tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12198459161203173822024-03-20T10:47:07.675-07:00Creatively-GreenA collection of all things re-purposed, recycled, and renewed.CREATIVELY GREENhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07215896192188312384noreply@blogger.comBlogger122125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219845916120317382.post-82359959848379707932015-09-17T01:20:00.002-07:002015-09-17T01:20:27.133-07:00DIY Free Reclaimed Fabric Wall Decor...perfect for fall!<div style="text-align: center;">
<u><b>Simple Free Quick and Easy Fall Fabric Wall Decor!</b></u></div>
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Its that time of year again, fall! One of my favorite seasons, warm apple tones, and rich pumpkin colors. Well finding decorations is always on my to do list. This year I decided to add a bit of wall decor, something I can do on the inside of my home to add just a bit of fall warmth. Perfect accent, free, cheap and super easy.</div>
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<li>Bases : In this example I am using cut pieces of leftover flooring samples from my pantry remodel. Other types can be: shoebox lids, cut pieces from cardboard boxes, tupperware lids, leftover wood scraps.</li>
<li>Fabric Scraps: Im using some free ones I received in fabric sample book, but you can use any piece of fabric. Use what you have!</li>
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A 3 step craft, OMG!<br />
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This couldnt be easier! Simply cut random shapes out of your base material. In my case I had a bunch of random cuts of leftover flooring from my pantry. Mine were all rectangular shaped. You can use any basic shape, circles and ovals are fab!<br />
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Cut pieces of fabric to match your bases. I use my base as a template and trace onto my fabric and cut. ** If you are using wood or a heavier base, you can always use a staple gun and wrap the fabric around- your choice entirely!**<br />
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Then mod podge the fabric onto your bases and let dry. Place a coat over the fabric if you like and let dry.<br />
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I attached hangers to the backs and hung in my living room wall. A mod podge of mismatched fabrics, all in fall colors. I have them in my living room as wall art, but how simple and easy...essentially you could do this for all seasons, just change up your fabric choices.<br />
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I hope you enjoyed this easy free and simple way to add a little bit of fall to your home decor. Simple free and what an impact!<br />
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Happy Crafting and Remember to Create it Green!CREATIVELY GREENhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07215896192188312384noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219845916120317382.post-89581479537642610802015-03-26T03:56:00.000-07:002015-03-26T22:07:15.358-07:00An exercise for the soul and a Pizza Angel!Well it has been a while since I posted on the blog, lots has been happening.<br />
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<b>So what am I doing now?</b><br />
Well the weather is starting to break and I have been starting to plan what I am going to do this spring and this is the list I have got!<br />
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Work on house, build a studio work space, raise $10,000 to start the<a href="http://creatively-green.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_7.html" target="_blank"> recycled rose program, </a>build furniture, finish the kitchen, collect a few 1000 pine cones and acorns, make a whole line of coffee burlap stuff, build a bunch of stuff from pallet wood, collect vintage fabric, re-launch on kickstarter, oh and somewhere in that mix I need to make a video and share my story....<br />
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And of all the things on that list the one thing I keep getting stuck on is "tell my story:" I have never hid from the fact that I was homeless, but the idea of sharing my experience with the world scares me to death.<u><b> </b></u>Oh my God! I purposely took out the "ABOUT ME" section because I didn't want to write anything, why in the world would I wanna do it on film. Well that is exactly what I need to do, I need a video for kickstarter, explaining The Recycled Rose Program and why its important to me and I cannot explain that without explaining me!!! GRRRRR!<b><br /></b>
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<b>Practice Makes Perfect, Right?</b><br />
Well I have practiced, 43 takes to be exact and I cannot get through it without crying. I have been NOT homeless for over a year and half now and just reading about other peoples stories gets me all emotional and gushy. WTF! is wrong with me? I should probably explain that last statement, I in no way think anything is wrong with me, but in no way shape or form am I the emotional type. I'm a Jersey Girl! Born and raised, sarcastic, I drop the f-bomb, in every other sentence, I don't hold my tongue, I say it like it is, I haven't sugar coated anything since I was like 10, I completely know who I am and am perfectly happy with who that person is, So WHY am I having such a hard time with this.<br />
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<b>You need to get a grip, its just a freaking video</b><br />
Leave it to a friend to point out the obvious.<br />
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Wise friend (aka camera girl) says "Hey Nicole, your crying cause it still hurts. Its always gonna hurt, ten years from now, its still gonna hurt. Its supposed to hurt. It should hurt everyone, but until you have experienced it , you don't understand it and that is why you have to share your story. I love you and sorry to break it to you but YES you have to do this, even if you tear up or cry, its real and honest and true and that is who you are.I have got news for you, you are a marshmallow wrapped in barbed wire."<br />
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Sarcastic me says, " I'm a what wrapped in what?(smirking), ok that's probably the best description of me EVER EVER EVER!"<br />
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Wise friend, " Umm but you do know that in order to tell the story, you have to be able to speak clearly,so all this crying and emotional stuff is gonna have to drop a notch or two, or this video is gonna turn into one of those crazy ladies crying on YouTube, its not a bloopers video!Maybe you should try some exercises for the soul." <br />
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<b>An Exercise for the Soul:</b><br />
Some exercises for my what? So my wise friend suggested I do some exercises for my soul. What she suggested is that I get out some of the stories and some of the experiences that I experienced while being homeless, and to talk about and share some of the angels I met along the way. <br />
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<b>And so...my pizza angel:</b><br />
<b> </b>So here it is: When I first moved into the shack house, I literally moved with nothing but clothes. I didn't move by myself I moved in with Joe ( I know I don't mention him often, but he is the other half, he is an angel for another post). The only thing we had was a blow up mattress we purchased to sleep on. <b> </b>I had posted an ad on craigslist explaining our situation, where we had been, where we are going (very short blurb nothing at all like an all about me video) and that we were looking for some basic things( dishes pots pans maybe a few blankets) just enough to get us by until we could buy some things.<br />
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Joe and I fought over me putting the ad up, well partly for his false pride issues, but he also did not believe anyone would help us, because officially we were no longer homeless. And I don't honestly know why I did I just figured it couldn't hurt, so why not? But the whole time I kept thinking, I have been through so much in the last 2 years, that this, this is a cake walk. The entire time I was homeless I never gave up and I always had faith, and faith that was renewed every single day by a stranger angel. I know it totally sounds like "stranger danger", but lets just call is Stranger Angels. (Yes I totally made it up) . Point being I put the ad up anyway, because what harm could it do. I had included some pictures of what the house looked like in the post.We had gotten a ton of responses. <br />
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Well enter Mike (my pizza angel). He had called me and said he would like to stop by and take a look at what we were working with. Well he showed up, took a little tour, and then not less than 5 minutes later looks at me and was like, I'm gonna run home, but do you mind if I come back later. He was probably scared to death after looking at how bad the house was. I didn't think he was gonna come back.But to my surprise, he showed back up about an hour later with a bunch of leftover paint, some wood, and some old tools that Joe could use, and as quick as he showed up, he left just as quick. He was a guy and I know most of em aren't talkers like me, and so again I thought that was the end of Mike.<br />
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Then two hours later, he knocks again, but this time Joe answered the door.Now of course they start talking and men speak some other kinda language. This time Mike showed up with a pick up truck and in it was a couch, 2 end tables, a lamp, a TV, a VCR, and a bunch of movies. He says he knows how boring it is to be in a house with no furniture, and no TV, he apologized for not bringing a nicer one, but said he figured we wouldn't mind and at least we would have something to watch and most of this was in his garage from when his daughter went to college. He also apologized for the color of the couch which was bright purple (used to be his daughters I assumed) .I thanked him profusely and he didn't really say all that much, he was not a talker, lol. But OMG I was so happy to have a place to sit. I mean we were just sitting on the mattress in our room just staring at the mod podge of colors on our ceiling. And everything else extra he brought was awesome, Imean all I asked for were like spare dishes and stuff and now we had a blow up mattress and had furniture...OH HAPPY DANCE!<br />
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Joe and I were so excited to have stuff again! Well we were getting ready for bed a few hours later and we hear a knock at the door. I of course laughed and was like its probably Mike again, nope not Mike, it was a dominoes delivery guy. I could hear Joe telling the guy he must have the wrong house, we just moved in that day, so he must have been confused. I hear the door close, and I didn't think anything of it, but not two seconds later I hear Joe: " Babe, you wont believe this." <br />
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I come out into the living and Joe's face had a funny look of shock. There Joe was in the living room with 2 boxes of stuff from dominoes and soda. On the box was a note that said " I noticed you didn't have a refrigerator or oven yet, dinner is on me. Welcome Home"...signed Mike.<br />
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And every evening for the next TWO weeks, until we got our refrigerator and oven delivered, we got the same knock at the door, with a very grateful heart.....dedicated to my pizza angel.<br />
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CREATIVELY GREENhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07215896192188312384noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219845916120317382.post-72550618636577123712014-10-04T00:26:00.003-07:002014-10-04T16:11:30.584-07:00Before & After Totally Free Recycled Kitchen Pantry Makeover<br />
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<u>Pantry STATS:</u><br />
Roughly 50 Square Feet, Had Existing Shelving on the Entire left Hand Side, and a Partial Continuation on the Right Hand Side, and well u can see from the photos, it needed some work..<br />
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<u>Pantry GOAL:</u><br />
Double duty, the left side I planned on using strictly for canned good, dry goods, and staples. The right hand side will serve as extra craft and studio storage. I recycle everything so I have lots and lots of containers, tp rolls, paint galore, and a whole lot more. <br />
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<u>Best Part:</u> It was a FREE make over: I spent ZERO dollars on it. I placed an ad on craigslist that I needed supplies, thats how I got a box of gorgeous wood flooring. Not enough to do the whole house but enough to do the pantry. The paint I scored from a painting contractor who had a ton leftover, lots of partial gallons, but he dropped off about 10 different gallons. I am a big dumpster diver and I always grab wood if it is in good condition. I used lots of partial pieces to build out some extra bookcases. <br />
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Its reveal day and loads of photos....I hope you enjoy...<br />
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Began with some color that I mixed up from the free paint ( I chose bright colors in the kitchen, yellow and bright blue)...going for a cottage chic farmhouse look but in Color! The kitchen and pantry is the tinyest ever but it is one of my FAVORITE rooms in the house, it opens up directly to the backyard.<br />
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Built and Extra Bookcase, Tall and Narrow and bumped it up against the wall on the right hand side to even out the shelving, so I have it on both sides...quick coat of paint...and.....<br />
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Added another little extra shelving...its actually a tiny bookcase I had found in the trash, its particle board which is not a favorite but it is slim enough to fit up against the other bookcase...I have moved that little thing around my house since I found it, now I found the perfect spot for it....<br />
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New Pantry Flooring... received one box for FREE just enough to re-do the floor...with a few extra boards leftover...<br />
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And a few minor cover ups...exposed wall with some foam insulation poorly put in, had to scrape it down smooth, Its in a strange spot in the pantry.</div>
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I just decided to cover it up with some cut pieces of wood, which I lightly painted..have plans to use them for some clever craft storage to hang some works in progress...</div>
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And for the door, Im only revealing the inside for now....the outside will come when I reveal to you my finished kitchen (another post too).Painted simply white....I will be utilizing the door for extra storage as well, I have to maximize my space! I dont have much!</div>
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And of course this is what my living room floor looked like when I emptied the pantry...</div>
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I totally reuse containers, so those are a few of the containers I use for my staples like flour and sugar. I covered some formula containers for the bigger stuff. I really like using the clear juice containers for dry beans and rice.</div>
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And then I have some semblance of organization for my crafty things...and its really not a spot for embellishments and such, but for me Im a recycled artist, so I save EVERYTHING, and this pantry is a spot for my bases, my go to's, the things I always use...cereal boxes, pop tops, cardboard, containers, toilet paper rolls, and all sorts of stuff to alter...</div>
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I re-use coffee containers to hold my t-shirt bases, I make scarves out of them, but using the coffee containers I can see all my colors. Once I collect enough, I most likely will paint them and actually glue them down. But for now- it works!</div>
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And I have container issues...so now I have a whole shelf dedicated to all the containers I save.</div>
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And another shelf for my tins and found containers that are metal, tin, wood and such... and of course a salad bowl filled with toilet paper rolls....</div>
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And a big old basket of pop tops.....and another for tin tabs...cause they are different...lol!</div>
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Being a <strike>hoarder </strike> crafter I find I save just about all of my scraps. I even hold onto a huge box of tiny pieces of paper because I always think I could use it for another project. Well ladies, time to whip out those scraps. </div>
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These are one of my staple crafts I love to make. I am a smoker, so I have a ton of these boxes and well I also know alot of smokers as well. If your not a smoker, below is a great tip on how to remove smoke smell from papers.</div>
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Here are a few sample ideas of how to decorate a cigarette box. Now Im a painter so I ALWAYS have paint lying around, so for the bases of all my boxes start with some paint, I just decorate the fronts of the boxes, very easy, very available,and a great little something.</div>
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I fill my boxes with all sorts of goodies, candies, hot chocolate, tea, crayon crafts, lace, fabric, pretty much whatever i can come up with.</div>
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If your not crafty, I do offer these in my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/CreateItGreen">etsy</a> store, either filled or unfilled.</div>
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I do them in sets of 3, unfilled for $6.50, or filled for $10.</div>
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Great price point for a little something.....</div>
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<span style="line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">**If you hate the smell of smoke, here is a super easy way to REMOVE smoke smell from just about anything!**</span></div>
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How To Remove Smoke Smell/ Scent Up Your Projects!</div>
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1 To get rid of the smoke smell: Mix 1 cup of water with 1tsp cinnamon, and 1 tsp of vanilla. Using a brush, paint, the mixture on the inside and outside of the cigarette boxes. Place in your oven on LOW for 20 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool ( kinda like baking cookies). When they are removed, the smoke smell will be gone, but they will now smell like cinnamon cookies.</div>
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<span style="line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">2. Its a great little technique if you want to add just a special scent to your project, it works great on plain manilla tags- you can do them peppermint for Christmas, cherry vanilla for valentines day, orange for Halloween, etc...</span></div>
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Great way to recycle old greeting cards..</div>
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Made from reclaimed greeting cards,just cut and paste.</div>
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Made from an old Thomas Kinkade Calendar.</div>
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Stay tuned for next weeks tutorial on how I made a garbage cover in my kitchen from leftover flooring and scrap wood!</div>
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Im always amazed at what cool stuff I find in the trash and there aren't enough times in the day that people are amazed at the things I find. For goodness sake I am trying to refinish an entire house with a tiny tiny budget, <a href="http://creatively-green.blogspot.com/p/1000-recycled-home-makeover.html">The Shack House Make Over. </a><br />
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A complete and full trellis fence piece, thinking of turning it into a lighted wall frame/headboard...<br />
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Love these... a pair of gorgeous ceramic planters..........&...............<br />
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Now I know looking at it you may wanna pass it up but I LOVE rustic and while the picture itself in the frame is anything but desirable, Im just completely in love with the rustic frame...maybe a new chalkboard...?<br />
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and for my personal favorite find of the weekend is this awesome trunk,it already has a black and white old school toile design but I think I may change that....Its solid and wood which I love and the latch is still working, its missing 3 of the 4 decorative feet but that is an easy fix....and<br />
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my favorite part is that it is hinged and its got just as much potential inside as it does on the outside.... I have so many ideas already blossoming just imagining how I can design something new...<br />
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and gotta love old frames..so many things to do with these......<br />
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I hope you enjoyed my little tour of some of my dumpster diving treasures...stay tuned for another episode....<br />
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Tile: Found $0.00</div>
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Adhesive Grout: Leftover from another project $0.00</div>
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Liquid Nails: leftover from another project $0.00</div>
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This weekend I had found a bunch of leftover tile. It must have been leftover from a construction job and probably laying outside for a while due to the dirt build up. While it wasn't enough for me to do any major work with it, I just had to pick it up anyway,I could find some use for it, if not I could always make jewelry out of it...maybe another tutorial to come.<br />
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Before I even had a project in mind, I first needed to clean off the tile, so I soaked the sheets in hot water first and scrubbed them. Once clean I decided the cut them into squares like a 3x3 tile. I took o them again and soaked them a second time in hot water and bleach, let them dry.</div>
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Once dry I had decided to use them to fix up this tiny little kitchen window I have in our Shack House. You can read more about our Shack House Fake Over, which is a project to redo an existing home with a budget under $1,000 including furnishings all using as much reclaimed and re-purposed materials. </div>
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The window itself sits against the back side of the house which is concrete, which crumbles, and cracks all over the place. When we moved in we had to replace the glass which was not there anymore. What was left was an open window. I had tried previously to hang a little café curtain to cover it up but again the concrete crumbles, so I figured I may have to create a fake frame around it just to get a rod up, so that was the plan. But what to do about the big old holes. </div>
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The first step was to measure out the tiles. I don't like to measure so I faked it, and counted out (9) squares on each side, which left me a tiny spot on the edge, which since the tiles were mesh tiles I could cut out smaller pieces to fill in the gaps. I began to apply a small dollup of adhesive caulk to the four corners of the tile, then spread it like frosting.</div>
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Then just simply working from the bottom to the top I began to stick them against the sides of the window until both sides had tile going all the way up. Once tile was on both sides I placed the tile on the top of the window. These I took a little bit more time with and held them in place for about a minute each to make sure they were stuck so they didn't fall.<br />
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Once the tile was set I let it set for about an hour and began to paint the small strips of wood I found. I also used a bit of the leftover paint to paint the "sil" of the window white.</div>
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Now again I don't like measuring, so I just eyeballed it used a little marker, and cut two strips the same length (one for each side of the window), and then just measured a piece to fit in between and cut it to sandwich in between the two side pieces. I used a little bit of liquid nails and glued them together to make a faux frame. I added a second piece on top because I do plan to add a little something extra on top of it (kitchen window treatment fakeover, soon to come in a later post). Once that dried, about an hour or so, I was able to attach my tiny little rod directly to the wood without causing any after effects like crumbling concrete.I put two extra coats of white paint on the trim and in between the tiling once dried.<br />
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And of course, always better after, not perfect by any means, but that's what a fake over is, just a way to make it a little bit better, without saying make over! Enjoy...<br />
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CREATIVELY GREENhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07215896192188312384noreply@blogger.com3Denver, CO, USA39.737567 -104.9847179000000239.346987 -105.63016490000003 40.128147 -104.33927090000002tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219845916120317382.post-45821907267913699732014-08-07T02:01:00.002-07:002014-08-07T02:21:37.574-07:00Business Lesson #1: Finding the Perfect Place Just Doesn't Exist...So I found an Ugly Old Shack!It has been quite some time since I even have seen this blog let alone written a post. So many things have been happening in my life that I just needed to regroup and refocus. I definitely have "artists brain" and yes, that is my own word and most certainly my own definition. Basically put I have been super scatter brained for the last year, simply trying to do way too much. I have been trying to find retail space and a place to live and or both in the same, working on new products, getting samples down, photographed, making furniture, getting a good load of supplies again, finding a place to keep all that I collected because I hadn't decided on a place to live yet. Just a TON of things all over the place, all while trying to maintain an existing business,and starting a non profit. Frankly, I had too many things on my plate. So here are few things I have learned divided into a few different blog posts just letting everyone know that Creatively Green is back! We are changing. I thought I would share a little bit about the problems I was facing as well as the life lessons and solutions I have come to realize in order to grow my business.<br />
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<strong><u>Problem #1: Finding Retail Space</u></strong><br />
I planned on living and working in the same place, it just became and overwhelming task. The goal of finding retail space in Denver was a very difficult task for a variety of reasons.The purpose of retail space goal was to serve a variety of purposes: an active free art studio specializing in recycled crafts, a retail location to sell all things recycled, storage for my online business, as well as a starting point for a non profit employing women in transition, as well as a place to live. "Mixed Use" was the understatement of the century. I originally began looking for a warehouse that I could build out BUT warehouse space is typically in an industrial area, not what I was looking for. My core business is online so I looked into office space as well, but then the issue was where in an office space do I find the space to live. If I am was going to pay between $1500-$2000 I wouldn't be able to afford a place to live. Quite the conundrum for sure.<br />
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<b><u>Lesson Learned: Finding the Perfect Place Doesn't Exis</u></b><b><u>t</u></b><br />
In early January, I submitted a proposal for a space right on Colfax, it needed a ton of work but could be suitable for a mixed use facility. I loved the building and the location but the rent was around $1600 a month and it needed a tremendous amount of work and I couldn't foresee how I would get all the work done as well as be able to do all of t he other things I had planned for Creatively Green. So after much thought, I made the decision to withdraw my offer. I decided that in order for me to do all of the things I had planned I needed to narrow my focus to one thing I could do to improve my business, so I chose to look for a new place to live that had an extra bedroom that I could work from. The goal from this point forward was to find a place to live that could serve as a place to rebuild my brand, add more products, and truly showcase what Creatively Green was and will now be. I needed a place to regroup and re-focus.<b> Trying to find a space that could immediately do all the things I wanted for my business was an impossible task. I was never going to find that perfect place, it was always up to me to create my own space.</b> That lesson learned, what I needed to do was find a place to start from. And so the search began to find an affordable 2 bedroom apartment in Denver, Colorado. Did I mention that the average rent on a 2 bedroom apartment in Denver is around $1200? Not an easy task.<br />
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<b><u>Solution: I found an ugly old shack house!</u></b><br />
Yes I said ugly....and ugly was a generous term! So in mid March after months of looking at possible apartments at ridiculously high prices for ridiculously small places, I had a possibility. A friend of mines sister lived in a small complex right on the border of Denver. Someone was moving out and there was open place available. All I knew was that the rent was $600 for a 2 bedroom, that alone was worth the look, well how bad could it be? Well whatever I imagined, it was soooo much worse! The area was questionable at best, and was located right off Colfax, also relatively questionable. Walking to the house was an experience, every single house in the complex had broken or blacked out windows, I honestly thought they were abandoned houses, I mean who could live there? I didn't even wanna walk inside the outside scared me to death! Well omg, when I looked inside it was so much worse than the outside, every single window had been broken. But I didnt even notice that because I was too busy looking at all the trash inside the house and the 17 different colored walls, every wall was a different color and not just one color they got creative and added 2 or 3 different colors to each and every wall. I was completely in shock. But then a brief moment of ahhh I attempted to walk through the house (there are no floors by the way, just the sub: the previous renters took the floor with them as well as all the locks on the doors apparantly cause I walked right in): As I made my way to the kitchen all of a sudden I was hit by lime green walls but then I saw that they took the cabinet doors off so they were exposed, so for one brief second I envisioned a country kitchen with bright exposed cabinets. And then my mind just switched modes, I had been so dissapointed lately looking at places, that my mind had switched off of all creativity and for one brief second in this ugly little shack house it switched back on. Could it be? Was it true? Did I get my mojo back while standing it what could possibly the dirt ugliest house....why yes I did! ....so now I am creating my own space in a little ugly shack house. My goal is to redo the entire house including all furniture for under $1,000 using as much reclaimed and recycled materials. So coming soon to Creatively Green is the Shack House Makeover!CREATIVELY GREENhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07215896192188312384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219845916120317382.post-60436921809865737742013-11-05T12:08:00.000-08:002013-11-05T12:08:16.466-08:00 DIY Fall Acorn Wreath Tutorial: Easy Wreath for All Seasons<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Fall is in full force in Denver, how about everyone else? Well I have been busy like a bee this month and thought I would share a very simple tutorial for a holiday wreath. I have made quite a few of these over the years and do sell some in my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/CreateItGreen?ref=l2-shopheader-name">Etsy</a> store. Why are they so popular?<br />
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Well that answer is clear, they are so versatile. They are simple and elegant and work for all seasons. By begining with a simple design, maybe a few coats here and there of spray paint, you can really make a statement, with a very simple project.<br />
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And well, now that fall is here, let me share a very easy way to get the same look as those high end Anthropology wreaths for a tenth of the cost.<br />
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<u><b>Step 1:</b></u> Gather a nice size bag of acorns, such as these. These are super plentiful in Colorado but you can purchase the acorns loosely online<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/168123307/2lbs-of-natural-rustic-white-oak-acorns?"> here</a> if you dont have them readily available in your area. You will need a good sized bag, enough to cover and entire wreath, at least 100.<br />
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Step 2: Begin by attaching the acorns, which have been cleaned and baked either diagonally or horizontally on the straw wreath. NOTE: Be very careful and glue directly onto the straw, take the wrapping off the wreath, hot glue does not work very well when glued to plastic. I like to begin in the center of the wreath and work my way to the outer walls. Just stay in the same direction, lining the acorns up one against the other.<br />
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Dont worry too much about doing the back side, noone sees it anyway and it helps the wreath to lay flat against the door. As you move towards the outside, just keep layering the acorns, in a row, and continue along until you are 100% covered all the way around.<br />
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Step 3: This is it, if you choose , paint the wreath, many colors work just fine, and add a ribbon. I like to give mine a quick once over with a can of sealant, easily purchased at a home store like Home Depot...and tahdah... a simple yet elegant wreath...<br />
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And if you want to get fancy, give it a coat of color....perhaps a winter white with a big red ribbon, perfect for Christmas!<br />
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Perhaps a Nice Sunflower Yellow<br />
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Pretty In Pink?<br />
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However you choose it, its a simple understated wreath, change the color of the ribbon and you have a wreath for all seasons....dont have time to do it yourself, or not so crafty...no worries..<br />
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<br />CREATIVELY GREENhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07215896192188312384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219845916120317382.post-65096614444717434882013-10-21T14:12:00.000-07:002013-10-21T14:12:00.895-07:00 Officially Humbled, Homeless, and Eternally Grateful....Well it has been quite some time since I posted here on the blog and well sometimes there just isn't enough room in one post to catch everyone up on what exactly happened in the last 3 years. Unfortunately my personal life went on a whirlwind to say the least. I would love to say it has been a blast, but it has been more of an explosion and as a result a lot of lessons learned and a tremendous amount of humility gained.<br />
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Without going into huge detail, I was forced to leave my home a little over 2.5 years ago due to a very destructive and abusive relationship that completely took over my life, literally packed up and went into a safehouse. Spent some time being officially homeless, officially humbled, and officially grateful.<br />
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Everything in my life got turned upside down including my business, my friends, my family, my entire life. But I am alive, relatively well, and back to creating green in 2013.CREATIVELY GREENhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07215896192188312384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219845916120317382.post-63950680913216913222010-07-05T07:21:00.000-07:002013-10-21T13:36:55.491-07:00Give wings to your old sticker packages with this angelic trading card!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Heres a super easy way to give new life to all of your scrapbooking and sticker packaging. With just a few supplies you can create a beautiful artist trading card just like this. I recycled an old sticker package and used it as the base for my atc. It works just like a transparency. I attached some pretty vintage lace in the center and then simply layered from there. I used some vintage clip art, added some intermittent sparkles, and for a simple trim I added some gold embroidery floss. Easy peasy! Enjoy!</span></div>
CREATIVELY GREENhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07215896192188312384noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219845916120317382.post-18647181532201976282010-05-09T14:41:00.000-07:002010-05-09T14:41:06.651-07:00Citrus Slices NEW Cardstock Collection!<div style="text-align: center;">. Our new collection of cardstock is themed just like our theme for our shows: The Candy Shoppe Collection. We have introduced 4 new cardstock collections to our themed packs. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">First, our Citrus Slices Collection: named after you guessed it: Citrus Slices Candy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnoqj6E-jtUH758hZoCea1nwqBhxmeYk39fLxu5Y2_xJJ4xtOQVz0rDJTQHXLJo28uiaDccYUGgSwBhG-86GMwKjLYjQxvWa2IsvDLe2a6UYcPqnyz1Cj9v8_MGBebByR-_l83XC8Ee74/s1600/13-image-300-300-crop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnoqj6E-jtUH758hZoCea1nwqBhxmeYk39fLxu5Y2_xJJ4xtOQVz0rDJTQHXLJo28uiaDccYUGgSwBhG-86GMwKjLYjQxvWa2IsvDLe2a6UYcPqnyz1Cj9v8_MGBebByR-_l83XC8Ee74/s320/13-image-300-300-crop.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lovely and yummy citrus collection is just perfect for the summertime!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh94-jluoEmoNTu-kJ2W-L0gqWUthdXBSbZCZS8ofNoVIUXnycQa3D8AgY_1VA2SFo9Bpz4ZPkL4EQuqH44vrU-mjhE9eFGiyj4ZK0OSg3OsaVY3G3Kk05wQZoaqO5eeESowCWa76gTWYw/s1600/Fresh+Squeezed.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh94-jluoEmoNTu-kJ2W-L0gqWUthdXBSbZCZS8ofNoVIUXnycQa3D8AgY_1VA2SFo9Bpz4ZPkL4EQuqH44vrU-mjhE9eFGiyj4ZK0OSg3OsaVY3G3Kk05wQZoaqO5eeESowCWa76gTWYw/s320/Fresh+Squeezed.JPG" /></a></div>CREATIVELY GREENhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07215896192188312384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219845916120317382.post-5999169117673156742010-05-05T13:37:00.000-07:002010-05-05T13:37:43.873-07:00Creatively Green is headed to New Joisey!Thats's right folks, Creatively Green is going on tour! We will be exhibiting at the <a href="http://www.scrapbookexpo.com/">Scrapbook Expo</a> show in Somerset, New Jersey. The show dates are May 21 & May 22nd. If you are in the area, certainly stop by the show! In addition, we are teaching 4 amazing <a href="http://www.scrapbookexpo.com/NJ-10/Index.asp">classes</a>. We will be posting some of our classes in the coming weeks as well as upcoming show schedules- we may be coming to a town near you!CREATIVELY GREENhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07215896192188312384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219845916120317382.post-16813187489019004472010-04-22T07:30:00.001-07:002010-04-22T17:07:24.130-07:00Dont Trash It- Treasure It:: 24 Treasures Hiding In Your Home Right Now!<div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Don't Trash It - Treasure It</span></b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">24 Treasures Hiding In Your Home Right Now!</span></b></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>Please enjoy our Earth Day blog post, it is by far and to date our largest post yet and includes a compilation of past and present projects created by myself and our very talented design team. There are over 100 projects featured in this post, as well as some seriously fun and fabulous tutorials, created as always with everything but the kitchen sink!</b></i></span><br />
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<i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"> # 24: Glass Bottles</span></b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-size: small;"> Something that's probably already sitting in your recycling bin, whether its a beer bottle or water bottle, there are great ways to decorate your home and beyond using recycled glass bottles.</span></b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-size: small;">Remember, my holiday gift giving idea: </span></b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-size: small;">Simple Beer Bottles can be decorated with leftover scraps and filled with hot cocoa......by Nicole G: You can find full instructions <a href="http://creatively-green.blogspot.com/2009/11/eco-friendly-project-countdown-25.html">HERE!</a></span></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuavlEEg5tdJ9by167mIxnyJ3bVyz-jybp0itRLio5UqDwiIFFUQedPan801k07KZkQn22LOUAS_LRojLJZ4HCQsNgSK1Rh_NDUz2v6fuxR9UNYJQccgkl5DlMg17rRr57ih0Y5vCWjVU/s1600/jar2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuavlEEg5tdJ9by167mIxnyJ3bVyz-jybp0itRLio5UqDwiIFFUQedPan801k07KZkQn22LOUAS_LRojLJZ4HCQsNgSK1Rh_NDUz2v6fuxR9UNYJQccgkl5DlMg17rRr57ih0Y5vCWjVU/s320/jar2.jpg" /></a></b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-size: small;"></span></b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-size: small;">or check out this recycled Perrier bottle created by Amy-DT..... ( I can only imagine it filled with some fresh flowers, what a great every day gift!)</span></b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">#23 Pop Tops </span></span></b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>We're not just about saving just the bottles, save it all! Soda pop tops can be some of the simplest things to keep on hand.I use pop bottle lids as "risers" kinda a cheap easy way to add a little lift to an embellishment. Cheaper than pop dots!</b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Heres a great example of what I mean when I say "riser"- Here is a cut pic of a project I did of a small candy dish- its really an old cd, a recycled duncan hines warm delights bowl, I used the pop top, to create the 3d flower for the lid...by Nicole G: You can find full instructions HERE!</b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKjMgn8VYnsE5WJmOgQ14F7fKVmyg3KiHlb6aHiD2bSGKrJMTdA9w7R84LRTac4pWo_YJSRX2Bl5sDB3867elhNYU1mfN2vYxSf4-Zujc5wv3j0M2Odykr-0izWd8jbOyNB3y-WRNMCtQ/s1600/POPBOWL1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKjMgn8VYnsE5WJmOgQ14F7fKVmyg3KiHlb6aHiD2bSGKrJMTdA9w7R84LRTac4pWo_YJSRX2Bl5sDB3867elhNYU1mfN2vYxSf4-Zujc5wv3j0M2Odykr-0izWd8jbOyNB3y-WRNMCtQ/s320/POPBOWL1.jpg" /></a></b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><br />
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<i><b>***BONUS Tip: Pop Tops as Snack Cups***</b></i><br />
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<i><b>Have any kiddos in the house?..soda pop tops and even milk carton tops are perfect to keep on hand in the house, remove the white insert (easy- tip of butter knife under the edge) and these become little snack cups for dry foods like raisins, crackers, or cheerios!! </b></i><br />
<i><b>They are the right size for little hands- deep enough for a small serving!...by Ali-DT</b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
<i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">#22 Juice Lids</span></b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"></span></b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>How about some cute lid tags- now these are for Christmas, but what a neat little tie on for any holiday or birthday- created by Jackie-DT-</b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><br />
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<i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">You can create a lovely coordinating gift packaging set from simply using punches or a die cutter.... start with a pretty tag....created by Ali-DT....</span></span></b></i><br />
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<i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">#20: Cardboard</span></b></i><br />
<i><b><span style="font-size: small;">Remember the 3d Snow Buddies, cute little snowman gift tags created with cardboard and scrap supplies....by Nicole G: You can find full instructions located <a href="http://creatively-green.blogspot.com/2009/12/eco-friendly-countdown-23-3d-snow.html">HERE</a>!</span></b></i><br />
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<i><b><span style="font-size: small;">Looking for something cute for your kitchen, how about a themed holiday chalkboard, and you can even make your own chalkboard paint. Full instructions for both homemade chalkboard paint recipe and simple easy holiday chalkboards <a href="http://creatively-green.blogspot.com/2009/12/21-eco-friendly-holiday-countdown.html">HERE!</a></span></b></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><b> Recycled Kitchen Wipes Container- altered as a gift basket...created by Marcie-DT</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>Travel much...reuse those little sample size shampoo bottles..by Amy-DT.You can find full instructions located <a href="http://creatively-green.blogspot.com/2010/02/be-my-valentine-but-clean-your-hands.html">HERE!</a></b></i></span><br />
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<i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">#18: Egg Cartons</span></b></i><br />
<i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Egg Carton Candy & Cookie Containers by Nicole G </span></span></b></i><br />
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<i><b><span style="font-size: small;">Egg Carton Album made with paper bags by Nicole G: Featured on Scrapscene!</span></b></i><br />
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<i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">#17: Broken Lightbulbs </span></b></i><br />
<i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">How about some pretty vintage ornaments or household decorations...</span></span></b></i><br />
<i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Cupcake Decoration: Painted lightbulb in a cupcake liner...by Nicole G</span></span></b></i><br />
<i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">You can find full instructions <a href="http://creatively-green.blogspot.com/2009/12/eco-friendly-project-11-ice-cream-cone.html">HERE!</a></span></span></b></i><br />
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<i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Vintage Rock Salt Ornament by Nicole G: You can find full instructions <a href="http://creatively-green.blogspot.com/2009/12/eco-friendly-holiday-countdown-15-rock.html">HERE!</a></span></span></b></i><br />
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<i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">#16: Newspaper and Old Cards</span></b></i><br />
<i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">At a loss with what to do with all those valentines from your kids- gorgeous layout created by Marcie- DT showcasing a great way to recycle those Valentines: You can find instructions HERE!</span></span></b></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>Use newspaper to create your own scruffy posies...by Ali-DT</b></i></span><br />
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<i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">#15: Itty Bitty Broken Stuff ( barrettes, toys, puzzle pieces)</span></b></i><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>If you have a kitchen, then you have a "junk drawer"- I know Im not the only one! Time to go through it, I bet you have tiny little broken things just waiting to be used in a creative way-</b></i></span><br />
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<i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Simple clean lined layout- just black and white- using only scraps, a small square punch, and some itty bitty pieces of barrettes, some broken magnets and a few leftover stickers....by Nicole T-DT</span></span></b></i><br />
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<i><b><span style="font-size: small;">Great wall collage using broken barrettes and tiny broken toys....by Nicole T- DT</span></b></i><br />
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<i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">#14: Junk Mail & Magazines</span></b></i><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>Love Gossip mags? Well dont ditch them after your finished reading the latest dish on your favorite stars? How about scrapping a page about your favorite stars?.....by Jackie-DT</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>Use your punches and cut out images ( flower border) from mailers and flyers to create a nice graphic focal point to a layout....by Ali-DT</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>You can find full instructions <a href="http://creatively-green.blogspot.com/2009/12/eco-friendly-projects-9-oh-christmas.html">HERE! </a></b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>Too Cool Teenager wont let you scrap them? Scrap what they are in to......by Jackie-DT</b></i></span><br />
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<i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">#13: Old CD's</span></b></i><br />
<i><b>String old cd's up to create lovely wall hanging...by Jackie-DT</b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN067vgZbrjZv2bY-_l-mqfk-e9aHN0VPJgpJOWFp7q4bUerGz5C1cy_g39Y0TifkEG4yn-JhztL0spxS1wiRddRjkZnTGv-6V9sC44TXgsBdKuZgt4SrDuSzGyAcp7JB_TGlvKZT90c8/s1600/DSC04597.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN067vgZbrjZv2bY-_l-mqfk-e9aHN0VPJgpJOWFp7q4bUerGz5C1cy_g39Y0TifkEG4yn-JhztL0spxS1wiRddRjkZnTGv-6V9sC44TXgsBdKuZgt4SrDuSzGyAcp7JB_TGlvKZT90c8/s320/DSC04597.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b> </b></i><i><b><span style="font-size: small;">How about a mini album...by Jennifer-DT</span></b></i><br />
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<i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">made from old cds....by Jennifer-DT</span></span></b></i><br />
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<i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">#12: Aluminum Cans & Tins</span></b></i><br />
<i><b><span style="font-size: small;">Reused metal lunchbox....ny Nicole T-DT</span></b></i><br />
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<i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">#11: Clothing Labels</span></b></i><br />
<i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">We spend so much time keeping up with the latest and the greatest- Have you seen some of the clothing tags out there now? They are too cool to be ditchin- </span></span></b></i><br />
<i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Great layout featuring clothing tags as a border ...by Nicole T- DT. Featured on Ella Publishing!</span></span></b></i><br />
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<i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">#10: Boxes ( Any and all)</span></b></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><b> Boo to You! Holiday Centerpiece created from cereal boxes- by Amy-DT</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>Altered Crayon Box by Amy-DT</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>Recycled Cereal Box Turned Handy Dandy Gift Box....by Amy -DT</b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuGkuCWxLybdN5JVCvMvu3maIbGlJR8JgTtIkVQ5zamNMF1IoORLDQKBrBFp0wNVQhyphenhyphen_HLzePjrwsA_F9kfkbUHL-6ez6UZ53qmdJVVCKphzU7HYf4cdyR8Y9gOBGtQWzLe_3iPMj-zT8/s1600/recycledcardboardcerealboxbyAmyDuff.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuGkuCWxLybdN5JVCvMvu3maIbGlJR8JgTtIkVQ5zamNMF1IoORLDQKBrBFp0wNVQhyphenhyphen_HLzePjrwsA_F9kfkbUHL-6ez6UZ53qmdJVVCKphzU7HYf4cdyR8Y9gOBGtQWzLe_3iPMj-zT8/s320/recycledcardboardcerealboxbyAmyDuff.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
<i><b>Here's a great way to recycle old cigarette boxes! Turn them into holiday treat boxes for the kids! Dont like the smoke smell, we have that covered too! You can find full instructions <a href="http://creatively-green.blogspot.com/2009/09/altered-cigarrette-boo-boxes-how-to.html">HERE</a> as well as a super easy way to remove "smoke" smell from any item!</b></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>Altered Milk Carton by Amy -DT</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>Teachers Gift Bag created from a cereal box- by Amy-DT</b></i></span><br />
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<i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">***Bonus tip*** Looking for that perfect something for your wall- how about some presents on the wall! You'll love this easy tip for holiday decorating! You can find full instructions <a href="http://creatively-green.blogspot.com/2009/12/have-you-ever-been-stumped-with-what-to.html">HERE!</a></span></span></b></i><br />
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<i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">#9: Wrapping Paper & Gift Bags</span></b></i><br />
<i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Now I KNOW everyone out there has a stash of gift bags and wrapping paper- perhaps in the closet of items waiting to be re- gifted? Whether its a drawer full of Victoria Secret gift bags, or brown paper lunch sacs, or just a tiny piece of pretty wrapping paper- I know we all save those pretty things from gifts we receive! Its time to dig into that stash!</span></span></b></i><br />
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<i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Wrapping paper is perhaps one of my favorite things to recycle! It is one of the most underutilized scrapping items out there. First its relatively cheap in comparison to scrapbook paper, and guess what- its patterned paper! Why not use it just like you would patterned paper! You dont need alot- but you get alot!</span></span></b></i><br />
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<i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Tweet This- Adorable Hanging Bird created by Amy-DT using simple gift tissue. You can find full instructions <a href="http://creatively-green.blogspot.com/2010/02/little-birdy-with-tissue-paper.html">HERE! </a></span></span></b></i><br />
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<i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Simply elegant layout showcasing some scrap pieces of petite flower wrapping paper- </span></span></b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">by Nicole T- DT</span></span></b></i><br />
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<i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Second- you can buy it in WIDE sheets- which means its perfect for altering big items- your dont have to line up the edges! One sheet covers the entire project! I covered this entire box with one sheet of recycled gift tissue!.......by Nicole G</span></span></b></i><br />
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Choose gift bags that are too used to "give" away. Tape up any spots needing reinforcing. Check bottom! Decide what goes in each bag.Label if desired.Fill bags. Hang on a strong wooden hanger. Hang them in your closet and you have the perfect organizing solution for whatever you want off the floor!................by Ali- DT</b></i><br />
<i><b>You can find a full tutorial <a href="http://lovinglycreatedbyali.blogspot.com/2009_08_01_archive.html#806756858417122108">HERE! </a></b></i><br />
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<i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">One more for the road- got cutesie novelty paper floating around- cut out the images!</span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: small;"> Dragon was cut from wrapping paper....by Ali-DT </span></b></i><br />
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<i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">#8: Scrapbooking Packaging ( Plastic packaging)</span></b></i><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>Reuse those plastic containers your stickers come in to create a cute little thank you gift...by Ali-DT</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>It is made from a plastic container and was transformed into an</b></i></span><br />
<i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">"Idea Generator Container" - luv it!</span></span></b></i><br />
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<i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">#7: Whats hiding in your cushions?</span></b></i><br />
<i><b><span style="font-size: small;">How about using that spare change you find under the seat cushions for something creative?...by Jennifer-DT</span></b></i><br />
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<i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">#6: Plastic Cups</span></b></i><br />
<i><b><span style="font-size: small;">The simple plastic cup transformed into a cute candy holder.....by Nicole G: You can find full instructions located <a href="http://creatively-green.blogspot.com/2009/12/eco-friendly-project-10-glass-treat-cup.html">HERE!</a></span></b></i><br />
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<i><b><span style="font-size: small;">Havin a party? Make some cute earrings with those leftover solo cups...by Nicole G</span></b></i><br />
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<i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">#5: Old T Shirts & Appliques</span></b></i><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>Have a stained shirt but with a cool design...just cut it out! You can cut up old shirts with cool appliques or graphic prints to use on your projects!</b></i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>Gorgeous layout created by cutting up an old t shirt with a pretty graphic motif- that recycled element just makes this layout POP!....by Ali- DT</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>Pretty card using an applique from a stained t-shirt......by Ali-DT</b></i></span><br />
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<i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">#4: Buttons:</span></b></i><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>Whether its a torn shirt or your waistline got a bigger, your guaranteed to have a stash of buttons in your home.....Here are some creative ways to use that stash- perhaps create the focal point on a layout by using a cluster of buttons as Jackie- DT did on this lovely layout!</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>Check out this great way to store your buttons by Ali-DT</b></i></span><br />
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<i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">#3: Old Denim Jeans & Fabric...</span></b></i><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>Use up that silk scarf you know longer wear by cutting out the images and using them on layouts- shown here by Ali-DT</b></i></span><br />
<i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">You can find a full tutorial <a href="http://lovinglycreatedbyali.blogspot.com/2008_09_01_archive.html#3579058024748621639">HERE!</a></span></span></b></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>Use leftover fabric in your home to add that sentimental aspect to a layout- shown here by </b></i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>incorporating "curtains" created from actual fabric used in the home....by Nicole T-DT</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>Create your own unique page border using left over pieces of denim jeans..............by Ali-DT</b></i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>Or perhaps something for your table or for the picnic pack...Utensil Holder </b></i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>You can find a full tutorial <a href="http://lovinglycreatedbyali.blogspot.com/2009_11_01_archive.html#410141262468662997">HERE! </a>- by Ali-DT</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>Looking for that perfect piece of texture? Leftover fabric adds that special touch to this beautiful card.....by Marcie-DT</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>Create just the right little flower using leftover fabric scraps...by Nicole T-DT</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>How about a simple little denim pocket on a layout.....just the right touch!...by Marcie-DT</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>Created by Ali-DT</b></i></span><br />
<i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">You can find a full tutorial <a href="http://lovinglycreatedbyali.blogspot.com/2009_11_01_archive.html#410141262468662997">HERE!</a></span></span></b></i><br />
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<i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">#2: Old Address Labels</span></b></i><br />
<i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Reused old address labels and mismatched tupperware make great decorations....by Nicole G: You can find full instructions HERE: Featured on Planet Green & Scrapscene!</span></span></b></i><br />
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<i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Use leftovers and cover some tupperware containers for some great storage....by Nicole G: You can find full instructions <a href="http://creatively-green.blogspot.com/2009/08/fabulous-friday-5-minute-eco-friendly.html">HERE</a>! Featured project on Planet Green! </span></span></b></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhafv1bR5dLXBcvVyM75JBg5g0ynedBYr8zWC3jH42IDgHb0Uyt-0P9FhWSHzG-SN5cN-Lj7PfA6rVHNzybBDLhcLpCSqwiguWLaYXDLVP23xxUcA17pQ5kWGXEcZZn4TSnYXq9wSAL9I8/s1600/containers1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhafv1bR5dLXBcvVyM75JBg5g0ynedBYr8zWC3jH42IDgHb0Uyt-0P9FhWSHzG-SN5cN-Lj7PfA6rVHNzybBDLhcLpCSqwiguWLaYXDLVP23xxUcA17pQ5kWGXEcZZn4TSnYXq9wSAL9I8/s320/containers1.JPG" /></a></b></i></div><i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"># 1: Don't forget about whats actually in your kitchen!</span></b></i><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>-Dry Beans.......</b></i></span><br />
<i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Dry goods make great embellies....perfect for the kids....by Nicole G: You can find full instructions <a href="http://creatively-green.blogspot.com/2009/12/eco-friendly-project-countdown-6-peas.html">HERE!</a></span></span></b></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>- Cinnamon Sticks....</b></i></span><br />
<i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">hot glue cinnamon sticks around an inexpensive candle for a quick gift, by Nicole G: You can find full instructions for this and many more easy cinnamon stick crafts <a href="http://creatively-green.blogspot.com/2009/12/eco-friendly-countdown-17-mmmmmthe.html">HERE! </a></span></span></b></i><br />
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<i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Ok, now for the fun part, we have spent tons of hours putting this together and while we know not everyone can be online for just 1 day ( Earth Day), we would like your input and your comments! Our intention for this post was to INSPIRE you- so here's the deal! </span></span></b></i><br />
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<i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;"> We are releasing an entire collection of NEW product lines come May 1st! </span></span></b></i><br />
<i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">So here are <span style="font-size: large;">2 chances</span> to get your hand</span></span></b></i><i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">s on some of our new released goods! </span></span></b></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b></span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Very simply, leave a comment on this post @ what project you liked best or what inspired you the most! You have until May 15th, to post your comments- and we will choose a few random ladies or men to receive a sampling of some of our new wares.....</span></span></b></i><br />
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<i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Heres a little teaser of some our NEW to be released goods:</span></span></b></i><br />
<i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Junk Mail Taglets</span></span></b></i><br />
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</span></span></b></i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimqWLB8kIAhCnhfG-IpnlyQ7um4InKjhZjVDA3yVQRytfSBPYQjewk-uVZhQ-yPxNAaIRIoYKYY22tNcxS-uZdy_W8brDJbTiBemSdwsWpNbQ74NZLr0Pe0SGlPVL0mDXxHua1zSQut30/s1600/Fresh+Squeezed.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimqWLB8kIAhCnhfG-IpnlyQ7um4InKjhZjVDA3yVQRytfSBPYQjewk-uVZhQ-yPxNAaIRIoYKYY22tNcxS-uZdy_W8brDJbTiBemSdwsWpNbQ74NZLr0Pe0SGlPVL0mDXxHua1zSQut30/s320/Fresh+Squeezed.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></span></b></i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEv1Xs0hXuuEczJZuJVZIJrgE2SGjcpyNyDMzMOP5cywatJ1hopzVGFy7bYrrfpl2ikL4wa2GjBxMVfwvyOAdvDikicmEhp7VaJdeI1rU7SkXFt339uy5NE3qMl3r2jyda1_pfnn716MA/s1600/junk_mail_pile.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEv1Xs0hXuuEczJZuJVZIJrgE2SGjcpyNyDMzMOP5cywatJ1hopzVGFy7bYrrfpl2ikL4wa2GjBxMVfwvyOAdvDikicmEhp7VaJdeI1rU7SkXFt339uy5NE3qMl3r2jyda1_pfnn716MA/s320/junk_mail_pile.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">Show me YOUR Trash! Chance #2</span></span></span></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Creatively Green Guest DT Call! </span></span></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;"> 1. Tell us what has inspired you about this post and SHOW us what you like to do with your TRASH! </span></span></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">2. Send us your best trash to treasure projects, by May 15th, 2010 to<a href="mailto:info@creatively-green.com"> info@creatively-green.com. </a></span></span></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Include a small paragraph @ what inspired you about this post, what project you liked best and why, and tell us whats so cool about your garbage! </span></span></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">3. All submissions will be featured on our blog as well as on our online gallery.</span></span></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">4. We will choose our best (3) projects and that designer will be a featured Guest Designer for May, June or July. So get those creative juices flowing and send us your best- for chance to play with our best!</span></span></b></i></div></div>CREATIVELY GREENhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07215896192188312384noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219845916120317382.post-9474701016275210212010-04-16T09:50:00.000-07:002010-04-16T09:50:03.861-07:00Earth Day Project Countdown, Guest DT Call, and a little blog candy too!<div style="text-align: center;">April 22, 2010 is officially <i><b>Earth Day</b></i>! We at CG have decided to give you something special this <i><b>Earth Day</b></i>. So instead of some crazy pitch, or some great special in the store, another crazy blog hop, we have decided to give you something you can keep forever-<span style="font-size: large;"><b> INSPIRATION!</b></span> Yes, I said it, inspiration. Our focus has always been to repurpose and to find creative ways to use your trash, and <i><b>Earth Day</b></i> is no different. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Join us on April 22, as we begin our countdown to all things recycled, re-purposed, and reused!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Dont Trash It- Treasure It: </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>24 Treaures Hiding In Your Home Right Now!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">Guest DT Challenge:</span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">As part of our countdown, you will sure to be inspired by all the numerous goodies you have lying in your house right now, that we dont want to let all that inspriration slip by- we want <i><span style="font-size: large;"><b>YOU</b></span></i> to inspire us! So when we post on Earth Day, we will begin our Guest DT Call for the month of June. You get to choose what object you like, what you want to transform, send us your best work, and maybe you will be chosen as a Guest DT member for the month! Full details to follow......</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">And of course, we will be giving away one lucky prize on Earth Day- so make sure to leave us a comments that day for a chance to win some eco goodies!</div>CREATIVELY GREENhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07215896192188312384noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219845916120317382.post-66971221960195252342010-04-10T14:39:00.000-07:002010-04-10T14:49:42.345-07:00Yummy recipe for Saturday!With warm weather here on the East Coast, I don't like to be in the kitchen cooking so much when I could be outside enjoying the sun. We tend to eat a lot of salads in the summer because of fresh vegetables and fruits. Here's a delicious spinach salad with fruit I am preparing for tonight's meal. I hope you enjoy!<br /><br />Strawberry Spinach Salad<br /><br />Bag of Spinach<br />1 1/2 cups of strawberries sliced<br />1 1/2 cups of cantaloupe or honeydew melon <br />2 Ounces of cubed Gouda cheese<br />1/2 cup of pecan pieces<br />2 tablespoons of lime juice<br />2 tablespoons of honey<br />1 tablespoon of salad oil<br />1/2 teaspoon of of fresh ginger or 1/4 ground<br /><br />1. Mix salad, fruit, cheese, and pecans in a large bowl.<br />2. In a small bowl mix lime, honey, salad oil, and ginger until well blended. <br />3. Drizzle dressing over salad and toss to coast.<br />4. Enjoy!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219845916120317382.post-12484249850954536262010-04-09T17:24:00.000-07:002010-04-09T17:38:47.118-07:00A Friday Tip!My scrappy tip for you today is a simple one and involves the Internet. Think about online resources you might use to maximize your creativity, reduce waste and save you money at the same time!!<br /><br />Find a sketch you can use to guide your creation of a layout.<br />Locate a song lyric that can add a special touch to a page you're creating.<br />Print off a free digital stamp.<br />Look up the perfect quote!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219845916120317382.post-23942414483117862102010-04-06T06:25:00.001-07:002010-04-06T06:27:33.416-07:00Better Late Then Never<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8D1j7Ac7VhlMGpLCp4kq7iebyqBewrqTDTrL9sfsxRnNpvVqA2rOkuNnbqtm7EIjvU4l9KFH_e4Sno0LLrDRgkVbzMUnqeACJJDWRMpefZQvVYHVWV5VyHYLk_pIysnf2o9gCSO5X0Cc/s1600/6a00d83451c11c69e2010534a36d3d970b.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457015556725852306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 306px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8D1j7Ac7VhlMGpLCp4kq7iebyqBewrqTDTrL9sfsxRnNpvVqA2rOkuNnbqtm7EIjvU4l9KFH_e4Sno0LLrDRgkVbzMUnqeACJJDWRMpefZQvVYHVWV5VyHYLk_pIysnf2o9gCSO5X0Cc/s320/6a00d83451c11c69e2010534a36d3d970b.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Sorry for the late post, but we had some nasty storms and tornado watches out yesterday so the computer was turned off. So, here is your Monday card on Tuesday! Gotta love that spring weather!</div><br /><div>My card for today used some vintage barkcloth fabric for the background, a vintage image printed off the net, and even a paint swatch from the hardware store! Nothing better then recycling and using found objects! Hope you like it!</div><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219845916120317382.post-81728012693290238312010-04-06T06:02:00.000-07:002010-04-06T06:02:00.190-07:00Layout Using a Shirt Tag<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCTy4MHk3LHUwQ8SNkdbKyvBggNI_u-goZOqfV6RcfYxDJPPWhXni0oWotLOwXJJ2YXrLrIm1VTlZhvsKmBUbsCeiHiCvRyc5GMYWTqOyYEltrEGvwh04Q3FApFuTcwQgiUYFN7I3zMhjd/s1600/horseland+large.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456898657480530610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 304px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCTy4MHk3LHUwQ8SNkdbKyvBggNI_u-goZOqfV6RcfYxDJPPWhXni0oWotLOwXJJ2YXrLrIm1VTlZhvsKmBUbsCeiHiCvRyc5GMYWTqOyYEltrEGvwh04Q3FApFuTcwQgiUYFN7I3zMhjd/s320/horseland+large.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>On this layout, I used the horsey (price) tag that came with the shirt my daughter was wearing in the picture. It was hat day at preschool and since the hat had a horsey, she had to also go with the horsey shirt! I also used various scraps of papers and things I had laying around. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219845916120317382.post-23114360998443910102010-04-04T06:00:00.000-07:002010-04-04T09:52:28.497-07:00My First Sketch!<div align="center">Okay...I am a little nervous! This is the very first sketch I have ever made, and decided to go with a "white space feel" so here goes.....<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456007543581657106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJxRv2Ch-hEOawN2t3PUMXtHtYNbQUj5mXDRanXSl7ZMnMoBOTwc0aOOnOF7YGZ7weO80KYtg-G5BEGu69LTfHx7qXec8mll3lhxP0d7uvB-dz5rswcKn6ciPRTalBD9vTkSndn8JqnR5x/s400/sketch.jpg" />I kept it simple....and really loved the circles! I hope you like it and can't wait to see some layouts over in the CG Gallery.....or you can link them up right here! Enjoy the rest of your weekend everyone :)</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219845916120317382.post-12052790814702390462010-04-03T05:05:00.000-07:002010-04-03T05:05:00.366-07:00Quick and Easy Recipe: Beer Bread3 cups self rising flour<br />1 cup sugar (although I've heard you can use less and it's still delicious)<br />1 can/bottle or beer (room temp)<br /><br />Mix ingredients and put in a greased bread pan. Bake at 350 for one hour. After it cools, cut into cubes and serve with dip.<br /><br />This is soooo easy to make and delicious. I often make this for food days at work, holiday parties etc.<br /><br />You can use any kind of beer for this bread, but each will give you a slightly different taste. I have also used 7up and it gave it a sweeter taste. I have never tried using a cola, but I have been told any carbonated beverage will work.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219845916120317382.post-51041205334482984512010-04-02T06:31:00.000-07:002010-04-02T06:49:51.776-07:00Green Tip: Recycling plastic cards<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI6Q0_MUvojy14BVvmGnJtpNFpk4CHQxPBa0JjLQnm6InLXxIGrdXgp0gCmvdlhQnL8LHcJyfS0TtGiMHNMttx1p4A9kOi3Pjn5Aam6r9eTIFCy1Ctu83HsiBdFfTYgnW3irvZvOw9AAw/s1600/credit+card.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 120px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 170px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455533650533307874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI6Q0_MUvojy14BVvmGnJtpNFpk4CHQxPBa0JjLQnm6InLXxIGrdXgp0gCmvdlhQnL8LHcJyfS0TtGiMHNMttx1p4A9kOi3Pjn5Aam6r9eTIFCy1Ctu83HsiBdFfTYgnW3irvZvOw9AAw/s400/credit+card.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Happy Friday all! Today's green tip is a great way to use plastic card you receive in the mail or gift cards you have used. </div><div> </div>*These are wonderful to spread glue on layouts, cards, or altered pieces to get a nice smooth layer. <br /><div>*These make fabulous embellishments if you use a die cut machine to cut out a shape. Cut out in stars, circles, flowers, etc. and cover with glitter, paint, paper, or whatever you fancy.</div><div>*Make a fabulous mini album by binding several cards together.</div><div>*A Jacob's ladder would be a fun toy for anyone. </div><div>*Make a card house.</div><div>* If you having matching cards, make a memory game for small children.</div><div>* Create a piece of jewelry.</div><div> </div><div>Whatever you try-enjoy!</div><div> </div><div> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219845916120317382.post-7698135218838457832010-04-01T09:03:00.000-07:002010-04-01T09:05:45.823-07:00Thursday GameHi Everyone! Hope everyone is having a great Thursday/April Fool's Day! With a lot of people being on spring break and vacations I thought I would throw out a simple April Fool's Day game today. All you need to do is see now many words you can make out of the word April Fool's Day. Just email me your answers at <a href="mailto:pompom1802@hotmail.com">pompom1802@hotmail.com</a> & I will send out a little surprise to the winner. So be sure to check back here tomorrow morning for the winner! Good luck & have fun!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219845916120317382.post-83661514735531536992010-03-30T10:09:00.001-07:002010-03-30T16:29:17.099-07:00It's Layout Tuesday!!<div align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;">Hi There, and welcome to some fun, FRESH ideas for a layout today!<br /><br />First, I used some of my "True Vintage" office papers and from the Creatively-Green Store to make a batch of scalloped circles. I planned to create flowers with them! Here they are, right after I punched them!<br /></span><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vza1ov02zEs/S7IxAGkqCEI/AAAAAAAAEaQ/xUKFfU223Hc/s1600/Sml+flowers+cut+from+true+vintage.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 197px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454475976533215298" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vza1ov02zEs/S7IxAGkqCEI/AAAAAAAAEaQ/xUKFfU223Hc/s320/Sml+flowers+cut+from+true+vintage.jpg" /></span></a></p><span style="font-family:arial;"><div align="left"><br />You'll notice that some are cardstock and some are paper. That gives a nice effect when we create flowers with 'em!<br /><br />Next, I folded and crumpled the scallop circles, then smoothed them out.<br />Then, I grunged them by inking the papers and CS with my colour of choice. I used a dye ink by Darice in Turquoise. </span></div><p align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vza1ov02zEs/S7Iw_ggFeDI/AAAAAAAAEaI/xHdalHwe1E0/s1600/distressed+true+vintage+scallops+sml+CG.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454475966313494578" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vza1ov02zEs/S7Iw_ggFeDI/AAAAAAAAEaI/xHdalHwe1E0/s320/distressed+true+vintage+scallops+sml+CG.jpg" /></span></a></p><div align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;">Next, I simply adhered the flowers in layers & added different sized button centres - from my collection of recycled & vintage buttons. Used my Glue Dots to adhere them!<br /><br />I used a light turquoise shade of 100% recycled cardstock from Creatively-Green then added some Piggy Tales patterned paper (Little Red Riding Hood Collection).<br /><br /><strong>Other "Green" notes:</strong><br /><br />1. The photo of Daniel and I that is used on this layout was actually a misprint, but I liked the soft hazy effect it had & so I kept and used it rather than waste the ink and the photo paper! I LOVE this photo!<br /><br />2. Scraps of ribbon were cut with their visible ends on the diagonal then tucked under flowers: used to give the effect of fun "leaves" on this playful layout. Less waste of small pieces of ribbon!<br />3. Using punches can be a savvy way to create green. WHY? They're reusable, useable in different ways for different projects, and are durable: not something you'll be discarding after a few months.<br /><br />For example,<br />[A]I used an <strong>All Night Media</strong> stylized circle punch to create the ever-popular scalloped edge at the top and bottom of this layout. I used scraps of Piggy Tales patterned paper (Chicken Litte Collection.) Every time I punched, I received 2 semi circles, which I positined as scallops! A little glue, and PRESTO: A scalloped edge with an unusual twist!<br /><br />[B]The<strong> EK Succes Scallop Circle Punch</strong> was used to create the correct shape for a flower from some vintage office papers.<br /><br />[C]The EK Success Scallop Circle punch was also used to punch flower shapes from the thinner paper found in the last Nancy's Notions Catalogue, making even more colourful layers easy and inexpensive to come by for use on my "green" flowers.<br /><br />4. The "Colourful Library Card" was part of a set of 4 such cards: a freebie from Shimelle Laine. (TY.) While you're online, be on the alert for freebies! Only printing what you want and need saves trees and avoids the purchase of excessive items contained in some of the big name "collections" that you may not use!<br /><br />5. My Mom, who sews a lot in her retirement from teaching Home-economics, gives me all her nearly-empty spools of thread. I use them as "bobbin fillers" for my sewing. Only the thread that shows on the front of my page needs to "match" my project- I don't care about my bobbin thread! It's another easy way that I keep it "green" - by using up thread that may either never get used, or that'll be discarded. Thanks Mom!<br /><br />6. Stitching on your paper is not only fun (I find it to be a stress reliever, LOL) it's a way to cut back on adhesive use. I "tack" my elements down with minimal adhesive, then away I sew!<br /><br />Here is my layout. Incidentally, this was created for <a href="http://creativelygreen.ning.com/forum/topics/aam-challenge-1?commentId=3711226%3AComment%3A20739">Jackie's AAM Challenge on the C-G Forum, </a>and will become part of my "All About Me Album." Thanks for the great challenge Jackie.<br /><br />Be sure to participate, Jackie has a FUN "RAK" up for grabs!<br /><br /><strong>This LO features:</strong><br />100% recycled Creatively-Green Cardstock<br />Piggy Tales patterned paper (PT is a "green" company)<br />'True Vintage' office supply papers from C-G<br /></div></span><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>"5 Random Things About Me"</strong><br /></span></div><p align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vza1ov02zEs/S7Iw_e9BMYI/AAAAAAAAEaA/ZbOBh7tpqcU/s1600/Blog+LO+%26+AMM+Chall+C-G+75%25.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img style="WIDTH: 318px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454475965897978242" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vza1ov02zEs/S7Iw_e9BMYI/AAAAAAAAEaA/ZbOBh7tpqcU/s320/Blog+LO+%26+AMM+Chall+C-G+75%25.jpg" /></span></a></p><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><strong>Ali and Daniel at "The Duckpond," Stronach Park, Kingston, NS</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>November 2009<br />LO Created by Creatively-Green Designer<a href="http://www.lovinglycreatedbyali.blogspot.com/"> Ali MacDonald</a></strong><a href="http://www.lovinglycreatedbyali.blogspot.com/"><br /></a></div></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><div align="left"><br />Hope you like it and thanks for popping in to the Creatively-Green Blog. Be sure to check back tomorrow for more FRESH ideas from our Design Team!</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219845916120317382.post-64810690945816457512010-03-29T06:46:00.000-07:002010-03-29T07:18:11.954-07:00A Little Hello!<div align="center">You don't need a special occasion to send someone special a little hello! You can easily make a set of cards assembly line style and have them on hand to send to family and friends! Everyone loves getting happy mail instead of bills.....so whip out your scrap bucket and let's get started! For this card I used scraps from a layout I made earlier...rounded the corners added a fun journaling spot....chipboard letters, a flower and flourish. Inked the edges and that's it! It takes just minutes to create a card that will make someone smile all day long when they open the envelope!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 272px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450727491307010162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEN0j3c4QYTTHncdj58UHGbHCwwy7p8TizQWLn53J0hV1vjsL2CFeB_RbmekmPL4wHYIhpmNQiWd6C9UIUU8P_Bp1s5Rs6Vzy0IvrIW35oMGPe6LUWw8B9FrcZlsOaDlnU1K-AxBL1OYIk/s400/IMG_3885.JPG" />Scraps and mismatched alphas are the perfect supplies to make cards in a flash!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219845916120317382.post-73915478027642224732010-03-27T06:55:00.000-07:002010-03-27T06:58:18.362-07:00Saturday's Succulent Recipe!!!!!Here is a wonderful recipe for the Crock-Pot ( slow cooker.)<br /><br />It's awesome. <br />Best served with creamy mashed potatoes on the side! <br />I serve this to company OFTEN. It gets rave reviews. Enjoy! <br /><strong>Cranberry Pork Roast</strong><br /><br />(A Taste of Home recipe: for Crockpot)<br /><br />Serves 4 – 6<br /><br />INGREDIENTS: <br /><br />1 boneless rolled pork loin roast (2.5 - 3 lbs)<br /><br />1 can (16 oz) jellied cranberry sauce: Homemade or canned.<br /><br />1/2 cup sugar<br /><br />1/2 cup cranberry juice (or apple jce)<br /><br />1 tsp dry mustard<br /><br />1/4 tsp ground cloves<br /><br />1/2 tsp pepper<br /><br />1 T Worcestershire sauce<br /><br />2 T cornstarch<br /><br />2 T cold water<br /><br />Salt to taste<br /><br />METHOD:<br /><br />Place pork roast in slow cooker<br /><br />Mash cranberry sauce in a small bowl, stir in sugar, cranberry juice, mustard, cloves and rest of seasonings.<br /><br />Pour over roast.<br /><br />Cover. Cook on low for 6-8 hrs til meat tender.<br /><br />Remove roast and keep warm. Skim any fat from juices, measure 2 cups, adding water if necessary. <br /><br />Pour into a saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat.<br /><br />Combine cornstarch and water to make a paste, stir into pot. <br /><br />Cook and stir til thick. Season with salt. <br /><br />Serve gravy with sliced pork, fresh veggies and creamy mashed potatoes. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/56/8A74AD0394ED286BB73A689621DACFD1.png" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1