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Linda Braden

http://www.itallstartedwithpaint.com/
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Paper Flowers

If you -- like me -- are botanically challenged, then perhaps tissue paper flowers might just be your speed ...

Mason Jar Centerpieces

Dress up some mason jars with paint and flowers for an eye-catching -- yet affordable -- centerpiece at weddings, showers, or summer parties ...

Mason Jar Window Treatment

If you're more interested in blocking the view in -- versus the view out -- then a mason jar window treatment may be just what you're looking for ...

Low-Calorie Margaritas ... in Mason Jars

Lighten up the Cinco de Mayo fun with this low calorie Margarita in a mason jar recipe ...

Painted & Distressed Mason Jars

This isn't your grandmother's mason jar. It's been painted, distressed, and adorned with flowers ...

Vintage-Look Locker Baskets

Often times, vintage equals expensive. But it doesn't have to. Not when spray paint and craft paint can make something new and shiny look old and aged. At a fraction of the cost ...

Mason Jar Sewing Kit

A fun, easy-to-make gift idea for the seamstress in your life: A mason jar sewing kit.

Puzzle Piece Wreath

The leaves may be down and brown, but you can recapture those amazing burst of colors with an easy-to-make fall wreath made from recycled puzzle pieces ...

Chalk Art Chandelier

I dream of having a big, fancy chandelier in our master bedroom. A dream comes with a big price tag. But I didn't let that stop me. It just inspired me to get creative ...

Musings on Martha ...

Are you harboring fake flora? Come on. Fess up. There has to be a reason Hobby Lobby has such an enormous selection. Join me on my mission to eradicate the fake stuff ...