Monthly Archives: September 2011

Cool Pick of the Week: Own a Color

 This is such a cool idea, and such a cool site! Did you know your average computer and smartphone can display 16.7 million colors?! Glidden has partnered up with UNICEF and is asking you to name at least one of … Continue reading

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Looks We Love: Velvet

Maison et Objet is the world’s premiere decor and design show, held twice a year in Paris, in January and September.  Claudia Strasser blogged about the trends she saw at the most recent show for Lonny. As I’m sure I … Continue reading

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Deal of the Week: 5% Off all orders over $50

    We have been adding a great variety of cotton print fabrics to our site – everything from animals to florals to vegetables! And this week we have 5% off all orders over $50 – just use the code FWD5off50 when … Continue reading

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How To Tuesday: Reversible Fabric Coasters

Over at Skip to My Lou, she is hosting a Holiday Bake, Craft and Sew Along, helping all of us prepare handmade gifts for the holiday season. These fabric coasters make great hostess or secret santa gifts! You just need fabric cut … Continue reading

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Comfy Chair Series

There really are alot of creative, crafty folks out there! This great chair makeover is from the blog Little House of Projects. Jane got these chairs for $5 for the pair – what a bargain! Love the back and white … Continue reading

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Cool Pick of the Week: Built by Kids

I just discovered Built by Kids, and it such a cool website! Built by Kids is a website that is nostalgic for a time when weekends were set aside for building a fort or making models. By teaching children practical skills and … Continue reading

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Looks We Love: Modern Eclectic

I think this eclectic room is really lovely. It is featured on Coco+Kelley – as she says “It works for me because while there is a small mix of patterns, styles and textures, everything still has its place. They are … Continue reading

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Deal of the Week: 10% Off Remnants

These gorgeous drapes were featured in an Apartment Therapy house tour. I wish I lived in a house with tall ceilings and gorgeous windows like this! This week we have a great deal for drapes – 10% off beautiful drapery … Continue reading

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How *Not* To Tuesday – Painting Without a Map

We are doing some painting in our house. We are painting our bedroom (more on that one!) and our front hallway because we had spackled a hole where the door knob used to crash into the wall. Anyway, we thought … Continue reading

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Comfy Chair Series

On Design*Sponge, they have a really great series called Upholstery Basics, helping all us DIYers with step by step instructions on upholstery. It’s amazing the difference between the before and after in these pictures – one of the beautiful, transformative … Continue reading

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