Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I kind of got lost in the holiday preparation and missed a post or two but I have a special story today, just for you. Here goes: Once upon a time, about three years ago A dining room table was thrown away with no legs to go A DIY [...]
I really love this idea (sorry for the not so great picture – it’s been darkened it to show detail). I met Helen, a Raw Foods Chef, at the WordCamp. We exchanged cards and, immediately, I was taken with her business card. Immediately, I blurted out “this is so cute”. Once she told me she [...]
A few months ago, I helped my friend, Andrea, cover her dining room chairs and she, in turn, recovered her friend Ellen’s chairs. All I did was supply the electric staple gun and upholstery tools. Much to my surprise, I received this bracelet as a thank you. Ellen loves to bead and made this for [...]
I attended the very first WordCamp NYC and was really inspired. It was attended by bloggers, programmers, software developers, and well, geeks. There were about 700+ people and it took place at Baruch College. Why was I so inspired? Because I see Word Press as DIY tool that encourages both programmers and end users to [...]
Did any of you happen to watch Ellen Degeneres on Oprah last week? I laughed throughout the entire show and it felt so good. Ellen said some profound things during the show but there is one thing she said which I continued to think about days later. Explaining a prank she pulled on staff and [...]
I was immersed in all things DIY last week and neglected to break and wish you a nice weekend. I apologize. I hope you had a nice one and got to do something that you wanted to do, whatever that may be. Last week I ran into some problems with retrofitting the legs of my [...]
I got my first feature yesterday! What a great surprise. I was stopping by my favorite blogs as I usually do and low an behold, what did I find at Better After? My sideboard and coffee table turned bench makeovers. I can’t tell how good that felt. I discovered Better After about a month ago [...]
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