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Michelle James

Hi! My name is Michelle and I blog at Our Crafty Mom. I have two grown children, a son age 24 and a daughter age 19. I am a very proud Mom! I love creating all things DIY, home decorating, crafts, refinishing furniture, upcycling-you name it & I have probably tried it! Thank you for visiting!

Learn how to make a gorgeous farmhouse style tiered tray using cake pans from the dollar store. It is quick and easy and fun to decorate! This post contains affiliate links at no extra cost to you. Please see my full disclosure here. Thrift Store Upcycle Welcome friends! It’s time for one of my favorite challenges-the Thrift …

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Make a beautiful DIY Captains Mirror from an old embroidery hoop.  We are back with our monthly crafty destash hosted by Megan of C’mon Get Crafty. This is a fun challenge where a group of bloggers make something with items from their “stash”. We have to use what we have and cannot spend more than …

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Using a pressure cooker has been such a help to me, especially with weeknight meals. Let’s face it-after working all day the last thing we want to do is come home and spend all night cooking! With a pressure cooker you can make healthy and delicious meals in no time. This post is sponsored by …

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Decorate your mantel for spring with these farmhouse style spring mantel decorating ideas. As you can imagine, living in New England we have some pretty cold Winter months. That just makes the start of Spring so much more appreciated! There really is a renewed energy and excitement when March rolls around. Today I’m teaming up with …

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This quick and easy drink recipe is a grown up version of the classic Shirley Temple using 7UP. This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of 7UP®. The opinions and text are all mine. *Must be 21 years of age or older to drink alcohol. Please drink responsibly.* Like so many of …

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March is National Craft Month and I have been having fun creating lots of Spring and Easter projects! Today I wanted to show you how to make these adorable clay Easter Bunny Napkin Rings and Birds Nests with just a few supplies! This post contains affiliate links at no extra cost to you. Please read …

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