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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!

I am absolutely in love with the show Fixer Upper on HGTV. It is not only the house transformations I love, but Chip & Joanna Gaines are seriously the cutest couple & the love they have for each other is obvious-did I mention how funny they are? Anyway, I love how Joanna decorates. She comes …

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We continue to get hit with snow in New England, but I am so ready for Spring! I figured I would decorate the mantle & at least bring Spring inside!           I have found some great items at the thrift store the last few times I have gone. Some things are …

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I was visiting my daughter in NH this past weekend and just had to stop at one of my favorite thrift stores. Both my children head right to the book section where they have a field day with books on philosophy, psychology, classic literature-all for either .50 or $1.00. I head right to the home …

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I am in full Valentine’s Day mode and have been working on some projects that have been swirling around in my head since I saw this gorgeous red burlap at Walmart the other day. I picked up a yard for $2.97, love a deal! I didn’t want a standard round wreath for my door, but …

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I showed my Winter Mantel a few days ago & thought I would show a few winter decorating ideas that transition nicely from Christmas until Valentine’s Day decor goes up. I was able to update alot of my Christmas decor by just putting a few things away & adding a few things, so it didn’t …

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I hope you all had a great Holiday season & I look forward to sharing lots of projects in 2015! I have been enjoying time with my Son & Daughter. Amanda is home from College for a couple more weeks & I thought I would spoil her a little while she is home. She is …

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I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas! I have a quick & easy project today. I hate throwing out the beautiful Christmas cards I receive so I decided to repurpose them into a Christmas banner to use next Season. I wrote who they were from on the back so when I take it out …

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