All Natural Apricot Cupcakes Originally I was making this recipe into a semi-naked cake, but plans changed. Instead of hosting Easter Brunch, I get to be a guest. Apricot cupcakes travel much better than a fancy cake does, so cupcakes it is. The title of these cupcakes sounds much fancier then they are too make. The center is just a drained…
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DIY Girlish Desk Makeover – with Blush Pink Chalk Paint
Refinishing a Desk in Soft Blush Tones Our previous home was decorated in soft earth tones, lots of greens and browns. At the time it really suited are the long low bungalow. For our new home, I wanted Revere Pewter grey and white to go with the large windows. The theme for this home is let the light IN. So…
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A Dozen Beautiful Easter Eggs Tutorials
Easter Egg Tutorials Blogland is full of stunning Easter Egg projects and understandably so. They are a Easter tradition, they are gorgeous, they are fun to create and they are inexpensive. This post compiles my favorite Easter Egg decorating tutorials. This is the first time I have created a themed blog post round up to share on Of Faeries & Fauna. Originally…
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Pretty Weekly Wall Calendar from Refurbished Frame
Pretty Wall Calendar in Blush Pink It has been a long week for me this week. Nothing really wrong just everything seems to be a little bit of a harder climb than usual. Our basement is like most other basements too dark and its cold. When we purchased our home it was bare concrete and we have built a laundry…
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Blog Tracking Sheets for Social Media
Tracking Sheets to Measure Progress To my readers who aren’t bloggers I am off topic for this post. I apologize that this post is so geared to other bloggers. This is the first post I have written for bloggers and I don’t intend to do it often. I am posting another DIY on Friday. [wc_divider style=”solid” line=”single” margin_top=”” margin_bottom=”” class=””][/wc_divider]…
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Very Feminine Shabby Chic Easter Eggs
Shabby Chic Easter Eggs As we get older lifestyles change, we no longer have a house full of children wanting to dye boiled eggs they refuse to eat. In our home little fingers aren’t creating beautiful eggs in bright colours any longer, instead, egg decorating has become more elaborate, and I enjoy making these fancier shabby chic Easter eggs but…
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Easter Egg Floral Place Holders
Simple DIY Easter Egg Place Holders Our Easter tradition is to have a nice brunch Easter morning. Unfortunately, we don’t have a fancy dining room, or fancy dinnerware so I jazzed it up with Easter decor instead. Last year I folded pretty yellow napkins into bunnies, added dollar store placemats and Lindor chocolate bunnies. This year I made these little Easter…
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DIY Spring Couch Cushions
Two Very Different Cushions for Spring Decor Today I am sharing two very different cushions, one is appliqued and the other is embroidered. The DIY cushion covers are sewn by the same method. Both will bring the feel of Spring to your home. Appliqued Bunny Couch Cushion You can purchase an oblong shaped plain fabric cushion or make your own…
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