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These are the things I do to keep me busy (ha ha, not that I'm not busy enough). When I'm not in the kitchen, I'm in the sewing room or the garage. I'm the one in the family that uses the power tools (shhh, don't tell my husband). I love upholstery and painting and all sorts of things so in order to inspire you I'm sharing them here.

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Wool Tassels - What Fun!

Confession - I will do almost anything to make a cheap, plain, boring cushion look more expensive! I’m not ashamed of it – it’s just who I am. I just don’t like boring.

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Carol Karl

September 8, 2020

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No 1 Fashion Trend for 2020 - Face Mask

I was in Pete’s Emporium yesterday – a local ‘buy everything you could ever need for crafting store’. I was there, along with everyone else, to purchase supplies needed to make masks. I overheard the sales assistant say, ‘It’s like every crafter has a new challenge’. I agree, but OH! It’s so much fun!

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Carol Karl

August 23, 2020

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How To Make A Christmas Wreath From A Plastic Tablecloth

Here's how to make a Christmas Wreath that will survive outdoors in any weather. It's also really inexpensive and super easy to make.

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Carol Karl

December 11, 2019

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Am I the Only One?

I have a question for you - am I the only one who mends things these days?

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Carol Karl

July 3, 2016

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Orange & Cinnamon Hand Sanitizer

Hand sanitizers can be really nasty. They have some really strong chemicals in them and can cause all sorts of allergies and skin disorders.

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Carol Karl

April 11, 2016

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Coffee Table Makeover

I bought this coffee table a few years ago. It was in bad shape and it was always my intention to sand it down and restain it, but time goes by and it hadn't happened.

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Carol Karl

April 4, 2016

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Upholstered Headboard with Nailhead Trim Tutorial

Years ago I made my first upholstered headboard. I was fairly new to upholstery at that time so it wasn't very ambitious. I've always wanted to improve on it so earlier this year I did just that.

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Carol Karl

March 15, 2016

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Wendyl’s Peppermint Cleaning Paste

I found this recipe recently on Wendyl's Green Goddess website so I thought I'd try it out.

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Carol Karl

March 10, 2014

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Sneaky Roman Blind Makeover

You may have seen my post on updating my teenage son's bedroom. If you did, you will know that I had some ugly roman blinds to deal with.

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Carol Karl

March 10, 2014

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Jesse's Drawers

I bought this Scotch chest on TradeMe a while ago and repainted it for Jesse's room. You can see the rest of the makeover here.

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Carol Karl

February 19, 2014