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Empowering Projects

DIY Beaded Chandelier From a Thrift Store Light Fixture

Confession: I get more excited about beautiful light fixtures than jewelry. Pearls? Meh. Diamonds? They’re alright I suppose. A beaded chandelier? Now you’ve got my heart racing. This DIY beaded chandelier started with a $10 thrift store light fixture and a wood bead garland I already had on hand. This

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Crafts & DIY Projects

Easy Upcycled Pumpkin Lantern

All of the poor, brassy light fixtures left in piles at the thrift stores make me sad. I’m always checking them out at our local Restore, wondering what I can do to retell their stories. I picked one up for $5 the other day, thinking I’d use the “guts” of

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Adding Character to Your Home

The Time I Ripped the Carpet Up

Friend, I have a confession: This beautiful photo by my good friend, Stacey Reid, though one of my favorites, is not an accurate representation of how I do pregnancy. I thought that by my second pregnancy, I would be a little better at the whole making a human thing. I’d

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