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Does anyone else find decorating for Thanksgiving difficult? There are so many ideas and options out there for decorating for Halloween or Christmas or even St. Patrick's Day, but ideas for Thanksgiving seem to be practically nonexistent! Just try searching in Pinterest and you'll find some pumpkins, candles, and leaves, but that's pretty much it. And even those things don't scream Thanksgiving as much as they perhaps scream fall.  So this year, as I was browsing ideas, trying to find something  for my holiday decor shelf, I came across this pin . It's not even for Thanksgiving--it's for Christmas! But definitely have enough Christmas decorations until I get a bigger place, so I had to think of some other way I could use this awesome idea. And BAM! It hit me--use the idea to make a decoration for Thanksgiving. ta-da! In case you want to make one, too, here's what you'll need: 12x12 canvas Mod podge Clear sealer (I accidentally used mat...

Wow! I've gotten nearly twice as many hits on my last post as I've gotten on even my most popular posts so far. Guess everyone gets excited about babies! Well don't you worry. The blog world, and the whole world really, will definitely know it when I am, in fact, pregnant :) Which, hopefully, isn't too far in the future.  But for today, a tutorial! With Valentine's Day coming up, I wanted to have a few more Vday decorations to my name, so a couple weeks ago, I got together with my sister-in-law, Amy, and we made some Vday letters! Here's what you need: Cardboard letters (I got mine from JoAnn, Michael's has some, too. But no matter where you get them, definitely print as many 40 or 50% off coupons as you can find online to buy your supplies because all craft stores match competitor coupons.) Different valentine-y or love-related decorative paper. I used eight different kinds and I used about 12x4 inches of each. I had 4 pink/red desi...