving girls asked if they could be the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodsman. The seven year old had a clear vision of her Tin Woodman costume and some pretty elaborate ideas involving cardboard boxes and tinfoil. I was left wondering how I was going to turn her younger sister into the scarecrow. I had some ideas involving making straw out of yellow felt, or.... … [Read more...]

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