Chic Crafty

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Get Carded Recently, at a flea market I found a box of old black and white photos. They were 10 for $1 and since I will buy just about anything at that price I picked out 10 favorites. I didn’t really know what I would do with them at the time but I thought they were too  Read More...
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Matching Monograms

Matching Monograms I found this photo today as I was pulling pictures for my slave drivers (otherwise known as publicists). It’s been so many years since we did this wedding, I’d forgotten all about this cool monogram. It was fairly simple… letters carved into particle board covered in seed paper and then attached to the gates that  Read More...
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Glittery Eggs for Easter

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Have Yourself an Eco-friendly Christmas

Season's Greenings Now that Turkey day has trotted, let’s talk Christmas. While Thanksgiving is notorious for overcooking, Christmas is the holiday for overspending. On Thanksgiving we waste food. On Christmas we waste, well, EVERYTHING. This year, Chic Readers, let’s each try to find one area where we can cut back and NOT WASTE ANYTHING. I have 3  Read More...
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Unique New York

Support Local Art! Just kidding…it’s Unique LA, independent design and gift sale. This once a year event takes place THIS WEEKEND downtown at the California Market Center and features adorable creations from local designers. Unique LA is not your local church craft sale. This place is full of one of a kind clothing, jewelry, home decor, accessories, and  Read More...
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Chic How-To: Thanksgiving Table Decor

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petals from heaven

itty bitty blooms Bigger isn’t necessarily better when it comes to aisle style. A giant wedding dress and extra-large bridesmaid hair are so old school. Now, it’s all about the miniatures. Tiny things can make a huge impact especially when you take a little time to add in those extra- special details to that XS piece. So let’s  Read More...
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Sign Me Up!

What's Your Sign? Hello wedding enthusiasts! I know all of you are looking for the newest, most fabulous thing for your wedding and you spend hours scouring the internet in search of said item. Lately I’ve been really into signs… directional signs, signs for food, the bride and grooms names, you name it. We made them here in  Read More...
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Bird Brain

Tweet Tweet I’m not totally sure what this post is about – except that I found the following ad with this adorable little knit bird creature and the website for the pattern to make it. If I had seen this another time or another place, I would have said “yeah, Country Living, who actually makes knit bird  Read More...
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Crafty Cup Cakes

When Life Hands You Lemons When Life Hands You Lemons 85 degree night be damned, I turned on the oven! Last night I decided to make Lemon Cupcakes, and added a little zest (literally) to make them all the more enticing! For those of you who are baking/cooking/homemaking challenged, a little jerry-rigged baking is easy and will make you seem  Read More...
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